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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Trumeau Mirrors
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Trumeau Mirrors
Marble
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Canvas, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Chairs
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Screens and Room Dividers
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Shelves and Wall Cabinets
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21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs
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2010s British Louis XVI Sofas
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Antique 1880s Art Nouveau Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Chairs
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Antique Early 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
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Finding the Right mirrors for You
The road from early innovations in reflective glass to the alluring antique and vintage mirrors in trendy modern interiors has been a long one but we’re reminded of the journey everywhere we look.
In many respects, wall mirrors, floor mirrors and full-length mirrors are to interior design what jeans are to dressing. Exceedingly versatile. Universally flattering. Unobtrusively elegant. And while all mirrors are not created equal, even in their most elaborate incarnation, they're still the heavy lifters of interior design, visually enlarging and illuminating any space.
We’ve come a great distance from the polished stone that served as mirrors in Central America thousands of years ago or the copper mirrors of Mesopotamia before that. Today’s coveted glass Venetian mirrors, which should be cleaned with a solution of white vinegar and water, were likely produced in Italy beginning in the 1500s, while antique mirrors originating during the 19th century can add the rustic farmhouse feel to your mudroom that you didn’t know you needed.
By the early 20th century, experiments with various alloys allowed for mirrors to be made inexpensively. The geometric shapes and beveled edges that characterize mirrors crafted in the Art Deco style of the 1920s can bring pizzazz to your entryway, while an ornate LaBarge mirror made in the Hollywood Regency style makes a statement in any bedroom. Friedman Brothers is a particularly popular manufacturer known for decorative round and rectangular framed mirrors designed in the Rococo, Louis XVI and other styles, including dramatic wall mirrors framed in gold faux bamboo that bear the hallmarks of Asian design.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, mid-century modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary mirrors. Today’s simple yet chic mantel mirror frames, for example, often neutral in color, owe to the understated mirror designs introduced in the postwar era.
Sculptor and furniture maker Paul Evans had been making collage-style cabinets since at least the late 1950s when he designed his Patchwork mirror — part of a series that yielded expressive works of combined brass, copper and pewter — for Directional Furniture during the mid-1960s. Several books celebrating Evans’s work were published beginning in the early 2000s, as his unconventional furniture has been enjoying a moment not unlike the resurgence that the Ultrafragola mirror is seeing. Designed by the Memphis Group’s Ettore Sottsass in 1970, the Ultrafragola mirror, in all its sensuous acrylic splendor, has become somewhat of a star thanks to much-lauded appearances in shelter magazines and on social media.
On 1stDibs, we have a broad selection of vintage and antique mirrors and tips on how to style your contemporary mirror too.
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