Gold Water Gilt Mirror
Antique 19th Century Austrian Wall Mirrors
Mahogany
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Gold Leaf
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Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century British Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror
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Giltwood
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Mirror, Giltwood
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Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Mirrors and Firep...
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
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Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Wall Mirrors
Bronze
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Mahogany, Giltwood
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Mahogany
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Crystal, Brass, Bronze
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Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Barware
Ormolu
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Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Silk, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Paper
Vintage 1980s French Paintings
Paint
Vintage 1980s French Paintings
Wood, Paint, Fabric, Cut Glass
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Bronze
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Marble
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Benches
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Pine
2010s French Garden Ornaments
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Pedestals and Columns
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Other Wall Mirrors
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
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Agate, Bronze
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Crystal, Bronze
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Antique 1850s Italian Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
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Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Wall Mirrors
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Indonesian George III Wall Mirrors
Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Mirrors
Maple
Late 20th Century American Rococo Wall Mirrors
Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 16th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Italian Girandoles
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 17th Century English Louis XIII Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 17th Century French Neoclassical Revival Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century French Rococo Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 1820s French Restauration Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Other Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Antique 1830s British William IV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Wood
Late 20th Century English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
White Gold
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Gold
Antique 19th Century French Other Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 1820s Charles X Table Mirrors
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
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Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
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Giltwood, Mirror
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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.
- What is a gold gilt mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A gold gilt mirror has gold decorative details along the frame. Gilt mirrors often have a thin layer of gold leaf around the edges to create an attractive gold finish. Shop a collection of gold gilt mirrors on 1stDibs.
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