Mirrors
1790s British George III Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Gold Leaf
2010s British Modern Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s British Mirrors
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1920s Russian Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1980s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Fiberglass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
18th Century Baroque Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Chrome
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Mirrors
Wood, Cedar, Paper
2010s Italian Louis XVI Mirrors
Bronze
20th Century French Organic Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Louis XVI Mirrors
Bronze
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Teak
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Rattan
Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Smoked Glass
1960s Vintage Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Mirrors
Wrought Iron
1690s English William and Mary Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Olive
1840s American American Empire Antique Mirrors
Mahogany, Spruce
Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Brass
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Glass
2010s British Mirrors
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1920s French Provincial Vintage Mirrors
Oak
19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Mirrors
Other
Early 1700s Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century French Modern Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 1900s French Provincial Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
2010s European Mirrors
Mirror
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Early 1900s French Folk Art Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1810s Northern Irish Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
2010s Turkish Organic Modern Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Mirrors
Elm
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Cut Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Mirrors
Bone, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Baroque Revival Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Folk Art Antique Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century French Baroque Antique Mirrors
Metal
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Softwood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
20th Century French Modern Mirrors
Wood
Antique and Vintage Mirrors for Sale: Find Unique LaBarge Mirrors, Ettore Sottsass Mirrors and Other Mirrors on 1stDibs
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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