Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
19th Century, English Giltwood Oval Mirror in the Neoclassical Style
Located in London, GB
A fine and substantial mirror in the Robert Adam manner.
Primarily giltwood, and having an the elliptical mirror plate housed within a continuous band of stiff leaf moulding, encl...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Louis XVI Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully carved and gilded neoclassical French mirror.
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Italian Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful 18th century neoclassical carved and giltwood Italian mirror.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Scandinavian Mahogany Console Tables and Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Constructed using a well figured flame mahogany and rising from rectangular plinth bases, having fielded panel backboards trimmed with a running pearl motif, the columns, rising from...
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19th Century Scandinavian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Gilt Wood & Gesso Shell Cornice Acanthus Foliage Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian gilt carved wood and gesso central shell cornice scrolled acanthus foliage wall mirror, Late 18th Century. Mirror retains the original glass and wood backing.
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Wood, Mirror, Gesso
Neoclassical Italian White Painted and Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
Of rectangular form, the frame housing the mirror plate finished in ivory paintwork, with gilt and burnished gilt highlights; the everted cornice decorated with egg and dart moulding...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Pair of Period George III Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
These mirrors retain their original mirror plate and are in excellent condition with minor restoration to the husk garlands.
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Late 18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large gilded pier mirror with an architectural design. Beautiful patina and aged glass. All original condition. Italy, late 18th to early 19th century.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular mirror plate surmounted by carved scrolling foliate and urn cresting, the lower rail with leaf-carved lion's paws.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Glass
Italian Neoclassic Silvered Sunburst Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassic (18/19th Century) monumental sunburst wall mirror with a gilt silvered varnish (Mecca) and cream painted detail. (Diameter of inner frame measures approximately 35")
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Monumental Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Round Mirror from France, circa 1850.
Located in Houston, TX
Magnificent over-painted charcoal and gold large circular mirror from France, circa 1850. Replaced original glass with different antique glass. Beautifully carved detail, hand-finish...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Period Trumeau with Oval Pastoral Scene, c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Louis XVI period Trumeau Mirror, featuring a well-painted pastoral scene aligned above the rectangular mirror plate. The frame with a cream-painted ground accented by raised ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Style Karelian Birch and Giltwood Wall Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Neoclassic-style (1930s) karelian birch and gilt trim wall mirrors with elongated urn shape design. (PRICED AS Pair)
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1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Gilt Fleur De Lis Pediment Wall Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Neoclassic (18/19th Century) gilt framed wall mirrors with four glass panels and a white painted and gilt trophy carved pediment with a fle...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Neoclassic White and Celadon Painted Floral Design Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassic (18th Century) white painted and celadon trimmed wall mirror with carved silver gilt floral decorations and border with an octagonal inset mirror.
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Floral Wall Mirrors. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian gilt carved wood wall mirrors with ribbons , flanking urns , medallions , & floral swags . Late 18th Century. Mirrors retain the original glass & wood back .
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Style Round White Painted and Gilt Wall Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Neoclassic-style (19th Century) monumental round wall mirrors with a white painted and gilt trimmed finish and an octagonal inset frame. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Neoclassical Arched Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Arched Neoclassical Giltwood mirror. Finely detailed on all sides.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century, Large Italian Neoclassical Lacquered Wood and Marble Mirror
Located in IT
18th Century, Large Italian Neoclassical Lacquered Wood and Marble Mirror
This large mirror was built in the Genoese area (Italy) in the neoclassical period, in the second half of t...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Marble
French 1920s 'Venetian' Mirror
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning mirror made in France in the Venetian style in the 1920s.
Please take a look at all the pictures to see the detail on the frame, the bevelled edge of the main...
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1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Neoclassic French Carved & Gilt Wood Mirror with Bow-Tie & Mirror Crest, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical carved and gilt wood mirror from the 19th century. This antique mirror from France features a beautifully carved crest with a smaller, round-shaped mirror at ce...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Hand-Carved Gold Gilt Oval Mirror C. 1855
Located in Louisville, KY
This French hand-carved mirror is a stunning statement piece. By the markings on the back, this piece was made c. 1855. This sturdy hand-carved walnut mirror with gold gilt overlay is gorgeous and substantial in construction. It's size places it into a choice category of either single placement on a wall or a dominant element in a wall grouping...
Category
1850s French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Antique Burlwood Rectangular Wall Mirror
Located in West Chester, PA
Antique Burlwood Wall Mirror with original antiqued mirror glass and wood backing.
Mirror view 10” x 18.375” with a beautiful patina.
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
LaBarge Italian Carved Burled Walnut and Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite Italian made LaBarge beveled mirror of burled walnut with beautiful giltwood detail.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Walnut
Midcentury Neo-Classical Style Carved Giltwood Italian Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love this one! It is a Neo-classical style carved giltwood Italian mirror. It dates to the 60s/70s and is in very good condition. The back is stamped.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Classical Walnut Oval Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Nice Antique Oval Solid Walnut Classical Deep Frame Mirror, a stunning piece that combines timeless elegance with rich craftsmanship. This mirror features a deep frame crafted from h...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Classical Walnut Oval Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Nice Antique Oval Solid Walnut Classical Deep Frame Mirror, a stunning piece that combines timeless elegance with rich craftsmanship. This mirror features a deep frame crafted from h...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Giltwood Wall Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large wall mirror with a profiled giltwood frame with cymatium molding. The mirror pane is new. Inside Dimensions: 102 x 62 cm.
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Elegant Ivory and Gilt Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant ivory and gilt mirror, probably French, circa 1940s. Retains warm original patina.
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Elegant Mid Century Neoclassical Mirror in Patinated Brass
Located in Tilburg, NL
Elegant Mid Century Neoclassical mirror in Patinated Brass. Mid 20th century.
Very stylish and elegant wall mirror in patinated brass in a distinct neoclassical style. It has a ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Gilt Wall Mirror, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular wall mirror in giltwood with stucco accents.
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Beached, Gilt & Polychromed Faux Bamboo Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Beached & Polychromed Faux bamboo mirror, in the Neoclassical style with carved shell cartouche with draped swag, continuous interior pierced tre...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Pine
Baltic Neoclassic Giltwood and Walnut Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
With an urn with festoon of flowers and leaves flanked by trailing festoons and flanked by finials over trelliswork and rectangular walnut frame with gilded beaded edge surrounding a...
Category
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Fine Neoclassical Italian Giltwood Carved Dolphin Crest Mirror, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine late 18th century Italian neoclassical giltwood mirror with carved crest featuring dolphins, acanthus leaf and rose detail. The mirror with the original 2 piece plate.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gold gilt neoclassical mirror. Use it for a dressing mirror hall mirror.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Hand-Carved Wood Mirror with Classical Details
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique neoclassical hand-carved mirror is made of stained wood and has a hooded top with a row of attached balls and a fluted panel. The sides are embellished with twisted class...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
American Federal Giltwood Mirror Attributable to Isaac Platt, New York, c. 1820
By Isaac Platt
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful gold leaf Federal mirror attributable to Isaac Platt, with turned and carved pilasters framing original glass, New York City, circa 18...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Huge Jean Charles Moreux Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant pair of sconces by J.C. Moreux. Completely original, no refinishing. Max wattage: 100W*2.
Nice design for the mirror reflectoring standing beyond the painted arms.
Sh...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved Italian neoclassical giltwood mirror, 18th century.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Neoclassical wall mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical wall mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical wall mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Friedman Brothers, Deknudt, Henredon, and LaBarge. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $190 and tops out at $110,000 while the average work can sell for $3,151.
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