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18th Century Gilt Mirror in the Manner of Belcher
18th Century Gilt Mirror in the Manner of Belcher

18th Century Gilt Mirror in the Manner of Belcher

Located in Dublin 8, IE

18th century gilt mirror with arched plate in the manner of Belcher.

Category

Antique 18th Century English George II Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood, Gesso

18th Century Gilt Mirror
18th Century Gilt Mirror

18th Century Gilt Mirror

Located in New York, NY

18th century carved giltwood mirror with a graceful leaf and scroll design.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors

18th Century Italian Gilt Framed Mirror
18th Century Italian Gilt Framed Mirror

18th Century Italian Gilt Framed Mirror

Located in Chicago, IL

This 18th-century Italian gilt-framed mirror is a masterpiece of imperfection, radiating character and history in equal measure.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

18th Century Hand-Carved Gilt Trumeau Mirror
18th Century Hand-Carved Gilt Trumeau Mirror

18th Century Hand-Carved Gilt Trumeau Mirror

Located in Baambrugge, NL

French 18th century giltwood trumeau mirror. Antique hand-carved basswood frame with white patina and gilded ornaments that fall in style in the transition of Louis the 15th and 16th...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Georgian Carved Gilt Wood Mirror
18th Century Georgian Carved Gilt Wood Mirror

18th Century Georgian Carved Gilt Wood Mirror

Located in Bradenton, FL

A Fine 18th Century Georgian Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror. Mirror features figural eagle with outstretched wings that is a prominent symbol of power, majesty, and freedom, and a favor...

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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

18th Century Silver Gilt Mirror
18th Century Silver Gilt Mirror

18th Century Silver Gilt Mirror

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Wonderful 18th century silver gilt mirror. With decorative carved detailing and an original mercury glass plate.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian painted and gilt mirror
18th Century Italian painted and gilt mirror

18th Century Italian painted and gilt mirror

Located in Malton, GB

This is a beautiful 18th century Italian mirror with totally original paint and gilt decoration.

Category

Antique 18th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Pine

18th Century Gilt-wood Italian Wall Mirror
18th Century Gilt-wood Italian Wall Mirror

18th Century Gilt-wood Italian Wall Mirror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elegant, hand-carved and gilded, 18th century Italian mirror with original mirror glass.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

18th Century Portuguese Baroque Golden Gilt Mirror With Cherubs
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Golden Gilt Mirror With Cherubs

18th Century Portuguese Baroque Golden Gilt Mirror With Cherubs

Located in Lisbon, PT

A remarkable and uncommon Baroque Period mirror from the Portuguese King D José Era, featuring a beautifully carved rococo frame adorned with golden finish. The mirror is topped wi...

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Antique 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Chestnut

18th Century French Mirror
18th Century French Mirror

18th Century French Mirror

Located in MADRID, ES

Elegant 18th Century giltwood mirror distinguished by it´s refined neoclassical ornamentation and harmonious proportions. The rectangular frame is richly carved and finished in it's ...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

English 18th Century Regency Gilt Overmantel Mirror
English 18th Century Regency Gilt Overmantel Mirror

English 18th Century Regency Gilt Overmantel Mirror

Located in Southampton, NY

English 18th century Regency period overmantel mirror with water gilt in the classical style having ebonized raised carving a of shell, along with scrolls and leaves, with Egyptian f...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mi...

Materials

Mirror, Wood

French 18th Century Bridal Gilt Mirror
French 18th Century Bridal Gilt Mirror

French 18th Century Bridal Gilt Mirror

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A wonderful 18th century French gold giltwood mirror, likely made as a wedding gift, the square frame is dense with texture and pattern of grape vines to brighten up any room. Unusua...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold

18th century carved Italian rococo gilt mirror
18th century carved Italian rococo gilt mirror

18th century carved Italian rococo gilt mirror

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

18th century carved Italian rococo gilt wood mirror, circa 1730.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Large 18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Mirror
Large 18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Mirror

Large 18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Mirror

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A stunning large late 18th Century Italian multi-plate mirror. Circa 1780.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Silver

18th Century Antique French Trumeau Mirror in Gilt Wood, Neoclassical
18th Century Antique French Trumeau Mirror in Gilt Wood, Neoclassical

18th Century Antique French Trumeau Mirror in Gilt Wood, Neoclassical

Located in Bradenton, FL

18th Century Antique French Neoclassical Trumeau Mirror in Painted and Gilt Wood.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Paint

A French Régence Gilt Hall Mirror, 18th Century
A French Régence Gilt Hall Mirror, 18th Century

A French Régence Gilt Hall Mirror, 18th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A French Régence Gilt Hall Mirror, 18th Century Description: The narrow rectangular plate with rounded corners at its summit, within a gilt reed-and-reel moulding extending to a mir...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

18th Century French Ornate Gold Gilt Mirror
18th Century French Ornate Gold Gilt Mirror

18th Century French Ornate Gold Gilt Mirror

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Gorgeous early 18th Century French Ornate Gold Gilt Mirror. #4758

Category

Antique 18th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Pair of 18th Century English Oval Gilt Mirrors
Pair of 18th Century English Oval Gilt Mirrors

Pair of 18th Century English Oval Gilt Mirrors

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pair of 18th Century English Oval Gilt Mirrors.

Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Early 18th Century Silver Gilt Oval Mirror
Early 18th Century Silver Gilt Oval Mirror

Early 18th Century Silver Gilt Oval Mirror

Located in Reepham, GB

A stunning, well proportioned 18th Century Silver Gilt Oval Mirror with old process mercury mirror plate.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Silver Leaf

LATE 18th CENTURY SMALL GILT-PLATED BRASS MIRROR
LATE 18th CENTURY SMALL GILT-PLATED BRASS MIRROR

LATE 18th CENTURY SMALL GILT-PLATED BRASS MIRROR

Located in Firenze, FI

Refined small carved wooden mirror covered with gilded brass, in the "cartagloria" style. The plate features embossed decorations with plant, geometric, and animal motifs, lending it...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Antique Carved and Gilt 18th Century Style Mirror
Antique Carved and Gilt 18th Century Style Mirror

Antique Carved and Gilt 18th Century Style Mirror

Located in Bridgeport, CT

With a cartouche crest with a shell and crossed quiver and torch motifs. The side scrolled surrounds with acanthus leaves, the bottom with interlaced design. Backed with a blue paint...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

18th Century Italian Carved Rococo Gilt Mirror
18th Century Italian Carved Rococo Gilt Mirror

18th Century Italian Carved Rococo Gilt Mirror

Located in Round Top, TX

Elegant hand carved masterpiece of a mirror from the 18th century Italy. It’s a great size about a medium chest or powder bathroom. The glass has been changed at a later date. 31” w...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Large, fine 18th C. Carved Gilt Italian Baroque Mirror
Large, fine 18th C. Carved Gilt Italian Baroque Mirror

Large, fine 18th C. Carved Gilt Italian Baroque Mirror

Located in Charlottesville, VA

Beautiful, grand 18th Century Italian mirror, the early rectangular mirror plate framed with carved and gilded scroll and foliate forms. As is.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

French 18th Century Gilt & Painted Trumeau Mirror
French 18th Century Gilt & Painted Trumeau Mirror

French 18th Century Gilt & Painted Trumeau Mirror

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A magnificent 18th century French giltwood trumeau mirror in the style of Louis XVI, the thick rococo carvings around the (French gray) painted frame appear even more theatrical unde...

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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold

Fine & Rare Mid 18th Century Gilt wood Mirror
Fine & Rare Mid 18th Century Gilt wood Mirror

Fine & Rare Mid 18th Century Gilt wood Mirror

Located in Sheffield, MA

Fine & Rare Gilt-wood Mirror Mid 18th Century (possibly English ) The oblong arched mirror plate within a molded frame carved with C-scrolls and foliage, surmounted with an elaborat...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Italian Gilt Mirror
18th Century Italian Gilt Mirror

18th Century Italian Gilt Mirror

Located in Dallas, TX

18th Century Italian carved and parcel gilt mirror.

Category

Antique 1780s Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Late 18th century oval gilt mirror
Late 18th century oval gilt mirror

Late 18th century oval gilt mirror

Located in Folkestone, GB

A superb 18th century oval gilt mirror with raised superstructure of a classical urn draped with tied husks, above foliate scrolls which continue down each side, ending in further ti...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Adam Style Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of 18th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Mirrors
Pair of 18th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Mirrors

Pair of 18th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Mirrors

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A rare and beautiful pair of mid-18th Century Northern Italian (probably Venetian) silver giltwood carved mirrors.  The cartouche shaped mercury plates (later) surrounded with acant...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Silver

Pair of 18th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Mirrors
Pair of 18th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Mirrors

Pair of 18th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Mirrors

Located in London, GB

A rare and beautiful pair of mid-18th Century Northern Italian (probably Venetian) silver giltwood carved mirrors. The cartouche shaped mercury plates (later) surrounded with acant...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Wood

French 18th Century Petite Gilt Mirror with Original Glass
French 18th Century Petite Gilt Mirror with Original Glass

French 18th Century Petite Gilt Mirror with Original Glass

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

An exceptional French gilt mirror from the late 18th century retaining the original mirror glass framed by delicately carved molding.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Other Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th C. Carved And Gilt Mirror with Bust Crest
18th C. Carved And Gilt Mirror with Bust Crest

18th C. Carved And Gilt Mirror with Bust Crest

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A beveled wall mirror with carved and gilt double surround. The elaborate crest with a winged bust with tall leafy headdress flanked by scrolling acanthus leaves. The upper sides wit...

Category

Antique 18th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

18th Century Baroque Carved Gilt Wood Mirror
18th Century Baroque Carved Gilt Wood Mirror

18th Century Baroque Carved Gilt Wood Mirror

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Baroque period gilt wood mirror, a masterful example of early 18th century craftsmanship.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century George II Parcel-Gilt Walnut Mirror
18th Century George II Parcel-Gilt Walnut Mirror

18th Century George II Parcel-Gilt Walnut Mirror

Located in Nashville, TN

Here is a handsome scroll-cut parcel-gilt Walnut mirror from the middle of the 18th century in the George II style.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century American George II Wall Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Period Carved and Gilt Chippendale Mirror
18th Century Period Carved and Gilt Chippendale Mirror

18th Century Period Carved and Gilt Chippendale Mirror

Located in Johns Island, SC

A very finely carved and gilt Chippendale Mirror with original mirror.  Carved in the rococo style with acanthus leaves and fruits, this period 1760's Chippendale mirror is in excell...

Category

Antique 1760s English Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Louis XV Gilt Wood Gold Mirror
18th Century Louis XV Gilt Wood Gold Mirror

18th Century Louis XV Gilt Wood Gold Mirror

Located in Hastings, GB

A highly decorative and ornately carved Louis XV style 18th century French mirror, deeply carved foliage and rococo motifs with applied gesso and gilding. Height 97cm , Width 56cm...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Wood

French 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt & Painted Mirror
French 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt & Painted Mirror

French 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt & Painted Mirror

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A French giltwood mirror in the Louis XVI style, circa 1790, with incredible, carved motifs set off by the deep green painted backpanel. Flowing from the top of the piece, ribbons ca...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Gold

18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Mirror

18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Mirror

Located in Houston, TX

18th Century Louis XV gilt wood mirror.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Louis XVI Period Mirror.
18th Century Louis XVI Period Mirror.

18th Century Louis XVI Period Mirror.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

18th century Louis XVI period mirror. 18th century Louis XVI period carved and gilded wood mirror, with antique gilding and mercury glass, restoration required, sold as is. Dimensi...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Late 18th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Late 18th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror

Late 18th Century Italian Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A large late 18th Century Italian painted and gilt trumeau mirror.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood, Paint

LATE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL GILT MIRROR
LATE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL GILT MIRROR

LATE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL GILT MIRROR

Located in Firenze, FI

Elegant oval mirror in carved wood and gilded with pure gold leaf. The frame is adorned with phytomorphic scrolls, vine shoots, and a coat of arms, while the cornice is embellished w...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Floor Mirrors and Full-Le...

Materials

Mirror, Wood

18th Century Gustavian Gilt Cameo Mirror with Added Later Sconce
18th Century Gustavian Gilt Cameo Mirror with Added Later Sconce

18th Century Gustavian Gilt Cameo Mirror with Added Later Sconce

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A lovely Gustavian Swedish Gilt cameo mirror with its original glass mirror. The mirror has an added 20th Century sconce added to the bottom. The mirror has some losses to the gilt a...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

18th Century Carved Venetian Mirror
18th Century Carved Venetian Mirror

18th Century Carved Venetian Mirror

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

A wonderful 18th Century Italian silver gilded Venetian mirror. Intricately carved with original mirror plate.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Carved and Parcel Gilt Trumeau Mirror
18th Century French Carved and Parcel Gilt Trumeau Mirror

18th Century French Carved and Parcel Gilt Trumeau Mirror

Located in Dallas, TX

Fabulous 18th century French carved and parcel gilt Trumeau mirror.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Mirror

18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Mirror

Located in Houston, TX

18th Century Louis XV giltwood frame with "antique looking glass". A beautiful old French original frame, mirror replaced.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

18th Century, Pair of Venetian Louis XV Carved and Gilt Wood Mirrors
18th Century, Pair of Venetian Louis XV Carved and Gilt Wood Mirrors

18th Century, Pair of Venetian Louis XV Carved and Gilt Wood Mirrors

Located in IT

Second half of 18th century, pair of Venetian Louis XV carved and gilt wood mirrors This fine pair of mirrors was made in Baroque Era in Venice in the second half of the 18th cent...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Italian Late 18th Century Polychrome & White Gold Gilt Carved Mirror
Italian Late 18th Century Polychrome & White Gold Gilt Carved Mirror

Italian Late 18th Century Polychrome & White Gold Gilt Carved Mirror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This exceptional late 18th-century Italian mirror is a masterwork of sculptural ornamentation and refined craftsmanship.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Venetian Diminutive Gilt Mirror
18th Century Venetian Diminutive Gilt Mirror

18th Century Venetian Diminutive Gilt Mirror

Located in Buffalo, NY

Finely carved 18th century Venetian Rococo giltwood mirror. Great size,, Minor repairs,,

Category

Antique 1880s Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Late 18th Century Painted and Gilt Italian Mirror
Late 18th Century Painted and Gilt Italian Mirror

Late 18th Century Painted and Gilt Italian Mirror

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Late 18th Century Neopoliton mirror. The surrounding frame with well a carved giltwood foliate decoration and a cream-painted inner border. The pediment with smaller circular mirro...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Silver Gilt Carved Wood Italian Wall Mirror 18th Century
Silver Gilt Carved Wood Italian Wall Mirror 18th Century

Silver Gilt Carved Wood Italian Wall Mirror 18th Century

Located in Hastings, GB

An 18th century Italian Baroque silver gilt wall mirror, the carved wooden frame with floral and foliate decoration, lion paw feet, overlaid in gesso then silver gilded, there is a b...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Wood

18th Century French Painted and Parcel-Gilt  Trumeau Mirror
18th Century French Painted and Parcel-Gilt  Trumeau Mirror

18th Century French Painted and Parcel-Gilt Trumeau Mirror

Located in Basildon, GB

18th Century French Painted and Parcel-Gilt Trumeau Mirror.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood, Paint

French Louis XVI '18th Century' Carved Gilt Wall Mirror
French Louis XVI '18th Century' Carved Gilt Wall Mirror

French Louis XVI '18th Century' Carved Gilt Wall Mirror

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XVI '18th Century' carved gilt wall mirror with shell pediment and filigree detail in corners.  

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

18th century antique Italian gilt rococo mirror of cartouche form
18th century antique Italian gilt rococo mirror of cartouche form

18th century antique Italian gilt rococo mirror of cartouche form

Located in Castle Douglas, GB

A carved and gilded mirror of cartouche form The top with a bold protruding carved acanthus leaves, over gilded rococo C-scrolls and S-scrolls, framing the original foxed mirror pla...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved, Painted and Gilt Mirror
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved, Painted and Gilt Mirror

18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved, Painted and Gilt Mirror

Located in Troy, NY

18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved, Painted and Gilt Mirror (of likely Peruvian origin).

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Softwood

Early 18th Century Georgian Walnut & Gilt Wall Mirror
Early 18th Century Georgian Walnut & Gilt Wall Mirror

Early 18th Century Georgian Walnut & Gilt Wall Mirror

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

An Attractive Early 18th Century George I Period Rectangular Kit Kat Design Wall Mirror, The Old Replacement Mirror Plate Set Within Elegant Walnut And Parcel Gilded Frame With Folia...

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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Wall Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Gilt Overmantel Mirror
18th Century Gilt Overmantel Mirror

18th Century Gilt Overmantel Mirror

Located in Dublin 8, IE

18th Century gilt overmantel mirror with central stylised pagoda decoration.

Category

Antique 18th Century Irish Georgian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Early 18th Century George II Period Gilt Gesso Mirror
Early 18th Century George II Period Gilt Gesso Mirror

Early 18th Century George II Period Gilt Gesso Mirror

Located in London, GB

A fine and impressive early 18th century George II period gilt gesso mirror with beveled plate, having leaf carved central carved cartouche and scrolled pediment above leaf and drape...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George II Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

18th Century French Régence Giltwood Mirror
18th Century French Régence Giltwood Mirror

18th Century French Régence Giltwood Mirror

Located in Houston, TX

18th Century French Régence Giltwood Mirror. Our 18th century French Regence gilt wood mirror is absolutely stunning.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Régence Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

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18th Century Gilt Mirrors For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of 18th century gilt mirrors available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique 18th century gilt mirrors was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and mirror. 18th century gilt mirrors have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of 18th century gilt mirrors to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Louis XVI, Baroque and Louis XV 18th century gilt mirrors are of considerable interest. 18th century gilt mirrors have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Johan Åkerblad, Jacob De Wit and Nicolas Meunier are consistently popular.

How Much are 18th Century Gilt Mirrors?

Prices for 18th century gilt mirrors can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, 18th century gilt mirrors begin at $399 and can go as high as $191,111, while the average can fetch as much as $6,527.

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.

Questions About 18th Century Gilt Mirrors
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    To identify 18th-century furniture, you can research your piece in the context of the prevailing styles of the period or consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. To identify your item on your own, look over it for maker's marks, such as carvings, stamps, brands and labels. Researching the marking can help you determine the maker of your piece, and from there, you can search further to learn more about your particular item. Without a maker's mark, the best approach is to consider the characteristics of the dominant furniture styles during the 18th century. In England, these included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Some French furniture styles of the 1700s include Louis XV, Louis XVI and Régence. Find a diverse assortment of 18th-century furniture on 1stDibs.
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    One way to check if your brass candlesticks are from the 18th century is to look for the two seams running lengthwise on either side. This is from when the candlestick was molded in two halves and then soldered together. You’ll find a variety of candlesticks of all shapes and sizes from some of the top sellers on 1stDibs.
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