Spanish Colonial Rhombus Mirror in Giltwood with Mosaic Mirror Inlays, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spain, 1940s-1950s. The gilt frame was richly carved from solid wood and it features seven layers of mirror mosaic inlays surrounding the central squared mirror panel.
Gold Leaf
$550 / item
Selection of Antiqued Gilt Mirrors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of antiqued gilt mirrors #5, circa mid-20th century. They are: 1) Spanish gilt mirror, circa 1940s.
Mirror, Wood
Italian Gilt and Carved Trumeau Wood Mirror, Hand-Crafted, 1940s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1384 Italian carved and gilt trumeau wood mirror
Gold Leaf
Vintage Arched Ornate Carved Gilt Wood Framed Mirror. Circa 1940s
Located in Seattle, WA
This Mirror has a beautifully unique shape, with an Arched top and slight bend to the sides. Rounded edge on the bottom, as well. Carved wood frame has been painted a gold tone. Stam...
Glass, Wood
Rare 1940s French Big 24" Double Gold Gilt Sunburst Starburst Mirror
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Beautiful big French wood gold starburst. Amazing patina. Rare double wood rays with mirror in perfect shape, it may have been replaced. Mirror itself measures 9.5 inches round. Smal...
Giltwood
Spanish Neoclassical Double Headed Eagle Mirror in Giltwood, ca 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Revival Two Headed Eagle Giltwood Wall Mirror, 1940s. Eye-catching carved giltwood mirror with a crowned double headed eagle surrounding an etched shield shaped glass. This s...
Gold Leaf
Rare 1940s French Big 24" Convex Gold Gilt Sunburst Starburst Mirror
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Beautiful big French wood gold starburst. Amazing patina. Convex mirror in center, measuring 3.5 inches. Free priority UPS shipping from Italy, (approx. days) no custom fees.
Giltwood
$4,480Sale Price / set|20% Off
Italian 1940s Pier Luigi Colli Gilt-Iron Console Table and Mirror
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in San Francisco, CA
A chic Italian 1940s Pier Luigi Colli (1895-1968) gilt-iron console table and mirror; great Italian design, the oval mirror having scrolled gilt iron frame, over a wall-mounted demil...
Iron
Elegant Regency Style Mirror 54"H x 24"W circa 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Regency style mirror, American, circa 1940s. It measures an impressive 54"H x 24"W and retains its warm original patina to the frame.
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Modernist Gilt Wall Mirror Attributed to Max Welz, Austria ca.1940s
By Max Weiss
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Magnificent golden mid century modernist wall mirror - attributed to Max Welz - from the period around the 1940s in Vienna/ Austria.
Gold Leaf
Sunburst Rectangular Mirror in Gilt Iron, Hollywood Regency
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wrought Gilt iron sunburst rectangular wall mirror with gold leaf finish, France, 1940s.
Metal, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron, Iron
Spanish Rococo Revival Gilt and Gesso Wall Mirror, Wood Frame, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Gilt and Gesso Wall Mirror on a wood sub-structure. In amazing condition! Gesso and Gilt shows just the minimum and perfect amount of wear. Mirror probably dates from th...
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
$2,231Sale Price|20% Off
Carved Sunburst Mirror in Silvered and Giltwood with Mirror Insets, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Baroque Carved Sunburst Mirror with Mirror Insets, Giltwood, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf Handcrafted in Spain, c. 1940s Eye-catching giltwood sunburst mirror with mirrored circles...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Elegant Italian Mirror 33.5"H x 25.5"W Circa 1940s Great Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Italian mirror, circa 1940s or earlier. It retains its warm original patina.
Mirror, Wood
1940s Spanish Baroque Giltwood Sunburst Mirror with Convex Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
We invite you to enjoy the whole collection. Sunburst Giltwood Mirror // Gold Leaf Gilded Sunburst Mirror // Small Scale Sunburst Mirror // Mini Sized Sunburst Mirror // Spanish Gil...
Gold Leaf
Rare 1940s French Big 28" Gold Gilt Sunburst Starburst Double Rays Mirror
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Beautiful big French wood gold starburst. Amazing patina. Rare double wood rays with mirror in great shape. Mirror itself measures 14 inches round. Free priority UPS shipping fro...
Giltwood
$1,575Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Giltwood Mirror in Small Scale, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
We invite you to enjoy the whole collection. Sunburst Giltwood Mirror // Gold Leaf Gilded Sunburst Mirror // Small Scale Sunburst Mirror // Mini Sized Sunburst Mirror // Spanish Gil...
Gold Leaf
Starburst Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood with Foliage Carvings, Spain 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Starburst sunburst mirorr, carved wood, gold leaf, Spain, 1930s Elegant leafed starburst sunburst mirror combining Hollywood Regency and Baroque Style accents. The fram...
Gold Leaf
Sunburst Mirror in the Style of Poillerat, Wrought Iron, France 1940s
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sunburst mirror in the manner of Gilbert Poillerat, Parcel-Gilt Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, France 1940s.
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Italian Rococo Convex Mirror in Giltwood with Bow and Ribbon Frame, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind carved Giltwood mirror with Ribbon-Tied Details and Bow Pediment. Italy, 1940s This stunning wall mirror has a convex glass and it is nicely decorated by a bow and ribb...
Gold Leaf
Hand-Carved Giltwood Oval Starburst Sunburst Mirror, Hollywood Regency, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a Kind Carved Sunburst Starburst Wall Mirror, Giltwood, Gold Leaf Spain, 1930s-1940s. Large size A gorgeous oval shaped giltwood carved sunburst mirror finished in gold leaf ....
Gold Leaf
$1,854Sale Price|20% Off
French Starburst Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood with Convex Glass, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Convex Mirror / Sunburst Mirror, giltwood, gold leaf, France, 1940s.
Gold Leaf
$14,408Sale Price|20% Off
Unique Oversized Sunburst Mirror in Carved Giltwood by Francisco Hurtado, 1940s
By Francisco Hurtado
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind Oversized Sunburst Starburst Mirror in Carved Giltwood Manufactured by Francisco Hurtado, Spain, 1940-1950. Francisco Hurtado was an spanish cabinet maker from the mid-...
Gold Leaf
Vintage Spanish Starburst Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Starburst Gilt Wood Mirror 1940s-60 The circular vintage gilt wood mirror has a raised shaped band surrounding the central mirror.
Glass, Giltwood
French Large Size Sunburst Mirror from the 1940s with Sunrays of Varying Sizes
Located in Atlanta, GA
This large size French sunburst mirror from the mid 20th century features a small central circular mirror, surrounded by a carved molding. Spreading from there, neatly organized sunr...
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Italian Reverse Painted Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian gilt and reverse painted mirror.
Mirror, Wood
$1,998Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XV Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Barcelona, ES
Louis XV style Rectangular mirror, France, 1930s-1940s. Beautiful gilt wall mirror with foliage decorations at the corners, the style of Louis XV Measures: 80 cm H x 69 cm W x 9 cm...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Large Sunburst Giltwood Mirrors. Sold Individually.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940s Italian large carved gilt-wood mirrors with sun-shaped frame and original patina.
Mirror, Wood
Midcentury Wall Mirror by Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti Attributed Golden Metal Frame
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Classic mirror Gio Ponti attributed, produced by Fontana Arte from the 1940s, with bevelled mirror and gilt metal frame.
Mirror
$4,800 / set
1940s Large Gilt wood and Mirrors Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1940’s Italian gilt wood sconces with mirror panels Inset, unusual large size with two lights
Mirror, Giltwood
French 1940s Gilt Metal Mirror Top Coffee Table
By Maison Baguès
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s coffee table with an oval inset mirrored top on a palm leaf design gilt bronze frame.
Metal
1940s French Art Moderne Coffee Table, Gilt Iron with Mirror Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Moderne (1940s) gold painted wrought iron coffee table with scroll / twisted iron details and beveled trimmed edge mirror top.
Wrought Iron
French Wrought Iron Gold Coffee Table Rene Drouet, 1940’s
By René Drouet
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptional coffee table in gilt wrought iron with distressed mirror plate top by the renowned designer Rene Drouet 1899 -1993.
Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage Gilt Wood and Mirror Box
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Spanish gilt wood box with mirror insets.
Mirror, Giltwood
Rectangular Mirrored Coffee Table Circa 1940s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century coffee table, having a rectangular top with faceted border and canted corners. Its scalloped apron raised on angled, tapering, square legs. All surfaces covered with orig...
Mirror, Wood
1940s Sunburst Leafed Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, XXL Size
Located in Barcelona, ES
Monumental Sunburst Light Fixture, Gold Leaf Gilt Iron; richly decorated; extra large size (35 in).
Gold Leaf, Iron, Metal
$2,216Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 1940s Hollywood Regency Gilt Tole Mirror Back, Crystal Petals Wall Sconces
By Maison Baguès
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Hollywood Regency Gilt Tole and Crystal Floral Wall Sconces. Tole work is beautiful, ribbon on top, reminescent of Louis XVI design. Center mirror back. Please look closely at p...
Metal
Carlo Enrico Rava Two-Piece Cabinet with Edo Print and Baluster Legs, 1940's
By Carlo Enrico Rava
Located in Petershagen, DE
Two-Piece Custom Designed Dining Room Cabinet Carlo Enrico Rava Milan 1940s Carved and veneered maple with partly gilded brass doors. The center panel features a mirrored surface wit...
Mirror, Maple
$697Sale Price|20% Off
Ercole Barovier Mirror-Engraved Murano Glass Italian Serving Tray, 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury mirror-engraved Murano glass serving tray. This wonderful piece was produced in Italy during 1950s by the master Murano glass-maker of Ercole Barovier. This wonderful i...
Metal
Elegant 1940s Pair of Italian Mirrored Girandoles oil gilded hand carved wood
Located in London, GB
We are presenting for sales a stunning pair of Italian 1940s hand carved, oil gilded mirror Girandole wall sconces in the Baroque style that Andrew bought in the renowned antiques ma...
Mirror, Giltwood
$5,400 / set
Pair of Gilt Metal & Crystal Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1940's Italian gilt metal sconces with mirror back and crystal pendants.
Crystal, Metal
Barovier&Toso style. Hollywood Regency Murano glass tray, Italy, 1940s
By Barovier&Toso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Cristalleries De Sevres, Val Saint Lambert, Venini
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Barovier & Toso style Murano glass Venetian tray, Italy, 1940s. Hand-carved mirror base depicting a scene between a lady and a gentleman surrounded by a fountain, trees and lands...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Set of Gilt Metal Sconces Crystal Leaves and Flowers, Sold per Pair
Located in New York, NY
Set of four circa 1940s French gilt metal and mirrored molded glass two-light sconces.
Crystal, Metal
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.
In "Object Permanence 4," on view at the 1stdibs Gallery, Emma Holland Denvir and Leah Ring have brought together pieces that range from polished to playful.
A new generation of creative minds is reinventing the use of clay through sculptural forms and bold ideas.
Leading talents tell us what goes into their mirrored creations and where to put them on a wall.
These are the fairest of them all.