Gio Ponti Wall Mirror, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Large 1950's Modernist Shaped Brass Wall Mirror , Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Typical in style of Italian creators like Gio Ponti or Fontana Arte. This mirror of modernist grand scale
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950's Modernist Shaped Brass Wall Mirror , Gio Ponti Style, 1 item
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Typical in style of Italian creators like Gio Ponti or Fontana Arte. These mirrors of modernist period
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950's Modernist Shaped Brass And Chrome Wall Mirror , Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Typical in style of Italian creators like Gio Ponti or Fontana Arte. This wall mirror consisting of
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Italian brass mirror attributed to Gio Ponti, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Piacenza, Italy
A vintage brass mirror attributed to Gio Ponti, featuring a sculptural silhouette reminiscent of
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Italian Solid Brass Shield-Shaped Mirror, Gio Ponti Style, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
produced in Italy during the 1950s, and its design is attributed to the mastery of Gio Ponti. Fully
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Italian Wall Mirror Attributed to Gio Ponti, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant mid-sized Italian wall mirror, attributed to Gio Ponti and dating to the 1950s. The mirror
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950'S Mid Century Italian Asymmetrical Brass Wall Mirror In Gio Ponti Style
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
frame is thick and surround all the mirror. Its curvy shape is typically minimalist 1950's and is so
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Gio Ponti Italian Shield-Shaped Brass Mirror, Italy, 1950s
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
in Italy during the 1950s, and its design is attributed to the mastery of Gio Ponti. Fully original
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Metal, Brass
Midcentury Italian Brass Scroll Wall Mirror in Style of Gio Ponti 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite midcentury Italian modernist wall mirror in the style of Gio Ponti, 1950s. The mirror
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Midcentury Brass Shield Shaped Wall Mirror, Gio Ponti Style, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
the 1950s. It features a solid brass frame with mirror glass and wooden rear. Very good vintage
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Mid-Century Italian Brass mirror in the style of Gio Ponti, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
This mirror is an elegant example of mid-century Italian design dating back to the 1950s. It is a
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Mid Century Modern Mirror in the style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1950's
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Modern Mirror in the style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1950's
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Mirror
Gio Ponti style, Mid-Century mirror in brass. Italy 1950s
$1,581Sale Price|20% Off
Gio Ponti style, Mid-Century mirror in brass. Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Catania, CT
. Produced in Italy during the 50s in the manner of Gio Ponti.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rectangular Brass Wall Mirror Gio Ponti, 1950s, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage wall mirror rectangular like in the style of Gio Ponti 1950s Italy. A
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Italian Decorative Floral Brass Mirror, Gio Ponti Style, Italy 1950s
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Italy during the 1950s and designed in the distinctive style of Gio Ponti. Fully original and in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Metal, Brass
Brass Italian Mirror In The Manner of Gio Ponti - Circa 1950s
$1,960Sale Price|30% Off
Brass Italian Mirror In The Manner of Gio Ponti - Circa 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Asheville, NC
This gorgeous solid brass mirror in the manner of Gio Ponti was made in Italy in the 1950s. Wear
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Wall Mirror A superb example of Italian mid
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Midcentury Shield Shape Wall Mirror in Brass Gio Ponti Style, Italy 1950s
By (After) Gio Ponti, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful shield shape wall mirror in brass in the style of Gio Ponti. Made in Italy
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Metal, Brass
Midcentury Shield Shape Wall Mirror in Brass Gio Ponti Style, Italy 1950s
By (After) Gio Ponti, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful shield shape wall mirror in brass in the style of Gio Ponti. Made in Italy in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Metal, Brass
Mid-century modern Shield Brass Mirror Gio Ponti Style, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Nicolosi, IT
An exquisite mid-century example of Italian Modern design, this wall mirror is in the style of Gio
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
the manner of Gio Ponti which he used these wall mirrors to furnish the most prestigious homes in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Brass Italian Shield Mirror in the style of Gio Ponti- 1950s
$1,575Sale Price|55% Off
Brass Italian Shield Mirror in the style of Gio Ponti- 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Asheville, NC
This gorgeous solid brass shield mirror attributed to Gio Ponti was made in Italy in the 1940s. It
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
frame in original patina. The overall aesthetic is very much aligned with Gio Ponti’s work — combining
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A solid brass wall mirror designed and manufactured in Italy in the manner of Gio Ponti, who used
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A solid brass wall mirror designed and manufactured in Italy in the manner of Gio Ponti, who used
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Gio Ponti Style Wrought Iron Ivory Enameled Rectangular Mirror, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
mirror was produced in Italy during the 1950s, clearly designed in the style of Gio Ponti. In fabulous
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Metal, Iron
Large 1950's Modernist Shaped Brass Wall Mirror , Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte Style
By Cristal Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Typical in style of Italian creators like Gio Ponti or Fontana Arte. This mirror of modernist grand scale
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Midcentury Italian Scroll Top Brass Beveled Mirror in Style of Gio Ponti 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite midcentury Italian modernist wall mirror in the style of Gio Ponti, 1950s. The
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Italian Design Midcentury Vintage Brass attributed Gio Ponti Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brescia, IT
Gorgeus italian wall mirror attributed to Gio Ponti Italy, 1950 Polish Brass frame Excellent
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Italian Brass Shield Mirror in the syle of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
A large 1950s Italian brass framed wall mirror. The straight sided frame inset with a single row of
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oval Wall Mirror Attributed Gio Ponti, 1950s, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage wall mirror in longish oval form with fabulous brass loops as decor at
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Gio Ponti style Period Mid Century Modern Brass Mirror, Bevelled, Italy, 1950's
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great Size, with beautiful thick bevelled Mirror
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Italian Brass Shield Shaped Mirror in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Nicolosi, IT
polished brass and inspired by the iconic design language of Gio Ponti. The mirror is characterized by its
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Gio Ponti Style, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Wall Mirror, Patinated Brass, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gio Ponti Attr, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Wall Mirror, Patinated Brass, 1950s Modernist
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Biscuit Shaped Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
the manner of Gio Ponti which he used these wall mirrors to furnish the most prestigious homes in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Attributable Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Italian Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
the manner of Gio Ponti which he used these wall mirrors to furnish the most prestigious homes in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Gio Ponti Attr, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Monumental Wall Mirror, Brass, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gio Ponti Attribution, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Monumental Wall Mirror, Brass, 1950s This
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-century Modern Brass Shield Shaped Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A solid brass wall mirror designed and manufactured in Italy in the manner of Gio Ponti, who used
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-century Modern Brass Shield Italian Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
in the style of Gio Ponti, is in very good condition overall. It boasts a sleek and elegant design
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Shield Italian Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This elegant Italian wall mirror captures the sophisticated essence of 1950s Mid-Century Modern
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Fifties in the manner of Gio Ponti which he used these wall mirrors to furnish the most prestigious homes
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Giò Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Oval Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A solid brass wall mirror designed and manufactured in Italy in the Fifties in the manner of Gio
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Biscuit Shaped Brass Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
the manner of Gio Ponti which he used these wall mirrors to furnish the most prestigious homes in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Oval Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
patina and has signs of use and age, mirror glass is the original one. The 1950s was a period of great
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Brass Shield-Shaped Mirror Gio Ponti style, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Nicolosi, IT
forma di scudo, realizzato in ottone lucido e ispirato all'iconico linguaggio del design di Gio Ponti
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oval Wall Mirror Attributed Gio Ponti, 1950s, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-Century Italian wall mirror attributed to Gio Ponti. Original unrestored mirror with brass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Era Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Italian Brass Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Gio Ponti era Mid-Century Modern wall mirror in patinated brass. Made in Italy in 1950s. The shape
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
An orignal pair of 1950s Gio Ponti style Italian portrait brass framed mirrors
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
An orignal pair 1950s Gio Ponti style Italian portrait brass framed mirrors, each with brass scroll
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Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Large brass mirror in the style of Gio Ponti - Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
A mid-century brass mirror with a distinctive dipped top that recalls Gio Ponti’s F.A. 33 design
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Two 1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Shield Italian Wall Mirrors
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
, designed and manufactured in Italy in the manner of Gio Ponti, who used this type of mirrors in the most
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Gio Ponti Mid-Century Round Brass Mirror with Wavy Frame, Italy, 1950s
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly elegant and unique Italian Mid-Century wall mirror in solid brass, attributed to Gio
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Metal, Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Shield Shaped Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Fifties in the manner of Gio Ponti which used these wall mirrors to furnish the most prestigious homes in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
Two 1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Wood and Brass Wall Mirrors
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stunning pair of Mid-century Modern big wall mirrors in the highly sought-after Gio Ponti Style
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Shield Shaped Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Fifties in the manner of Gio Ponti which used these wall mirrors to furnish the most prestigious homes in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Long Oval Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Gio Ponti who used these mirrors on the most important houses in Milaano, brass it's in original
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Italian Oval Wall Mirror
$1,223Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Italian Oval Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Solid Brass Oval Mirror, Gio Ponti Style, Italy, 1950s Elegant oval mirror made of solid brass
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1950s Gio Ponti Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1950s gio ponti mirror for your home. Each 1950s gio ponti mirror for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and glass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 1950s gio ponti mirror, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A 1950s gio ponti mirror made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 1950s gio ponti mirror over the years, but those crafted by Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte and Münchner Zierspiegel are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a 1950s Gio Ponti Mirror?
Prices for a 1950s gio ponti mirror can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $251 and can go as high as $72,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,256.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Finding the Right Wall-mirrors for You
Vintage and antique wall mirrors add depth and openness to a space — they can help create the illusion that a narrow hallway isn’t so narrow. But you don’t need hundreds of enormous arched French or Italian mirrors framed in gilded bronze to dress up your home (maybe just a few).
A few well-placed large wall mirrors and other types of mirrors can amplify lighting and help showcase the decorative and architectural features of your home. For the Palace of Versailles during the 17th century, French King Louis XIV ordered the construction of the Hall of Mirrors after spending millions of dollars importing expensive Venetian mirrors from the revered glass-blowing factories on the island of Murano. A mirror-manufacturing rivalry between Paris and Venice took shape, and soon, across from 17 large windows that open out over the adjacent Palace Gardens on one side of the Hall, more than 350 mirrors — large mirrors made of groupings of small panes — were installed, effectively bringing the radiant colors of the outdoors into the opulent corridor.
Wall mirrors for your living room can work miracles — pull your landscaping’s colors and textures indoors, Louis XIV–style, by covering the length of an interior wall across from your living-room windows with wall mirrors.
For a similar effect, surrounding your mid-century modern wall mirror with leafy air plants and fern floor plants can amplify the sense of serenity that greenery offers in your home. Choose wall mirror frame styles to match your home’s decor, or shop for a frameless, organically shaped mirror that’s cut or beveled for a clean yet distinctive showpiece. For a free-spirited Bohemian feel, create a cluster of mismatched antique wall mirrors — an arrangement of circular Art Deco wall mirrors, Rococo-style silver leaf mirrors and decorative oval Victorian mirrors could add spice to an otherwise unadorned dining-room wall.
Elsewhere, there’s nothing vain about buying a full-length mirror for your bedroom, bathroom or walk-in closet to help you perfect your look for the day. Another may be needed in your entryway for a last-minute ensemble inspection. In fact, a shimmering 18th-century hall of mirrors awaits visitors behind the steel door of Stephen Cavallo’s atelier in Manhattan.
“We like to see the look on people’s faces when they walk in,” says Cavallo.
Decorating your home and office with wall mirrors is an art form in and of itself — get started today with the variety of antique and vintage wall mirrors on 1stDibs.
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