Oval Mirror in the manner of Robert Adam
By Robert Adam
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
This oval carved and giltwood frame mirror, in the George III style of the late 18th century, is enriched by the acanthus leaf cresting supporting a tapered and fluted bracket, heade...
Gold
Adam Period Giltwood Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III period giltwood mirror, the classical urn finial with sprouting wheat ears, the urn draped with garlands of bell flowers surmounting the ribbed and lamb tongue carved...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Adam Style Oval Gilt Mirror, English
By Robert Adam
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th Century English Adam Style Oval Gilt Mirror featuring a decorative urn at the crest.
Wood
$4,000 / item
H 66 in W 23 in D 2 in
Robert Adam British Georgian Style Giltwood Overmantel Pier Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in New York, NY
Finely carved vintage rectangular giltwood pier or overmantel wall mirror in the English Georgian style of Robert Adam (1728-1792), measuring 23 by 66 inches and in excellent conditi...
Wood
$6,064 / set
H 28.5 in W 14 in D 5.5 in
Pair of English 19th Century Neoclassical Girandoles in the style of Robert Adam
By Robert Adam
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Neoclassical Girandoles In the manner of Robert Adam Both mirrors fitted with a pair of candle arms and carved from wood with gesso, the rectangular silvered and bevelled ...
Gesso, Giltwood
Adam Giltwood Oval Overmantel Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George III oval neoclassical mirror with flowering urn finial draped with bellflower garlands, over acanthus leaf carved base, having festoons and scrolls, over fluted oval...
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Robert Adam Style Giltwood Convex Wall Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautifully proportioned mid-20th century convex wall mirror in the Robert Adam style, featuring a classic giltwood frame with elegant neoclassical detailing.
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of George III Style Giltwood and Composition Mirrors
By Robert Adam
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of George III Style Giltwood and Composition Oval Mirrors In the Manner of Robert Adam. Each mirror having an oval plate surmounted by an urn cresting with scrolling ac...
Composition
$24,831
H 60.04 in W 24.81 in D 1.58 in
Late 18th Century English Oval Wall / Pier Mirror In The Robert Adam Style
Located in Dublin, IE
Born in Kirkaldy, Scotland, Robert Adam was the son of the established architect William Adam (1689 – 1748), and followed him into the family practice.
Giltwood
$10,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 62 in W 35 in D 2 in
Pair Large Oval Robert Adam Style Gilt Wood Foliate Wall Mirrors
By Friedman Brothers
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful large pair of Adam style carved giltwood oval wall mirrors. This a beautiful pair of beveled mirrors with double urns and foliated garland cresting measuring 35" in width a...
Hardwood, Giltwood
19th Century Arch-Top Pier Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century arch-top pier mirror in the style of Adams, with delicate cock-beaded moldings separating nine mirror panels. The giltwood frame has a carved central crest with floral s...
Mirror, Giltwood
Strawberry Hill Robert Adam Round
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A carved, gilt-wood geometric Gothic design circular wall mirror inspired by the ceiling decoration by Robert Adam, from the formal drawing room set within Walpole’s Gothic villa.
Giltwood
Pair of Carved Giltwood Neoclassical Oval Mirrors
By Robert Adam
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A very fine pair of late 18th century neoclassical, carved and giltwood oval mirrors with original plates. The beaded oval frames have tall classical urns capped with ears of wheat, ...
Giltwood
$10,444 / set
H 74.81 in W 29.93 in D 3.94 in
Antique Pair 6ft George III Adam Revival Giltwood Mirrors 19th C 190 x 76cm
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive large pair of antique George III Neo-classical Robert Adam Revival giltwood mirrors, Circa 1880 in date.
Giltwood
Croome Court Mirror
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An exceptionally fine Robert Adam designed mirror. The originals, carved by Sefferin Alken for Croome Court, are currently in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Mahogany, Giltwood
George III Hepplewhite Oval Mirror
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
This Neo-classical style looking glass displays all the hallmarks of Robert Adam. The oval mirror plate is contained within a moulded frame carved with gadroons and beads divided by ...
Giltwood
Brass Adams Style Oval Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Lijnden, Noord-Holland
Exceptionally beautiful brass Adams style mirror with glass mosaic, brass flower details and a wooden back. We found this mirror in an old Dutch manor, where it hung in a hallway ...
Brass
George III Giltwood Robert Adam Period "Dressed" Oval Mirror
Located in London, GB
Mainly original gilding; original glass. With a plaque in the finial depicting Diana the Huntress. The glass is older than the frame - reuse of "old" glass was not uncommon in ...
Wood
Unavailable
H 32.68 in W 25.6 in D 1.58 in
George III Giltwood Robert Adam Period Oval Borderglass Mirror
Located in London, GB
Gilding, centre plate and border ties later.
Wood
Unavailable
An English Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Dublin, IE
An English Adam Oval Mirror. Circa 1780. Height: 53 1/2" Width: 25"
Glass
Large 19th Century Giltwood Oval Wall Mirror, c. 1820
By Robert Adam
Located in Richmond, London
A rare and very elegant giltwood oval wall mirror of large proportions; designed in the style of Adam brothers, who pioneered the Neoclassical style in the late 18th century Britain....
Mirror
Unavailable
H 50.01 in W 27.17 in D 3.55 in
Giltwood and Carton-Pierre Robert Adam Period 'Dressed' Oval Looking-Glass
Located in London, GB
A giltwood and carton-pierre Robert Adam period 'dressed' oval looking-glass, British, circa 1790. Mainly original gilding, glass original, minor replacements.
Giltwood
Gardener's Mirror Dark Blue
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Inspired by the 18th Century Neo-Classical Robert Adam design, this beaded mirror is magnificent in its details.
Wire
Sold
H 47 in W 27 in D 3 in
Carved Gold Giltwood and Gesso English Robert Adam Style Wall Mirror Rectangular
By Robert Adam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th Century carved gold giltwood and gesso English Robert Adam style rectangular wall Mirror. Item features an iron and gesso blooming floral bouquet with draping acanthus lea...
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Sold
H 134.26 in W 41.34 in D 3.55 in
Giltwood Pier Mirror & Quad Pedestal Leg Marble Topped Table after Robert Adam
By Robert Adam
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this absolutely enormous Giltwood pier mirror and marble topped console table after Robert Adam, 1728-1782 A very good looking and highly decorative Pier...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Oval Giltwood Mirrors
By Robert Adam
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good and substantial pair of classical oval giltwood mirrors, late 19th century, retaining original mercury glass border plates, the outer frame with bold egg and dart decoration, th...
Giltwood
Adams Giltwood Girandole Mirrors
By Robert Adam
Located in New Orleans, LA
The mirror's design is characterized by light foliate swags, ears of wheat and winged griffins inspired by the 18th century excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum Robert and James Ad...
Giltwood
Irish Giltwood Adams Overmantel Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Stamford, CT
Fine quality Irish giltwood overmantel mirror in the 18th century neoclassical Adams style, three-section mirror plate divided by columns, topped by a an oval crest with a robed godd...
Sold
H 48 in W 18.5 in D 10 in
Pair of George III Giltwood Mirrored Urn Wall Sconces, Manner of Robert Adam
By Robert Adam
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare and superior pair of George III carved giltwood two arm wall sconces in the manner of Robert Adam and dating to the late 18th century feature mirrored half urns applied wit...
Bronze
Gilded 1930s Adams Style Floral and Scroll Mirror
By William Adams, Robert Adams 1
Located in New Windsor, NY
Neoclassical Adams Style gilded gesso circular mirror. After the design technique of Scottish architect, William Adams, and sons, Robert and James, who followed in their Father's fo...
Gesso, Wood
Sold
H 35 in W 14 in D 6 in
Pair of Period Gilt Adam Mirrored Sconces with Ram's Head Motif and Candle Arm
By Robert Adam
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of gilt Adam sconces 18th century. Original gilding Original mirror.
Wood
Sold
H 47 in W 27 in D 3 in
Antique Gold Giltwood & Gesso English Robert Adam Style Rectangular Wall Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th Century carved gold giltwood and gesso English Robert Adam style rectangular wall mirror. Item features an iron and gesso blooming floral bouquet with draping acanthus lea...
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
George III Giltwood Mirror in the Style of Robert Adam
By Robert Adam
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Robert Adam (1728–1792) was one of the most important British architects working in the neoclassical style.
Elegant Adam Style Giltwood Oval Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in St. Louis, MO
Adam style giltwood oval mirror, the crest with a lobed urn with ram's head handles decorated with sun flowers, wheat stalks and trailing vines; the oval mirror plate set within a be...
Mirror, Wood
Adam Period Looking Glass Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
An elegant 18th century carved giltwood looking glass with the original mercury plate. Literature: The size and style of the mirror is wonderful and although the mirror plate has...
Georgian Adam Period Giltwood Pier Glass Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in London, GB
An elegant George III period Adam period giltwood pier glass mirror; the original bevelled mirror plate set within a giltwood neoclassical frame; the mirror's giltwood frame has acan...
Mirror, Giltwood
English Adams Style Mahogany Wall Mirror or Over-Mantle
By Robert Adam
Located in Poling, West Sussex
An impressive mahogany wall mirror, or over-mantel (fireplace), from the Edwardian period in the style of Robert Adam.
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Giltwood Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good late 18th century giltwood mirror of neoclassic form, the finely carved foliage and swags showing strong influence of Robert Adam.
Giltwood
18th Century Oval Mirror in the Manner of Robert Adam
Located in Long Island City, NY
English carved giltwood mirror dry stripped to its original gilt and gesso surface. The frame carved with bead, leaf, and paterae
ornamentation. Circa 1765-1775
Wood, Gesso
Edwardian Painted Mahogany Dressing Table
Located in Pewsey, GB
An Attractive Edwardian painted mahogany dressing table in the manner of Robert Adam with a triptych mirror upper section in a butterscotch colour.
Mahogany
Robert Adam Style Triptych Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Atlanta, GA
The last image is a Robert Adam design for the mirror room at Northumberland Place.
Mirror, Giltwood
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.