$471
H 15.75 in W 9.45 in D 4.34 in
Edwardian/Victorian Cast Iron Vanity Mirror with Heart Motif, Early 20th Century
Located in Göteborg, SE
A richly decorated early 20th-century vanity mirror in painted cast iron, blending Edwardian
Iron
Antique Art Deco Cast Iron Eagle Phoenix Bird Vanity Table Top Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Deco Cast Iron Eagle Phoenix Bird Vanity Tabletop Mirror. Circa Early 20th Century
Iron
$560Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.25 in W 9 in D 14.25 in
Antique Victorian Gilded Cast Iron Reticulated Cherub Lion Vanity Mirror 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and heavy antique Victorian tabletop or wall hanging beveled vanity mirror. Made of gilded
Brass
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Gilded Cast Iron Wall Vanity Mirror Bacchus
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique gilded cast iron wall hanging mirror with an ornate frame of swirling leaves around the
Iron
Louis XV Style Polychrome Sparkler
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This very elegant and usual firescreen is made out iron, then hand painted the actual patina is not damaged.
Iron
$22,344
H 106.3 in W 118.12 in D 157.49 in
French Style Wrought Iron Greenhouse with Door and Windows in White Color
Located in Marbella, ES
French style wrought iron greenhouse with doors and windows that open outwards. Ready for glass panels to be installed.
Iron
$33,950Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved & Chinoiserie Bergeres, Jansen Attr.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
$4,468
H 7.88 in Dm 19.69 in
Sunburst Crown Ceiling Flush Mount Light Fixture in Giltwood, Spanish Baroque
Located in Barcelona, ES
Crown sunburst flush mount, giltwood, gold leaf, Spain, 1930s-1940s. Gorgeous baroque style carved gold leaf giltwood crown sunburst light fixture with frosted glass diffuser. Thi...
Gold Leaf
$3,500
H 39.5 in W 30 in D 28.75 in
Venetian Purple Palazzo Arm Chair by Charles Pollock for William Switzer
By Charles Pollock
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Venetian purple palazzo arm chair by Charles Pollock for William Switzer. Additional information: Materials: Giltwood, silk Color: Purple Brand: William Switzer Designer: Charles...
Giltwood
$347,094
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Chippendale Style Carved Mirror
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Exuberantly carved Chippendale style mirror of large size. Great presence. Asymmetric carving centering on an eagle with garland. Italian.
Wood
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.65 in W 6 in D 4.5 in
Italian Embossed Bronzed Metal Rectangular Trinket/ Jewelry Music Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Italian bronzed metal square hinged lidded music box. It depicts a lid decorated in the center with a 19th century hand painted portrait of Madame Recamier adorned with a ...
Metal
Pair of Tall Art Deco Macassar Torcheres
Located in Bridgewater, CT
An impressive pair of French Macassar ebony veneer floor lamps, 1940s.
Macassar
$2,950
H 3.25 in W 9.25 in D 5.13 in
Antique Hand Painted Jeweled French Sevres Type Cobalt Blue Porcelain Table Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique Sevres style French porcelain dresser box or casket. With extensive gilt highlights and turquoise, red & white enamel jeweling throughout. Decorated to the ...
Porcelain
19th Century French Carved Eagle Mirror
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A finely carved wooden eagle holding a mirror in the shape of a crescent moon attributed to French cabinetmaker and wood craftsman, Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906). Dating from the late ...
Mirror, Wood, Beech
$12,600
H 29 in W 36 in D 22.5 in
19th Century English Black and Gold Japanned Cart with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black and gold japanned bar cart from the 19th century with Chinoiserie décor depicting figures in landscapes, glass top and sides, on brass wheels. Impress your guests wi...
Brass
Tiffany & Co. Art Deco Jade Clock
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exuding the timeless grandeur of the Art Deco period, this Tiffany & Co. France travel clock is composed of luxurious nephrite jade and quartz. The angular design of the timepiece's ...
Jade, Quartz, Gold
Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With neoclassical decoration. Impressed Wedgwood.
Porcelain
Puzzle by Line Vautrin – Box in gilded bronze
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Puzzle by Line Vautrin – Box in gilded bronze Large and wide box in gilded bronze whose lid is carved with a puzzle by Line Vautrin. The chiselled puzzle pieces with different decora...
Bronze
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.