French Trumeau Trompe L'Oeil Mirror circa 1900
Located in CA, CA
A stunning French 'trompe l'oeil' Trudeau mirror. Superb work from the early 20th century, moulded construction of gesso on a timber frame, hand painted with finished gold detailing....
Glass, Gesso
$839Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Venetian Mirror, Walnut, Louis Philippe Style, 1860
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique Italian Venetian mirror with original antique glass, suitable for console item LU1379214412831 - Interesting price for the two items.
Walnut
$5,900Sale Price|21% Off
Oversized Trumeau Full Length Floor Carved Wood Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage possibly antique hand carved wall or floor sized mirror with painted carved double frame, soft gray and gold leafing. Once graced the walls of the Palace Hotel in New York Ci...
Wood
Chippendale Style Painted Mirror With Ho-Ho Bird And Fox Crest
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Norwood, NJ
A finely carved Italian mirror in the Chippendale taste, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century.
Giltwood, Wood
$2,797Sale Price|20% Off
Console mirror and chest of drawers, walnut wood veneered, gilded bronze, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient console complete with mirror and chest of drawers, built in precious veneered walnut wood, enriched with gilded bronzes, complete and original, coming from a villa in Italy f...
Bronze
George I Period Carved Gilt Gesso Mirror, English, 1720, Ornate Design
Located in London, GB
English, ca. 1720 This impressive English George I period mirror, made circa 1720, is crafted from carved wood and carved gilded gesso. The vauxhall bevelled plate is enclosed withi...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Early 19th century American Sheraton Antique Giltwood Pier Mirror
Located in Leesburg, VA
Early 19th century American Sheraton Antique Giltwood Pier Mirror Anonymous United States of America, probably New England area; ca. 1820 Giltwood, glass Approximate size: 51 (h) x...
Giltwood
Fruitwood and Ebonized Parcel Gilt Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fruitwood & Ebonized Parcel Gilt Neoclassical Pier Mirror Circa 1800 Height 67 in. Width 33 in. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman Boston Ma. Mir30
George III Style Giltwood and Gesso Pier Mirror
Located in Asheville, NC
Mid 19th Century George III Style Giltwood and Gesso Pier Mirror with a spread-winged eagle crest flanked by a pair of pineapple finials above a frieze with three paterae, a rectangu...
Wood
$1,783Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Rococo Gilt Wall Mirror, Gesso & Glass, c1860
Located in High Peak, GB
K0461 19th century wall mirror of versatile form could be positioned portrait or landscape, having original mirror plate with superb foxing in beautifully carved and gilded frame wit...
Gesso, Glass
19th Century Rosewood Figural Etagere Pier Mirror Attr Mitchell & Rammelsberg
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Carved Rosewood Figural Etagere Pier Mirror Attr To Mitchell & Rammelsberg Dimensions : 96" Tall X 60" Wide X 21" Deep This mirror was made in the USA in the 19th cent...
Marble
A Fabulous Large 19th Century Giltwood Oval Pier or Hall Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century giltwood pier or hall mirror of grand proportions and of exceptional quality. The mirror glass plate of oval form is set within a beautifully hand carved, mo...
Glass, Giltwood
$2,984Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century, Biedermeier Wall Mirror in Walnut with Ebonized Columns
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant Biedermeier wall mirror was made in Germany around 1820 and represents the refined style of the early 19th century. The frame is veneered in beautifully figured walnut, ...
Brass
Antique Chippendale period carved wood and gilt rococo mirror
Located in London, GB
A finely carved Mid-18th Century Chippendale period giltwood Mirror having acanthus leaf & “C” scroll decoration throughout with fruit & flower pendants above central cartouche with ...
Giltwood
$18,000Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Mahogany Classical Pier Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A magnificent architectural neoclassical pier mirror of fine detailing and original finishes. A broad entablature with a dramatic gilded cavetto moulding covered in low relief acanth...
Mercury Glass, Mahogany, Giltwood
Large French Empire Mirror with Worn Gold Gilt Finish
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th century French Empire mirror with original mercury glass mirror. Large scale Empire Gold Gilt mirror is a large statement piece. The gilt finish is worn away to reveal a s...
Wood
Italian Parcel Ebonized Walnut Mirror, 18th Century, Great color and scale.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian parcel ebonized walnut mirror 18th century of breakfront outline, the mirror plate of horizontal rectangular form and flanked by four columnar pilasters surmounted by ba...
Walnut
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Rouge Marble Top Pier Mirror c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Rouge Marble Top Pier Mirror c1890 Measures - 87 1/2" x 53" x 19" A stiking antique Rococo Revival pier mirror from circa 1890 offers walnut co...
Walnut
Neoclassical Northern Italian Pier Mirror, Mahogany with Ebony and Gilt Bronze
Located in Buchanan, MI
Neoclassical Northern Italian pier mirror, mahogany with ebony and gilt bronze accents.
Ormolu
18th Century Italian carved gilt wood Neoclassical wall mirror.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 18th Century Italian carved gilt wood Neo classical Pier glass mirror, having scrolling foliate and floral decoration, winged sphinx's, medusa and lion mask mount...
Giltwood
Antique Italian Neoclassical Brass Pier Mirror Long And Narrow Proportions
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian Early 20th Century Neoclassical Brass Pier Mirror Excellent condition commensurate of age Please message for a destination specific shipping quote.
Brass
A Fabulous 19th Century Giltwood Pier or Dressing Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century giltwood pier or dressing mirror of tall and narrow proportions and in lovely original untouched condition. The gorgeous sparkly mercury mirror glass plate o...
Glass, Giltwood
Gorgeous 19th Century Archtop Tall Pier or Dressing Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A gorgeous 19th century giltwood archtop pier or dressing mirror of tall and narrow proportions. The mirror glass plate set within a beautifully hand carved giltwood frame with reedi...
Glass, Giltwood
Damascene Moorish Decorative Inlay Wall Mirror With A Repetitive Khatam Pattern
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Damascene Moorish Decorative Wall Mirror Featuring A Repetitive Khatam Marquetry of Geometric Decorative Patterns 1910's, We have a matching table in a further listing, please get in...
Wood
Mid 18th Century Chippendale Mirror, Giltwood, Carved Frame, England
Located in London, GB
A fine quality mid 18th century Chippendale period carved giltwood Mirror, having leaf scrolled cartouche above shaped frame flanked by fruit and flower borders with pierced “C” scro...
Giltwood
19th Century French Gilded Pier Mirror in Gold Leaf, Regency Style
Located in High Peak, GB
St051 Antique 19 century French giltwood Pier Mirror, having original foxed glass in moulded and gilded frame with ripple effect and floral motifs to each corner. this antique mirror...
Gold Leaf
American Gilt Tabernacle Pier Mirror by Waterhouse, c. 1810
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Sheraton gilt gesso tabernacle pier mirror of turned white pine. The cornice is fitted with 16 gilt spheres above the ring turned half columns which flank the two part looki...
Mercury Glass, Pine, Giltwood
$2,875Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Chateau Giltwood Pier Mirror with Floral Etching, c1870, H65.5"
Located in High Peak, GB
K0436 An antique French chateau 19th century giltwood pier mirror or wall mirror of slim proportions, having original mirror with some foxing in finely decorated with etched floral m...
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Rococo Gilt Wall Mirror with Gesso Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror has an exquisite gilt Frame in the Rococo Style, it is elaborately decorated with shells, swags and leaves The large age darke...
Giltwood
A Beautiful Large Size 19th Century Giltwood Oval Hall or Pier Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A beautiful 19th Century giltwood hall or pier mirror of grand proportions and of exceptional quality. The mirror glass plate of oval form is set within a finely hand carved, moulde...
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Tall Giltwood Hall Mirror with Central Shell Cartouche
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century giltwood hall mirror of exceptional quality and tall proportions. The shaped and curved mirror glass plate is set within a finely hand carved, moulded and flu...
Glass, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Overmantel Mirror with Carved Frame, Circa 1880 H107cm
Located in High Peak, GB
K0399 Late 19th century overmantel mirror, having original glass with some foxing in carved and painted frame with scrolls to base. The frame has been painted in lilac over ink blue....
Glass, Birch
19th Century Tall Giltwood Hall Mirror in the Adams Design
By Adams
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th Century giltwood hall mirror in the Adams design of tall proportions and exceptional quality. The stunningly hand carved moulded and fluted giltwood frame with beau...
Glass, Giltwood
A Baroque Giltwood & Polychrome Frame / Mirror, Late 17th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Baroque Giltwood & Polychrome Mirror Late 17th Century The arched rectangular later mirror plate flanked by two putti and carved flowering motif along the sides and the...
$3,708Sale Price / set|20% Off
Damascene Moorish Decorative Inlay Tea Table With Matching Wall Mirror
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Damascene Moorish Decorative Inlay Tea Table With Matching Wall Mirror Featuring A Repetitive Khatam Marquetry of Geometric Decorative Patterns 1910's Mirror Height 85.5cm Width 56...
Wood
English Queen Anne Early 18th Century Red Chinoiserie Lacquer Mirror
Located in Troy, NY
English Queen Anne Period red Chinoiserie decorated mirror of typical form with a strongly molded frame surrounding the divided mirror plate, topped by a crest with a vividly sculpte...
Oak
Chateau Giltwood and Painted Wall Mirror, Floral Crest, French, Circa 1860
Located in High Peak, GB
p0219 very attractive Louis Philippe XIXth century French giltwood and painted wall mirror, having original glass with minor imperfections in finely carved frame with floral crest to...
Gold Leaf
An Italian early 19th century Empire st. patinated Mahogany and Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately northern Italian early 19th century Empire st. patinated Mahogany and Giltwood mirror. This stunning Mahogany mirror is decorated with a Giltwood string of laurels at the b...
Mahogany, Giltwood
$1,960Sale Price|39% Off
English Early Georgian Red Japanned Pier Mirror with Original Beveled Plate
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English Georgian period red japanned pier mirror retaining an old possibly original beveled mirror plate. The piece is decorated in in an elegant restrained fashion the pierced cr...
Glass
$3,544Sale Price|20% Off
Mirror in black lacquered wood, with rich golden sculptures, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient mirror, fireplace in black lacquered wood, with rich sculptures and gilded carvings, from central Italy, from the late 19th century, maximum size with frame W 122 x H 196 cm....
Wood
Important and big richly carved and gilded mirror with sculpture, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique and important mirror richly carved and gilded, large and important cymatium with half bust carved in the upper arch, completed with frills and decorations on the entire borde...
Poplar
19th Century French Gilt Wall Mirror, Baroque Style, Giltwood Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A large 19th century french gilt wall mirror. This mirror has a beautiful gilt and gesso frame the carved frame has darkened slightly with age and has rich bright gold leaf showin...
Giltwood
19th Century Tall and Narrow Giltwood Dressing, Pier or Hall Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century giltwood dressing, hall or pier mirror of tall and narrow proportions and of exceptional quality. The shaped mirror glass plate is set within a finely hand ...
Glass, Giltwood
Large Franco-Flemish Baroque Late 17th Century Carved Walnut Mirror
Located in Troy, NY
Large Franco-Flemish Baroque Late 17th Century Carved Walnut Mirror. Very Decorative, Late 17th century, densely and exuberantly carved with figures and leafage, in the Manner of Dan...
Walnut
Near Pair of Victorian Period Ormolu Mounted and Engraved Mirrors
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The rectangle bevelled edged mirror plate bordered by engraved panels in Venetian style these finished with interlace beaded ormolu border, the upper section with scroll ormolu decor...
Brass
A Very Fine Tall 19th Century Giltwood Pier or Dressing Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th Century giltwood pier or dressing mirror of tall proportions and exceptional quality. The shaped, bevelled mirror glass plate is set within a stunningly hand carved...
Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Large Rococo Pier Mirror or Looking Glass, Likely English
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Rococo pier mirror or looking glass with hand carved scrollwork giltwood frame with foliate accents and scrolled crest, likely 18th century English. Appears to have retained i...
Glass, Giltwood
French Carved Wood & Gilt Cherub Acanthus Wall Mirror. Circa 1820.
Located in Charleston, SC
French carved wood & gilt five paneled wall mirror with center floral basket, ebonized cherubs, and acanthus carved floral corners. Early 19th Century
Gold Leaf
A Rare Pair of Irish 19th Century Giltwood Mirrors Labelled Strahan of Dublin
By Strahan of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare and impressive pair of Irish 19th Century giltwood mirrors labelled 'Strahan of Dublin' of exceptional quality and feature three étagère shelf wall brackets. The compart...
Glass, Giltwood
Pair of English Regency Antique Classical Painted Panel Pier Mirrors ca. 1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF REGENCY PARCEL-GILT PIER MIRRORS WITH GRISAILLE PAINTED PANELS England, circa 1810-30 74 7/8" H x 15 7/8" W x 1 5/8" D A finely executed pair of English Regency pier mirror...
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
A Pair of Early 20th Century Pier Mirrors in the Georgian Chippendale Manner
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous parcel gilt pair of early 20th Century well figured mahogany and giltwood pier mirrors in the Georgian Chippendale manner. This pair of mirrors are of exceptional quality...
Glass, Mahogany, Giltwood
Swedish Gustavian Period Gilt Pier Mirror with Ribbon & Foliate Swag Decoration
Located in Milford, NH
A Swedish Gustavian Period gilt pier mirror with pierce carved ribbon and foliate crest decoration, accented with foliate swags, continued on the beveled mirror surround and base. Da...
Gesso, Glass, Wood
A Large Swedish Neoclassical Giltwood Pier Mirror, circa 1820 with Arched Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Swedish Neoclassical Giltwood pier Mirror, the mirror features an arched crest and flanking fluted half columns, within the arch there is a decoraton reminiscet of a flower or ...
Giltwood
$7,027Sale Price|20% Off
Queen Anne Gilt Pier Mirror, circa 1700-1710. With gilt frame
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A Queen Anne carved giltwood pier mirror, circa 1700-1710.
Giltwood
French Black and Gilt Wall Mirror, Dragons and Crest This is a striking piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Black and Gilt Wall Mirror, Dragons and Crest This is a striking piece, the mirror frame is in black and gold with a mirror mosaic, in the centre at the top of the mirror th...
Gesso
Swedish Gilded Mirror, circa 1820 with Arched Crest and Flanking Half Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 19th century Swedish gilded mirror, circa 1820. This mirror features an arched crest and flanking fluted half columns. There are two lion carvings above each column. Within ...
Wood
A Fabulous Large 19th Century Giltwood Hall or Pier or Dressing Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century giltwood hall, pier or dressing mirror of large proportions and exceptional quality. The shaped mirror glass plate is set within a a finely hand carved, moul...
Glass, 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.