French Oval Convex Wall Mirror with Giltwood Frame, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French oval convex mirror from circa 1920, set within a richly giltwood frame.
Mirror, Giltwood
$665Sale Price|50% Off
19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Framed Beveled Mirror
Located in Malibu, CA
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement square framed mirror with wide, flat, highly decorated flat surface.
Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood
19th Century French Gilt Framed Mirror
Located in Ongar, GB
A lovely 19th century French gilt framed mirror in nice distressed condition with original foxed glass mirror plate.
Wood
French Antique Bamboo Wall Mirror, Hand-Carved Frame, 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from France made with a bamboo structured frame.
Bamboo, Mirror
Black Forest Mirror Carved Frame German
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant German Black Forest mirror Glass is clear and blemish free, perfect for modern interiors Intricately carved frame with floral motifs and lions to the top Great for a rustic l...
Wood
English Vanity Mirrors with Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Frames - Two Available
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of elegant English vanity or table-top mirrors from the late 19th century - each mirror featuring a rectangular wooden ogee frame with a beautiful Chinoiserie design over blac...
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Arts & Crafts Inlaid Wood Framed Mirror
Located in Petworth, GB
A very pretty Arts & Crafts wall mirror The frame is made from rosewood With a decorative mother of pearl and fruit wood inlay floral design to the top There is a chequerboard inlay ...
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Small Brutalist Mirror with Hammered Copper and Brass Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This slim rectangular mirror features a copper embossed frame adorned with round brass metal brads.
Brass, Copper
French Carved Framed Mirror in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome framed carved wood mirror in walnut.
Walnut
Large 19th Century Giltwood Wall Mirror, Carved Foliate Design Frame
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 19th Century Giltwood Wall or Overmantel Mirror. Mirror features a rectangular form with classic beaded inner border, layered molding, deeply carved foliate motifs, and a gilde...
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Baroque Carved Ebonized Frame/Mirror
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Northern Italian Baroque intricately carved ebonized frame, inset with antiqued mirror glass. The frame with cove carved 'ripple' molding and its original forged iron ...
Glass, Walnut
French 18th Century Regence Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 18th century Regence period double framed giltwood mirror. The central original mirror plate is framed within a finely carved giltwood band with an interlocking des...
Mirror, Giltwood
French 19th Century Régence St. Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Régence st. double framed giltwood mirror. The mirror retains all of its original beveled mirror plates set within a fine beaded band and beautiful car...
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th C English White Painted Window Frame Mirror
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1900 wood window has been painted off white and now frames a mirror. Arched center with rectangular panes that arch at the top.
Mirror, Wood
Antique French Mirror with Hand-Carved Frame and Original Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive antique French mirror featuring a monumental hand-carved wooden frame adorned with deeply sculpted foliate, vine, and botanical motifs.
Giltwood, Mirror
Italian 19th Century Regence St. Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century Regence st. double framed giltwood mirror. The mirror retains all of its original mirror plates throughout with the central mirror plate set within a...
Mirror, Giltwood
French 18th Century Regence Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 18th century Régence Period double framed giltwood mirror. The frame displays striking and intricately detailed foliate designs and beautiful detailed pierced folia...
Mirror, Giltwood
French Faux Bamboo Mirror with Turned Wood Frame, Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French faux bamboo mirror from circa 1900, featuring a turned wood frame with warm medium-brown patina and bamboo-inspired detailing.
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Early 20th Century English Draft Horse Collar Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century leather horse collar, once resting against the powerful shoulders of a draft horse, now frames a looking glass with unapologetic character. The curved leather i...
Iron
$767Sale Price|45% Off
Antique Aesthetic Movement Multi Toned Gilt Framed Mirror
Located in Malibu, CA
Late 19th Century/early 20th century Aesthetic Movement giltwood frame with gilt flower & leaf motif set between a small repeat pattern of crossed square on the inner & outer...
Hardwood, Mirror, Gesso
Irish Regency Giltwood and Ebonised Four-Light Girandole Mirror, 19th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Jackson’s primary output was mirror frames, the firm supplied clients such as the Earl of Aldborough A similar mirror by Arthur Williams for Richard Jackson see Knight of Glin Irish ...
Giltwood
Italian Early 19th Century Baroque Double Framed Mecca Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The original central mirror plate is framed within a most decoratively shaped mottled border.
Mirror, Wood
French 19th Century Régence St. Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and very high quality French 19th century Régence st. double framed giltwood mirror. The mirror retains all of its original mirror plates throughout with the central on...
Ormolu
English Pine Wall Mirror with Simple Moulded Frame, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A restrained English wall mirror in pine, dating to circa 1900, defined by its clean proportions and warm, natural surface.
Mirror, Pine
Vintage Pinecone Frame Mirror with Antique Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wider format wall mirror with a dense pinecone frame, built from natural elements applied over a wood structure.
Other
19th Century Early American Style Solid Oak Frame Wall Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid 19th Century Early American Style Solid Oak Frame Wall Mirror. Stained Oak. Measures 40" in width, 1" in depth and 27"H in height.
Mirror, Oak
Italian Hall Foyer Wall Mirror with Gold Giltwood Frame
Located in New York, NY
A tall slender Italian mirror with a gold giltwood frame in the Gothic design style, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy.
Mirror, Giltwood
FINE & COLLECTABLE ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN BRASS FRAMED CONVEX BUTLERS WALL MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this very nice Victorian Brass wall mirror circa 1890-1910 with convex butlers glass Please note the delive...
Brass
Italian Baroque Carved Ebonized Frame/Mirror
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Northern Italian Baroque intricately carved ebonized frame, inset with old mercury glass. The frame with cove carved 'ripple' molding and its original forged iron hook...
Mercury Glass, Ebony
French Circa 1900 Tramp Art Mirror with Geometric Carved Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Tramp Art mirror dating to circa 1900, featuring a richly hand-carved wooden frame with layered geometric decoration and deeply chip-carved surfaces.
Mirror, Wood
Unusual Large Painted Early 18th Century Frame with Mirror, Italian
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unusual Large Painted Early 18th Century Frame with Mirror, Italian
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Oval French Mirror, Giltwood Frame, Late 19th Century
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful 19th century French mirror with lovely patina! Mirrors of this style are quite versatile and can be beautifully displayed in traditional or contemporary styled ro...
Mirror, Giltwood
Napoleon III Style French Mirror, Bronze Ormolu Frame, Antique, 1880
Located in Austin, TX
This spectacular mirror features side mirrors to create a cushion affect to the central mirror.
Metal
Framed American Victorian Style Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian style rectangular wall mirror mounted in a textured relief giltwood frame with a carved leaf exterior border.
Giltwood
English 19th Century Square Framed Bullseye Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Auspicious symbols of flowers, leaves, and curled tendrils that have been artfully etched into the glass to relieve any doubts about the good intentions of this mysterious mirror. An...
Mercury Glass, Pine
STUNNING ANTiQUE VICTORIAN HAND CARVED FLAMED HARDWOOD FRAMED OVAL MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Victorian Oval wall mirror with original Mercury plate glass and heavily carved frame in...
Mirror, Hardwood
Rococo Giltwood Mirror with Foliage Floral Frame, Spain 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Rococo Console Mirror with Crest Eye-catching Rococo Style giltwood mirror with foliage and floral carved details on the frame and striped and scroll decorations.
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Hand-Carved Baroque Mirror with Ornate Frame
Located in London, GB
This beautiful carved wood framed mirror was made in Italy in the 19th century.
Mirror, Wood
19th Century American Empire Classical Style Giltwood Frame Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century American Empire Classical Style Giltwood Frame Mirror measuring 29" in width and 19.5" in height.
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Period French Regence Gilt and Carved Wood Frame/ Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
Originally a frame and then sometime in the late 19th to early 20th century it was given an additional top crest turning it into a mirror.
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century Venetian Mirror, Hand-Painted Wood Frame, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Venetian mirror with a heavily carved and hand-painted frame.
Paint, Wood, Mirror
$1,017Sale Price|27% Off
Large Art Nouveau Teak Frame for Mantelpiece Mirror or Picture, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Art nouveau french frame made circa 1920. The frame can be used to highlight a painting or to support a mirror.
Wood
Small French Walnut Framed Mirror with Deep Moulding, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A quietly refined presence, this French mirror dates to the 19th century and features a warm walnut frame with deep moulding and rich patina.
Mirror, Walnut
$2,334Sale Price|20% Off
Large papier-mâché frame, for a picture or mirror, very rich, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient and very large papier-mâché frame, ideal for framing a painting or mirror, very rich hollowed out motif, unobtainable, made of papier-mâché and of this size and well-preserve...
Paper
Large Oval Facetted Mirror in a Rectangular Oak Frame 1920s
Located in Meer, VAN
Oval Facetted Mirror in a Rectangular Oak Frame 1920s This early 20th century mirror features a striking design with an oval-shaped mirror plate set within a rectangular wooden frame.
Mirror, Oak
Antique French Louis Philippe Mirror, Alsace, Two-Tone Gilded Frame
Located in Casteren, NL
A particularly distinctive feature of this mirror is its sophisticated two-tone gilding. The higher-relief elements of the frame are finished in silver leaf, subsequently toned with ...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
$822Sale Price|45% Off
Victorian Hand-Crafted Gesso Frame Mirror, Ivory Finish, USA, 1890s
Located in Malibu, CA
Classic antique Victorian hand crafted wide ornate gesso frame, hand painted in ivory frame with a new beveled mirror.
Gesso, Hardwood, Mirror
$317Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Edwardian Oval Mahogany framed Wall Mirror
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Antique Edwardian Oval Mahogany framed Wall Mirror. Showing original side brackets as once a vanity chest mirror.
Mahogany
A pair of convex mirrors, brass stylized figures frame. Italy, 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A Pair of round convex wall mirrors, Wunderkammer style, with embossed brass frames.
Brass, Iron
Victorian Bamboo Wall Mirror with Rush Frame, Aesthetic Movement
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (19th century) large rectangular bamboo wall mirror with a red rush matted frame border trimmed with strips of bamboo.
Gold Leaf
Portuguese Mirror with Frame, end 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese mirror with frame end 19th century. WALL MIRROR D.
Wood
Art Deco Oval Gilt Wall Mirror, Rococo Frame, Bevelled Glass, 1920
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
An Art Deco oval gilt wall mirror The mirror has a very attractive 2” wide gilt Frame in a Rococo style decoration.
Mirror
$1,124Sale Price / set|20% Off
Rococo Style Gilt Metal Table Mirrors and Candlestick & Picture Frame, Set of 3
Located in Wembley, GB
This elegant 20th-century vanity set captures the romantic opulence and theatrical flourish of the Rococo period, defined by elaborate scrollwork, asymmetrical curves, foliate orname...
Metal
17th Century Italian Ebonised Ripple Framed Mirror
Located in London, GB
The rectangular plate within a cushion frame of convex and carved ripple moulding. Minor age related wear, including signs of old worm, cracks and splits but very much commensurate ...
Walnut
Baroque, Monumental Dutch Ripple Frame Wall Mirror, Ebonized Wood, 19th c.
Located in Stamford, CT
Baroque, Monumental Dutch Ripple Frame Wall Mirror, Ebonized Wood, Netherlands, late 19th-early 20th century Large example of a late 19th century Dutch ripple mirror having it's ori...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Large Gilt Rococo Wall Mirror with Ornate Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large gilt rococo wall mirror. The mirror is in a 5” wide decorate gilt Rococo Style frame This is a beautiful and quite elaborate piece, the glass and frame are in good antique...
Mirror
French 18th Century Hand-Carved Frame with New Mirror Plate
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
It now houses a new mirror plate, a beautiful contrast against the old frame.
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint
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.
Repairs and replacements can go toward devaluing any piece of antique or vintage furniture, and any modifications or repairs done to a centuries-old mirror should be handled by experts and executed with care. Because antique Venetian mirrors were handcrafted by Italian artisans and can in some cases be hundreds of years old, it is strongly recommended that you consult with experts in the field of restoring antique or decorative mirrors in the event that your piece should require restorative work.
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.