19th C. Federal Style Gilt Wood Mirror w/ Eagle & Cornucopias
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
19th century federal style mirror, hand carved and intact, two cornucopias filled flanking either side of the eagle. Classic design element of the federal period (much like the con...
Plaster
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Ornate Baroque Gilt Wood Rectangular Wall Vanity Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique rectangular wall mirror featuring gilded plaster / gesso over wood frame, molded with swirling foliate and scallop motifs.
Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood
Large French 19th Century Rococo Giltwood Mirror with Sevres Porcelain Plaques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional and monumental French hand-carved gilt wood & plaster with real gold finish mirror in the Rococo style, lavishly adorned with elaborate rocaille and foliate motifs thr...
Porcelain, Mirror, Giltwood
$3,650Sale Price|20% Off
Large Water Gilt Austrian Rococo Style Mirror with Winged Lion, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
Hand carved mirror accompanied by water gilt accents on plaster.
Giltwood, Plaster, Wood
19thC Gilt Gesso & Carved Wood Mirror
Located in Altrincham, GB
19th-century moulded gilt gesso plaster and carved wood framed mirror with original glass, the crest with a bird amongst rococo scrolls - 31"w x 49"h
Gesso, Giltwood
$2,837
Gilded Overmantel Mirror
Located in London, England
Arch top gilded French overmantel with original plate and crest decoration. Circa 1880. H 180cm x W 109cm x D 16cm
Plaster, Pine
Large Antique French Monumental Gold Leaf Gilt Mirror, 1890
Located in Miami, FL
The ornaments were reinforced with steel mesh. Mirrors made a few decades later were smoothed with plaster, and ornaments were molded in with chalk.
Giltwood
Large Louis Philippe Arch Top Gilt Mirror (H 59 x W 38 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large Louis Philippe arch top wall mirror from France, featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated gold-leaf. Dimensions: H 59 inches x W 38 1/2 inches Other siz...
Glass, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster, Mirror
$6,994
19th Empire style mirror
Located in Wijnegem, BE
Large, highly decorative late 19th century Empire style mirror in faux "plum pudding mahogany" wood with raised gilded plaster elements.
Plaster, Wood
Large Louis Philippe Arch Top Gilt Mirror (H 53 1/4 x W 38)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large French arch top wall or overmantle mirror from the Louis Philippe period. Featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated gold-leaf - the wider scale frame has ...
Gesso, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster, Mirror, Glass
Louis Philippe Arch Top Gilt Mirror (H 49 1/4 x W 28 3/4)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Louis Philippe arch top wall mirror from France, featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated gold-leaf. Dimensions: H 49 1/4 inches x W 28 3/4 inches Other sizes...
Glass, Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
Large Louis Philippe Arch Top Gilt Mirror (H 52 7/8 x W 39)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large Louis Philippe arch top wall or overmantle mirror from France, featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated gold-leaf - the outer edge of the frame with a dec...
Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster, Mirror
French 19th Century Gold Gilt Mantel Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular French 19th century gold gilt mantel mirror with original glass revealing a line of curious, foxed patches across the top. The regal molding incorporates textural, flor...
Gold
$4,900
Large Painted Trumeau
Located in Washington, DC
A large painted trumeau with a plaster chariot decoration on the top.
Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Paint
Louis Philippe Arch-Top Gilt Wall or Standing Mirror (H 65 5/8 x W 39 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine tall French arch top wall or over-mantle mirror or floor standing mirror. from the Louis Philippe period, circa 1860. Featuring a moulded frame surround with a beautiful pati...
Gesso, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster, Mirror, Glass
Massive 19th Century Neoclassical Carved and Gilt Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and impressive mirror with a carved cornice with leafy bands and rosettes underneath. The wide top frieze with a band of palmettes framed by scrolled brackets. The surround o...
Wood, Plaster
$7,200Sale Price|40% Off
Early 19th Century Louis XIV style French painted gold mirror
Located in Houston, US
Grand Louis XV style French mirror with original mercury glass. Style is characterized by the Rococo style's elegant curves, intricate scrollwork and ornate detailing, typical of the...
Glass, Plaster, Wood
19th Century French Large Statement Floor Hand Carved Mirror Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
The frame is finished in a soft, light tone—likely painted wood and plaster. At the top, the mirror features an elegant decorative panel with carved ornamental motifs, including flor...
Wood
French 19th C. Louis Philippe Gilded Dressing Room
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic French Palatial dressing mirror featuring hand carved wood/plaster/gesso frame finished in hand applied gold leaf.
Gold Leaf
Pierrot Under the Moon Sculpture, Polychrome Plaster, France, ca. 1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Origin: France Date: circa 1900 Materials: Polychrome plaster and original beveled mirror Height: 26.6 inches (67.6 cm) Width: 9.25 inches (23.5 cm) Depth: 7.9 inches (20 cm)
Mirror, Plaster
Painted plaster sculpture depicting a skull. Italy late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A small painted plaster sculpture depicting a skull resting on a small red silk quilted cushion.
Copper
Japanese Antique Mirror with Hand-Painted Frame, 1880s-1890s, Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique mirror dating from the 1880s, crafted from solid wood and molded plaster ornamentation.
Wood, Plaster
Pair of French Maison Jansen Neoclassical Gilt Bronze & Mirrored Sconces
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Each sconce features a deep-profile oval frame made of carved wood and plaster with a cream-painted and gold-leaf finish.
Bronze, Gold Leaf
$5,600 / set
Pair of Antique English Mirror Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome pair of 19th Century English wall sconces featuring faux tortoise lacquer panels, a mahogany frame with gilt plaster trim around a rectangular mirror and a brass candle hold...
Brass
Rare Antique Gilt Wooden Mirror or Picture Floor Easel / Display Stand, 1900s
Located in Lisse, NL
Good condition, beautifully detailed and truly elegant, publicity picture stand. Because of the quality of the workmanship this beautiful easel is a joy to look at, even when there...
Wood, Plaster
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Wrapped Side Accent Table with Serving Tray
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details Below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Metal
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.