19th Century French Louis Phillippe Silver Ripple Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century beautiful French Louis Phillippe Silver Ripple Mirror. With original glass and backing boards.
Silver
Early 19th C. Ebonised Tuscan Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
An ebonised ripple frame mirror from early 19th C. Tuscany. Beautiful original foxed mercury mirror plate.
Mirror, Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Ebonised Ripple Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Northern Italian ebonised ripple moulded mirror. The later rectangular plate within a bold cushion frame of various ripple carved mouldings.
Mirror, Wood, Pearwood
Late 18th Century Italian Ebonised Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
Late 18th Century Northern Italian ebonised ripple moulded mirror. The beautiful later rectangular plate within a bold cushion frame of various ripple carved mouldings.
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Ebonised & Gilt Ripple Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
The mirror plate has a wonderful ripple effect, giving a slightly distorted reflection on approach and perfect clarity when adjacent.
Mirror, Pine
Baroque, Flemish Ripple Mirror, Carved Walnut, Mirror, Belgium, 18th c.
Located in Stamford, CT
Baroque Style, Flemish Ripple Wall Mirror, Carved Walnut, Mirror, Belgium, 18th c.
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Large Ripple Mirror with Medallion Corners
Located in New Orleans, LA
An elegant 19th century French Empire mirror featuring a beautifully rippled mercury glass plate framed by finely detailed medallion corners.
Wood
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
French Gilt Ripple Frame mirror 187cm
Located in MILL, NL
Very large gilded neck mirror / mirror. Originally from France. Late 19th century. Finished all round with a gilded ribbed pattern. The frame contains the original mercury mirror gl...
Mirror, Giltwood
Ripple frame mirror 18th century
Located in MILL, NL
Ripple-frame mirror, 18th century Presumably a Belgian or Dutch ripple-frame mirror.
Walnut
Early 19th Century Dutch Ripple Moulded Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th Century Dutch mirror in the 17th Century style. Ripple moulded frame foxed glass plate.
Ebony
Late 17th Century Italian Ripple Moulded Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A stunning late 17th or early 18th Century North Italian ebonised and carved ripple-moulded and giltwood mirror. The wonderfully foxed rectangular mercury plate within a carved giltw...
Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Late 17th Century Ebony Ripple Moulded Mirror
Located in London, by appointment only
A large-scale early 18th century Dutch ripple moulded ebony mirror retaining its exceptional original mirror plate.
Ebony
Grand Scale 19th Century Flemish Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Grand Scale 19th Century Flemish ebonised and carved wood ripple frame mirror. With lightly foxed mercury glass mirror plate.
Wood
A Large 19th Century Dutch Ebonised Ripple Mould Mirror
Located in London, GB
Low Countries, circa 1890 A late nineteenth century Dutch mirror, the frame with bands of ebonised ripple moulding.
Wood
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Large Antique Empire Flame Mahogany Ripple Edged Mirror C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
This substantial wall mirror features a distinctive ripple-edged frame, showcasing the elegant decorative carving characteristic of the period.
Mahogany
A French mahogany Dutch Ripple style mirror, C 1890.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The oval mirror supported in a frame with ripple and swirl carvings.
Mahogany
Large Antique Classical Flame Mahogany Ripple Edge Mirror Unsigned C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
This large antique mirror features a classical design, crafted from flame mahogany with a distinctive ripple edge.
Wood
19c French Antique Louis Philippe Gilded Mirror with Ripple Detail
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 19th-century French Louis Philippe antique mirror featuring a gilded frame with elegant ripple detailing.
Giltwood
Italian Baroque Manner Ebonized and Ripple Carved Mirror Frame, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Italian Baroque Manner ripple carved ebonized frame, with antiqued mirror glass.
Glass, Wood
Dutch Baroque Tortoiseshell Veneered & Ripple-Molded Ebonized Mirror, 17/18thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of rectangular form with varying moldings of ripple and cushion forms, the frame overall with ebonized ground and applied tortoiseshell veneers
Tortoise Shell
Italian Faux Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A carved wood and faux tortoiseshell eight sided mirror with ripple frame and brass accents. Italy, circa 1900.
Mirror, Wood
An Italian Late 19th Century Ebonized And Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in London, GB
An Italian 19th century mirror from and earlier 18th century style, with cushion moulding and Ripple design.
Mirror
$4,890 / set
Pair of Ebonised Guilloche Framed Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A pair of large antique rectangular wall mirrors with fruitwood Ripple or Guillochè frames.
Walnut
Dutch antique tortoiseshell hanging wall mirror
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Dutch tortoiseshell mirror Ebonised ripple moulded frame of concave form, the old mirror plate with blemishes.
Tortoise Shell
Pair of carved ebonised wood and trompe l'oeil turshell mirrors, XIXth c.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of wooden ebonised and tortoiseshell trompe l'oeil painted mirrors, moulded ripple-carved frames of stepped rectangular form, each enriched with six rectangular tortoiseshell im...
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The rippling texture of this symmetrical mirror dazzles in the light, its gilded molding carved like waves of finely-woven rattan, an exotic effect underscored by rococo garlands ani...
Mirror, Wood
Dutch Ripple Frame, Mirror or Picture Frame, Tortoise, Ebonized Wood, 18th c.
Located in Stamford, CT
Baroque, Dutch Ripple Frame, Mirror or Picture Frame, Faux Tortoiseshell, Ebonized Wood, 18th c.
Wood
Antique French Faux Bamboo Washstand - Napoleon III Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Originally intended for use in a bedroom or dressing room, it now makes a versatile piece suitable as a bedside cabinet, bathroom stand, hallway table or decorative accent furniture....
Marble
Boats on the water From Yii Keo China
By Katharine Jowett
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Painted during her years living in Beijing and traveling through the region, this work shows a cluster of traditional wooden boats moored along the water’s edge, their tall masts ris...
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Dutch Ripple Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classically proportioned Dutch ripple mirror.
Glass, Wood
18th Century Anglo-Dutch Whale Bone and Ebony Ripple Mirrors
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine pair of 18th century Anglo-Dutch mirrors. Ebony in ripple form encasing whale bone and silvered glass.
Bone, Ebony
German Ripple Carved Gilt Mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A strikingly shaped large German mirror with concentric bands of Flemish style ripple carved mouldings.
Giltwood
Unavailable
H 14.57 in W 11.62 in D 13.78 in
Late 19th century Dutch ebonised ripple frame style mirror
Located in London, GB
Ebonised Dutch style ripple frame mirror with amber style cabochons and bone scrimshaw corners.
Wood
19th Century French Ripple Style Oval Mirror with Mercury Plate
Located in Chudleigh, Devon
A very attractive oval mirror of pleasing color and design, retaining its original mercury mirror plate.
Composition
Baroque Style Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Wonderful Large Baroque Style, Ripple Carved and Brass Repousse' Mirror with a French Makers Label on the back.
Brass
19th Century Flemish Red Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
19th century Flemish red tortoiseshell mirror with ebony ripple moldings. Impressive in size and thickness of moldings.
Ebony
19th C. Italian Ebonised Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
Ebonised 19th C. Italian ripple mirror. Lightly foxed mercury mirror plate.
Mirror
Rare Pair Of Ebonised 19Th C. Italian Ripple Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of 19th C. Ebonised Italian ripple mirrors with nicely foxed & sparkly mercury mirror plate.
Mirror, Wood
17th Century Italian Ebonised Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
17th Century Italian ebonised pearwood mirror with carved ripple moulding. The rectangular plate within a cushion frame of convex and carved ripple moulding with inner eared corner...
Glass, Mirror, Wood
19th Century Walnut Flemish Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
A mid nineteenth century walnut ripple molded mirror with segmented frame and gilt bronze hanging handle.
Walnut
Italian Large 17th Century Ebonised Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large late 17th Century Italian ebonised fruitwood (probably pear) graduated cushion mirror. With an abundance of various carved mouldings including ripple, wave and basket weave...
Mirror, Wood
Large 19th Century Italian Faux-Bois Painted Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large early 19th century faux-bois painted ‘ripple’ frame mirror with attractively foxed mercury glass plate.
Mercury Glass, Oak
Baroque, Ebonized Wood, Dutch Ripple Frame, Large Wall Mirror, 19th C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Baroque, Ebonized Wood, Dutch Ripple Frame, Large Wall Mirror, Netherlands, 19th c.
Wood
Polychromed Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An octagonal Venetian 18th century mirror with the original painted polychromed decoration.
19th century Rippled gilt wall mirror
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very elegant and high quality 19th century French gilt mirror with thick gesso decoration. The mirror plate is totally original and has a nice amount of foxing. Height 66cm...
Mirror, Giltwood
Flemish Ebony Ripple Mould Mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good example of an ebony ripple frame mirror.
Dutch Ebonized Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A Dutch ebonized ripple picture frame now fitted with 19th Century mirror.
Dutch Ripple Mold Mirror Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Dutch mirror frame with ebonized wood ripple molding and gilt repousse copper molding.
Dutch Ripple Mold Mirror Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Mirror frame in the classic Dutch Baroque ripple style with gilt inner molding and original glass, 19th century.
Late 17th Century English Ripple Moulded Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An incredibly rare example of a 17th Century English ripple-moulded looking glass. Exotic wood frame with naturally distressed plate. Several highly respected individuals in the worl...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Dutch Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century ebonized ripple frame mirror.
North Italian Ebonised Ripple-Moulded Mirror
Located in London, GB
A FINE NORTH ITALIAN EBONISED RIPPLE-MOULDED MIRROR, LATE 17th CENTURY.
Softwood
19th Century French Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A 19th century silver gilt ripple frame mirror with beautiful original mercury plate glass.
Wood
Queen Anne Ripple Molded Walnut Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
A beautifully shaped period Queen Anne walnut mirror with ripple molded frame and original mercury plate, having a simple yet striking design and mellow patina.
Wood, Glass
19Th C. Mercury Glass Spanish Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A good sized 19th C. Spanish ripple frame mirror. Nicely patinated frame with sparkly mercury mirror plate.
Mirror
French 19th Century Gilt Mirror with Rippled Border
Located in Woodbury, CT
French 19th century gilt mirror with original glass.
Mirror, Giltwood
Dutch Faux Tortoise Shell Ripple Mold Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome 18th century Dutch cushion frame mirror with faux painted tortoise shell surrounded by ebonized ripple molding.
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.