$3,500
Vintage Rope Mirror
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This vintage rope mirror features an ornate, gold-gilded plaster frame crafted to resemble a twisted rope, capturing the elegance of Regency-era style.
Glass, Mirror, Plaster, Wood
French Louis XVI Rope Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI black and cream mirror with rope design. Neoclassical elegance with graphic contrast—a French Louis XVI–style black and cream mirror with rope design of...
Mirror
Large 19th Century French Rope Twist Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A splendid large 19th Century French rope twist mirror. Such character!
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Cork Circular Gilt Rope Convex Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Cork circular gilt rope convex mirror. The outermost frame is gilt wood and plaster rope twist, bordering an ebonised reeded slip.
Mirror, Plaster, Giltwood
Italian Neoclassical Gilt Shell & Foliage Crest Dolphin Rope Wall Mirror, C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical shell and foliage crest gilt wood wall mirror with a serpentine rope border, flanking corner dolphins with intertwined rope, and resting on a lower outset corner...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Rope-Twist Oval Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
The boldly-carved rope-twist oval frame embellished with acanthus leaves all surrounding a later beveled mirror plate.
Giltwood
Large English Giltwood Rectangular Mirror Featuring a Rope Twist
Located in Montreal, QC
Large English giltwood rectangular mirror featuring a rope twist and shell design, set within an oak framing.
Wood
$5,655Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th Century Gold Gilt French Louis Philippe Mirror with Rope and Tassel
Located in Casteren, NL
The frame was enriched with a unique bow-knotted rope ending in tassels. The mirror has a very sleek and elegant appearance because of the clean stylized frame and intricate rope.
Gold Leaf
American Classical Eglomise Gilt Mirror with Rope and Medallion Carvings C. 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American Classical gilt carved wood eglomise mirror with decorative sphere, medallion, and rope carvings, and painted eglomise of American frigate ships at war.
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
Russian Mahogany Gilt Eagle and Bell Flower Garland Rope Wall Mirror, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Russian mahogany gilt eagle wall mirror with lambs tongue, beading, bell flower garland, and rope twisted border wall mirror.
Glass, Mahogany, Giltwood
English Tall Giltwood Rope Edge Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant full length mirror of rectangular shape with thick original mirror plate housed in a thin frame of carved giltwood in the form of rope.
Glass, Giltwood
1920s Art Deco Hexagonal Gold Leaf Mirror
By Maurice Jallot
Located in Miami, FL
Offered is a hexagonal-shaped gilt-framed round mirror made in France circa. the mid to late 1920s.
Gold Leaf
Large 18th Century Italian Rope & Tassels Decoration Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Berlin, DE
Large 18th Century Italian Rope & Tassels Decoration Carved Giltwood Mirror A large and excellently carved and 18th century giltwood mirror with a shaped arched plate within a m...
Wood
$16,387
Large Continental Mirror
Located in GB
A large and impressive antique mirror with an ornate gold gilt and heavily decorated frame with exceptional pierce carved scroll and foliate crest, surmounting a mirror flanked by ro...
Mirror
19th Century French Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
See This is an ornate gilt and silver painted wood mirror with a rope motif frame and decorative crest.
Mirror, Giltwood
$48,800
Elaborate Cobalt Blue Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elaborate cobalt glass mirror with twisted glass roping and metal corners.
Blown Glass, Mirror
Antique George III Admiral Lord Nelson Rope & Tassel Giltwood Over Mantel Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely Rare Example of a Period Late 18th Century George III Admiral Lord Nelson Over Mantel Mirror. An oval giltwood frame with rope and tassel design along the crown and stylize...
Hardwood
Dutch Arts & Crafts Hand Hammered Copper Wall Mirror of Practical Size, 1910s
By Conrad Fehn
Located in Lisse, NL
Height x width x depth: 13.6 x 18.1 x 1.1 inches. Height of this mirror including the rope/cord: 23.2 inches. We have a passion for the unique, for quality, for stylish yet practica...
Copper
$4,500
French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th Century rectangular French mirror with gesso gilt wood and undulating rope design.
Gold
Gilt Bronze Viennese Miniature Cheval Mirror
Located in London, GB
Beautiful antique ormolu/gilt bronze 19th century Viennese miniature mirror. Set on curved legs the mirror is held between tapered columns with adjustment screws to the top and with ...
Bronze
$1,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Six Antique and Vintage 20th Century French Faux Bamboo Frame with Foxed Mirrors
Located in Haarlem, NL
The smallest has a little piece of rope. The rest has their original chain. Two mirrors have some treated woodworm damage.
Mirror, Wood, Beech, Faux Bamboo
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English Elizabethan Mahogany Marble Top Shaving Mirror 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Elizabethan shaving mirror offers mahogany construction with arched mirror having flanking rope twist supports over marble top base, 19th century Measures- 27.75''H x...
Marble
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
Gilt Bronze Rococo Vanity Mirror, Ornate Floral Design, Circa 1900
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
The original bevelled mirror plate, which shows some small signs of foxing, is retained by a simple border of twisted rope-style beading.
Bronze
French Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Wall Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with exterior rope and beaded molded edge, red lacquer, and interior carved floral motif.
A Good Pair of Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirrors
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Good Pair of Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirrors The rectangular frames with very nicely etched floral and foliage designs within a spiral rope boarder, beveled mi...
Gesso, Giltwood
French Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Floral Wall Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with a rope motif border, flanking floral corners, interior molded edge, and resting on molded rectangular plinths, Early 19th century.
Gold Leaf
French Gilt Carved Wood Floral and Cherub Wall Mirror. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood wall mirror with centered crest medallion, flanking cherubs perched on acanthus carved plinths, surrounded by molded edge with rope, floral, and beaded motif.
Large French Gothic Style Carved Oak Wall Mirror An ideal piece for the hall
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Gothic Style Carved Oak Wall Mirror An ideal piece for the hall, a tall mirror, with twisted rope carving and a very unusual waisted shape to the sides.
Oak
American Classical Gilt Mirror with Acorn, Shell, and Medallion Carvings C. 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American Classical gilt carved wood mirror with decorative acorn, shell, medallion, and rope carvings.
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
$12,000 / set
Pair of Spanish Colonial Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of oval 19th century Spanish Colonial giltwood mirrors. Intertwined rope design on frame, mirror insets in frame.
Glass
Antique Overmantel Mirror
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Large antique Irish carved giltwood overmantel mirror. The rope twist decorated shaped frame, surmounted by an ornate foliate pediment with flanking carvings to the base.
Giltwood
French Trumeau Style Giltwood Console Mirror, Baroque, 1870
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Trumeau Style Pier Console Mirror This tall Mirror is an elegant piece, it has an aged gilt frame with swags, garlands and ribbons decorating the top and the wide moulded f...
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Boiserie Trumeau
Located in Sheffield, MA
Originally part of a boiserie room panelling with swags and rope design molding framing the mirror. Mirror is distressed.
Wood, Paint
$1,080Sale Price / set|44% Off
Pair of Mirrored and Giltwood Two Light Bullseye Sconces NYC, circa 1910
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of giltwood and gilt metal wall sconces with mirrored backs. The round framed backs with mirrors with rope style metal arms supporting two candle lights.
Metal
Antique Large Edwardian Silver Plated Oval Gallery Cocktail / Decanter Tray
Located in Suffolk, GB
The tray features a beautifully pierced gallery with geometric lattice decoration and a finely detailed rope twist border surrounding the mirrored base.
Silver Plate
$3,680Sale Price|20% Off
Antique c.1800's Louis XIII side or cocktail table, by Merklen Bros.
By Merklen Brothers
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The tabletop has a spiral rope molding around the apron, mirroring the twisted leg silhouette.
Wood
Austrian Mother of Pearl Etui Sewing Box with London Scene by Balthasar Wigand
Located in Northampton, GB
When opened the Sewing Box features a fully fitted and original sewing kit with mother of pearl tools and accessories with gold mounts and an inner mirror with red rope work. The Aus...
Shell
Unavailable|$3,550
Distressed Gilt Oval Antiqued Mirror Hung by Rope
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mirror is antiqued see all imaging. Hung by rope.
Rope, Mirror, Wood
Unavailable|$2,590
THE NAUTICAL MIRROR
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
The circular mirror with rosewood finish and ebonized interior detail with lacquer rope trim and inset beveled mirror.
Unavailable|$16,387
Large Continental Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive antique mirror with an ornate gold gilt and heavily decorated frame with exceptional pierce carved scroll and foliate crest, surmounting a mirror flanked by ro...
Unavailable|$12,500
Adam Period Carved Giltwood Neoclassical Mirror. English, Circa 1775
Located in New York, NY
Very fine carved giltwood Adam mirror with carved rope and ribbon ornament centered by a patera above a classical urn with flowers.
Giltwood, Mirror
Unavailable|$5,700
Federal Mirror with Églomisé Panel
Located in Litchfield, CT
The looking glass is flanked by concave columns centered with rope-twisting above blocks. The mirror has remained in exceptional condition.
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Unavailable|$8,950
18th Century Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror, France
Located in Carmel, CA
The lower glass has panel molding with double decorative detail, The larger detail is an acanthus leaf roping. These Louis XVI mirrors were part of a painted paneled room that was in...
Mercury Glass, Wood
Unavailable|$5,517
George III Style Water Gilded Mirror in Gilder's Special Finish
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
George III style gilt and ebonized overmantel mirror with rope and tassel surround. Stylized dolphins support candle shelves either side.
Unavailable|$3,800
Trumeau Mirror
Located in Southampton, NY
Ecru Drape Crowned Trumeau with Carved Tassel Rope Decoration Framing Mirror
Unavailable|$3,400
William IV Giltwood Mirror
Located in Sydney, NSW
William IV giltwood mirror the rope twist frame with carved acanthus pediment, circa 1850.
Wood
Unavailable
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH MIRROR
Located in BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY
MAGNIFICENT ROPE TWIST GILTWOOD MIRROR WITH EBONIZED WOOD AND DOLPHIN AND REED FORMS CULMINATING IN A GILDED ROCK BASE THIS MAGICAL MIRROR HAS ITS ORIGINAL BEAUTIFUL GLASS
Giltwood, Glass
Unavailable|$875
Gordon Russell "Lygon" Bulb Bowl (Silvered bronze).
By Gordon Russell
Located in Southampton, NY
Dish rests on 3 bun feet ornamented with rope edging. This mirrors the larger Rope moulding on the Edge of the Bowl.
Silver Plate
19th Century French Carved and Gilt Rope Mirror
Located in East Hampton, NY
Exceptional large carved and giltwood rope mirror. Great scale an important piece!
Gold
Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Rope Twist Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Regency Napoleon III style hand-carved gilt rope mirror featuring a large stylized bow and tassel crest.
Giltwood, Mirror
Sold|$9,800
Venetian Water Gilt Mirrors
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Venetian water gilt, ribbon and tassel intertwined rope mirrors. Mirror plate replaced.
Glass, Wood
Sold|$1,980
19Th Century Giltwood Rope Twist Oval Mirror
Located in London, GB
A 19th-Century Giltwood and Gesso Rope-twist Oval Mirror of unusually complete condition.
Gesso, Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
Sold|$12,750
Oval Gilt Rope Twist Mirror
Located in Westwood, NJ
A bold and large scale Continental oval gilt mirror with bowknot crest and double ropetwist surround.
Sold|$2,800
Unusual needlepoint and rope-twist mirror
Located in New York, NY
Unusual needlepoint mirror with velvet fabric simulating rope-twist pattern
Sold|$2,800
English Regency Rope Twist Oval Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
Oval with gold and ebonized carved rope frame with original mirror plate with oxidation.
Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century French Gilded Rope Frame Mirrors
Located in Troy, MI
This pair of dramatic French mirrors has a twisted gilded rope frame with bow crest.
Metal
English Georgian Period 1820s Giltwood Convex Mirror with Twisted Rope Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian period giltwood convex mirror from the early 19th century, with ebonized accents and twisted rope motifs.
Mirror, 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.
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.