Solid Burl Wood Sculptural Asymmetrical Mirror, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Mirror carved out of solid burl wood.
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Asymmetric Mirror 1960s
Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An asymmetrical Italian brass framed wall mirror. Beautiful with its amazing design.
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Large Asymmetric Pine Wall Coat rack with integrated Mirror, France, 1960s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large asymmetric pine wall coat rack with integrated mirror, France, 1960s.
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1960s Asymmetric Beveled Mirror with a Beveled Bronze Mirror Frame, Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Asymmetric beveled mirror with a beveled smoked bronze mirror frame (some faults) Italy, circa 1960.
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
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An asymmetrical Italian brass framed wall mirror. Beautiful with its amazing design.
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
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An asymmetrical Italian brass framed wall mirror. Beautiful with its amazing design.
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An asymmetrical Italian brass framed wall mirror. Beautiful with its amazing design.
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This unique Italian wall mirror boasts an elegant, asymmetrical design that captures attention with its sculptural form. Framed in polished brass, it adds a warm, luxurious touch to ...
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Danish Rosewood Mirror Asymmetrical Frame Th Poss Eftf, Denmark, 1960s
By Th. Poss' Eftf Copenhagen
Located in Basel, BS
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An asymmetrical Italian brass framed wall mirror. Beautiful with its amazing design.
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length ...
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An asymmetrical Italian brass framed wall mirror. Beautiful with its amazing design.
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An asymmetrical Italian brass framed wall mirror. Beautiful with its amazing design.
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An asymmetrical Italian brass framed wall mirror. Beautiful with its amazing design. Measurements: Height 76 cm Width 35 cm Depth 26 cm.
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length ...
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Vintage Teak Danish Mirror Aarhus Glasimport, 1960
By Aarhus glasimport & glassliberi
Located in Oirlo, LI
What an eye-catcher! Vintage teak asymmetrical mirror from Denmark, 1960s. Produced by Aarhus Glasimport og Glassliberi, mirror is marked.
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French Sunburst Asymmetric Mirror in Rattan, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Riviera Sunburst Asymmetrical Mirror in Rattan, 1960s Handcrafted starburst sunburst mirror with rattan frame.
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Mediterranean Rattan Wicker Asymmetric Ovoid Sunburst Mirror, France, 1960s
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Mediterranean Rattan Wicker Asymmetric Ovoid Sunburst Mirror, France, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage rattan or wicker ovoid shaped asymmetric sunburst mirror. This piece has all the taste of the Mediterranean coast style and it is in excellent vintage condition, France, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An asymmetrical Italian brass framed wall mirror. Beautiful with its amazing design.
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Italian Brass Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Italian wall mirror combines modern artistry with a touch of sophistication. The mirror’s unique, asymmetrical shape is framed minimally, featuring two elegant black brass handl...
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German Red Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror by Arax Zierspiegel, 1960s, Germany
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German Red Framed Asymmetrical Wall Mirror by Arax Zierspiegel, 1960s, Germany
By Arax
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An asymmetrical German brass framed wall mirror by Arax Zierspiegel. Beautiful with its amazing design.
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Coffee Table
Located in SouthPort, CT
Three tiered coffee table of stepped asymmetrical form with mirrored surfaces, c. 1960's.
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Fully Front Mirrored Asymmetric Wardrobe with Brass Legs, Germany 1960s
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Fully Front Mirrored Asymmetric Wardrobe with Brass Legs, Germany 1960s
By Münchner Werkstätten
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Fully front mirrored wardrobe with beautiful brass legs, Germany 1960s. Goof condition. Worldwide shipping.
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
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Asymmetric Mirror 1960s For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of asymmetric mirror 1960s is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct asymmetric mirror 1960s — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of asymmetric mirror 1960s available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of asymmetric mirror 1960s to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern asymmetric mirror 1960s are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made asymmetric mirror 1960s over the years, but those made by Arax, Fontana Arte and Max Ingrand are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Asymmetric Mirror 1960s?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,200, while they’re typically $599 on the low end and $18,500 highest priced.
A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Vintage mirrors have long been a measure of craftsmanship, from gilded Rococo frames to the sunburst shapes that became a signature of mid-century design.
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An arched or sunburst mirror reads more decorative, while a plain rectangular frame lets the room around it stand out. Hang one above a vintage vanity or a mid-century modern dresser, or lean a larger floor mirror against the wall as a standalone piece.
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Foxing and an aged frame usually read as character rather than damage, worth weighing against a listing's condition notes. For placement ideas, our 12 dramatic mirrors feature is a good place to start. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era and designer on record, and the 1stDibs Promise covers each purchase.