French Carved Giltwood Mirror with Light Painted Wood Surround, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A narrow inner molding, carved in a subtle cross-hatched pattern, borders the mirror glass and reinforces the overall symmetry of the design.
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
$1,301Sale Price|20% Off
Mosaic Wall Mirror by Berthold Müller Oerlinghausen, 1950
By Berthold Muller
Located in Oirlo, LI
Marked "Germany" in the metal on the wall bracket of the mirror. Construction made of wood-based materials and mirror glass, bordered with brass edge, the table and the frame of t...
Ceramic, Cut Glass, Wood
Large French Antique Oval Mirror, Giltwood & Blue Color, Art Deco, circa 1928
Located in Paris, FR
Large French antique mirror, oval shape, Art Deco period, circa 1928. Blue color frame is decorated with stylized foliages, overlaid with gold leaf, and highlighted by a black border...
Mirror, Giltwood
Cristal Art Large Round Hand-Cut Beveled Blue Crystal Mirror Model 2679, 1950s
By Cristal Arte
Located in New York, NY
Cristal Art important and elegant large circular mirror model 2679 with hand-cut, beveled blue crystal glass pieces framed by gilt brass borders and mirrored glass on a wooden backing.
Crystal
Mod. 1929 Rectangular Mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy, c.1960
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in London, GB
This particular piece is distinguished by its beautiful yellow coloured mirrored glass border which adds depth and dimension...catching the light in a way that enhances the mirror’s ...
Steel
Mod. 1929 Rectangular Mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy, c.1960
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
This particular piece is distinguished by its beautiful green coloured mirrored glass border which adds depth and dimension...catching the light in a way that enhances the mirror’s p...
Steel
1970s Midcentury Round Wall Mirror by Vereinigte Werkstätten München
By Vereinigte Werkstätten München
Located in Morazzone, Varese
1970s Midcentury Round Wall Mirror by Vereinigte Werkstätten München Large round luxury wall mirror made of a full brass frame with off-white painted border and crystal glass mirror.
Brass
Italian Bamboo and Rattan Mirror, 1970s Coastal Style
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Materials and Craftsmanship: The frame is made from beautifully arranged bamboo segments placed side by side, accented by a rattan border that surrounds the mirror glass. Between the...
Bamboo, Rattan
A Stunning 19th Century Adams Design Giltwood Overmantel or Hall Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
The finely hand carved, moulded and fluted giltwood frame with exquisitely detailed Neoclassical motifs throughout is surmounted with a stepped, broken swan neck pediment with centre...
Glass, Giltwood
$2,238Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Brass Mirrored Border with Glass Top Nesting Tables, Maison Jansen, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roma, IT
Set of three brass mirrored borders with glass top nesting tables. This fantastic set was designed in France by Maison Jansen during the 1970s.
Brass
$1,166Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Jansen Style Brass Mirrored Border Nesting Tables with Glass Top, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roma, IT
Set of two brass mirrored borders with glass top nesting tables. Maison Jansen designed this fantastic set in France during the 1970s.
Brass
Set of 3 Brass Mirrored Border Glass Tops Nesting Stacking Tables
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of three Italian modern brass and mirrored border glass tops nesting side end tables.
Brass
A Pair of Mid Twentieth Century Brass and Glass Tables
Located in London, England
A pair of period brass and glass square tables - mirrored borders to glass tops and octagonal column legs with original patina French, Mid Twentieth Century H 42.5 x W 45.5 x D 4...
Brass
Midcentury Smoked Glass Picture Frame Attributed to Fontana Arte, Italy 1970s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large picture frame in beveled amber glass and steel attributed to Fontana Arte. Overlapping there is a second glass with mirror border on which the photo is pos...
Metal, Steel
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Brass Two-Tier End Table with Swan and Webbed Foot Detail
Located in Chicago, IL
Canted corners and brass ribbon edged shelves. Glass surfaces bordered in mirror.
Brass
23-Karat Gold-Plated 1970s Belgo Chrom Two-Tier Coffee Table
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Weesp, NL
Both tiers are crafted with smoked glass panels bordered by bronze-mirrored edges, creating a harmonious interplay of reflective surfaces and subtle glamour.
Gold Plate
“Atado” Side Table, Attributed to Arturo Pani, Mexico, circa 1950s–1960s
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Its silhouette evokes a bundle of reeds, a sheaf of wheat, or an imagined tropical fountain—combining material strength, fantasy, and a striking decorative sensibility. The glass to...
Iron
Vintage Postmodern DIA Cantilever Brass / Chrome Side End Table / Karl Springer
By Design Institute America
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Postmodern DIA Cantilever brass and a dark chrome and glass Side End Table An interesting architectural side table with a mirror border glass insert top that can be replaced...
Brass
19c Anglo Indian Highly Carved Teak and Sandalwood Sarcophagus Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
The mirror has an ebonized border around the mirror glass which is bordered by bone molding.
Bone, Sandalwood, Teak
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.
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