Northern Italian Gilt-Wood Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant carved gilt-wood mirror with cut mirror accents. Original diamond dust mirror glass with spotting and loss.
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Chireno, TX
Subtle amounts of diamond dust cluster around mirror’s edges and joint where the two mirror plates meet.
Mirror, Gesso, Giltwood
$8,400 / set
Pair of Neo Gothic Stripped Pine Mirrors
Located in Chireno, TX
Each frame contains its original mercury-backed silvered two-panel mirror. Attractive 'diamond dust' covers both mirrors' edges.
Mirror, Wood
French 19th Century Vertical Gold Gilt Mirror with Floral crest
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional large scale mirror hand-crafted in France, this piece is vertical symmetrical and the original mirror plate sparkles with diamond dust..
Giltwood
French 19th Century Vertical Gold Gilt Mirror with Floral crest
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional large scale mirror hand-crafted in France, this piece is vertical symmetrical and the original mirror plate sparkles with diamond dust..
Giltwood
French 20th Century Rectangular Vertical Gold Gilt Mirror with Floral crest
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional rectangular mirror hand-crafted in France, this piece is vertical symmetrical and the original mirror plate sparkles with diamond dust..
Giltwood
French 19th Century Large Vertical Gold Gilt Mirror with Floral crest
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional large scale mirror hand-crafted in France, this piece is vertical symmetrical and the original mirror plate sparkles with diamond dust..
Giltwood
French 19th Century Large Vertical Gold Gilt Mirror with Floral crest
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional large scale mirror hand-crafted in France, this piece is vertical symmetrical and the original mirror plate sparkles with diamond dust..
Giltwood
French 19th Century Large Vertical Gold Gilt Mirror with Cherub crest
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional large scale mirror hand-crafted in France, this piece is vertical symmetrical and the original mirror plate sparkles with diamond dust..
Giltwood
French 19th Century Symmetrical Large Vertical Gold Gilt Mirror with crest 7.8Ft
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional large scale mirror hand-crafted in France, this piece measures over 6 feet in height, is symmetrical and the original mirror plate sparkles with diamond dust..
Giltwood
Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror
Located in Denver, CO
Painted white with gold leaf and original diamond dust mirror, top relief depicting Artemis with Apollo as a youth.
Gold Leaf
Mirror, Antique Gilt Mantle Mirror
Located in Summerland, CA
Magnificent 19th century large scale mantel mirror. Wood carved and gilded in 24-karat gold and diamond dust mirror, giving the extra sparkle.
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Gilt Floor Mirror with Original Glass
Located in Houston, TX
The diamond dust method of production in mirrors dates to the mid to late 1800's.
Mirror, Wood
Near Pair of Louis Phillippe Diamond Dust Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
Near pair of Louis Phillippe diamond dust mirrors with carved gilt frames. Beaded inner frame with decorated scroll curves at bases and crest.
Wood
19th Century Gilt Wood Horizontal Shell Motif Diamond Dust Mirror France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Very heavy. This type of mirror is also known as diamond dust. The back features a wire hanging cord from which the mirror hangs and affixes to the wall.
Metal, Gold Leaf
Louis XV Painted Mirror
Located in Chireno, TX
Original 'diamond dust' mirror plate is in three sections.
Pine
Sold
H 69.5 in W 49.5 in D 3.5 in
Painted 19th Century French Boiserie Trumeau with Double Mirrored Panels
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Trumeau mirror, having distressed painted finish, outcarved floral and urn motifs on side panels, centered with exquisitely carved raised basket of flowers separating two antique, sp...
Wood
Louis XVI Trumeau
Located in Chireno, TX
Small scale gilded Louis XVI trumeau with original diamond dust mirror in two pieces.
Pair of Gold Leafed Sunbursts from Spain
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful pair of Spanish vintage sunbursts with antique convex diamond dust mirrors, 23 karat gold leafing.
french mirror
Located in Seattle, WA
lovely distressed frame, beautiful old mirror with "diamond dust" sparkling along bottom
Wood, Glass
French 19th Century Venetian Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
When this loss occurs, it’s metallic dust will often settle down-pane. This shimmery glitter is referred to as sparkling or diamond-dust.
Crystal
18th c. period Louis XV mirror
Located in Chireno, TX
Period painted and guilded Louis XV mirror with diamond dust glass. Beautiful carving and paint.
Sold
H 59 in W 37.25 in D 5 in
Late 19th Century Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt & Composition Mirror
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique French Louis XV style gilt wood and composition mirror, 19th c. The mirror features a rectangular frame, with floral accents, encasing flat mirror plate, "diamond" dust to mi...
Glass, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
French 19th Century Symmetrical Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional large scale mirror hand-crafted in France, this piece measures over 6 feet in height, is symmetrical and the original mirror plate sparkles with diamond dust..
Mirror, Wood
Large Grain Painted Frame Mirror
Located in Seattle, WA
grain painted frame with gilt inner frame with lots of 'diamond dust' in the old mirror. very good reflection, some earlier repairs to frame .
Pair of Venetian Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirrors
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elaborately carved, gessoed, and gilt mirror frames with diamond dust mirrors dating to the 18th century.
Wood
Louis Philippe Wall Mirror, Hand-Carved Wood, Gold Leaf, France, 1845
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror, French, from the Louis Philippe period. Original mercury “diamond dust” mirror.
Gold Leaf
Square French Fluted Giltwood Mirror
Located in Chireno, TX
Minor losses to silvered reverse of mirror with gorgeous "diamond dust" effect across its surface.
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
Large Rectangular French Fluted Giltwood Mirror
Located in Chireno, TX
Large rectangular French fluted giltwood mirror dating to the early 19th century, France. Split mercury-backed mirror plate is old with some losses to silvered reverse and diamond du...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pale French Green/Cream Frame Mirror
Located in Seattle, WA
Old mirror with lots of foxing and diamond dust in the mirror at corners.
Paint
Large Ornate Floor Mirror
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful ornate antique floor mirror with original glass. Great color and patina to the frame and lots of sparkling diamond dust in the mirror when the light hits it just right.
Mirror
French 19th Century Petite Symmetrical Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The original mercury mirror plate is amazing with atmospheric foxing and sparkling diamond dust throughout.
Mercury Glass, Wood
French Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror
Located in Natchez, MS
Period Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror with crested doves and diamond dust mirror.
Giltwood, Glass
Empire Mahogany Mirrored Table
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking empire side table with altered top that consist of a antique diamond dust mirror in "as-is" condition. This table would make a great coffee table.
Mahogany
Stunning Large French Tole Repousse Mirror With Silver Finish
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking ebony wood and metal mounted with cherubs and instruments etc. Canted edges and diamond dust mirror and intricate metal work
Tôle
French Empire Period Gilded Mirror, Early 1800s
Located in Austin, TX
The original mirrored glass is diamond dust. A lovely antique mirror!
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
French Louis Philippe Walnut Framed Mirror, Mid-1800s
Located in Austin, TX
The old mirror has diamond dust silvering. Can be hung vertically or horizontally.
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century English Dresser Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine hardwood English dresser mirror. Original mirrored glass, diamond dust technique.
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.