Distortion Mirror
Antique Late 19th Century French More Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century British More Mirrors
Mirror, Pearwood
Antique 1890s French Scientific Instruments
Glass, Satinwood
Antique Late 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
2010s Chinese Wall Mirrors
Marble
Antique 1820s English George III Wall Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror
2010s Chinese Wall Mirrors
Marble
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Dressers
Marble, Steel
Vintage 1940s Portuguese More Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Glass, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century British More Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Plastic, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French More Mirrors
Mirror, Pearwood
Early 20th Century French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Glass
Mid-20th Century French More Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Glass, Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Convex Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
20th Century English Regency Scientific Instruments
Glass
20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Mirror, Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Carnival Art
Mirror, Optical Glass, Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments
Mirror, Optical Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century English Tobacco Accessories
Steel
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Mirror
Mid-20th Century European More Mirrors
Glass
Vintage 1940s British Wall Mirrors
Blown Glass, Pine
Early 20th Century English Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Antique 1820s English George III Wall Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Mirrors
Mirror, Optical Glass, Oak
Antique 1820s English George III Wall Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Convex Mirrors
Wood, Plaster
Vintage 1950s North American Folk Art Carnival Art
Glass, Wood
20th Century English Carnival Art
Optical Glass, Pine
Early 20th Century English Carnival Art
Glass, Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Convex Mirrors
Hardwood, Mirror
Vintage 1980s American Wall Mirrors
Acrylic, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Convex Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Mirrors
Mercury Glass
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Giltwood
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Wood, Plastic
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Finding the Right Mirrors for You
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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