19th Century Distortion Mirror
Located in Brecht, BE
An unusual and very chic distortion mirror, with beautiful walnut wooden frame.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French More Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Distortion Mirror
19th Century Distortion Mirror
Located in Brecht, BE
Quite rare to find these distortion mirrors, used by travelers in their circus, make nowadays a quirky statement in your interior.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British More Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pearwood
Large Mid 20th Century Brass & Copper Framed Concave Optical Distortion Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large concave mirror, bound in its original copper frame, with a later steel and brass hanging plate. Originally from a large military search light, the mirror is etched in the c...
Category
Vintage 1950s English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Copper
Circa 1890 French Satinwood Concave Distortion Mirror Viewer Scientific
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Circa 1890 French concave mirror card viewer, all constructed of French polished light wood, with ebonised stained elements. Sliding card holder, hinged handle and mirror. In part...
Category
Antique 1890s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Satinwood
Memory Distortion - Wall Mirror, Zeng Peng, Matt Grey Marble Wall Mirror
By Zeng Peng
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Zeng Peng is a China-based artist and designer from a background in Product Design. Having committed to the lead designer role in an experimental art studio, Studio Buzao, Peng explo...
Category
2010s Chinese Wall Mirrors
Materials
Marble
19th C Optical Antique Ruby Red Sorcerers Mirror Curio Unusual Distortion Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative double sided sorcerers mirror, with seven reverse ground optics on a ruby red glass ground, with the other side being a flat plate. The mirror plates have age related o...
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Art Glass, Mirror
'Memory Distortion, Wall Mirror', by Zeng Peng, Matt Grey Marble
By Zeng Peng
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Zeng Peng is a China-based artist and designer from a background in Product Design. Having committed to the lead designer role in an experimental art studio, Studio Buzao, Peng explo...
Category
2010s Chinese Wall Mirrors
Materials
Marble
19th Century English Carved Wood Convex Bullseye Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
The frame is decorated with layered carved ornamentation, including rounded repeating motifs and scrolling foliate details, giving the piece strong relief and decorative presence whi...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Glas Italia Marlene Wall Mirror 150cm (59.1 in) - Philippe Starck, Sergio Schito
By Philippe Starck, Glas Italia
Located in Varedo, MB
This interplay between clarity and distortion transforms the mirror into both a functional object and a sculptural piece, enhancing the surrounding space with light and movement.
Category
2010s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Glas Italia Marlene Wall Mirror 100cm (39.4 in) - Philippe Starck, Sergio Schito
By Philippe Starck, Glas Italia
Located in Varedo, MB
This interplay between clarity and distortion transforms the mirror into both a functional object and a sculptural piece, enhancing the surrounding space with light and movement.
Category
2010s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Glas Italia Marlene Wall Mirror 75 cm (29.5 in) - Philippe Starck, Sergio Schito
By Glas Italia, Philippe Starck
Located in Varedo, MB
This interplay between clarity and distortion transforms the mirror into both a functional object and a sculptural piece, enhancing the surrounding space with light and movement.
Category
2010s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Glas Italia Marlene Wall Mirror 95 cm (37.4 in) - Philippe Starck, Sergio Schito
By Glas Italia, Philippe Starck
Located in Varedo, MB
This interplay between clarity and distortion transforms the mirror into both a functional object and a sculptural piece, enhancing the surrounding space with light and movement.
Category
2010s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Antonia Dresser by Lorena Vieyra
$15,159 / item
Antonia Dresser by Lorena Vieyra
By Lorena Vieyra
Located in Geneve, CH
Dressing table made of walnut and steel. Includes mirror without distortion and Calacatta marble.
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Dressers
Materials
Marble, Steel
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1940s Red Funhouse Distortion Mirrors
Located in Lisbon, IT
A set of 7 distortion mirrors from the 1940s. They were at "Feira Popular de Lisboa" a very popular fair in Lisbon, very much loved, that not longer exists.
Category
Vintage 1940s Portuguese More Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
1950s Vintage Carnival Funhouse Distortion Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s vintage carnival funhouse distortion mirror.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Distortion Mirror
Located in Brecht, BE
A distortion mirror of small proportions, rare to find ... genuine piece.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French More Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Distortion Mirror
Located in Brecht, BE
Always happy to find one of these difficult and rare to find distortion mirrors, original wooden frame and mirror glass.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British More Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Carnival Distortion Mirror, England 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Carnival Distortion Mirror England, 1900 Tall fairground mirror with black-painted wooden frame.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid Century Funhouse Carnival Distortion Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century distortion mirror. Wood frame. Plastic mirror warps to create a distorted effect.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Matching Pair of 19th Century Distortion Mirrors
Located in Brecht, BE
Rare find, this pair of distortion mirrors, great foxed mirrorglass, perfect for the collector.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French More Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pearwood
1930s Distortion Mirror
Located in Brecht, BE
These mirrors have become a rare find ... a good old one .. distortion glass in wooden frame.
Category
Early 20th Century French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century English Glass Fairground Distortion Mirror
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century glass fairground distortion mirror We are proud to offer an original early 20th century English fairground distortion mirror.
Category
Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Set of Three Mid-Century French Fairground/Circus Distortion Mirrors
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H 61.82 in W 29.53 in D 5.91 in
Set of Three Mid-Century French Fairground/Circus Distortion Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each mirror is a different model so creates a different distortion.
Category
Mid-20th Century French More Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Pair of Distortion Mirrors, Concave & Convex Fairground Scientific
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H 15.36 in W 11.42 in D 1.97 in
19th Century Pair of Distortion Mirrors, Concave & Convex Fairground Scientific
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare pair of a Victorian distortion mirrors, one being concave the other convex Housed in their original softwood well carpentered frames with ebony finish The very thick pla...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Pine
19th C Very Large Ebonised Sorceress Witches Convex Star Distortion Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very large and late 19th century sorceress mirror housed in a deeply carved frame with its original ebonised finish. A continuous decorative border of reverse ground convex optics,...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
20th Century Ebonized Circular Concave Distortion Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A early 20th century concave mirror plate, housed in a later decorative Regency style ebonized frame. The mirror has some minor pitting to the plate, the surface is scratch and ab...
Category
20th Century English Regency Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
Pair of Early 20th Century Concave Distortion Mirrors Curio Optical Scientific
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H 1.58 in Dm 4.93 in
Pair of Early 20th Century Concave Distortion Mirrors Curio Optical Scientific
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of early 20th century concave optical scientific mirrors, housed in later ebonised wooden frames. Each mirror gives a upturned distorted image, great decorative items and ...
Category
20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mirror, Pine
19th C Pair of Peep Show Fairground Carnival Distortion Mirrors Concave Convex
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H 15.75 in W 10.83 in D 2.56 in
19th C Pair of Peep Show Fairground Carnival Distortion Mirrors Concave Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Exceptional pair of fairground/peepshow mirrors circa 1880 in age, English in origin. Original labels on reverse of one mirrors reminisce on other "DREW & CADMAN" of High Holborn Lon...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Carnival Art
Materials
Mirror, Optical Glass, Pine
19th Century Distortion Optical Mirror Concave Curio Fairground Circus
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H 13.39 in W 14.57 in D 1.58 in
19th Century Distortion Optical Mirror Concave Curio Fairground Circus
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare late 19th century distortion mirror, with a concave plate Housed in its original softwood well carpentered frame with faux rosewood finish The thick plate has some pitti...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Pair of 19th Century Concave & Convex Distortion Scientific Mirrors
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H 5.91 in W 4.93 in D 1.78 in
Pair of 19th Century Concave & Convex Distortion Scientific Mirrors
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very unusual pair of petite distortion mirrors, encased within their original oak frames with oxidised mirror plates, one mirror has a convex mirror plate the second a concave plat...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mirror, Optical Glass, Oak
Early 20th C Players Please Navy Cut Fairground Distortion Advertising Mirror
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H 30.71 in W 20.87 in D 1.19 in
Early 20th C Players Please Navy Cut Fairground Distortion Advertising Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very rare early 20th century advertising distortion mirror, reverse applied transfers on the mirror plate "players please" and the Players Navy Cut trading symbol.
Category
Early 20th Century English Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Steel
20th Century Distortion or Concave Mirror
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Unusually deep concave mirror, mounted in a contemporary stand and frame. Probably originally a military Signal light mirror. England, circa 1960. Measurement includes later bespoke ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European More Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Early 20th Century English Glass Fairground Mirror
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century glass fairground mirror We are proud to offer an original early 20th century English fairground distortion mirror. single panel wooden back section, heavy glass d...
Category
Vintage 1940s British Wall Mirrors
Materials
Blown Glass, Pine
Early 20th Century Scientific Small Concave Optical Mirror Fairground Distortion
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H 2.17 in Dm 5.71 in
Early 20th Century Scientific Small Concave Optical Mirror Fairground Distortion
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good early 20th century concave mirror, housed in a later well made turned wooden frame. Ebonised finish, brass hanging hoop, 14.5cm in diameter, 5.5cm in depth Some minor k...
Category
Early 20th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Early 20th Century Pair of Large Sorcerers Mirrors Optical Distortion
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good sized matching pair or early 20th century sorcerers mirrors with 11 large reverse ground optics and 5 smaller. Housed in there original mahogany frames, some elderly spilts w...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
19th Century Antique Blue Sorcerers Mirror Curio Unusual Distortion Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative double sided sorcerers mirror, with seven reverse ground optics on a blue glass ground. With the other side being a flat plate. The mirror plates have age related oxi...
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Art Glass, Mirror
Mid-19th Century Fairground Carnival Concave Distortion Oak Mirror
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H 13.78 in W 17.33 in D 1.58 in
Mid-19th Century Fairground Carnival Concave Distortion Oak Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine example of a small distortion (concave) mirror, housed in original oak frame with original paper backing.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Optical Glass, Oak
19th C Optical Antique Ruby Red Sorcerers Mirror Curio Unusual Distortion Convex
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H 7.88 in Dm 3.94 in
19th C Optical Antique Ruby Red Sorcerers Mirror Curio Unusual Distortion Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative double sided sorcerers mirror, with seven reverse ground optics on a ruby red glass ground, with the other side being a flat plate. The mirror plates have age related...
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Art Glass, Mirror
French 1950s Giltwood Two-Layered Sunburst Mirror with Convex Mirror Plate
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H 24.5 in W 24.5 in D 3 in
French 1950s Giltwood Two-Layered Sunburst Mirror with Convex Mirror Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in France during the midcentury period, this exquisite sunburst mirror features a convex central mirror plate providing a charming distortion of images.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
A Vintage Regency Style Convex Gilded Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
This vintage circa 1920's convex mirror has a great decorative nature . Please note the deeply bowed mirror which measures almost 5 inches deep creating a very fascinating distortion...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Convex Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Plaster
Oversized Blue Concave Round Wall Mirror , Italy 1970
By FIAM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculptural piece features a deeply concave surface that transforms reflections into mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic distortions. With its polished mirrored glass and softly rounded r...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Art Glass
1950's Carnival Funhouse Distortion Green Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
1950's carnival funhouse distortion floor green mirror.
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Glass Distortion Carnival Fairground Mirrors Concave and Convex
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H 50.01 in W 25.99 in D 5.91 in
Pair of Glass Distortion Carnival Fairground Mirrors Concave and Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare pair of obverse fairground mirrors, housed in their original pine frames and ebonised finish. The original concave and convex optical glass is of sound condition with minor...
Category
20th Century English Carnival Art
Materials
Optical Glass, Pine
Pair of Glass Optical Distortion Carnival Fairground Mirrors Concave and Convex
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H 50.01 in W 25.99 in D 5.91 in
Pair of Glass Optical Distortion Carnival Fairground Mirrors Concave and Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare pair of obverse fairground mirrors, housed in their original pine frames and ebonised finish. The original concave and convex optical glass is of sound condition with m...
Category
Early 20th Century English Carnival Art
Materials
Glass, Pine
19th Century Maple Veneered Sorceress Witches Convex Mirror Distortion Mirror
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H 14.97 in Dm 14.97 in
19th Century Maple Veneered Sorceress Witches Convex Mirror Distortion Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large and late 19th century sorceress mirror housed in a maple veneered oval frame with seven reverse ground convex optics. The outer section of the mirror has acid etched foliage,...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Convex Mirrors
Materials
Hardwood, Mirror
Fun House Mirror, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fun house mirror from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, unusual larger size, the interior distortion mirror measures 22.5" W x 47" H.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Wall Mirrors
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
1960s French Vintage Three-Layered Sunburst Mirror with Convex Mirror Plate
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H 27 in W 27 in D 5.5 in
1960s French Vintage Three-Layered Sunburst Mirror with Convex Mirror Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage French 1960s giltwood three-layered sunburst mirror with convex mirror plate. This French sunburst mirror features a central convex mirror plate offering a lovely distortio...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French 1960s Giltwood Three-Layered Sunburst Mirror with Convex Mirror Plate
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H 25 in W 25 in D 5 in
French 1960s Giltwood Three-Layered Sunburst Mirror with Convex Mirror Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French vintage midcentury three-layered giltwood sunburst with convex mirror. This exquisite French giltwood sunburst mirror features a clear convex mirror plate providing a charmi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Stunning LaBarge Gilt and Ebonized Convex Mirror with Eagle
By LaBarge
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Some distortions or foxing to mirror. Mirror itself is 14" round.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Brot Mirophar Triptych Illuminated Magnifying Vanity Mirror by Brot circa 1940
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H 15.36 in W 28.75 in D 5.91 in
Brot Mirophar Triptych Illuminated Magnifying Vanity Mirror by Brot circa 1940
Located in CA, CA
The Mirophar, originally intended for automobiles, gained fame in luxury hotels, offering users meticulous makeup and shaving experiences. Brot mirrors are Brot known for their unp...
Category
Vintage 1940s Table Mirrors
Materials
Nickel
Small Victorian Fairground Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A late 19th century fairground mirror set in a beautiful golden oak frame with its original distortion mirror plate.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
Late 19th Century Fairground Mirror in Golden Oak Frame
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A late 19th century fairground mirror set in a beautiful golden oak frame with its original distortion mirror plate.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
Coney Island Fun House Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
An early 20th century concave distortion mirror from Coney Island, New York. It's great fun!
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Mirror
Magnificent Maison Jansen Eglomise Mirror
Located in Southfield, MI
The looking glass, which is backed by diamond dust, is a process no longer used, but in older mirrors guarantees a distortion free surface which ages beautifully.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian More Mirrors
Sunburst Mirror with Convex Mirror Plate
Located in Porto, PT
This French sunburst mirror features a central convex mirror plate offering a lovely distortion of images.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
1950's Pair Of Vintage Carnival Funhouse Distortion Mirrors
Located in Chicago, IL
1950's original pair of vintage carnival funhouse distortion mirrors.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood, Plastic
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Large Collection of Carousel Figures, Popeye, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse...
Located in Mortsel, BE
Large private collection of carousel animals, please send message when questions.
Category
Early 20th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
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Distortion Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic distortion mirror available at 1stDibs. Each distortion mirror for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, wood and mirror. There are many kinds of the distortion mirror you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A distortion mirror is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Folk Art and Georgian styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Distortion Mirror?
The average selling price for a distortion mirror at 1stDibs is $2,683, while they’re typically $701 on the low end and $6,755 for the highest priced.
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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