Large Mid-Century British Fairground Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large Mid-Century British fairground mirror. Of good size in an ebonised wood frame.
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th century English distorted glass fairground mirror
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English distorted glass fairground mirror Dimensions in inches: H 72” x W 36” x D 7” Age: 1920 - 1940 Origin: United Kingdom Condition: Good Overview A large ex...
Mirror
Original Glass Fairground Mirror
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Probably a unique opportunity to purchase an Original Glass Circus Mirror. It is very unlikely that there are more than a handful of these on the market anywhere in the world. Pleas...
Glass
Late 19th Century English Savages Carved Fairground Mirror
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English savages carved fairground mirror We are proud to offer a rare example of a hand carved English fairground carousel mirrored panel attributed to the “Sav...
Wood
$1,224
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...
Mirror, Pine
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Boards
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Boards A matched pair of early 20th century hand crafted pine English fairground carousel boards, that would have been part of a larg...
Pine
Early 20th century English fairground carousel central fragment
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English fairground carousel central fragment A hand carved example of a vibrant and highly decorative fairground carousel central mirror panel.
Pine
Early 20th Century English Fairground Mirror
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Fairground Mirror We love these early 20th century pine framed distorted English fairground mirrors.
Glass
Huge Early 20th Century English Fairground Mirror
Located in London, GB
Huge early 20th century English fairground mirror Constructed from pine and glass, usually large early 20th century English fairground mirror.
Glass, Pine
Fairground Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Handpicked by buyers at Ann-Morris, Inc.
Fairground Mirror
Located in New York, NY
UK circa 1810
Sold
H 88.19 in W 24.41 in D 7.88 in
19th Century Victorian Pair of Concave Fairground Mirrors, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century Victorian pair of concave fairground mirrors. This pair of mirrors set in a wooden box frame that has been painted a vibrant postbox red.
Mirror, Wood
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...
Blown Glass, Pine
Pair of Fairground Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Two mirrors used in a fun house.
Sold
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.
Optical Glass, Pine
Sold
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.
Glass, Pine
Late 19th Century Fairground Gallopers Mirror
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Wonderfully nostalgic late 19th century English fairground mirror, originally from the centre of the gallopers.
Carnival Distortion Mirror, England 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Carnival Distortion Mirror England, 1900 Tall fairground mirror with black-painted wooden frame.
Glass, Wood
Charles Chapman Convex Mirror, circa 1961
Located in London, GB
The distortion is casts may have given way to similar reflections and distorted images captured in the fairground mirrors and we know today. Background: 1961 Clarke Chapman & Co n...
Mirror
Sold
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...
Mirror, Pine
Sold
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. The mirror has minimal surface wear, some pitting as you would expec...
Mirror, Optical Glass, Oak
Sold
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
A set of three mid-century fairground distortion mirrors. France, c1950s.
Glass, 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.
Glass
Sold
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.
Mirror, Optical Glass, Pine
Sold
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...
Glass, Pine
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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. Some minor fo...
Steel
Carved 19th Century Fairground Carousel Seat
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
And original fairground cut glass mirror, France, circa 1840.
Fairground Carousel Mirror
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century fairground carousel mirror This lot is a late 19th century carousel fairground mirror, with item original Bevelled cut glass mirror, handmade frame and backing s...
Mirror
Large Victorian Fairground Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare and very large Victorian fairground mirror with orginal curved glass plate and wooden painted frame and orginal back boards.
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.
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.
Mercury Glass
Large Victorian Fairground Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Curved Mirror
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.