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Federal Gold Leaf Mirror

American Federal Style Tri-Panel Gold Leaf Wall Mirror

American Federal Style Tri-Panel Gold Leaf Wall Mirror

By Friedman Brothers

Located in Queens, NY

American Federal Revival style gilt wall mirror featuring fluted corinthian pilasters partitioning 3 beveled mirror panes under a pediment with decorative dentil moulding ending in v...

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20th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Federal Gilt Over Mantle Mirror
Federal Gilt Over Mantle Mirror

Federal Gilt Over Mantle Mirror

$900

H 27.5 in W 58 in D 4 in

Federal Gilt Over Mantle Mirror

Located in East Aurora, NY

A very attractive Federal gilt over mantle mirror in original condition. A classic traditional Neo Classical design with rope twist columns and a continuous row of gilt spheres as c...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace...

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal Gilt Wood Ebonized Eagle Girandole Convex Mirror, Circa 1810
American Federal Gilt Wood Ebonized Eagle Girandole Convex Mirror, Circa 1810

American Federal Gilt Wood Ebonized Eagle Girandole Convex Mirror, Circa 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

American Federal gilt wood girandole convex mirror with perched spread wing eagle, connecting chains with hanging gilt balls, oak leaves with acorns, scrolled foliage medallion candl...

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Antique 1810s American Federal Convex Mirrors

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

La Barge Large 33x48 Shield Shape Gold Leaf Gilt Wall Mirror MINT
La Barge Large 33x48 Shield Shape Gold Leaf Gilt Wall Mirror MINT

La Barge Large 33x48 Shield Shape Gold Leaf Gilt Wall Mirror MINT

By La Barge

Located in Rockaway, NJ

La Barge Large 33x48 Shield Shape Gold Leaf Gilt Wall Mirror MINT

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20th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

American Regency-Style Perched Eagle Acanthus Giltwood Wall Mirror
American Regency-Style Perched Eagle Acanthus Giltwood Wall Mirror

American Regency-Style Perched Eagle Acanthus Giltwood Wall Mirror

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Substantial Federal-Style mirror featuring inset glass (not convex) within a deep, gilt resin frame adorned by an eagle perched on laurel at the top and acanthus detail below (ca. Mi...

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Vintage 1960s American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Federal Reverse painted Mirror
Federal Reverse painted Mirror

Federal Reverse painted Mirror

Unavailable

H 32 in D 18 in

Federal Reverse painted Mirror

Located in Sheffield, MA

American Eglomise Federal gold leaf mirror, with reverse painting of basket of fruit on top panel

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Antique 19th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Philadelphia Gold Leaf Looking Glass, circa 1825
Philadelphia Gold Leaf Looking Glass, circa 1825

Philadelphia Gold Leaf Looking Glass, circa 1825

Unavailable

H 34.5 in W 21 in D 2.25 in

Philadelphia Gold Leaf Looking Glass, circa 1825

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large, excellent looking glass in heavy, gold leaf half-spindle and corner block frame, original mirror. Very good strong lines. Mirror is wonderfully crazed but still highly reflect...

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Antique 1820s American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Federal Beveled Mirror with Gold Leaf Finish
19th Century Federal Beveled Mirror with Gold Leaf Finish

19th Century Federal Beveled Mirror with Gold Leaf Finish

Located in Astoria, NY

A 19th century beveled Federal mirror with gold leaf finish. Good vintage condition with some wear to gold leaf.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Antique American Federal Style Convex or Bullseye Carved Gold Leaf Mirror
Antique American Federal Style Convex or Bullseye Carved Gold Leaf Mirror

Antique American Federal Style Convex or Bullseye Carved Gold Leaf Mirror

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

Rare and important Antique American Federal style convex or bullseye gold leaf mirror with hand carved wood and gesso frame. 6" D (at pediment) Please note very rare seahorse o...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century Federal Style Black Lacquer Gilt Mirror
Early 20th Century Federal Style Black Lacquer Gilt Mirror

Early 20th Century Federal Style Black Lacquer Gilt Mirror

Located in Raymondville, TX

An early 20th century Federal style black lacquer and gold accented wall mirror in carved gilt wood frame. Unique design featuring an oval beveled mirror trimmed in silk braid rope a...

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Early 20th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Antique Early 19thC American Federal Period Convex Gilt Wood Eagle Mirror 1820
Antique Early 19thC American Federal Period Convex Gilt Wood Eagle Mirror 1820

Antique Early 19thC American Federal Period Convex Gilt Wood Eagle Mirror 1820

Located in Portland, OR

The mirror is in very good condition, the gilding has been professionally refreshed in Bloomsbury's workshops with genuine 24 Karat gold leaf.

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Antique 1820s American Federal Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal Gilt Convex Mirror with Perched Eagle to Flee, Circa 1810
American Federal Gilt Convex Mirror with Perched Eagle to Flee, Circa 1810

American Federal Gilt Convex Mirror with Perched Eagle to Flee, Circa 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

American Federal gilt convex mirror with eagle perched to flee on rocky plinth, reeded beveled edge with interior ball motif, and ebonized reeded ring. The mirror retains the origina...

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Antique 1810s American Federal Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal Giltwood Mirror Attributable to Isaac Platt, New York, c. 1820
American Federal Giltwood Mirror Attributable to Isaac Platt, New York, c. 1820

American Federal Giltwood Mirror Attributable to Isaac Platt, New York, c. 1820

By Isaac Platt

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A very beautiful gold leaf Federal mirror attributable to Isaac Platt, with turned and carved pilasters framing original glass, New York City, circa 1820.

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Antique Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Classical Mirror Circa 1820
American Classical Mirror Circa 1820

American Classical Mirror Circa 1820

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H 40.5 in W 26.5 in D 2 in

American Classical Mirror Circa 1820

Located in Hudson, NY

An American federal mirror of exceptional quality depth and design. With a perfect warm patina and retaining the original gold gilding and mirror glass. Stunning and bold this unusua...

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Antique 1820s American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal Gold Leaf Mirror with Reverse-Glass Painting of Schooner
American Federal Gold Leaf Mirror with Reverse-Glass Painting of Schooner

American Federal Gold Leaf Mirror with Reverse-Glass Painting of Schooner

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A charming Federal mirror with églomisé panel, American, circa 1790. Features a carved and gilded wood frame with reverse-glass painting of a schooner on the high seas on panel above...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

Classical Gilt and Ebonized Federal Looking Glass
Classical Gilt and Ebonized Federal Looking Glass

Classical Gilt and Ebonized Federal Looking Glass

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H 30.75 in W 19.5 in D 1.75 in

Classical Gilt and Ebonized Federal Looking Glass

Located in Hudson, NY

Beautiful gold gilt and ebonized split column looking glass with rare form carved basket of fruit. Likely Massachusetts circa 1815, and in excellent condition, Retains original glass...

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Antique 1810s American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal Gold Leaf Mirror with Eglomise Battle Scene from War of 1812
American Federal Gold Leaf Mirror with Eglomise Battle Scene from War of 1812

American Federal Gold Leaf Mirror with Eglomise Battle Scene from War of 1812

Located in Wells, ME

American Federal period gold leaf mirror with beautifully carved rope columns, eglomise panel and deep cornice with pendant balls.

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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal Early 19th Century Gold Leaf Mirror with Ribbed Half Pilasters
American Federal Early 19th Century Gold Leaf Mirror with Ribbed Half Pilasters

American Federal Early 19th Century Gold Leaf Mirror with Ribbed Half Pilasters

Located in Wells, ME

American Federal gold leaf mirror with hand turned ribbed half column pilasters, fancy inner border, and square corners with acanthus leaves.

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Federal Gilded  Mirror
Federal Gilded  Mirror

Federal Gilded Mirror

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H 47 in W 29 in

Federal Gilded Mirror

Located in Wells, ME

Large Federal gilded pillar mirror. This American looking glass has great proportions and symmetry. The overhanging cornice with acorn decorations above ring turned split columns giv...

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Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Early 19th Century Federal Gold Leaf Over Mantel Mirror
American Early 19th Century Federal Gold Leaf Over Mantel Mirror

American Early 19th Century Federal Gold Leaf Over Mantel Mirror

Located in Wells, ME

American early 19th century Federal period gold leaf overmantel mirror. This carved wooden split column mirror is enhanced by areas of brightly burnished gold which contrasts to the ...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace...

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal Period Eglomise Gold Leaf Mirror with Acorn and Column Details
American Federal Period Eglomise Gold Leaf Mirror with Acorn and Column Details

American Federal Period Eglomise Gold Leaf Mirror with Acorn and Column Details

Located in Wells, ME

American federal period eglomise gold leaf mirror. The eglomise scene is of a cottage by a river with hills in the background in an oval, on a green ground, embellished with stylized...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage English Federal Style Bulls Eye Mirror
Vintage English Federal Style Bulls Eye Mirror

Vintage English Federal Style Bulls Eye Mirror

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Vintage English Federal style bulls eye mirror Circular gold leaf mirror with ebonized wood details around the convex mirror Size: 15 D x 2.5 H.

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Vintage 1940s English Colonial Revival Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal Chippendale Mahogany and Gold Leaf Broken Arch Pediment Mirror
American Federal Chippendale Mahogany and Gold Leaf Broken Arch Pediment Mirror

American Federal Chippendale Mahogany and Gold Leaf Broken Arch Pediment Mirror

Located in Wells, ME

The broken arch is highlighted in gold leaf. The carved gold leafed urn has delicate gold leafed flowers on wire stems arching out from the urn; the sides continue the botanical mo...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Mantel Mirrors and Firepl...

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Federal Giltwood High Quality Convex Mirror
19th Century Federal Giltwood High Quality Convex Mirror

19th Century Federal Giltwood High Quality Convex Mirror

Located in Hallowell, US

Federal 1820 Giltwood High Quality Convex mirror. Approx 52" high and 32" wide. Very fine quality. Carved and gilt. From an Albany collection. Possibly New York but very hard to...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century American Federal Gilt Wood Mirror
Early 19th Century American Federal Gilt Wood Mirror

Early 19th Century American Federal Gilt Wood Mirror

Located in Charleston, SC

This magnificent carved and gilt wood, circa 1820-1840, Federal Mirror has foliage in a Classical urn finial between opposing Cornucopias. The Cornucopias frame an ovoid shaped mirro...

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Elegant Federal Period Gilded Mirror
Elegant Federal Period Gilded Mirror

Elegant Federal Period Gilded Mirror

Located in Great Barrington, MA

A slender example which retains its original beveled glass.

Category

Antique 19th Century Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century American Federal Carved, Gilded, Ebonized Convex Mirror
19th Century American Federal Carved, Gilded, Ebonized Convex Mirror

19th Century American Federal Carved, Gilded, Ebonized Convex Mirror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A stunning, gorgeous example of an early 1810-1820 American Federal carved and gilded mirror based on the English Regency style. A superbly carved eagle dominated the entire frame de...

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Antique 1810s American American Classical Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal Gold Leaf Split Column Mirror
American Federal Gold Leaf Split Column Mirror

American Federal Gold Leaf Split Column Mirror

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H 32.25 in W 17.75 in D 2.25 in

American Federal Gold Leaf Split Column Mirror

Located in Wells, ME

American Federal period gold leaf split column mirror with period corner and column fleurettes embellishments, Circa 1800.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Federal 18th Century Gold Leaf Mirror with Classical Frieze
American Federal 18th Century Gold Leaf Mirror with Classical Frieze

American Federal 18th Century Gold Leaf Mirror with Classical Frieze

Located in Wells, ME

American Federal 18th century gold leaf mirror with bold cornice from which are suspended gold leafed balls.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

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By Maurice Dufrêne, La Maitrise

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Federal Gold Leaf Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the federal gold leaf mirror you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each federal gold leaf mirror for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using gold leaf, gold and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect federal gold leaf mirror — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A federal gold leaf mirror is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. A well-made federal gold leaf mirror has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Isaac Platt are consistently popular.

How Much is a Federal Gold Leaf Mirror?

The average selling price for a federal gold leaf mirror at 1stDibs is $2,550, while they’re typically $475 on the low end and $38,000 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.