Federal Gold Leaf Mirror
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
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Brass, Gold Leaf
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Gold, Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
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Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Steel, Gold Leaf
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Mahogany
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Board, Oil
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Mirror, Mahogany
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Pottery
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Giltwood, Mercury Glass
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Upholstery, Mahogany
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Spruce
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Iron
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Brass
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Brass
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Brass
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Paint
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Metal, Bronze
Antique 1780s American Hepplewhite Sideboards
Brass
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Walnut, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Convex Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Academic Nude Paintings
Oil
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Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
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Gold Leaf
Antique 1820s American Federal Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 1800s American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...
Glass
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
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Steel, Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Convex Mirrors
Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
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Mirror, Giltwood
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Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Convex Mirrors
Gold Leaf
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Metal, Gold Leaf
Antique 1810s American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique 1810s American Federal Convex Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 1850s American Federal Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Vintage 1930s American Wall Mirrors
Mahogany
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Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Antique 1810s American Convex Mirrors
Wood
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Mahogany
Antique 1860s Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 1820s American Federal Convex Mirrors
Wood
Antique 18th Century American Federal Convex Mirrors
Metal, Brass, Bronze
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Composition
Antique 1810s American Federal Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
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Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1970s American Federal Wall Mirrors
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
21st Century and Contemporary American More Mirrors
Antique 19th Century Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Antique 1810s American American Classical Convex Mirrors
Gold Leaf
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Antique 1780s American Hepplewhite Wall Mirrors
Mahogany
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Gold Leaf
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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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