Large 19th Century Giltwood Faux Bois Overmantel Mirror with Original Mercury Gl
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large Naturalistic Faux Bois Giltwood Overmantle Mirror. Excellent original clean mirror plate, sparkling mercury glass comes alive once it catches the light. Super statement mirror....
Giltwood
$1,445Sale Price|44% Off
Antique Large Fine Quality Early 19th Century Gilt Overmantel or Wall Mirror
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique large fine quality early 19th century gilt overmantel or wall mirror. A very decorative statement piece, with a great look. A charming mirror, that is full of age and char...
Giltwood
A Fine 19th Century French Gilt Gesso Overmantel Mirror with a Bevelled Plate
Located in London, GB
A fine and large profusely decorated French gilt gesso overmantel mirror in the Rococo taste. The deeply moulded arched frame is carved with floral and foliate motifs in low relief, ...
Gesso, Giltwood
Antique King Of Bavaria’s Large Carved Oak Hunting Lodge Overmantel Wall Mirror
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Here we have a provincial large Carved Oak Hunting Lodge Mirror, made by Wallace and Walker in 1803 (222 Years Old), formerly from the King of Bavaria’s Hunting Lodge Berg Palace, an...
Mirror, Oak
A 19th C, Cast Iron Overmantel Mirror This is a heavy Over Mantle Mirro
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A 19th C, Cast Iron Overmantel Mirror This is a heavy Over Mantle Mirror, it would have stood over a cast iron fireplace and screwed to the wall, it is in the French Empire style, wi...
Iron
Victorian Tunbridge Wear Walnut Overmantel Mirror The Mirror Frame is 3" wide i
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Tunbridge Wear Walnut Overmantel Mirror The Mirror Frame is 3" wide it has rounded top corners, it has a dainty veneered border at both the outer and inner edge of the fra...
Walnut
A Fine Pair of Giltwood Overmantel Mirrors Supplied by G. Wendover and Co.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Fine Pair of Giltwood Overmantel Mirrors with the Emblems of the Royal Naval Club, Portsmouth, Supplied by G. Wendover and Co. in 1869 The mirrors are of imposing size and clean l...
Giltwood
Louis XV period stone mantel with carved overmantel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
On the inner side of the legs, foliage grows upwards from the base of the jambs and imposes itself on the lintel, creating a curvature at the level of the moldings. The overmantel, ...
Stone
Important Marble Chimneypiece and Overmantel, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Measures: Total height 270 cm (106,3 in.), width 197 cm (77,6 in.), depth 45 cm (17,7 in.) Chimneypiece height 111 cm (43.7), overmantel height 159 cm (62.6 in.). Opening : 91*88 cm ...
Marble, Carrara Marble
$1,524Sale Price|20% Off
Art Nouveau Fireplace Mirror in Oak, France, circa 1910
By Mathieu Gallerey
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Beautiful overmantel / fireplace mirror in solid oak with beveled mirror.
Mirror, Wood, Oak
Large Medieval Style Carved Oak Wall Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large and heavily handcarved Victorian, medieval style oak wall hanging panel depicting a series of three panels of figurative carvings. Formerly a fireplace overmantel, this oak ...
Wood, Oak
Antique English Oak Tudor Revival Fireplace
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
The fireplace features a mantlepiece and overmantel above.
Wood, Oak
$34,316Sale Price|20% Off
18th C., Georgian English Carved Pine Mantel W/ Overmantel Style of William Kent
By William Kent
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Palatial 18th Century Georgian Carved Pine Mantel with Overmantel, executed in the distinguished style reminiscent of the renowned architect and designer William Kent.
Pine
Monumental French Limestone Fireplace with Trumeau – Maison de Maître, Longwy
Located in Baambrugge, NL
This impressive fireplace with its high overmantel (trumeau) is crafted entirely from warm French limestone and features rich decorative carvings.
Limestone
Louis XV Oak Fireplace with Hand-Carved Mirror, France, 1880
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oak fireplace with overmantel mirror. In an elegant Louis XV style, the mantel is decorated with finely carved ornaments: a central shell is flanked between flower garlands.
Oak
$13,402Sale Price|25% Off
Very large Transition period wooden mirror, 18th century
Located in Paris, FR
Function and use - Fireplace overmantel: originally, this type of woodwork was placed above a fireplace, reflecting the light from the flames and visually enlarging the room
Wood
Large Victorian Style Oak Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A very large scale, two-piece Victorian style oak fireplace with panelled overmantel, circa 1890. Standing at 2m (6.5ft) tall, this impressive antique fireplace will instil any inte...
Wood, Oak
Antique English Jacobean Style Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A tall antique Jacobean style carved oak fireplace with overmantel reclaimed from a manor house in Suffolk.
Oak, Wood
Antique and vintage fireplace mirrors and mantel mirrors are sophisticated, classic pieces of decor, with the large size of fireplace mirrors making them centerpiece objects. They add character to any room and also create the appearance of space. Fireplace mirrors and mantel mirrors, like any well-placed antique or vintage mirror, can act as a source of light and make a room seem bigger than it is.
Fireplace mirrors were once a status symbol, as only the wealthiest could afford these big, beautiful pieces for their homes. In the 1500s and 1600s, the Venetian glass industry produced mirrors that were luxury items. Their painstaking creation was the result of a secretive process using melted tin, limiting their size and availability.
In the late 17th century, French glassmaker Bernard Perrot radically transformed mirrors. By casting glass into large, flat slabs, his work grew into an international market for mantel mirrors. These mirrors were often set in decorated frames.
French homes transitioned to lower fireplaces and mantels so tall mantel mirrors could fit above them. The design of fireplace mirrors reflected architectural trends. Some in the mid-18th century featured paintings, while others had delicate carvings.
By the 1800s, mantel mirrors had become more widely available. This reflected a dramatic change in glass mass-production technology, which made oversize mirrors more accessible, leading to their proliferation across the globe.
Today, mantel mirrors are still highly regarded statement pieces with an enduring reputation for elegance. Their versatility has allowed them to branch out beyond the fireplace. Their reflectiveness allows them to amplify a sumptuous painting in a bedroom or capture the tiling of a bathroom.
From mid-century modern designs to pieces created in Louis XVI style, there is a mirror for every room and every occasion on 1stDibs.
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.
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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.