Flemish Ripple
Ebonised 19th Century Flemish Ripple Moulded Mirror
Located in London, London
ripple patterns
Flemish 19th century or earlier
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ebony
Large Flemish Ebonized Ripple Cushion Mirror with Silvered Decoration
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good large example of a 19th century Flemish ripple mould and repousse metal mirror with the
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 48.04 in W 40.56 in D 5.12 in
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror.
Continental, early 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror.
Continental, early 20th Century
127 cm high by 108.5
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Large 17th century Flemish ebonized reverse ripple molded mirror
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A large and impressive Flemish 17th century richly carved reverse molded mirror with old, possibly
Category
Antique 17th Century Belgian Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Fruitwood
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Daris at Constantinople
Located in Stamford, CT
A palatial 17th century Flemish tapestry depicting Daris at constantinople tapestry. This epic
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Belgian Pre-Raphaelite Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Tapestry, Silk
17th Century, Tortoiseshell Framed Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Flemish or Italian with double ripple frame. The back was added at a later date. Circa 1700.
Category
Antique 1690s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Still Life Oil on Board Paintings
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Flemish style, 17th century oil on board still life paintings. In faux tortoiseshell
Category
Vintage 1920s Finnish Paintings
Materials
Paint
Faux Tortoiseshell and Ebony Dutch Baroque Style Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic faux tortoiseshell veneered floor mirror made in the Flemish or Dutch Baroque style
Category
20th Century American Baroque Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
crowned angel.
The third pair inspired by the fantastical Flemish grotesque tradition popularised by
Category
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling
Materials
Wood, Pine
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Pair of Wrought Iron and Marble 'Entretoise' Side Tables by Design Frères
By Design Frères, Mathieu Matégot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic pair of wrought Iron and marble 'Entretoise' side tables by Design Frères. Matte black wrought iron bases with polished white veined marble tops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Side Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Wrought Iron
Pair of 1940's Style Classic Club or Lounge Chairs in Grey Shearling
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful exuberant pair of new Danish modern lounge chairs of our own design. The design is inspired by the classic designs from the 1940s but with our own design variations and up-...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech
Rewire Custom Brass Castanet Sconce
By Rewire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rewire Custom Brass Castanet Sconce. Each sconce requires one E26 100w maximum bulb. Sconce naturally patinas over time to resemble the result in the photographed image. Priced and ...
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2010s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Fireplace Screen in Metal with a Blackened Steel Finish Customizable
By Redsoul
Located in Seattle, WA
The Court Screen is a modern metal fireplace screen cover that can be used flush fitted into the fireplace opening or can stand right outside a fireplace opening. It protects from sp...
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2010s American Industrial Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Steel
Modern Counter Stools in Walnut, Cicely Collection
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
These walnut counter height cicely stools are beautifully constructed from solid walnut in Ohio, USA. This stool was style-spotted at the Spring 2022 High Point Market. These stools ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Tulip Contemporary Wall Sconce, Wall Light in White Plaster, Hannah Woodhouse
By Hannah Woodhouse
Located in London, GB
Handmade Tulip organic modern wall light/ wall sconce, in silky smooth white plaster, created by artist Hannah Woodhouse in her London studio. Contemporary organic modern design insp...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sco...
Materials
Plaster
H 11.8 in W 11.8 in D 7.5 in
German Cheval Standing Mirror
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
German Cheval standing mirror made of walnut with ebonized wood.
Category
Antique 19th Century Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Fruitwood and Ebonized Parcel Gilt Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fruitwood & Ebonized Parcel Gilt
Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Circa 1800
Height 67 in. Width 33 in.
Provenance:
Property of a Gentleman Boston Ma.
Mir30
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Antique Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console ...
Large 'Bloc' Parchment Table Lamp by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 'Bloc' parchment lamp by Design Frères.
Attractive European style shade mount with no apparent harp / final. Comes with the matching custom paper shade shown.
Handmade with r...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper, Hide
J 260 Wall Light by Wende Reid - Large Rustic Hand-Stitched Linen, Brass
By Wende Reid
Located in Paddington, NSW
These elegantly simple, handmade, modern classic, large brass and Italian linen wall lights with full-size signature hand-stitched linen taper shades, illuminate with light levels si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Panoplie Large Iron Tripod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new linen shade. Measures 16.75" H x 6.5" D base x 9" D shade. Sold individually. Takes an E12 candelabra ba...
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2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Ebonized Convex Mirror
Located in East Hampton, NY
Ebonized bull's-eye mirror.
Category
Early 20th Century Convex Mirrors
Materials
Wood
1960s Sergio Mazza 'Gamma' Sconces for Artemide
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Sergio Mazza 'Gamma' sconce for Artemide. Executed in nickeled brass and pressed opaline glass, Italy.
Price is per item. 4 lamps available.
Born in Italy in 1931, Sergio Ma...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Nickel, Brass
Solid Marble Sink Molded Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white Carrara marble, the design sprung from Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic merit ea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Stone Sinks
Materials
Marble
Dutch 19th Century Brass Repousse Cushion Mirror
By Adriaen van de Velde
Located in Den Haag, NL
Nineteenth century Dutch cushion mirror. Central bevelled glass flanked with smaller plates, set within intricate stamped brass work. Shaped brass cresting board with mirror back. so...
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Antique 1860s Dutch Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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Italian Rosewood and Bone Engraved Panels, circa 1620-1640
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
‘Flemish Ripple’ molded borders.
Originally they would have been drawer fronts in an elaborate standing
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone, Rosewood
German Ripple Carved Gilt Mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A strikingly shaped large German mirror with concentric bands of Flemish style ripple carved
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Flemish Baroque Style Cushion Mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
arched crest is composed of bold foliate and floral elements, the layered ripple carved frame accented
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
19th Century Flemish Red Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
19th century Flemish red tortoiseshell mirror with ebony ripple moldings. Impressive in size and
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Wall Mirrors
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Ebony
Large Flemish Style Octagonal Faux Tortoiseshell and Ebonized Mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Flemish style deeply moulded mirror of impressive size, with concentric bands of narrow ripple
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Flemish Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A carved beech wood ripple frame mirror.
Holland, early 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
19th Century Walnut Flemish Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
A mid nineteenth century walnut ripple molded mirror with segmented frame and gilt bronze hanging
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror.
Italy, mid 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ripple faux tortoiseshell framed mirror
Spain, Mid-20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Beech
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonized ripple frame rectangular mirror.
Italy, Mid-20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame rectangular mirror.
Italy, Mid-20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style carved and ebonized beech ripple frame mirror, with faux burr walnut ornaments
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20th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
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Mirror, Beech
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror
Italy, early 20th Century
New mirror plate
121 cm high
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Mirror
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror
Italy, mid 20th Century.
New mirror plate.
92 cm high
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror
Italy, mid 20th Century.
New mirror plate.
128 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ebony
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror
Italy, mid 20th Century.
New mirror plate.
109.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Flemish Ebony Ripple Mould Mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good example of an ebony ripple frame mirror.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Belgian More Mirrors
Large Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large Flemish style ripple frame mirror
Early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century European Wall Mirrors
Flemish Style Ebonized Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonized ripple frame mirror.
Spain, mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Flemish Style Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror.
Italy, mid 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Beech
Flemish Style Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror.
Italy, early 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Flemish Style Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonized carved beech ripple frame mirror, with a gilt slip.
Holland, mid-20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Flemish Style Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror
Italy, mid 20th Century.
New mirror plate.
90.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Ebonised Carved Ripple Frame Flemish Style Mirror
Located in London, GB
An ebonised carved wood ripple frame Flemish style mirror
The Netherlands, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Large Flemish Ebonised Carved Wood Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large Flemish ebonised carved wood ripple frame mirror
Holland, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Wall Mirrors
Materials
Beech
Large 19th Century Flemish Ebonized Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large 19th century Flemish ebonized ripple frame mirror,
Holland, circa 1860.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Flemish Ebonized Baroque Ripple Molded Combination Profile Mirror
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Flemish ebonized Baroque ripple molded combination profile mirror, 19th century. Old, spottty
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Large 19th Century Flemish Ebonized Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large flemish ebonized ripple frame mirror,
With a beveled mirror plate (which is possibly
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Wall Mirrors
18th Century Flemish Ebonized Ripple Molded Cabinet Mirror
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A smaller Flemish mirror with old, possibly original, spotty mercury glass.
Beautiful patina and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fire...
Flemish Style Faux Walnut and Ebonized Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style faux walnut and carved ebonized ripple frame mirror,
circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Wall Mirrors
Materials
Beech
Flemish Style Faux Tortoishell and Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style mirror, with faux tortoishell and carved and ebonized beech ripple frame.
Holland
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Large Flemish Style Carved and Ebonized Wood Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large Flemish style carved and ebonized wood ripple frame mirror
Holland, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Pair of Flemish Style Faux Tortoishell and Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A pair of Flemish style mirrors, with faux tortoishell and carved and ebonized beech ripple frames
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
H 50.01 in W 37.8 in D 1.97 in
Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror.
Italy, first half of the 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Beech
Flemish Mirror
Located in London, GB
A RARE FLEMISH BAROQUE SILVER-MOUNTED EBONISED MIRROR, ANTWERP, CIRCA 1680.
The engine-turned
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver
Flemish Mirror Frame
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ripple frame mirror
Italy, mid 20th Century
80 cm high by 65 cm wide by 5 cm depth
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Large Flemish Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large ebonised ripple frame mirror
Late 19th Century, early 20th Century
120.5 cm high by 107 cm
Category
Early 20th Century European Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Flemish Baroque Ebony Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish Baroque ebony mirror, late 17th century.
The ripple-moulded cushion frame engraved
Category
Antique 17th Century Wall Mirrors
Large Flemish Style Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror.
Italy, early 20th Century.
New mirror plate
123
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
18th Century Flemish Tapestry
Located in Winter Park, FL
18th century Flemish wool tapestry in Medieval style depicting maiden tending sheep. Hangs from a
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Tapestries
Rare 17th Century Flemish Mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A superb late 17th century flemish miror with ebony ripple moulds and tortoiseshell inlays.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Wall Mirrors
1920's Flemish Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
This classic farm table has a rippled top and a thick sturdy frame. The trestle base and legs also
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Impressive 17th Century Flemish Mirror
Located in Jesteburg, DE
An original 17th century ripple molded cabinet mirror, Flanders, circa 1650.
The mirror plate
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Antique Mid-17th Century Belgian Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mi...
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Fruitwood
Impressive 17th Century Flemish Mirror
Located in Jesteburg, DE
An original 17th century ripple molded combination profile cabinet mirror, Flanders, circa 1650
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Impressive 17th Century Flemish Mirror
Located in Jesteburg, DE
An original 17th century ripple molded combination profile cabinet mirror, Flanders, circa 1650
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Exceptional Large 17th Century Flemish Mirror
Located in Jesteburg, DE
An original 17th century ripple molded combination profile cabinet mirror, Flanders, circa 1650
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Antique Mid-17th Century Belgian Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mi...
Flemish Ebony and Tortoiseshell Cabinet on Stand
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A super late 17th century flemish cabinet, the two doors open to reveal a fitted interior with
Category
Antique Late 17th Century European Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Glass, Ebony
Flemish Baroque Mirror with Old Mirror Plate
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A baroque style ebonized and ripple molded cabinet mirror.
The distressed spotty mirror plate
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Flemish baroque Mirror with Original Mercury Mirror Plate
Located in Jesteburg, DE
An antique century ebonized and ripple molded cabinet mirror, Flanders, circa 1900.
The mercury
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Antique 1890s Belgian Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Dramatic Late 17th/early 18th c. Flemish Brass Filigree Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Late 17th/early 18th century Flemish baroque cushion mirror with richly embossed and pierced brass
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Ebonised and Amboyna Octagonal Mirror
Located in London, GB
An ebonised and amboyna octagonal mirror.
In the 17th Flemish century style, the shaped plate
Category
Antique 17th Century Wall Mirrors
Materials
Amboyna
Red Tortoiseshell mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good large 19th century Flemish ebony ripple moulded and red tortoiseshell cushion mirror. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Wall Mirrors
Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual 18th century Hispano Flemish frame. The tortoiseshell and mother of pearl inlay showing the
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Picture Frames
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Tortoise Shell
Antique Italian Cabinet
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
.
The front is profusely inlaid with hard stones and solid ebony ripple mouldings.
A similar example
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Cabinets
Ebonized 19th Century Flemish Ripple Moulded Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century ebonized flemish mirror in classical 17th century style.
Made on ebonized walnut
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ebony, Walnut
Large 19th Century Flemish Ripple Mould Ebonies Mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good large example of a 19th century Flemish ebonies ripple mould mirror.
Category
Antique 1830s Belgian Wall Mirrors
Large Flemish Ebonized Ripple Frame Mirror with Gilded Liner, circa 1900
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Flemish ebonized Ripple frame mirror with gilded liner, circa 1900
This is a Classic
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Flemish Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A carved and ebonised ripple frame mirror.
Flemish, early 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Beech
Large Flemish Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large Flemish ebonised carved wood ripple frame mirror
Holland, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Wall Mirrors
Materials
Beech
18th Century Flemish Mirror
Located in Nijlen, BE
An 18th century ripple molded combination profile cabinet mirror, Flanders, circa 1740.
Unique
Category
Antique 18th Century Belgian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Chestnut
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Flemish Ripple For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the flemish ripple you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, glass and hardwood, every flemish ripple was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the flemish ripple you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right flemish ripple, those designed in Baroque styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Flemish Ripple?
The average selling price for a flemish ripple at 1stDibs is $3,656, while they’re typically $561 on the low end and $554,767 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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