Fontana Arte Full Mirror
Full Length Artisan Vintage Duo Colored Glass Mirror by Cristal Arte, Torino
By Fontana Arte, Cristal Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
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H 73.62 in W 33.46 in D 0.4 in
Italian Standing Mirror on Marble Base Inspired by Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte, Cristal Arte, Metalvetro Galvorame, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Houston, TX
Italian standing mirror on marble base inspired by Fontana Arte.
Beautiful Italian Fontana Arte
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Max Ingrand mirror Fontana arte model '2014' italy 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Genova, IT
Specchio modello '2014' degli anni 60 disegnato da Max Ingrand e prodotto da Fontana Arte
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Aluminum, Chromed Metal 1960s full lenght mirror in the style of Fontana Arte
Located in Varese, Lombardia
reminiscent of similar contemporary products made by Fontana Arte.
Only the internal mirror measures 85h x
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Vintage 1960s Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
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H 43.31 in W 20.87 in D 2.17 in
Large Floor Mirror with Console, Christal Arte, Italy 1950's
By Santambrogio & De Berti, Fontana Arte, Cristal Arte
Located in London, GB
Original and rare over-sized floor mirror with glass console attributed to Crystal Arte / Fontana
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Materials
Brass
Vintage Monumental Foyer Floor Length Mirror by Cristal Arte
By Cristal Arte
Located in East Hampton, NY
Fontana Arte/ Max Ingrand style made by Cristal Arte. Perfect for a foyer, dressing room or any grand room
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Vintage 1960s Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid Century Hallway Entrance Mirror Coat Rack
By Fontana Arte
Located in Weesp, NL
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Large Scale Wall Mirror on Mirror in the Style of Fontana Arte
Located in Puglia, Puglia
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Italian Wall Mirror in Style of Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 1950s full length mirror brass base and hand-cut mirror.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length M...
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FONTANARTE - Erwing BURGER - Hanging mirror - curved and etched glass.
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
FONTANARTE - Erwing BURGER -A mirror model with curved, acid-etched glass, typical workmanship of designer Erwing Burger when he worked for Fontanarte around the years 50.
The hangi...
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Large Full Length Italian Brass Framed Mirror, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
Very large 1950s Italian brass framed wall or floor mirror.
The gilt brass has rubbed back to a
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Full Length Wall Mirror with Shelf from 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian full length wall mirror with shelf and blue mirror panel decoration in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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H 82.68 in W 43.31 in D 11.82 in
KOOH-I-NOOR XL Standing Mirror, by Piero Lissoni for Glas Italia IN STOCK
By Piero Lissoni, Glas Italia
Located in Macherio, IT
, he has been designing lights and interior furnishings for Fontana Arte, Pallucco, MOS by Cover, Glas
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Leng...
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H 104.34 in W 59.06 in D 1.19 in
KOOH-I-NOOR Large Standing Mirror, by Piero Lissoni for Glas Italia IN STOCK
By Piero Lissoni, Glas Italia
Located in Macherio, IT
, he has been designing lights and interior furnishings for Fontana Arte, Pallucco, MOS by Cover, Glas
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Leng...
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Mirror
H 81.11 in W 45.67 in D 1.19 in
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Large Mirror in Brass
By Gio Ponti, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror manufacturer. Executed in
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-...
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Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Large Mirror in Black Brass
By Gubi, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror manufacturer
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Unique and big triptych Mirror / reverse glass painting
By Fontana Arte
Located in Munich, DE
are made by Fontana Arte on special request. very heavy, well crafted and an amazing addition for
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
A substantial midcentury modernist wall mirror with brass frame, Italy, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
shape.
This remarkable full-length mirror comprises an original plate from the 1950s, elevated by an
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
H 66.93 in W 25.6 in D 0.99 in
Extra Large Lightning Mirror Amber Glass by Cristal Art, Italy, 1960s
By Cristal Arte
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Extra Large wall or full-length mirror amber glass, patinated metal base and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Brass Free Form Egg Mirror. Italy, 1950s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Large 1950's Modernist Shaped Brass Wall Mirror , Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
.
Typical in style of Italian creators like Gio Ponti or Fontana Arte.
The mirrors of modernist grand scale
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Brass
By Gio Ponti, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror manufacturer. Executed
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Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
By Gio Ponti, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror manufacturer
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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Fontana Arte Full Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the fontana arte full mirror you’re looking for. Frequently made of glass, mirror and metal, every fontana arte full mirror was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a fontana arte full mirror, we have 15 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a fontana arte full mirror — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A fontana arte full mirror, designed in the mid-century modern or modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made fontana arte full mirror over the years, but those crafted by Cristal Arte, Gubi and Gio Ponti are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Fontana Arte Full Mirror?
A fontana arte full mirror can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,850, while the lowest priced sells for $1,499 and the highest can go for as much as $24,000.
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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