Louis XV Briarwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV briarwood mirror. Carved briarwood ogee edge frame with gilt plaster Louis XV foliate border, surrounding associated 18th century mercury glass plate mirror. Italy, late 18t...
Wood, Plaster
French 19th Century Gold Gilt Mantel Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular French 19th century gold gilt mantel mirror with original glass revealing a line of curious, foxed patches across the top. The regal molding incorporates textural, flor...
Gold
$14,500
Paul Follot Wall Mirror
By Paul Follot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco Mirror by Paul Follot, circa 1920, in silver plated, copper-clad plaster. 21" wide x 25" high.
Silver Plate, Copper
Circa 1960's Sunburst Wall Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
Mid-century sunburst mirror from France. The mirror itself is convex in shape and is surrounded by a nicely molded edge and a sunburst frame. These mirrors are lovely and really ...
Composition
$1,086Sale Price|20% Off
Gilded Wall Mirror in the Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Gilded Wall Mirror in the Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century An oval mirror from the Interwar Period, set in a wooden frame with plaster ornamentation.
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Large Louis Philippe Silver Gilt Mirror (H 62 3/4 x W 37 1/4)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine tall Louis Philippe wall or dressing console mirror from France, featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated silver-leaf. Dimensions: H 62 3/4 inches x W 37 1/4...
Silver Leaf
Louis Philippe Arch Top Gilt Mirror from France (H 48 1/4 x W 34)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large Louis Philippe arch top wall mirror from France, featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated gold-leaf and etched foliate design. Dimensions: H 48 1/4 inche...
Glass, Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
$3,650Sale Price|20% Off
Large Water Gilt Austrian Rococo Style Mirror with Winged Lion, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
Hand carved mirror accompanied by water gilt accents on plaster.
Giltwood, Plaster, Wood
$6,840Sale Price|54% Off
Early 19th Century Louis XIV style French painted gold mirror
Located in Houston, US
Grand Louis XV style French mirror with original mercury glass. Style is characterized by the Rococo style's elegant curves, intricate scrollwork and ornate detailing, typical of the...
Glass, Plaster, Wood
$6,962
19th Empire style mirror
Located in Wijnegem, BE
Large, highly decorative late 19th century Empire style mirror in faux "plum pudding mahogany" wood with raised gilded plaster elements.
Plaster, Wood
Large Louis Philippe Arch Top Gilt Mirror (H 59 x W 38 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large Louis Philippe arch top wall mirror from France, featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated gold-leaf. Dimensions: H 59 inches x W 38 1/2 inches Other siz...
Glass, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster, Mirror
$4,900
Large Painted Trumeau
Located in Washington, DC
A large painted trumeau with a plaster chariot decoration on the top.
Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Paint
Large Louis Philippe Arch Top Gilt Mirror (H 53 1/4 x W 38)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large French arch top wall or overmantle mirror from the Louis Philippe period. Featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated gold-leaf - the wider scale frame has ...
Gesso, Glass, Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
Large Louis Philippe Arch Top Gilt Mirror (H 52 7/8 x W 39)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large Louis Philippe arch top wall or overmantle mirror from France, featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated gold-leaf - the outer edge of the frame with a dec...
Glass, Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood, Gesso
Louis Philippe Arch Top Gilt Mirror (H 49 1/4 x W 28 3/4)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Louis Philippe arch top wall mirror from France, featuring a moulded surround with a beautiful patinated gold-leaf. Dimensions: H 49 1/4 inches x W 28 3/4 inches Other sizes...
Glass, Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
Louis Philippe Arch-Top Gilt Wall or Standing Mirror (H 65 5/8 x W 39 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine tall French arch top wall or over-mantle mirror or floor standing mirror. from the Louis Philippe period, circa 1860. Featuring a moulded frame surround with a beautiful pati...
Gesso, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster, Mirror, Glass
French 19th C. Louis Philippe Gilded Dressing Room
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic French Palatial dressing mirror featuring hand carved wood/plaster/gesso frame finished in hand applied gold leaf.
Gold Leaf
Pierrot Under the Moon Sculpture, Polychrome Plaster, France, ca. 1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Its unusual composition and strong decorative presence make it an ideal statement piece for collectors seeking rare turn-of-the-century French design. Origin: France Date: circa 190...
Mirror, Plaster
Antique Gilded Small French Frame / Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
An early French Art Frame that looks to date from the 19th Century or earlier. The exposed nail heads (seen from the back) look quite early. Some loss and some age cracks in multip...
Plaster, Wood
Pair of French Maison Jansen Neoclassical Gilt Bronze & Mirrored Sconces
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French three-light wall sconces in the Neoclassical style by Maison Jansen, circa 1930s.
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Rare Antique Gilt Wooden Mirror or Picture Floor Easel / Display Stand, 1900s
Located in Lisse, NL
Good condition, beautifully detailed and truly elegant, publicity picture stand. Because of the quality of the workmanship this beautiful easel is a joy to look at, even when there...
Wood, Plaster
Marc Bankowsky, Plaster Mirror, France, 2006
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary polyester plaster mirror designed by Marc Bankowsky.
Polyester, Plaster
1920s French Gilt Plaster Mirror with Laurel and Ribbon Design
Located in Stamford, CT
A French gilt plaster laurel and ribbon decorated rectangular mirror with distressed mirrors.
Plaster, Wood
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.
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.
A new generation of creative minds is reinventing the use of clay through sculptural forms and bold ideas.
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.