George I Gilt Mirror
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Gold Leaf
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Walnut
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Mirror, Giltwood
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Gold Leaf
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Lacquer
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Wood
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Table Mirrors
Glass
Antique 1720s Irish George I Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
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Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
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Mirror, Giltwood
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Giltwood
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Walnut
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Bronze, Ormolu
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Marble
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Brass
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Giltwood, Canvas
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Metal
Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut, Burl
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Porcelain
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Plaster
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Oil
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Gold Leaf
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Birch, Wood
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Iron
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Gold Leaf
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Bronze
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Metal
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ormolu
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Gold, Gold Leaf
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Brass
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Antique 18th Century British George I Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century British George I Wall Mirrors
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Table Mirrors
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Georgian Wall Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Rococo Wall Mirrors
Walnut
20th Century Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Glass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Girandoles
Gesso, Pine
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wall Mirrors
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
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Giltwood
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Bookcases
Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Bookcases
Walnut
Antique 1730s European George I Wall Mirrors
Gesso
Antique Early 18th Century British George I Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century English George I Girandoles
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Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English More Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English More Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 1720s English George I Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Pier Mirrors and Conso...
Antique 1730s British George I Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 1720s English Girandoles
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
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Mahogany, Giltwood
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Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Table Mirrors
Burl, Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Table Mirrors
Walnut
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Wood
Antique 1720s British Table Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wall Mirrors
Gold
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Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English More Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wall Lights and Sconces
Gold Leaf, Brass
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Walnut, Giltwood
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Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Wall Mirrors
Walnut, Giltwood
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Glass, Walnut
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Sterling Silver
Antique 18th Century English George I Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique Late 19th Century English George I Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Wall Mirrors
Walnut, Pine
Antique 1720s English George I Wall Mirrors
Walnut
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Gesso, Mirror, Wood
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Walnut
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Walnut, Giltwood
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wall Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Wall Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George I Wall Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wall Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
20th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror
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Giltwood, Mirror
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Giltwood, Wood
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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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