18th Century Gilded Georgian Mirror Large
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a beautiful hand carved, gessoed and gilded George II mirror. Dating from the mid eighteenth century.
Antique 1740s English George II Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century Gilded Georgian Mirror Large
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a beautiful hand carved, gessoed and gilded George II mirror. Dating from the mid eighteenth century.
Gold Leaf
George II Carved and Gilded Mirror
Located in London, GB
A George II carved and gilded mirror the shaped top centred by a shell, above the original mirror plate inset by a boarder carved with acanthus leaves and egg and dart carvings, the ...
Giltwood
George II Style Carved and Gilded Pier Mirror
Located in Edinburgh, GB
George II style carved and gilded pier mirror, circa 1830.
Glass, Giltwood
George III Style Gilded Oval Mirror
Located in Wells, ME
George II style Gilded oval mirror (this type of mirror was made well up into the 19th century in exactly the same way as the late 18th century).
George II Giltwood Mirror with Candle Sconces, circa 1730
Located in London, GB
A splendid, good size, 18th century George II carved and gilded mirror. Interestingly the original gilding has been retained and is brighter and more luminous than re-gilded mirrors ...
Thomas Johnson Style Water Gilded Mirror
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
A George II style giltwood pier mirror after a design by Thomas Johnson.
An Elegant English Rococo Carved Giltwood Mirror, Chippendale
Located in Woodbury, CT
An elegant 18th century, Rococo carved and gilded George II-III mirror circa 1755-60. The crest is carved with a large plumed leaf motif issuing scrolled and leaf carved elements wit...
Giltwood
19th Century George II Style Gilded Wall Mirror
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique George II style giltwood wall mirror, circa 1870 in date.
Mirror, Giltwood
George II Walnut Gilded Scroll Top Mirror
Located in Westwood, NJ
George II Walnut Gilded Architectural Scroll Top Mirror w/ Gilded Drapery Motif
Walnut
George II Style Parcel Gilded Walnut Mirror
Located in Astoria, NY
George II style parcel gilt walnut wood mirror, the carved scroll surmounted centered with a shaped cartouche, the whole flanked by scrolling architectural and foliate carved decorat...
Walnut
George II Mirror in Walnut
Located in Kastrup, DK
George II mirror. Walnut, gilded wood carvings.
Walnut
18th Century George III Irish Water Gilded Gesso Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George II Irish water gilded gesso mirror, the period plate glass within carved and moulded frame bordered with beading, foliate and egg and dart relief flanked with sty...
Mirror, Giltwood
Sold
H 56.7 in W 28.75 in D 2.76 in
Vintage Pair of Gilded and Cream Painted Georgian Revival Mirrors, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a very decorative pair of hand carved giltwood and cream painted mirrors in George II manner and dating from the second half of the 20th century. This rectangular pair fea...
Mirror, Giltwood
1930s George II Style Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Mirror
Located in Kent, Dover
An English George II style carved walnut and gilded mirror.
Walnut
Pair of Large English George II Style Mirrors
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of large English George II style walnut and parcel gilded mirrors.
Carved and Gilded Georgian Style Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intricately carved and gilded Georgian style framed mirror, carved scrolling detail with rosettes flanking centrally placed shield decorated with floral motif above horizontally cros...
Rare George II Gilded Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
Exceptional George II carved and gilded wall mirror, with cartouche ornament set within a scrolled pediment with floral carvings and crosshatched details, above a rectangular mirror ...
Pine
George II Gilded Overmantle Mirror
Located in Wells, ME
George II (1735) gilded overmantle mirror in remarkable original condition.
George II Walnut and Gilded Rococo Mirror
Located in Great Barrington, MA
I am pleased to offer this fully developed mid 18th century mirror in a fine state of preservation. The walnut has been polished over an old finish and retains a mellow early color. ...
Gold Leaf
Superb George II Gilded Looking Glass
Located in Wells, ME
George II gilded looking glass in remarkable original condition.
18th Century George II Period Walnut and Parcel Gilded Mirror
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century George II period pier mirror, the bookmatched walnut veneered fretwork frame headed with a carved water-gilded eagle, acanthus scrolls, the sides with flowers, fol...
Stately George II/III Mahogany and Gilded Mirror
Located in Great Barrington, MA
I love these mirrors and don't get them very often. All the carving is gilded. The mirror plate is hand beveled.
Mahogany, Gesso, Glass
Carved Giltwood Chippendale Chinoiserie Mirror
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality gilt and carved wood Chinese Chippendale beveled mirror. Chinoiserie style giltwood frame with central Ho Ho bird at top.
Mirror, Wood
$4,451Sale Price|20% Off
H 45.67 in W 27.56 in D 5.91 in
Antique 19th century French gold gilt Louis Philippe mirror with ornate crest
Located in Casteren, NL
This stunning antique French mirror was crafted in the distinctive Louis Philippe style, which was popular between 1830 and 1870. While this style is generally known for its simplici...
Gold Leaf
$12,968 / set
H 44.1 in W 66.93 in D 34.65 in
Royal Louis XV or Rococo Tapestry Sofa and Chairs, Gold, Napoleon III, 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Louis XV tapestry / tapestry suite, Napoleon III, circa 1880. Genuine gold leaf on solid wood. Hand-carved wooden body. Very old and decorative French sofa set. Gobelin fabric cov...
Wood
$408,693
H 86.03 in Dm 51.97 in
Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...
Silver Plate
Pair of Italian Rococo Walnut Salon Sofas
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large-scale Italian Rococo salon sofas carved in walnut. Each sofa features a continuous serpentine crest rail with symmetrical rocaille carving centered by a shell motif. Sc...
Walnut
$660,721 / set
H 38.39 in W 83.47 in D 31.11 in
Antique Rare Fine Pair of French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounted Commodes
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique fine French rare pair of early 20th century mahogany, fruitwood marquetry and gilt bronze mounted commodes In the Louis XVI Style, after the original model of the commode com...
Bronze, Other
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 59 in W 39.38 in D 2 in
18th c. Italian Venetian Baroque Mirror, Original Giltwood and Mirror Plates
Located in Wichita, KS
An exquisite 18th century Venetian mirror from the Baroque period with beautifully aged, original giltwood and mercury plates, circa 1740. Standing on two scrolled feet with finely c...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$340,578
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroic amber-golden and green ...
Bronze
$11,128Sale Price|25% Off
H 49.22 in W 77.56 in D 33.86 in
Restoration period mahogany-veneered sofa bed with canopy
Located in Paris, FR
Restoration-period mahogany-veneered boat-shaped sofa-bed with slightly inverted headboard. The front is soberly adorned with an ormolu plaque featuring scrolls and fleurons framing ...
Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Bed by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Antique French gilt bronze and mahogany bed by Paul Sormani French, c. 1870 Height 178cm, width 176cm, depth 214cm Decorated with various ormolu (gilt bronze) mounts and beautiful...
Ormolu
$1,907,237
H 59.45 in W 74.81 in D 39.38 in
Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Antique French marquetry, ormolu and jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley French, c. 1890 Height 151cm, width 190cm, depth 100cm The Bureau du Roi, also known as the secrétaire à ...
Ormolu
Mid-18th Century Beige and Blue Floral French Aubusson Pile Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-18th Century Beige and Blue Floral French Aubusson Pile Carpet Louis XV period France, circa 1755-1760 Provenance: Ephrussi de Rothschild Collection 12' 1" x 12' (368.30 x 365.7...
Wool
$129,500 / set
H 143.5 in W 63 in D 28 in
Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Consoles with Original Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and palatially scaled pair of Italian 18th century Louis XV period giltwood and marble Neapolitan consoles with their original matching mirrors. Each stunning console i...
Siena Marble
$19,800 / set
H 48 in W 29.5 in D 32.75 in
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Bergères À Oreilles Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood Bergères À Oreilles armchairs. Each armchair is raised by elegant cabriole legs with scrolled feet and finely carved sea...
Giltwood
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and uniquely shaped French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood mirror. The original oval beveled mirror plate is surrounded by a berried laurel mottled border ...
Giltwood
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.