Early 19th Century Empire Greek Vanity or Ladies' Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
An early 19th century gilt bronze and walnut veneer ladies desk or dressing table or vanity, with a rectangular grey fossil marble top above two mirror paneled doors and two drawers,...
Bronze
Pair of French Bronze and Gilt Mirror Pagoda Form Half Lentern Wall Sconces
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of French Bronze and Gilt Mirror back Pagoda Form Half Lentern one light Wall Sconces. Measures 6.75" in width and 3.25" in length and 29" in height.
Brass, Bronze
French Empire Console Table, Mahogany & Marble, Circa 1830
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French mahogany Empire console with its original marble top. A single drawer is housed in the apron over a pair of column form front legs with neoclassical style brass capit...
Marble, Brass
Empire Style Marble Top Console Table by Bedel & Cie of Paris
Located in San Francisco, CA
The table is adorned with classical ormolu (gilt-bronze) mounts. Notable decorative elements include a laurel leaf and rosette motif centered on the drawer front and repeated at the ...
Ormolu
19th, Circular Ormolu Bronze French Centerpiece with Mirror
Located in IT
19th, circular Ormolu bronze French centerpiece with mirror (surtout de table) Diameter cm 75, H 9 cm, 11 cm the highest point (harps) This splendid French centerpiece has a roun...
Bronze
$34,950Sale Price / set|22% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Style Giltwood & Gesso Carved Console Tables
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th century Empire style giltwood carved and ebonized gesso figural console tables with figures of winged lions and fitted with grey marble tops,...
Marble
French Surtout De Plateau Three Piece Mirror and Bronze Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19/20th Century) three-piece coffee table (Surtout De Plateau) with a mirrored surface supported on a bronze base with a stretcher having gilt bronze trim and ga...
Bronze
Complete Dining Room Set with Vitrine, Clock, Buffets, Mirror and Fireplace
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze, marble, silk, wood dining room set for twelve people with one vitrine, one longcase clock, two buffets, one mirror and one fireplace. France, late 19th century. Request...
Bronze
American Mahogany Marble Top and Gilt Stenciled Ormolu Console, NY, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany marble top console with gilt stenciling skirt, flanking ormolu mounted mahogany columns, and terminating on the original gilt carved floral melon bulbous feet. Cons...
Marble, Ormolu
American Mahogany Gilt & Marble Top Cornucopia Pier Table. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American flame mahogany marble top pier table with gilt carved capitals , flanking cornucopias, original mirror, and terminating on gilt acanthus lions paw feet. All original. Early...
Marble
$6,850 / set
Pair of Gilded, Mirrored, Period Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of period, hand carved, gessoed, and 22-karat gold gilded, Second Empire, French sconces. Each with gilt bronze arms, and inset with original, mercury glass mirrors.
Bronze
Early 19th Century Pair of Gold Wall Mirrors Candle Holders
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Pair of Empire Candle Sconce Wall Mirrors featuring carved harps as well as trompets. These wall mounted candle holders make a great addition to any living room, bedroom, ...
Wood, Paint
Pair of American Bronze and Crystal Two Arm Mirrored Wall Sconces, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American bronze and crystal scrolled two arm mirrored wall sconces with flanking gilt foilate medallions. Sconces are candle powered but can be electrified if desired, Late 1...
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century Table Centrepiece (Surtout De Table) Paris 1825–1830 Fire-Gilded
Located in Epfach, DE
Table centrepiece (surtout de table), Paris, c. 1825–1830 This extraordinary centrepiece was created in Paris around 1825/1830, at a time when French table culture was experiencing ...
Bronze
Antique French Secretary, Circa 1820, Polished Ebony & Birchwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique French secretary with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Ebony, in good condition. The bottom part of the Parisian cabinet is comp...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Vintage mirrors have long been a measure of craftsmanship, from gilded Rococo frames to the sunburst shapes that became a signature of mid-century design.
Styles to Know
An arched or sunburst mirror reads more decorative, while a plain rectangular frame lets the room around it stand out. Hang one above a vintage vanity or a mid-century modern dresser, or lean a larger floor mirror against the wall as a standalone piece.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Mirror
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