Sold|$4,500
French Louis XVI Gold Gilt Mantle Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This massive Louis XVI style mirror was crafted in France during the 1870s. A wonderfully carved, shell inspired crest with floral details tops the whole. The molded frame displays a...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Sold|$5,895
French Gold Gilt Louis XV Mantle Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning French mantle mirror covered in carved details and its original water gilding finish. At the top of this Louis XV style mirror is the iconic C scroll of Rococo design surr...
Gold
Sold|$2,729
Very Large French Gilt Over Mantle Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very large French gilt over mantel (fireplace) mirror The over mantel as it name implies was made to sit over the mantel piece and as so many fireplaces are opposite the window mi...
Giltwood
Very Large French Gilt Overmantel or Over Mantle Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very large French gilt overmantel or over mantle mirror The over mantel as it name implies was made to sit over the mantel piece and as so many fireplaces are opposite the window ...
Mirror
Antique Eastlake Incised Walnut & Gilt Mantle Mirror with Floral Elements C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Eastlake Incised Walnut & Gilt Mantle Mirror with Floral & Spade Elements C1890 58 1/2...
Mirror, Walnut
Italian 1970s Gilt Metal Faux Bamboo and Rattan over Mantle Mirror
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1970s gilt metal faux bamboo and rattan over mantle mirror.
Metal
Regency Triple Plate Gilt Mirror or Over Mantle
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Regency Triple Plate Gilt Mirror or Over Mantle The Regency carved Frame is a rectangular shape, it has columns at either side and a lattice design along the top, The mirror has th...
Giltwood
Oversized Antique Renaissance Revival Silver Gilt Over-Mantle Mirror C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Renaissance Revival Silver Gilt Over Mantle Mirror Unsigned C1880. Measures - 65.75"H x 64...
Mirror, Giltwood
Hollywood Regency Ebony and Gilt Wall, Console or Mantle Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency Ebony and gilt wall, console or mantle mirror Finely detailed X form carved wall mirror having a beveled interior.
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Regency Moss Green Gilt Mirror or over Mantle
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Regency moss green gilt mirror or over mantle. The Regency green carved frame has turned columns at either side and along the top, the Age Darkened Gold paint on the...
Mirror
Large Early 20th Century Rococo Influenced Gilt over Mantle Mirror
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine Edwardian over mantle mirror in the Rococo taste, circa 1910. Six foot wide.
Gesso
Sold|$1,100
19th Century Ogee Over-Mantle Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This 19th century over-mantle mirror is set into a gilt frame with ogee moulding.
Mirror, Wood
Antique Renaissance Revival Gilt & Burl Walnut over Mantle Mirror, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Renaissance Revival over mantle mirror offers walnut construction with stylized foliate crest over framed mirror with burl inset and gilt highlights throughout, circa 1880...
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood, Burl
Antique French over the Mantle / Console Ornate Gilt Gold Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique French over the mantle / console ornate gilt gold mirror with flowing carved scrolls, vines and shells terminating with carved busts of woman facing forward.
Vintage Italian Venetian Paint and Gilt Decorated Over Mantle Mirror, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Italian Venetian over mantle mirror offers shaped form with frame having giltwood foliate crest surmounting gilt decorated foliate frame having scroll and acanthus shoulde...
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
Antique French Louis XV Style Gilt Wood Over Mantle Mirror Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style over mantel mirror offers giltwood frame in scroll form and having shell and foliate crest, c1920 Measures - 32.25"h x 60"w x 3"d Catalogue Note: A...
Mirror, Giltwood
A Large Gilt Over Mantle Mirror This Mirror has a beautiful Gold Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Large Gilt Over Mantle Mirror This Mirror has a beautiful Gold Frame it is decorated with swags on the top and around the edges The large frame is in good sound condition, the ...
Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Mantle Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Within this otherwise classic Louis Philippe mirror, spectral foxing diffuses across the original mirror plate in clouds and haze of variable and unpredictable density. Healthy red b...
Mirror, Wood
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Mantle Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic hand-painted and gilded Louis Philippe-style mantle mirror, hand-crafted in France in the 19th century.
Mirror, Wood
Palatial Louis XVI Style Gilt and Poly-Chromed Wall / Mantle or Console Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A large and impressive Louis XVI style gilt and poly chromed wall / mantle or console mirror having gilt relief with carved musical motif applique framing the beveled center mirror.
Mirror
Sold|$2,251
Large Antique Giltwood Over Mantle Mirror
Located in London, GB
A stunning large antique gilt wood over mantle mirror. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950’s.
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Victorian Advertising Mirror, Cadbury’s Chocolate over Mantle
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Victorian advertising mirror, Cadbury’s chocolate over mantel. This is a superb quality and very large Victorian wall mirror or over mantel, it has the Classic purple and go...
Gesso, Paint
Large Carved Louis XVI Style French Gilt Gold over the Mantle or Wall Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A large carved Louis XVI style French gilt gold over the mantle or wall mirror. This finely carved and impressive gilt gold wall, console or over the mantle mirror is simply stunning...
Mirror, Wood
Large Carved Louis XVI Style French Gilt Gold over the Mantle or Wall Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A large carved Louis XVI style French gilt gold over the mantle or wall mirror. This finely carved and impressive gilt gold wall, console or over the mantle mirror is simply stunning...
Mirror, Wood
Very Large 19th Century Adams Style Gilt over Mantle Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very large 19th century Adams style gilt over mantel wall mirror The mirror has a beautiful Rococo gold frame with three mirrors, at the top it is elaborately decorated with carve...
19th Century Carved Gilt Gold Pier, Console, Floor or over the Mantle Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
An enormous monumental 19th century carved gilt gold pier, console, floor, full length or over the mantle mirror.
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Oversized Victorian Giltwood Over Mantle Mirror 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique and large Victorian over mantel mirror offers giltwood frame with foliate carved crest over mirror with acanthus elements, 19th century Measures- 81'' H x 63'' W x 11.5...
Mirror, Wood
Large English Empire Style Gilt Over-Mantle Mirror, Late 19th Century
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Rectangular, the sides with pairs of tapering shafts, with floral bosses in the corners.
Giltwood
French 19th Century Giltwood Over-Mantle Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A marvelous mantel mirror, finished in beautiful gold gilt, from 19th century, France. This ornately decorated mirror boasts many design features. All four corners, sides and top are...
Gold
Grand French 19th Century Giltwood Mantle Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular gold gilt mirror from 19th century France. An impressive crest rests atop the mirror’s shaped top rail. This crest is composed of a wreath of roses set behind a crossed...
Mercury Glass, Hardwood
Antique Italian Giltwood Florentine Over Mantle Mirror 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb fine quality highly decorative Italian Florentine giltwood wall mirror, dating from early 19th century. The rectangular mirror consists of a superbly hand carved giltwood ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Large American Empire First Finish Giltwood Triptych Over Mantle Mirror 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Large Antique American Empire First Finish Gilt Wood Triptych Over Mantle Mirror with Column Form Fr...
Mirror, Wood
French 19th Century Giltwood Louis Philippe Mantle Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This exceptional French Louis-Philippe mirror, circa 1860s, has the original mirror plate and a gorgeous patina! The carved giltwood frame, with beaded liner, has a traditional mould...
Mercury Glass, Hardwood, Giltwood
Antique Large Classical Giltwood Over Mantle Mirror, Musical Instruments, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique and large French Classical over mantel mirror offers giltwood frame in oval form with foliate crest having musical instruments over scroll and foliate decorated surround, ...
Mirror, Wood
Regency Gilt Overmantle Mirror 1810 Classical Adams
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Gilt over mantle mirror circa 1810 Three Sectional Mirror has Adams urn motif on top with garlands Ideal for above a mantle piece We bought them from a private house sale in ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Oversized French Empire Style Giltwood Over Mantle Mirrors 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A matching pair of large French Empire style over mantel mirrors over giltwood construction with foliate, shell, garland, floral and scroll elements, 20th century Measures - 60.75''...
Mirror, Wood
18th Century-Early 19th Century Giltwood Mirror, over the Mantle Wall or Console
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 19th century giltwood mirror. This monumental over the mantel (fireplace), wall or console mirror was removed from a Greenwich CT Mansion having been purchased in Sotheby's NYC...
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Regency Giltwood Triple Plate Over Mantle Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Regency Triple Plate Gilt Mirror or Over Mantle The Regency carved Frame is a rectangular shape, it has decorative Gold and Black columns at either side and along the top The mirro...
Giltwood
Sold|$4,600
Large Palace Sized Gilt Gold Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Large palace sized over-the-mantle mirror. Gilt gold. Circa 1920. Adam's style.
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large French gold gilt mantle mirror in the Louis XV taste. Carved top crest is of the classic Rococo 'C' curve, all carved with swirls and flowers.
19th Century Ornate Gilt Filigree Overmantle Mirror with Venetian Harbor Scene
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful large Italian ornate gilt filigree over mantle mirror, with an 18th century oil painting on canvas laid down on panel of a Venetian harbor scene over a central large mirr...
Canvas, Glass, Giltwood
Sold|$4,300
Rococo Style Wall, Pier, Console Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive Rococo style wall, pier, console mirror. A large and impressive over the mantle Gilt wood mirror in a spectacular rococo carved frame.
Giltwood, Mirror
Sold|$1,495
English Gilt Over-Mantel Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English Adam style gilt and painted over-mantle mirror the broken pediment top with dentil mouldings over 4 floral decorated columnar sides on a narrow plinth base.
Giltwood
Sold|$2,650
French 19th Century Gold Gilt Mantle Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A carved French gold gilt mantle mirror from the 1800’s. The original mirror plate has a unique, smoky reflection, surrounded by a carved hourglass shaped gold gilt frame.
Mirror, Giltwood
Sold|$1,695
Neoclassical Gold Gilt Mantle Mirror
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Neoclassical gold leaf gilt mirror, it retains the original mirror and gold gilt. Perfect for over your mantel. Measuring: 37.25 inches x 18 inches x 2.25. Be sure to check our store...
Mirror, Wood
Sold|$3,616
19th Century Gilt over Mantle Mirror
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century gilt mantle mirror, surmounted with pierced pediment flanked by turned pilasters enclosing the original mirror plate.
Giltwood
Sold|$5,200
Fine and Majestic Antique Gilt Mantle Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine and impressive antique gilt mantle mirror with a large crown comprised of an oval pierced floral motif encompassed by ribbons and acanthus leaves.
Mirror, Wood
Sold|$1,420
Gilt With Black Over Mantle Wall Mirror
Located in Land O' Lakes, FL
Antique very large fine quality gilt over mantle wall mirror 19th Century. Lovely charm and elegance.
Mirror, Wood
Oval Gilt Wooden over the Mantle or Wall Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A small Louis XVI style oval wall mirror, with gilt and floral accents.
Giltwood
Leaf and Vine Design Gilt Framed Wall or Console, over the Mantle Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A leaf and vine design gilt framed wall or console, over the mantle mirror having a fine pierced carved frame.
Mirror, Wood
Large Over Mantle Mirror, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Lovely patina comprised of original paint and faint remnants of gilt work, which reveal the wood texture below. Original antique mirror has a wonderful patina as well. Large, strong ...
Mirror, Hardwood
Large Gilt Rococo Style Arched Over Mantle Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Gilt Rococo Style Arched Over Mantle Mirror This is a very decorative piece the mirror has a beautiful Rococo Gilt Frame with a 11” high carved central decoration which matc...
Giltwood
Large Gilt Rococo Style Arched Over Mantle Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Gilt Rococo Style Arched Over Mantle Mirror This is a very decorative piece the mirror has a beautiful Rococo Gilt Frame with a 11” high carved central decoration which matc...
Pine
Very Large Gilt Overmantel or Over Mantle Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very large gilt overmantel or over mantle mirror The over mantel as it name implies was made to sit over the mantel piece and as so many fireplaces are opposite the window Mirrors...
Giltwood
Regency Triple Plate Gilt Mirror or Over Mantle
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Regency triple plate gilt mirror or over mantle The Regency carved Frame is a rectangular shape, it has corinthian columns at either side and a neoclassical scene in Gesso along ...
Giltwood
Vintage Mid-Century Italian Gilt Gold Sunburst Wall Mirror, Over the Mantle
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine Italian gilt gold sunburst wall or console mirror. This large and decorative mirror has three stepped up interior mirror borders flanking a circular center clean clear mirror....
Wood
18th Century French Rococo Gilt Wood Mantle Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century French Rococo gilt wood over-mantle mirror with original glass and gilding.
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.
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