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Grotto Mirror

Dolphin Grotto Mirror
Dolphin Grotto Mirror

Dolphin Grotto Mirror

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A finely carved grotto mirror with stylised dolphins centred by a scallop shell.

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21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Mantel Mirrors and Firepla...

Materials

Mahogany

Monumental Coastal Boho Grotto Seashell Coral Oyster Shellwork Mirror 6' x 4'
Monumental Coastal Boho Grotto Seashell Coral Oyster Shellwork Mirror 6' x 4'

Monumental Coastal Boho Grotto Seashell Coral Oyster Shellwork Mirror 6' x 4'

By Anthony Redmile London, Tony Duquette

Located in Atlanta, GA

Its varied cream, ivory, beige, blush, sand, and pearlescent tones create a richly organic surface, while the oyster-shell and coral-motif surround gives the piece strong visual impa...

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20th Century American Bohemian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Mirror

Sea Shell Grotto Round Mirror
Sea Shell Grotto Round Mirror

Sea Shell Grotto Round Mirror

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Stunning richly encrusted round wall mirror .decorated with burnt orange sea whip branches on top.

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Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Glass

Pair of Italian Giltwood Grotto Shell Antiqued Mirrors
Pair of Italian Giltwood Grotto Shell Antiqued Mirrors

Pair of Italian Giltwood Grotto Shell Antiqued Mirrors

Located in Dallas, TX

A stunning pair of late 19th-century Italian giltwood mirrors, radiating timeless elegance and refined craftsmanship.

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Vintage Coastal Grotto Faux Shells Mirror or Centrepiece
Vintage Coastal Grotto Faux Shells Mirror or Centrepiece

Vintage Coastal Grotto Faux Shells Mirror or Centrepiece

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Vintage Grotyo Coastal Relirf Faux Shell Mirror. Great coastal decor piece.

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Vintage 1950s American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Composition

Vintage Grotto Serge Roche Style Shell Plaster Mirror
Vintage Grotto Serge Roche Style Shell Plaster Mirror

Vintage Grotto Serge Roche Style Shell Plaster Mirror

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Gorgeous shell plaster round wall mirror in the style of Serge Roche.

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Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Plaster

Italian Hand-Carved Grotto Shell & Coral Reef Mirror with Beveled Glass
Italian Hand-Carved Grotto Shell & Coral Reef Mirror with Beveled Glass

Italian Hand-Carved Grotto Shell & Coral Reef Mirror with Beveled Glass

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Italian Hand-Carved Shell and Coral Reef Mirror with Beveled Glass, Late 20th Century This striking Italian wall mirror is a sculptural interpretation of marine grotto decoration, h...

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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Large Hollywood Regency Style Painted Carved Wood Dolphin Grotto Wall Mirror
Large Hollywood Regency Style Painted Carved Wood Dolphin Grotto Wall Mirror

Large Hollywood Regency Style Painted Carved Wood Dolphin Grotto Wall Mirror

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a late 20th century Hollywood Regency style painted and carved wood double serpent or dolphin mirror. It is in very good condition, and a pair is currently available. They ar...

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Late 20th Century Italian Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Antique Hand Carved & Gilded Grotto Style Italian Mirror with Shelf
Antique Hand Carved & Gilded Grotto Style Italian Mirror with Shelf

Antique Hand Carved & Gilded Grotto Style Italian Mirror with Shelf

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Antique rare Italian hand carved and gilded Rococo mirror with shelf at bottom. Very fine and intricate detail.

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20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Hollywood Regency Shell Form Grotto Console Hall Table & Mirror - a Pair
Italian Hollywood Regency Shell Form Grotto Console Hall Table & Mirror - a Pair

Italian Hollywood Regency Shell Form Grotto Console Hall Table & Mirror - a Pair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large Pair of Antique Italian Hollywood Regency Shell & Marble Grotto Console Hall Table & Mirror Sets. Listing includes (2) marble top console tables and (2) large impressive pier m...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Pier Mirrors and Console Mi...

Materials

Marble

Large Fiberglass Faux Shell Encrusted Wall Mirror
Large Fiberglass Faux Shell Encrusted Wall Mirror

Large Fiberglass Faux Shell Encrusted Wall Mirror

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Highly decorative Grotto Style large Wall Mirror. The mirror features a display of various faux seashells including an Urchin top center, Snail, Clam, Scallops and Mussels with some...

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20th Century American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Fiberglass

Massive and Elaborate Grand Entry Pier Mirror And Console
Massive and Elaborate Grand Entry Pier Mirror And Console

Massive and Elaborate Grand Entry Pier Mirror And Console

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An extraordinary and rarely seen antique console with dark stained and carved oak frame and very interesting sinuous form in a very interesting Grotto Style. The Mirror is large and ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Oak

Pair Chinoiserie Mirror Back Sconces by E F Caldwell
Pair Chinoiserie Mirror Back Sconces by E F Caldwell

Pair Chinoiserie Mirror Back Sconces by E F Caldwell

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This handsome pair of eglomise, or reverse painting on mirror sconces feature grotto motif decoration. The gilt brass arms a finely detailed and beautifully proportioned.

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Early 20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

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Grotto mirror and console
Grotto mirror and console

Grotto mirror and console

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H 58 in W 37 in D 5 in

Grotto mirror and console

Located in Stamford, CT

Atlantic ocean shell adorned Baroque mirror and console. Set in cement.

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Early 20th Century French Console Tables

Large Pair of Rare English Carved Mahogany Grotto Mirrors
Large Pair of Rare English Carved Mahogany Grotto Mirrors

Large Pair of Rare English Carved Mahogany Grotto Mirrors

Located in Kent, Dover

In beautifully detailed hand carved mahogany in the grotto manner, depicting dolphins and shells. They have wooden panelled backs and old mirror plates.

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Vintage 1910s English Wall Mirrors

Grotto Style Oyster Shell Mirror
Grotto Style Oyster Shell Mirror

Grotto Style Oyster Shell Mirror

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H 58.5 in W 42.5 in D 6 in

Grotto Style Oyster Shell Mirror

Located in East Hampton, NY

Large oyster shell Grotto mirror with replaced antiqued glass.

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Mid-20th Century Wall Mirrors

Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Wall Mirror
Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Wall Mirror

Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Wall Mirror

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H 64 in W 43 in D 3.5 in

Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Wall Mirror

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A grotto style mirror, encrusted with many varieties of white shells and coral.

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Vintage 1960s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Pair of Grotto Style Mirrors with Shelves
Pair of Grotto Style Mirrors with Shelves

Pair of Grotto Style Mirrors with Shelves

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Beautifully carved and gilded pair of mirrored wall shelves in the Italian Grotto style.

Category

20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

20th c. Venetian Grotto Style Seashell Mirror
20th c. Venetian Grotto Style Seashell Mirror

20th c. Venetian Grotto Style Seashell Mirror

Located in Queens, NY

Twentieth century Venetian Grotto style wall mirror featuring a rectangular panel of mirrored glass set within a shaped frame studded with a variety of white seashells and coral frag...

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20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Mirror, Shell

Vintage Grotto Style Oval Seashell Encrusted Mirror
Vintage Grotto Style Oval Seashell Encrusted Mirror

Vintage Grotto Style Oval Seashell Encrusted Mirror

Located in Charleston, SC

Wonderful intricate crafted mirror with hundreds of perfectly place. These organic shaped shells in many varieties have been formed together in a clean oval shape. A truly beautiful ...

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Vintage 1960s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Mirror

Pauly et Cie Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Polychromed Wall Mirror
Pauly et Cie Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Polychromed Wall Mirror

Pauly et Cie Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Polychromed Wall Mirror

By Pauly et Cie

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian Grotto (19th Century) silver gilt and polychromed vertical wall mirror on small legs with carved seashell & crustacean motifs (attributed to PAULY ET CIE, Venice)

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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Silver

Antique Grotto Style Natural Seashell Framed Wall Mirror, Circa 1900
Antique Grotto Style Natural Seashell Framed Wall Mirror, Circa 1900

Antique Grotto Style Natural Seashell Framed Wall Mirror, Circa 1900

Located in Rochester, NY

Antique grotto style natural seashell encrusted framed wall mirror profusely decorated with a wide variety of shells in overall beautifully aged surface color.

Category

Early 20th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Mirror, Organic Material, Wood

20th Century Grotto Style Shell and Crystal Wall Mirror
20th Century Grotto Style Shell and Crystal Wall Mirror

20th Century Grotto Style Shell and Crystal Wall Mirror

Located in London, by appointment only

A fabulous 20th century Grotto style wall mirror, the frame profusely decorated with shells, corals, stones and polished agate.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Crystal

Northern Italian Rococo Period Grotto Style Mirror, Mid-18th Century
Northern Italian Rococo Period Grotto Style Mirror, Mid-18th Century

Northern Italian Rococo Period Grotto Style Mirror, Mid-18th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Having an open shell-form top in the "grotto" style with conforming shell form wings, the antique mirrorplate of organic nearly oval form, the bottom section with splayed "feet".

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Late 19th Century Brown Italian Venetian Carved Grotto Cheval Mirror
Late 19th Century Brown Italian Venetian Carved Grotto Cheval Mirror

Late 19th Century Brown Italian Venetian Carved Grotto Cheval Mirror

Located in Berlin, DE

This beautiful late 19th century Venetian carved Grotto cheval mirror has its original mirror glass and wonderful carvings.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Floor Mirrors and Full-...

Materials

Mirror, Pine

Grotto Shell Framed Console Mirror
Grotto Shell Framed Console Mirror

Grotto Shell Framed Console Mirror

Located in Westwood, NJ

Grotto Shell Framed Console Mirror, Inlaid with Abalone, Quartz, Malachite, Coral and assorted other Shells.

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20th Century Decorative Art

Venetian Wood Grotto Sconces with Mirror Back
Venetian Wood Grotto Sconces with Mirror Back

Venetian Wood Grotto Sconces with Mirror Back

Located in New York, NY

Pair of 19th Century Italian carved wood Grotto sconces with verdigris details. Mirror back.

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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Italian gilt wood Mirror in the Venetian Grotto Style
Italian gilt wood Mirror in the Venetian Grotto Style

Italian gilt wood Mirror in the Venetian Grotto Style

Located in Danville, CA

Fantastic carved and gilt wood Mirror in the Grotto style.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Glass

Large Vintage Grotto Style Seashell Mirror
Large Vintage Grotto Style Seashell Mirror

Large Vintage Grotto Style Seashell Mirror

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H 50 in W 30.5 in D 2.5 in

Large Vintage Grotto Style Seashell Mirror

Located in San Francisco, CA

An exceptional and expertly hand crafted large seashell mirror. Made in the early to mid 20th century in the Italian grotto style of the 18th and 19th century.

Category

Mid-20th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Mirror

Grotto Style Mirror with Shell Motif
Grotto Style Mirror with Shell Motif

Grotto Style Mirror with Shell Motif

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H 41 in W 30.75 in D 4 in

Grotto Style Mirror with Shell Motif

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Magnificent grotto style mirror comprised of hundreds of shells including periwinkle, barnacle, starfish, cockle, scallop, seahorse, and cowrie.

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Mirror

Grotto Style French Driftwood Mirror
Grotto Style French Driftwood Mirror

Grotto Style French Driftwood Mirror

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H 46 in W 36 in D 15 in

Grotto Style French Driftwood Mirror

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Grotto style wall mirror artfully created with found driftwood presenting in a very sculptural and timeworn manner.

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Driftwood

Fantastic Italian Made Gold and Silver Leaf Grotto Style Mirror
Fantastic Italian Made Gold and Silver Leaf Grotto Style Mirror

Fantastic Italian Made Gold and Silver Leaf Grotto Style Mirror

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a beautiful Grotto style mirror of the Rococo manner. The mirror is hand-carved scalloped wood and features gorgeous gold and silver leaf details.

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Vintage 1940s Italian Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

Regency Style Italian Mirrored and Gilt Cast Shell Grotto Form Console Table
Regency Style Italian Mirrored and Gilt Cast Shell Grotto Form Console Table

Regency Style Italian Mirrored and Gilt Cast Shell Grotto Form Console Table

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a Hollywood Regency Era mirrored console table. The top is intentionally distressed mirror. The gilt shell is plaster. The back of the shell is painted to look more like a na...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Plaster, Poplar

Maitland-Smith Large Grotto Style Mirrored and Brass Shell Form Sconces, a Pair
Maitland-Smith Large Grotto Style Mirrored and Brass Shell Form Sconces, a Pair

Maitland-Smith Large Grotto Style Mirrored and Brass Shell Form Sconces, a Pair

By Maitland Smith

Located in Kennesaw, GA

These are Maitland -Smith large scale mirrored and brass shell form sconces with Regency Era styling. They are marked and in very good condition.

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Grotto Mirror
Grotto Mirror

Grotto Mirror

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H 49.5 in W 30 in

Grotto Mirror

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very charming and decorative continential carved and painted wooden Grotto mirror.

Category

Vintage 1940s Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Paint

Venetian Grotto Mirror
Venetian Grotto Mirror

Venetian Grotto Mirror

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H 56 in W 30.5 in

Venetian Grotto Mirror

Located in Tacoma, WA

A large oval 18th century Venetian giltwood grotto mirror surrounded with figures of Pan. The base with stylized dolphins.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Pair of grotto mirrors

Pair of grotto mirrors

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H 36.5 in W 28.25 in

Pair of grotto mirrors

Located in London, GB

A matching pair of French carved and painted grotto mirrors, 20th century.

Category

20th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Mirror

George III style grotto mirror

George III style grotto mirror

Located in London, GB

A grotto mirror decorated with shells, in the George III style, possibly by Anthony Redmile, circa 1970.

Category

Vintage 1970s English More Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

SALE: Grotto Mirror
SALE: Grotto Mirror

SALE: Grotto Mirror

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H 41 in Dm 41 in

SALE: Grotto Mirror

Located in Atlanta, GA

SALE $1,450 (50%) / ORIGINAL $2,900 + A modern rococo fantasy mirror + Three dimensional relief depicts a Greco-Roman mythological scene + Poseidon / Neptune sits atop the circula...

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Vintage 1960s American Sunburst Mirrors

Materials

Resin, Mirror

Palm Beach-Glam Bespoke Arch-Topped Grotto Mirror with Sea Shells
Palm Beach-Glam Bespoke Arch-Topped Grotto Mirror with Sea Shells

Palm Beach-Glam Bespoke Arch-Topped Grotto Mirror with Sea Shells

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This beautiful bespoke sea-shell grotto mirror has that Palm Beach, Venetian fantasy look to it.

Category

Late 20th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell

Rare and Unusual 19th Century Burr or Root-Work Grotto Mirror
Rare and Unusual 19th Century Burr or Root-Work Grotto Mirror

Rare and Unusual 19th Century Burr or Root-Work Grotto Mirror

Located in London, GB

The shaped plate contained within a deep, naturally formed wooden burr. The surface has acquired a wonderful depth of color and patination both to the front and the back.

Category

Antique 1860s English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Sea Shell Mirror
Sea Shell Mirror

Sea Shell Mirror

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H 40 in W 30 in

Sea Shell Mirror

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Sea Shell encrusted grotto mirror comprising various tones of shells in pink and white with white coral accents.

Category

20th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Coral

Shell Decorated Grotto Style Mirror
Shell Decorated Grotto Style Mirror

Shell Decorated Grotto Style Mirror

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H 55 in W 36 in D 3 in

Shell Decorated Grotto Style Mirror

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Uniquely adorned with shelves over an iron framed mirror - - spectacular scale and design. Truly eye catching !

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Iron

Vintage Grotto Shell Mirror Argentina, 1970
Vintage Grotto Shell Mirror Argentina, 1970

Vintage Grotto Shell Mirror Argentina, 1970

Located in San Francisco, CA

This mirror comes to us from the collection of a prominent and extraordinarily low profiled designer. This mirror and a matching bust where commissioned from an artist working in Arg...

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Vintage 1970s Argentine Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Cast Stone, Metal

Italian Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Mirror

Italian Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Mirror

Located in San Francisco, CA

The cartouche shaped mirror plate with a frame encrusted with both fresh and saltwater shells.

Category

20th Century Italian More Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Large 1950's "Sea Flora" Wall Mirror
Large 1950's "Sea Flora" Wall Mirror

Large 1950's "Sea Flora" Wall Mirror

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H 50 in W 41 in D 3 in

Large 1950's "Sea Flora" Wall Mirror

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Beautiful, carved wood and gesso wall mirror with a "grotto-like" motiff. Visually and stylisically pleasing, vintage mirrors like this just aren't out there.

Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Mirror

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Grotto Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal grotto mirror for your home. A grotto mirror — often made from wood, glass and mirror — can elevate any home. Find 17 options for an antique or vintage grotto mirror now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer grotto mirror, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A grotto mirror, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Regency or Rococo style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Grotto Mirror?

Prices for a grotto mirror can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,650 and can go as high as $37,500, while the average can fetch as much as $5,800.

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.