Set of 6 18th c. Italian Carved Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
This set of 6 18th century Italian carved mirrors exudes an air of elegance.
Antique 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
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Set of 6 18th c. Italian Carved Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
This set of 6 18th century Italian carved mirrors exudes an air of elegance.
Giltwood
Italian Carved Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Italian carved and giltwood mirror, circa 1850. This mirror is nicely carved with a beautiful gold finish.
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Carved Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
This is lovely Italian gilt frame carved mirror from the 1890's.
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19th Century Italian Carved Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
Love this 19th Century Italian Rococo wall mirror with its heavily carved and ornate frame.
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Carved Mirror with Portrait Cartouche
Located in Briarcliff Manor, NY
A mid 18th century Italian carved and gilded mirror with a swag and horn crest surmounted by an oval cartouche containing a bust of a man with a Medieval headpiece, probably Dante.
Gold Leaf
Late 19th C Gold and Green Italian Carved Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Beautiful late 19th century mirror. Deep carved frame, heavy wood, possibly walnut, with gold and duck egg green finish.
Wood
Large 18th Century Italian Carved Mirror
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A spectacular and very large 18th Century ornately carved Italian frame with aged mirror plate. Partially scraped frame showing a wonderful colour and patina.
Wood
$7,200
H 42.25 in W 42.25 in D 3 in
Italian 1940s Giltwood Mirror with Carved Scrolling Foliage and Acanthus Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian giltwood square-shaped mirror from the mid 20th century with openwork carved foliage and acanthus leaves corners.
Mirror, Giltwood
Antiqued Italian Carved Silver Gilt Mirror with Beveled Glass Detailing
Located in Dallas, TX
A sophisticated antiqued Italian carved mirror featuring an ornate silver gilt frame and a subtle beveled mirror surface.
Silver
$8,885
H 98.43 in W 59.06 in D 3.94 in
18th Century Italian Mirror in Carved Wood with Vegetable and Frutal Patterns
By Cultura Italy
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century Italian mirror in carved wood with vegetable and frutal patterns and with multiple colors.
Wood
Impressive Carved Italian Mirror
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A large scale mirror with a black frame carved with a bold frieze of acanthus leaves.
Wood, Mirror
Hand Carved Italian Wood Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very Large, 64" tall hand carved Italian Gilt Mirror. The carving is very well done, and in tact with no splits or condition issues.
Mirror, Wood
Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A delicately carved Italian giltwood wall mirror in the form of acanthus and grapes.
Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror. Intricately carved with floral accents.
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Carved and Gilt Mirror
Located in Rochester, NY
Finely carved and gilt solid wood beveled glass mirror, Italian, neoclassical style.
Gold Leaf
Carved Giltwood Italian Rococo Style Mirror
By LaBarge
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large Italian Rococo style carved giltwood mirror featuring a highly detailed gadrooned rectangular frame.
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Carved Wood Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
An impressive Italian carved wood wall plaque with center mirror from the early 20th century.
Wood
Italian Rococo Style Gilt Carved Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Rococo-style (19/20th Century) gilt vertical shaped wall mirrors with carved filigree scroll design.
Mirror
Antique Carved Italian Mahogany Wall Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 41 1/4 in W: 25 1/2 in D: 4 1/4 in A striking Antique Italian wall mirror, exquisitely hand-carved from rich mahogany, dating from the late 19th to early 20th centu...
Mirror, Wood
Neoclassical Italian Gold Carved Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical Italian gold carved mirror. Charles X gold carved wood and gesso frame with neoclassical anthemion and swan corner decoration en-framing a later mercury glass mirror pla...
Gesso, Giltwood
Italian Chippendale Style Carved Mirror
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Exuberantly carved Chippendale style mirror of large size. Great presence.
Wood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Mirror Italy, late 18th century This elegant Italian Neoclassical giltwood mirror exemplifies the refined balance between ornament and structure...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early Italian Carved Giltwood Sunburst Mirror
Located in Augusta, GA
Stunning carved sunburst mirror Made in the early 20th century Made of wood and gold leaf Stamped "made in Italy" Fine craftsmanship Stylish piece of wall decor
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Carved and Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century Italian carved and giltwood mirror. Very fine carving including an urn with overflowing flowers.
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Italian giltwood mirror. With carved scroll work headed with an eagle and terminating in swags of carved flowers.
Mirror, Giltwood
18th century carved Italian rococo gilt mirror
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th century carved Italian rococo gilt wood mirror, circa 1730.
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Carved and Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous pair of Italian carved and giltwood mirrors. Very fine ornate carvings on these.
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror is yet another example of the craftsmanship and artistry from the peninsula of Italy, renowned for millennia for such designs.
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror is a timeless example of the master craftsmanship and artistry from the peninsula of Italy, renowned for millennia for such artisa...
Mirror, Giltwood
Carved Giltwood Italian Rococo Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wall mirror, having a rectangular gadrooned frame, surmounted by a pierced pediment of elaborate foliate scrollwork, accented by coquillage and rosettes, with similar pierced embelli...
Giltwood
Italian Rococo Style Silver Gilt Carved Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Rococo-style (19/20th Century) silver gilt vertical shaped wall mirrors with carved and filigree scroll design (PRICED EACH)
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Italian Rococo Style Carved Stripped Pine Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
5 Italian Rococo-style (19/20th Century) unfinished pine vertical shaped wall mirrors with carved filigree scroll design.
Mirror
19th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite 19th century Italian rectangular carved giltwood mirrors. Each lovely mirror retains most of the original and rich gilt satin finish throughout with delicately carved scrol...
Mirror, Giltwood
Large and Fine Italian Carved Gilt Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Elaborately carved and gilt wood and gesso framed mirror. With good size and having an airy pierced technique. Dimensions: 44" H x 37 5/8" W Condition: Please see detail photos. S...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Italian Carved Giltwood Rococo Style Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Carved Giltwood Rococo Style Mirror is a beautiful representation of the style, with a restrained interpretation that results in a dignified, timeless Italian look wi...
Mirror, Giltwood
Magnificent Antique Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Ornately carved giltwood wall mirror from Italy having particularly lovely curlicues and flourishes around the top.
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Mirror combines naturalistic forms in a symmetrical presentation with classic Greco-Romanesque architecture to create a stunning vis...
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian carved and Giltwood Cushion Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Impressive 19th century Italian carved and giltwood cushion mirror. A 19th‑century Italian carved and giltwood cushion mirror is a wonderfully sculptural form of Italian gilded...
Mirror, Giltwood
Chippendale Chinoiserie Style Carved Giltwood Bird Mirror, Italy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Impressive Italian Rococo Style giltwood mirror with carved foliates and scrolls detailing.
Mirror, Giltwood
Great Carved and Polychromed Italian Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GREAT CARVED AND POLYCHROMED ITALIAN MIRROR ORIGIN : ITALY PERIOD : 17th CENTURY Height : 103 cm Width : 89 cm Depth : 10 cm Walnut wood This large mirror is admirably carve...
Wood, Walnut
Italian Giltwood Carved Mirror
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Italian giltwood carved mirror with scroll details and an open ornamental carved top.
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Palm Springs, CA
19th Century carved giltwood mirror in the Baroque manner. Great scale.
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Italian Carved and Gilt Wood Rococo Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisite Italian Rococo carved and giltwood wall mirror. Excellent size and detail, could be used in any number of applications from the foyer to the master bath to over the fireplace.
Giltwood, Mirror
Italian Renaissance–Baroque Carved Wood Mirror, 17th Century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 17th century / mirror / wood / Renaissance / Baroque An evocative 17th-century Italian mirror, richly carved in wood and transitioning stylistically between the late Renais...
Mirror, Wood
Italian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
A gorgeous antique mid 20th century Italian Rococo style gilded wood mirror. This stunning mirror retains the original old mirror glass with an ornate scrolling leaf design and a lov...
Mirror, Wood, Plaster
Italian Carved Giltwood Cartouche Mirror, c. 1770-1790
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a finely carved and gilt Italian Baroque period cartouche mirror that dates to the 3rd quarter of the 18th century.
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Italian hand carved giltwood mirror in Baroque style richly ornate with foliage and flowers.
Wood
Italian Baroque Carved Ebonized Frame/Mirror
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Northern Italian Baroque intricately carved ebonized frame, inset with antiqued mirror glass.
Glass, Walnut
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Style Carved Wood Beveled Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Style Carved Wood Beveled Mirror Offered for sale is an ornate deeply carved vintage gilt wood framed beveled mirror.
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Italian Neo-Classical Style Carved and Painted Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative vintage Italian Neo-Classical carved and painted mirrors.
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Italian Carved and Giltwood Sunburst Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
The Vintage Italian Carved and Giltwood Sunburst Mirror is a luxurious and ornate piece of home décor.
Giltwood
Italian Hand-Carved and Gilded Églomisé Mirror — 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A captivating 1920s mirror distinguished by its hand-carved and gilded frame paired with exquisite églomisé decoration. The reverse-painted glass is adorned with delicate flowers and...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Hand Carved Giltwood Louis XVI Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Giltwood Louis XVI Mirror is beautifully proportioned with a tall, narrow silhouette and refined neoclassical influence.
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Rococo Carved Giltwood Filigree Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo carved vertical giltwood wall mirror with filigree design, scroll top, and shell feet.
Giltwood
Vintage Italian Carved Fruit Wood Wall Mirror
Located in North Miami, FL
Fantastic Artisan carved Italian fruitwood framed mirror with intricately carved spiral detail, 1960's.
Mirror, Fruitwood
Italian Baroque Carved Ebonized Frame/Mirror
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Northern Italian Baroque intricately carved ebonized frame, inset with old mercury glass. The frame with cove carved 'ripple' molding and its original forged iron hook...
Mercury Glass, Ebony
18th Century Italian Gilded Carved Wood Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 18th Century Italian gilded carved wood mirror. Wonderful craftsmanship and detailed carvings with old plate glass.
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Carved Mirror
Located in Geneva, IL
Beautiful black and gilt Italian mirror.
Wood
17th Century Italian Carved Mirror
Located in Geneva, IL
The mirror is beautifully hand carved and has a pickeled look finish.
Mirror, Wood
1927 ca. Italian carved mirror
Located in London, GB
An Enchanting 1927 ca. carved wood gilt semi circular top with etching printing on mirror.
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Carved Mirror
Located in London, GB
An early 18th century mirror profusely carved with putti and hanging grapes surmounted by a framed crest enclosing the arms of the de Capitani d’Arzago family from Lombardy the whole...
Pine
Italian Carved Mirror with Putti and Swirling Cloud Motifs
Located in Fairhope, AL
18th century Italian painted and carved mirror with four carved putti figures surrounded by swirling cloud motifs.
Italian Wood Carved Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very elegant and impressive Italian hard carved wood mirror in silverleaf finish.
Wood, Mirror
Carved Italian Mirror
Located in New York, NY
An elaborately carved Italian mirror. Giltwood and painted wood with carved details.
Giltwood, Wood
Italian Neoclassical Carved Trumeau Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian neoclassical carved trumeau mirror. Cornice carved with maple leaves repeated line framing the mirror and the bottom, Tuscany, Italy.
Mirror, Wood
Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Chulmleigh, Devon
A good early 19th possibly 18th century mirror in crisply carved wood and a gilt finish. Some minor damage and rubbed gilt but overall a beautiful mirror with original plate.
Gold Leaf
ITALIAN HAND CARVED WOODEN MIRROR
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Hand carved wooden mirror.
Wood, Mirror
Antique Italian Carved Wood Mirror
Located in Mobile, AL
Antique Italian carved gild wood round beveled mirror with antiqued glass, circa 1950.
Glass, Wood
Italian Carved and Painted MIrror
Located in Chicago, IL
This shapely mirror has a beautiful scrolled and foliate design surmounted by a lovely scrolled pediment. The piece has a more modern painted finish and an old mirror.
Wood, Paint, Mirror
Italian Wood Carved Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian Wood Carved Mirror
Highly Carved Italian Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
A highly carved mirror with a frame of scrolling foliate design and cartouche of putti flanking a coat of arms.
18th Century Italian Carved and Gilded Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1780s Italian gold giltwood mirror carved with scrolled acanthus leaves, Roman swags, and a central urn motif on the top.
Mirror, Wood
Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This delicately carved oval mirror is accented with floral designs with cream and gilt wood. The slightly aged mirror gives the look of the original piece. The scale makes it parti...
Wood
ITALIAN CARVED GILT WOOD FRAME MIRROR
Located in Hudson, NY
Italian carved gilt wood frame mirror.
Wood
Carved and Gilt Italian Baroque Mirror
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
This large, gilt and bevelled mirror is carved with masks, heavy shells, acanthus leaves, c-scrolls, and foliage sprays.
Mirror
Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Concord, MA
Ornately carved giltwood wall mirror, made in Italy. In extremely good condition.
Hand carved Italian Giltwood Mirror
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
A very elegant late 18th century carved Italian gilt wood mirror, Circa 1780. The frame having carved scrolls and flowers.
Unavailable
Carved And Painted Italian Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Carved and painted mirror
Pair of 18th Century Carved Italian Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A pair gilded carved wood mirrors. ca.18th Century Italian
Mirror, Wood
Italian Rococo Giltwood Hand Carved Wall Mirror
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Large Rococo style wall mirror features original gold gilding and an open carved frame with flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves.
Mirror, Wood
Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Carved Mirror
Located in Mississauga, ON
An Italian mid-19th century painted and parcel gilt carved mirror.
Gold Leaf
Elegant Italian Carved Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
Beautifully shaped planed wood frame mirror with edges in a burl veneer, constructed over a pine core.
Glass, Wood, Pine
17th Century Carved Gold Leaf Italian Mirror
Located in Geneva, IL
Hand carved Italian mirror with gold leaf and gorgeous patina.
Wood
Large Italian 19th Century Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
This large size Italian carved giltwood mirror from the second half of the 19th century, features a richly carved rectangular giltwood frame typical of the Rococo period.
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous mid-19th century Italian carved giltwood mirror, attributed to the piedmont region of Italy.
Gesso, Giltwood, Wood
Hand Carved Italian Wall Mirror
Located in Portland, OR
An elegant and whimisical forest motived hand carved Italian mirror.
Oak
Italian Carved and Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Wonderfully carved neoclassical Italian Trumeau mirror featuring very detailed and adeptly carved and gilt ribbons, bows, garlands and leaves.
Italian Hand Carved Wooden Mirror
Located in Alton, GB
This dainty and elegant wooden hand carved mirror would be a perfect addition to any bedroom or hall. The delicate floral carvings add a feminine softness to the mirror.
Wood
Italian Carved And Gilded Chippendale Rococo Style Mirror
Located in Free Union, VA
A finely carved Italian giltwood mirror in the George III style with exuberant asymmetrical Rococo motifs well executed and well balanced.
Mirror, Giltwood
Fine Italian carved and gilt mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine Italian carved and gilt mirror with highly stylized relief.
Carved Wall Mirror by Palladio - Italy
By Palladio
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Carved giltwood mirror in the baroque/modern taste. Labeled on verso.
Italian Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
Italian antiques of Piedmontese origin are prized by knowledgeable collectors for their scarcity. This specimen mirror appears to be fully original and 'as made' in the last quarter...
Mirror, Giltwood
Louis XV Italian Carved and Golden Mirror, Torino
Located in Moncalvo, IT
Very particular Italian mirror from Torino, carved and golden. 1750 Circa.
An elaborately carved and gilded Baroque mirror
Located in New York, NY
An elaborately carved and gilded Baroque mirror with open scroll work and acanthus leaf decoration.
Giltwood, Mirror
Unavailable
H 28.35 in W 24.41 in D 3.15 in
Italian Carved Wooden Frame, Italy, 17th Century, Florence Baroque Mirror
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved, lacquered and perforated wooden frame, Florence, 17th century. Dimensions: 62 x 72 cm, Light 44 x 35 cm. Internal space 47 x 38 cm.
Wood
Pair Of Carved And Gilded Rococo Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
A very finely carved and gilded pair of Rococo mirrors, the crest with an openwork cartouche and a bouquet of flowers on top, and carvings on either side with cascading rock formatio...
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique Italian Gilt and Red Carved Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Large decorative antique carved Italian frame mirror with intricate ribbon detail and carved musical decor.
Wood, Paint
Italian carved and gilt 19th century mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved and gilt 19th century mirror with crested top and scrolled panelled sides.
Rare Wall Carved Wood Mirror, Italy 1930s
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous vintage gold and "pompeian red" Florentine mirror. The ornate carved design is so unique. The beautiful orante frame has the perfect worn vintage patina and it has a mixture...
Glass, Wood
Ornate Vintage Italian Hand-Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Highly ornamented Italian giltwood mirror having beautifully carved details throughout.
Wood
Heavily Carved and Gilt Italian Baroque Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Italian mirror frame is elaborately carved with cartouche.
Wood
Italian Carved Wood Mirror with Original Mirror, 18th Century
Located in Charlotte, NC
Great patina.
19th Century Baroque Style Grey Carved Wood Italian Mirror
Located in Stockholm, SE
A truly imposing and beautiful grey painted wooden mirror. Richly carved and ornamental of superb quality. The mirror-glass is original. The mirror is quite hard to date but made in ...
Wood
Pair of Carved Beechwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A pair of carved beechwood Sicilian late 19th century mirrors. A reddish brown base with gilding and polychrome floral painting.
Beech, Mirror
Unavailable
H 34.5 in W 21 in D 1.5 in
Italian Venetian Painted and Carved Giltwood Mirror, circa 1850
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a really beautiful 18th century style Italian Venetian painted and carved giltwood Mirror or lovely proportions, a superb piece that would grace any room, circa 1850.
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Mirror, Italian Carved Wood and Water Gilt
Located in London, GB
The shaped frame with profuse carving top and bottom containing figures, masks, flowers and scrolls. This beautiful example with rich gold color retains its original gilding and gla...
Giltwood, Mirror
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 25 in D 1.75 in
Italian Silver Gilt and Painted Neoclassic Carved Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Italian silver gilt and painted/stained carved wood frame wall mirror.
Mirror, Wood
Unavailable
H 64.5 in W 44.75 in D 5.5 in
Large 19th Century Italian 'Florentine' Superbly Carved Giltwood Cushion Mirror
Located in Suffolk, GB
A large late 19th century Italian, probably Florentine, superbly carved giltwood cushion mirror.
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair Of Italian Hand Carved Wooden Frame Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
Elevate the elegance of any room with the Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Frame Mirror, a stunning work of craftsmanship that exudes timeless beauty and sophistication.
Glass, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Three-Light Mirrored Sconces
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of 19th century carved Italian Three light mirrored sconces. Also known as the Late Baroque period, is defined as a highly ornamental quality with an ethereal touch.
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Carved Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Italian carved gilt wood mirror from the early 19th century.
Wood
Fine Italian 19th century carved and gilt mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine Italian 19th century carved and gilt mirror with heavily scrolled relief perimeter.
Italian 18th century hand-carved and gilt mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 18th century hand-carved and gilt mirror with winged griffins and scrolled relief.
18th Century Carved and Giltwood Italian Rococo Mirror
Located in Lisbon, PT
18th century carved and giltwood Italian rococo mirror. Decorated with foliage motifs and C-scrolls around the main frame.
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.