Italianate Mirror
Oscar Bach Italianate Mirror and Console Set, 1923
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Italianate mirror and console set designed and manufactured by Oscar Bach, 1923.
Copper alloy with
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Carved Walnut Parcel-Gilt Italianate Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Walnut wood with carved and gilt Italianate detail style mirror. Top detailing features a floral
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Vintage 1960s American Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
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Italianate Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Striking Victorian Italianate style mirror in red and gold tones with detailed scroll and leaf
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso
18th Century Trumeau Mirror with Italianate Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Carmel, CA
Louis XVI trumeau mirror has the original mercury glass. The landscape painting is in the
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
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Pine
1950s Italianate Regency Giltwood Bow Tie Mirror
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in West Reading, PA
This is a large Giltwood bow-tie mirror from the 1950s.
It is in excellent shape, having been
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Vintage Convex Mirror, English, Glass, Ceramic, Wall, Italianate Taste, c.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage convex mirror. An English, glass and ceramic wall mirror with Italianate taste
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Mid-20th Century British Convex Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
H 18.9 in W 18.51 in D 1.78 in
Large Vintage Decorative Mirror, Continental, Giltwood, Wall, Italianate Taste
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage decorative mirror. A Continental, giltwood wall mirror with Italianate
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Late 20th Century Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
H 35.63 in W 47.84 in D 3.15 in
Large Vintage Overmantle Mirror, Continental, Walnut, Decorative, Italianate
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage overmantle mirror. A Continental, walnut decorative mirror in Italianate
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
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H 37.41 in W 21.86 in D 1.38 in
Large Vintage Decorative Mirror, Continental, Walnut, Overmantle, Italianate
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
in Italianate taste, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Incredibly ornate mirror, with
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
H 46.66 in W 30.52 in D 1.97 in
Grand Antique Overmantle Mirror, English, Giltwood, Italianate Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a grand antique overmantle mirror. An English, giltwood wall mirror in Italianate taste
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Antique 1850s British Early Victorian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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H 51.38 in W 32.49 in D 2.76 in
Tall Vintage Hall Mirror, Continental, Gilt Gesso, Glass, Overmantle, Italianate
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
mirror, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Add a touch of Italianate style to your hall or
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Late 20th Century European Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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H 49.22 in W 25.4 in D 1.19 in
Japanese Bronze Mirror, Meiji Period 1868-1912
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Japanese bronze mirror. Great surface colors; old string handle wrap, Meiji period 1868-1912. Wear
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Large Italian Etched Glass Mirror 60" x 40"
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
Stunning Italianate art deco rectangular mirror with etched glass frame panels with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Mirror
Antique Wall Mirror, Italian, Gilt Gesso, Ornate, Hallway, Overmantle, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
hoops for ease of mounting
This is an appealing antique wall mirror, with a pleasingly Italianate
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
H 30.12 in W 22.05 in D 2.56 in
Late 18th Century Small Scale Georgian Mirror, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 18th century small scale Georgian mirror, English. Walnut & parcel gilt. Well shaped with gilt
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
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Circa 1730-50 George II Period English Girondole Mirror
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1730-50 George II period girondole mirror, English. Walnut & parcel gilt. Well shaped upper
Category
Antique 1730s English George II Girandoles
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Mid-18th Century George II - George III Period English Mirror
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-18th century George II-George III period mirror, English. Walnut with parcel gilding. Central
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Antique Gesso Wall Mirror, Italian, Giltwood, Glass, Shield, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Striking wall mirror with Italianate elegance
Displaying a
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
H 44.49 in W 25.99 in D 3.94 in
George I-II Walnut & Parcel Gilt Mirror, English, Early-Mid 18th Century
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George I-II walnut & parcel gilt mirror, English, early-mid 18th century. Well shaped & molded
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
H 47.5 in W 18.38 in D 1.25 in
English Sterling Hand Mirror, Birmingham, 1899
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Sterling Hand Mirror, Birmingham, 1899
Indulge in the luxurious charm of late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
& mounts. Fine shading in the prunus & bamboo. Showa era. A mirrored, or facing, pair.
4 5/8" x 2.5" dia
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vases
Materials
Metal, Silver
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French Directoire Period Trumeau Mirror, Interior Scene, Circa 1800
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Located in Houston, TX
Heavily Carved, Italian origin wood mirror with shades of teal color and gold tone highlights
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Mirror
Italianate Giltwood Mirror
Located in Cincinnati, OH
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Located in Worcester, GB
Romantic Italianate landscape painting with figures painted in oils on canvas. Below this the framed mirror
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bottom and a glass mirror insert.
Very chic mirror, perfect for adding a sense of Italianate to any
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Italianate Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Italianate mirror you’re looking for. Frequently made of glass, mirror and wood, every Italianate mirror was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Italianate mirror, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Italianate mirror bearing Neoclassical, Arts and Crafts or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. Oscar Bruno Bach and Palladio each produced at least one beautiful Italianate mirror that is worth considering.
How Much is a Italianate Mirror?
Prices for a Italianate mirror can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $750 and can go as high as $8,400, while the average can fetch as much as $3,185.
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.
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