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1940's Mercury Mirrored Glass Chandelier with 10 Lights
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's unusual mercury mirrored glass chandelier with 10 lights
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Zeiss Ikon Mercury Mirror Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Zeiss Ikon mercury mirror glass pendant by Adolf Meyer
aluminum top
2 meter black cotton flex
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Spectacular Triple X-Ray Mercury Mirror Glass Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is now one of my favorite industrial lamps. There are 3 beautiful offset X-Ray glass shades
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Mercury Glass
French 19th Century Trumeau with Original Mirror Glass
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
mirror glass is stunning having crystals all over the mirror and some light foxing. 1800s
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood, Paint
Large Antique Mirror
Located in Hellerup, DK
Beautiful large French antique floor mirror with frame in "faux bois" and the original mercury
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Restauration Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Restauration period giltwood mirror with early - or original - mercury mirror glass (circa 1815
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Louis XVI Mirror, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
French Louis XVI mirror with mahogany frame and original mercury mirror glass. By mirror beaded
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Round Aluminum Architectural Wall Mirror with Bronzed Glass by Rimadesio
By Rimadesio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
wood accents supporting a bronze-tinted mercury mirror glass plate (Desio, Italy, ca. 1960s).
Extremely
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Aluminum
H 2 in W 31.25 in D 31.25 in
Antique French Louis Philippe Silver Mirror
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
broad frame with beading work and its original mercury mirror glass. Super patina.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Mirrors and Firepl...
Materials
Silver Leaf
Antique Octagonal Wall Mirror in Gilded Wood, 19th Century Scandinavia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Scandinavia - either in Denmark or Sweden. It features its original mercury mirror glass that has blurred up
Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Gothic Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Oak
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H 24.41 in W 18.12 in D 3.15 in
Pair of Louis Style Mirrored Oak Doors
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Pair of antique mirrored oak doors. Original mercury mirrored glass and oak frames, with a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Doors and Gates
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Oak
A Gorgeous 19th Century Giltwood Overmantle Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
original sparkly mercury mirror glass plate of rectangular form with curved detail to the top corner
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
A Very Fine Large 19th Century Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
. The gorgeous sparkly mercury mirror glass plate of archtop form is set within an elegantly simple and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
A Fabulous 19th Century Giltwood Pier or Dressing Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
lovely original untouched condition. The gorgeous sparkly mercury mirror glass plate of shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Set of Antique Mirrored Oak Doors
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Set of Mirrored Oak double doors. Original mercury mirrored glass and oak frames, with a delightful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Doors and Gates
Materials
Oak, Glass, Mirror
Exceptionally Rare Pair of Stunning 19th Century Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Dublin, IE
bevelled, mercury mirror glass plate is set within a very fine, intricately hand carved moulded giltwood
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
A W N Pugin. Made by John Webb attr. A Gothic Revival Oak Dressing Table Mirror.
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in London, GB
with a carved spiral stretcher and carved roses. Made from pale walnut with the original mercury mirror
Category
Antique 1840s English Gothic Revival Table Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
H 31.5 in W 25.75 in D 12 in
Zeiss Ikon Mercury Glass Pendant Lights by Adolf Meyer
By Adolf Meyer, Zeiss Ikon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Zeiss Ikon mercury mirror glass pendant by Adolf Meyer
Metal top
Weight: 2.60 kg / 5.7 lb
Priced
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
French Cast Iron Semi Frosted Glass Mercury Mirror Street Light, Sammode France
By Sammode
Located in Amsterdam, NL
and inside mercury mirror glass
Diameter wall mount 9 cm
Shipped in parts, easy to assemble
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
H 15.75 in W 9.85 in D 23.63 in
French Cast Iron Clear Glass Mercury Mirror Street Wall Light by Sammode France
By Sammode
Located in Amsterdam, NL
inside Mercury mirror glass
Size wall mount 19 × 8 cm
Shipped in parts, easy to assemble
Weight: 8.00
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
H 18.12 in W 13 in D 27.56 in
Reclaimed Set of Four Walnut Mirrored Doors
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Set of antique walnut mirrored doors. Original mercury mirrored glass and walnut frames, with a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Doors and Gates
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
Set of Antique Mirrored Doors
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Set of antique mirrored doors. Original mercury mirrored glass and oak frames, with a delightful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Doors and Gates
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Oak
Large Mercury Glass Venetian Style Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Large mercury glass Venetian style mirror. Vintage paneled box form Venetian mirror framed mirror
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Pair of French Mid-Century Faceted Mercury Glass Mirrors
Located in Roma, RM
This pair of large faceted oval mercury glass mirrors from France was made in the 1940’s . Each of
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mercury Glass Mirror, France circa 1860
Located in Culver City, CA
Mercury Glass Mirror
France circa 1860
Gold painted wooden frame with foxing on glass
31.5"w x 2
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Gilt Weathered Barbizon Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in New York, NY
Antique gilt weathered Barbizon mirror with mercury glass. Barbizon mirror with mercury glass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Mercury Round Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror mercury round with fused glass frame with back-silvered,
8 mm thickness. With glass relief
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Multi Pane Modern Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern multi pane design mercury glass mirror. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Mercury Square Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror Mercury Square with fused glass frame with back-silvered,
8 mm thickness. With glass relief
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Mercury Rectangular Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror Mercury Rectangular with fused glass frame with back-silvered,
8 mm thickness. With glass
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Antique Astral Glazed Mirrored Cabinet
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
glass doors. The cabinet has Astral glazing with original bevelled Mercury mirrored glass. The doors
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Cupboards
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique French Directoire Giltwood Mirror with Divided Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine period French Directoire giltwood mirror with divided mercury glass. Beautiful detail on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Directoire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique Italian Giltwood & Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Italian Giltwood & Mercury Glass Mirror
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
An ART-DECO NEO-CLASSICAL SHABBY-CHIC COFFEE TABLE by MAISON JANSEN, France 1970
By Maison Jansen
Located in PARIS, FR
section base and stepped ornament supporting an old mercury mirror glass top, Maison Jansen, France 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
H 39 in W 96 in D 48 in
Pair of Italian Louis XV Mirrors 18th Century Mercury Glass Shaped Mirrors
Located in Milan, IT
finish carved frames, lovely scrolling, floral and vegetal Louis XV carving, with mercury glasses, one is
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV More Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Pine
H 38.59 in W 21.26 in D 3.94 in
Italian 18th Century Wooden Table Mirror with Mercury Glass, 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Wooden table mirror with mercury glass, 1700s
table mirror with mercury glass and wooden frame
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
19th Century Italian Louis LXI Style Trumeau Mirror, Original mercury Glass
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
19th Century Italian Louis LXI Style Trumeau Mirror, Original mercury Glass.
Original blue and grey
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
H 71.25 in W 36.5 in D 3 in
Art Deco Mercury Ground Glass Mirror with Engravings, 1940s
Located in Florence, IT
Art Deco mercury ground glass mirror with engravings and grey mercury glass mirror application.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Venice Italy Mid-18th Century Red Wooden Lacquered Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very fine handmade baroque wooden mirror, with the original mercury glass. The wooden
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
H 26.38 in W 16.93 in D 2.37 in
Italian Baroque Mercury Glass Mirror with with Frame in Gilded Wood, 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian baroque mercury glass mirror with with frame in gilded wood, 1700s
Venetian mirror with
Category
Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
H 33.47 in W 17.72 in D 6.7 in
Antique 19th Century French Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique 19th century French mercury glass wall or floor mirror. Frame is made from wood with barley
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Floor Mirrors and Full-Le...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Hardwood
18th Century Venetian Mirror, Faux Marble, Gilded, Original Mercury Glass
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exuberant Italian Rococo mirror with parcel-gilt and faux marble and a double mercury plate
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Gilt Louis XVI Wall Mirror, 18th Century with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Salzburg, AT
) with prominent revolving leaf varies.
The original mercury glass makes the object very charming
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 59.06 in W 43.31 in D 2.76 in
Venice Italy Mid-18th Century Light Green Baroque Lacquered Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very fine handmade baroque mirror, with the original mercury glass. The wooden frame is
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
H 29.14 in W 19.3 in D 2.37 in
19th Century Antique French Bridal Mirror With Mercury Glass
Located in Ross, CA
indicative of mercury glass.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Massive Mclain Wiesand Wood Wall Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Arts, Baltimore, Md. With intentionally oxidized Mercury glass and Wood distressing.
Dimensions
Category
20th Century Rustic Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Overmantle Mirror, English, Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Regency, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique overmantle mirror. An English, giltwood and mercury glass mirror, dating to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mi...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
H 31.5 in W 57.68 in D 4.53 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood Wall Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine rectangular Napoleon III full length mirror, in gilded wood and moulded plaster, which can
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
No Reserve
H 50.01 in W 30.91 in D 4.34 in
18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Mirror with Mercury Glass Plate
Located in London, GB
A fine 18th century carved and silver gilt Italian mirror, with mercury glass plate.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Tall Antique Louis Style Mirrored Door
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
distressed paint finish accompanied by original mercury mirrored glass and a pine frame. Perfect as an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Doors and Gates
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Pine
18th Century Louis XVI Italian Walnut Mirrors Couple Mercury Glasses
Located in Sanremo, IM
with original mercury glass.
This marvelous and above all well-sculpted pair of mirrors presents the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Mirror in Gold Giltwood and Mercury Glass 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
A French Directoire mirror in gold giltwood and original mercury glass. Slight crack in original
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
H 29.75 in W 19.75 in D 1.5 in
Jean de Merry custom mercury aged mirror with incredible natural craquelure
By Jean de Merry
Located in Berkey, OH
mercury aged mirror offer horizontal depth as though the mirror is being thrust outward from an otherwise
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold
H 40.5 in W 40.5 in D 6.5 in
Impressive Pair Of Regency Style Scarlet Japanned Wall Lanterns
Located in London, GB
lanterns. With mercury mirror glass back plates and a gilt bronze acanthus single arm sconce. Beautifully
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Tin
Giltwood mirror with heavily patinated mercury. French c1800
Located in London, GB
Elegant giltood mirror with heavily patinated mercury glass plate.
French c1800
Dimensions: 61 x
Category
Antique 18th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Gilt Wood Mirror Louis XV with Mercury Plate
Located in Milan, IT
collection in Milan.
Original gilding and fascinating mercury glass plate, beautiful carving with scrolls
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Pine
18th Century Louis XV Pair of Mirrors Italian School Mercury Glass Gold
Located in Sanremo, IM
precision coincide with eighteenth-century mercury glass. The part of the mirrors is also perfectly intact
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
H 38.98 in W 21.66 in D 1.19 in
Italian 19th Century Petite Glass Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This diminutive mirror is a fabulous addition to any space. The antique mirror plate features
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold
Louis XIV Regence Glazing Bead Mirror, Looking Glass, Engraved Glass, Italy
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful Louis XIV / Regency style glazing bead mirror
Beveled glass.
The glass is finely and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror
H 31.11 in W 21.66 in D 0.79 in
Early 19th Century Gold French Mercury Plate Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Early 19th century french mercury plate mirror
Gilt gesso over wood, with an incredible foxed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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Mercury Mirror Glass For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piece of mercury mirror glass available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, wood and mercury glass, every item from our selection of mercury mirror glass was constructed with great care. Find 977 options for an antique or vintage choice in our collection of mercury mirror glass now, or shop our selection of 21 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of mercury mirror glass, those designed in Louis XVI, louis xv and industrial styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of mercury mirror glass that is appealing in its simplicity, but Zeiss Ikon, Alberto Donà and Corneau Freres produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Mercury Mirror Glass?
Prices for a piece of mercury mirror glass start at $88 and top out at $214,915 with the average selling for $3,501.
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.
Questions About Mercury Mirror Glass
- What is a mercury mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A mercury mirror is a type of wall mirror that features mercury glass inside of a decorative frame. Mercury glass is the term for two panes of glass separated by silvering material. Early examples feature real mercury, while ones produced after the 1840s usually substitute silver nitrate. On 1stDibs, shop a range of mercury mirrors.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mercury mirrors were made with a thicker glass layer than modern mirrors, so one way of identifying a mercury mirror is to test the thickness. Take an object like a pen or toothpick and press it against the mirror. If the object looks like it’s touching its own reflection, then the mirror is thin and not a mercury mirror. However, if the object appears separate from its reflection, the thickness indicates that it’s probably a mercury mirror. Shop a collection of antique mercury mirrors from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Why was mercury used in mirrors?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mercury was used in mirrors in the form of mercury amalgam. This substance was used because of its highly reflective property when applied on a surface. Shop an array of antique mercury mirrors from top sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
- What is antique mercury glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Mercury glass, often known as "silvered glass," is an antique decorative art glass made by glassmakers in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), England and America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. These are blown glass artworks with hollow interiors, the majority of which are double-walled.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mercury glass is blown, silvered and then painted with artistic designs. It brings an essence of vintage charm to the aesthetic, perfect for pieces like Christmas ornaments. Shop a range of antique and vintage mercury glass Christmas ornaments on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To tell if mercury glass is real, look for double glass walls that have a silvering solution poured in between to create a mottled effect. Shop a large collection of Mercury glass items from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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