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Italian Antique Small Walnut Frame Mercury Mirror, Early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique small walnut frame mercury mirror, early 1900s
Small walnut structure, with window
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Romantic Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
French Late 18th Century Stacked Mercury Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
Large French late 18th century stacked mercury mirror in a gilt frame. Good condition, wear
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Rectangular Bevelled Giltwood Mirror with 19th C Mercury mirror plate
Located in Reepham, GB
A stunning rectangular giltwood mirror with a distinctive 19th Century beveled mercury mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
H 17.33 in W 29.53 in D 1.58 in
Giltwood Wall mirror with 18th Century Mercury Mirror Plate
Located in Reepham, GB
bevelled edge mercury mirror plate is housed in a later classic rectangular gilded frame mounted with a
Category
Antique 18th Century Girandoles
Materials
Giltwood
Silver Mirror on Wood with Mercury Mirror Late 19th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Mirror in silver and mercury mirror made in the second part of the 19th century
Ø cm 32 h cm 31,5
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Romantic Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver
A Gothic Revival oak and inlaid wall mirror with the original mercury mirror
Located in London, GB
A Gothic Revival oak and inlaid wall mirror with the original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 1870s English Gothic Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Oak
H 38.19 in W 25.79 in D 1.78 in
Mercury mirror 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
1850 because mercury is highly toxic to humans and the environment. The mirror in question show
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rustic Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Green French Arch Top Mercury Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful 19th century French arch top mercury plate mirror, gesso over wood, then finished in a
Category
Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Napoleon III Style Tall Austrian Wooden Frame Mercury Mirror and Gold Decoration
Located in Prato, Tuscany
frame in Second Empire style with ground mirror executed with mercury original of the time, the frame
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
H 68.9 in W 44.89 in D 3.94 in
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Revival Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique wood frame with gilded accents and beveled mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th Century Brass Reeded Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
minimalist lines, notable features include original mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
French Provincial 18th Century Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
French provincial work from the 18th century. Mercury mirror in carved, gilded wooden frame
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
French 19th Century Gilt Mirror
Located in palm beach, FL
Superb gilded mirror of exceptional quality, without any lack or alteration, mercury mirror, very
Category
Antique 1880s French Restauration Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique French Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
original. We love the patina and original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 1880s French Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Gilded Louis XIV Style Mirror
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An elaborately hand carved and gilded Louis XIV style frame with original slightly mottled mercury
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Louis Philippe Gilt and Ebonized Mirror
Located in Troy, MI
This Louis Philippe style mirror features an elaborate gilt and ebonized frame. Original mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Rare Early 19Th C. Ebonised Mallorcan Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
heavily foxed original sparkly mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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H 47.25 in W 37.41 in D 2.37 in
Small Blackened Wood Mirror in Lapis Lazuli
Located in charmes, FR
Small blackened wood mirror and lapis lazuli veneer with its mercury mirror (mirror weathered) in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
corners, with mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Gilt Mirror Medaillon Napoleon III
Located in palm beach, FL
ribbon on the corners. Around the oval mercury mirror, friezes richly garnished with garlands of flowers.
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
gilt wood beveled mirror retains the original mercury mirror and really makes a statement.
Stunning!
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Rare Pair Of Ebonised 19Th C. Italian Ripple Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of 19th C. Ebonised Italian ripple mirrors with nicely foxed & sparkly mercury mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
French 19th century Neoclassical style mirror with an elaborate gilt frame and original mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Empire Mahogany Dressing Table Mirror, 1800s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
. Antique mercury mirror.
Category
Antique Early 1800s Italian Empire Table Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Large Florentine Late 18th Century Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
border of deeply carved repeating foliate designs, with mercury mirror plate.
Height 170.00cm.
Width
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Diminutive Antique French 19th Century Gilt Mirror
Located in London, GB
framed by scrolling foliate decoration. Original mercury mirror.
A handsome example.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Floor Mirror
Located in Hellerup, DK
Beautiful antique large French mirror, with the original mercury mirror in a cream color painted
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Trumeau Mirror, Origin of France
Located in New Orleans, LA
the foreground, a woman riding a donkey and a man walking on the road. Original mercury mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Canvas, Mercury Glass
18th Century Italian Mirror
Located in London, GB
plumage and bearing flower heads and with original mercury mirror plate and border.
Late 18th century.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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
French Trumeau Green and Giltwood Mirror with a Painted Scene, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
. Original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Important Vanity Mirror in Bronze Patine from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important vanity mirror in bronze patine from the 19th century with original bezeled mercury mirror
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Carved 19thC French Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A lovely classical mirror from the 19th century, of Louis XVI inspiration, with a beveled mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Late Gustavian or Early Biedermeier Painted Wall Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique painted mirror with gilded accents and beveled mercury mirror.
The painted finish has
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Antique Louis XVI French Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
is the original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Petite French Antique Mirrors
Located in Austin, TX
interior mercury mirrors and beautiful patina are all original. The mirrors are beveled as well. We love
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Antique Louis XVI Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
is the original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Old French Mirror, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Exceptional old mercury mirror with a gilt with wood frame with gold leaf belonging to the style
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Floor Mirrors and Full-Length...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Carved Wood Antique Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
and richly swirls and curls. Antique mercury mirror. In good antique conditions.
Category
Antique 1680s Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Rare Late 17th Century Bead Work Mirror
Located in London, GB
mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Late 17th Century German Wall Mirrors
Lacquered Mirror with Chinese Scenes in the style of Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
By Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice mirror is made of an old mercury mirror surrounded by a wooden frame beautifully
Category
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 25.6 in W 20.08 in D 0.79 in
Pair of 18th Century Rectangular Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Reepham, GB
, mercury mirror plates.
The carved wood frames feature an inner running shot molding with an outer
Category
Antique 18th Century Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Trumeau Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th century fragments made into a trumeau mirror with antique mercury mirror. This mirror has been
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
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
A Low Countries Deep Ebony Ripple Moulded Cushion Mirror
Located in London, GB
mercury mirror plate.
Height 84.00cm
Width 93.00cm
Depth 11.00cm
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Carved and Gilded Wood Antique Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 1840s Italian Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
H 51.19 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
French 19th Century Trumeau with Original Mirror Glass
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This large trumeau mirror is elegant with minimal carvings, a carved wood crest depicts a torch and
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood, Paint
19th Century Italian Charles X Inlay Walnut Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
an elegant maple inlay. The internal mercury mirror is antique and presents defects in the passage of
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Charles X Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Mid 18th Century Tuscany Pair of Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Firenze, FI
consisting of a small shelf decorated in faux yellow Siena marble. Original mercury mirror in good condition
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Giltwood William IV Overmantel Mirror
Located in Godstone, GB
by columns adorned with foliate carving. Original mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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
Forties Rosewood and Steel Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Rosewood and steel mirror. Forties square rosewood frame with original circular mercury
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Giltwood Fluted Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th century fluted giltwood mirror frame surrounding original mercury mirror split-plate
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Neo-Renaissance Mirror in Patinated Wood 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
grey and white.
Mirror with double columns on each side with pedestal. It is a mercury mirror
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French 19th Century Gold Gilt Rectiliner Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
red base paint peaks through the gold gilt, adding to the overall patina. The beautiful mercury mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
18th C. French Louis XVI Period Giltwood Mirror with Original Mirror Plate
Located in Wichita, KS
original mercury mirror plate.
We offer expedited, fully-insured, custom packaged/crated, global shipping
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood
H 39.75 in W 22.82 in D 2 in
Early 19th Century Antique Italian Baroque Style Gold Gilt Oval Vertical Mirror
Located in Encinitas, CA
shape gold mirror with hand carved detail. "Bolo" gold leaf process. Original mercury mirror with good
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
H 53 in W 23.75 in D 2.75 in
19th Century French Mirror
Located in Ongar, GB
mercury mirror plate which twinkles when it catches the light. 158cm high with the feet. Later backboard.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Gesso
Large Rectangular French 19th Century Mirror with Gold and White Frame
Located in Buchanan, NY
Large scale 19th century French mercury mirror in a carved giltwood frame with off white painted
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
A 19th Century Roman Octagonal Giltwood Pier Mirror
Located in London, GB
, the surface ebonised with gilded highlights, retaining the original mercury mirror plate.
Height
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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Mercury Mirrors For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of mercury mirrors is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct mercury mirrors — often made from glass, mercury glass and wood — can elevate any home. There are 841 antique and vintage mercury mirrors for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Mercury mirrors have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Mercury mirrors are generally popular furniture pieces, but Louis XVI, Louis XV and Victorian styles are often sought at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small mercury mirrors measuring 2.75 inches across. There have been many well-made mercury mirrors over the years, but those made by Charles Nosotti, Isaac Platt and Johan Åkerblad are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Mercury Mirrors?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,566, while they’re typically $141 on the low end and $160,000 highest priced.
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 Mirrors
- 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 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.
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