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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
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
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
18th Century Mercury Mirror from France
Located in Lyon, FR
Charming mirror from the end of the 18th century, France.
Hand-carved wood, original mercury glass
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
19th Century, Large Gilt Ribbed Mercury Mirror
Located in Southampton, GB
Large, 19th Century, Gilt Ribbed Mirror Frame with original mercury plate.
France, circa 1870
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Oak, Giltwood
Large English Country House Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fabulous early Victorian country house mirror.
With original mercury mirror plate and candlebra.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
Italian Toilet Mirror
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
cartouches
Original mercury mirror
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Table Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
18thc wooden mirror Tuscany
Located in PARIS, FR
Impressive wooden mirror with gilt decoration Tuscany 18eme
Mercury mirror
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Louis XIV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Hardwood
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A George I Giltwood Pier Mirror
Located in London, GB
frame, retaining the original mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
A Mahogany William IV Pier Mirror
Located in London, GB
borders, retaining the original mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
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
A George III Irish Oval ‘All Glass’ Mirror
Located in London, GB
The oval mercury mirror plate (later replacement), with faceted cobalt blue glass frame
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Irish George III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass
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
Early 18th Century Silver Gilt Oval Mirror
Located in Reepham, GB
A stunning, well proportioned 18th Century Silver Gilt Oval Mirror with old process mercury mirror
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
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
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
Louis XIV Style Golden Wood Mirror
Located in Beaune, FR
general condition and mercury mirror.
Dimensions
Height 1m12
Width 70cm
Depth 4cm
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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
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
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
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
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Mirror
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This tall and narrow mirror is covered of gold leaves with a mercury mirror, it can be used between
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Floor Mirrors and Full-Le...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
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
Antiqued Silver Mercury Glass Freestanding Floor Mirror, France 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
A French silver mercury glass freestanding floor mirror from the 1930s. The original antiqued oval
Category
Vintage 1930s French Scandinavian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length M...
Materials
Chrome
French Early 19th Century Mirror
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This mirror is made of wood covered gesso with gold leaves on the top. It has a mercury mirror with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Floor Mirrors and Full-Le...
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
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
Large Gio Ponti Style Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
in original vintage condition with antique mercury mirror plate. Italy, circa 1940's
Dimensions: 36
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Baroque Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th century Italian mirror in gilded carved wood, with Oak Leaf decoration
Located in RUEIL-MALMAISON, FR
Rare and spectacular 19th century gilded carved wood mirror, beveled mercury mirror with oak leaf
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
H 56.3 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Very Beautiful French Regence-style mirror in carved gilded wood
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
, original gilding, mercury mirror, wood parquet floor.
Napoleon III period - France 19th century.
Height
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lacquered mirror Louis XV style Napoleon3 period
Located in Grenoble, FR
lacquered stucco, decoration of shells, leaves and flowers
gaps and shine, original mercury mirror more
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
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
Materials
Glass, Beads
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
Pair of 18th Century Italian Mirrors
Located in London, GB
the attractively foxed mercury mirror plates. Of striking and elegant tapered form, in usable
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
George I Painted and Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
A very pretty and rare painted Georgian wall mirror, circa 1720, with the original foxed mercury
Category
Antique 1720s English George I Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, 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
mercury 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
Handsome Large Brass Mirror-France 1940s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
frame, and original mercury mirror glass, with gorgeous patina.
The ideal mirror for an entrance hall
Category
Vintage 1940s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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
Large 19th Century Italian Carved Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large 19th Century carved lime wood Italian mirror with a fantastic foxed mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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
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
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
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
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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