Early Georgian Wall Mirror with original Mercury Plate
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Early Georgian wall Mirror, with original Mercury Plate. The almost imperceptible bevel of this ultra thin, early Vauxhall plate, is a thing of total beauty.
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
The shaped cartouche form and scrolling apron give the piece a graceful, sculptural presence. The mirror retains its original mercury glass plate, showing light, desirable spotting a...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The mirror retains its original mercury glass with extensive foxing, oxidation, and beautifully aged patina that reflect centuries of history and authenticity.
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The mirror retains its original antique mercury glass with dramatic foxing, oxidation, and age-earned patina, creating a romantic and atmospheric reflection highly sought after by co...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of French Louis Philippe Mahogany Wall Mirrors with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Both mirrors remain in excellent condition with superb detailing and a silky, polished surface.
Mercury Glass, Mahogany
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 silver/grey mercury glass, it barely reflects and is a true looking glass Frame bears ...
Wood
19th Century French Restauration Period Gilt Wood Mirror, Mercury Glass, 30-in W
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early nineteenth century French Restauration period gilt wood mirror features its original mercury glass. The frame is detailed with floral cartouches in each corner, as well as...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$18,337 / item
Mercury Polished Stainless Steel Wall Mirror by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Mercury Polished Stainless Steel Wall Mirror by Zieta Dimensions: D 4 x Ø 150 cm.
Stainless Steel
SUBLIME ANTiQUE ART DECO MERCURY PLATE VENETIAN HARDWOOD FRAMED OVAL MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Art Deco circa 1920's Oval wall mirror with original Mercury plate glass Please note the delive...
Mirror, Hardwood
Octagonal Mahogany Mirror with Mercury Glass, 18th–19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Octagonal Mahogany Mirror with Mercury Glass, 18th–19th Century Charming small octagonal wall mirror in beautifully patinated mahogany (Swietenia mahogoni), dating from the late 18t...
Mahogany
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 hand painted with elegant Chinese drawings on light green and a golden border.
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Rococo Walnut Wall Mirror, Carved, Venice, Circa 1750, Antique Design
Located in Milano, IT
The mercury mirror is original. As a decorative element, mirrors represent a refined expression of the Rococo style in Venice around the middle of the XVIII century.
Walnut
17th C. Italian Ebonized Fruitwood Mirror 19th C. Mercury Glass Interior Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Ebonized Fruitwood Mirror, 19th C. Mercury Glass Interior Mirror H: 38.5 D: 1.5 W: 35 in.
Fruitwood
French Gilt Louis XVI Wall Mirror, 18th Century with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Salzburg, AT
French Gilt Louis XVI Wall Mirror, 18th Century with Original Mercury Glass Impressive classical wall mirror from Paris represents a carved and gilded wooden frame (15.5cm) with pro...
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Giltwood Mirror with Beveled Mercury Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
These subtle imperfections contribute to the charm and authenticity of the piece, offering a glimpse into its long history. The mirror retains its original mercury glass plate, whic...
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Massive Mclain Wiesand Wood Wall Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A massive and elemental tiered wood wall mirror by Mclain Wiesand, Custom Furniture and Decorative Arts, Baltimore, Md.
Wood
18th C Italian Rococo Paraclose Mirror with Oxidized Mercury Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
The richly ornamented frame is adorned with flowing asymmetrical scrollwork, layered carving, and delicate relief details throughout, all enhanced by centuries of natural wear that r...
Wood
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 be positioned horizontally or vertically. This characterful old mirror has intricate...
Giltwood, Mirror
Late 17th Century Baroque Walnut Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Knivsta, SE
Particularly notable is the original mercury-backed mirror plate, exhibiting a delicate, naturally foxed surface.
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old paint is flacking off. The Mercury glass has oxidized with black spots throughout the mirror.
Mercury Glass, Hardwood
French Early 19th Century Wall Mirror With Reeded Frame & Original Mercury Glass
Located in London, GB
This large wall mirror with a reeded frame was made in France in the early 19th century. The frame has a reeded design running parallel to the edges, giving it subtle texture. It r...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
SUBLIME 1920'S ART DECO MERCURY PLATE VENETiAN HARDWOOD FRAMED OVAL MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Art Deco circa 1920's Oval wall mirror with original Mercury plate glass Please note the delive...
Mirror, Hardwood
19th Century French Gilded Wood Mirror Mercury Glass Antique Charm
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century French giltwood mirror presents a refined balance of age and ornamentation, showcasing a warm golden frame with carved detailing and a softly worn patina that speak...
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Tuscan Carved Mirror With Mercury Plate
Located in London, GB
A charming late 18th/early 19th century carved timber mirror from Tuscany. Beautifully patinated with remnants of historic gilding - retaining its original forged iron hanging ring a...
Oak
Rare and Spectacular Mirror in Louis XVI Style, France, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
The oval mirror inside is an original mercury mirror, with some scratches.
Brass, Bronze
French Giltwood Mirror with Divided Mercury Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French large scale carved and giltwood mirror with divided mercury glass panels. Circa 1840.
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
The mirror retains its original mercury glass, beautifully aged with subtle sparkling oxidation and light spotting consistent with its mid-19th century origin.
Glass, Giltwood
Fine 19th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Gilt Hand Carved Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Louis XVI Fire gilt hand carved fine mirror, Beautiful quality with fine Mercury gilding.
Giltwood
Large Vintage Bassett Gold Ornate Double Oval Wall Mirror With Mercury Glass
Located in Portsmouth, VA
Show-stopping and superbly unique, the grand oval mirrors are connected by a double-paned mercury glass center, framed with sweeping scrollwork and soft floral detailing.
Plastic
$4,047Sale Price|20% Off
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 the Regency period, circa 1820.
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$34,872Sale Price|20% Off
A Magnificent Pair of Rare 18th Century Venetian Mirrors with Mercury Glass
Located in London, GB
Their gilded giltwood frames take an organic form, the whole carved with rocaille, c-scrolls and floral embellishments, with a mirrored rocaille crest. This Rococo design encloses th...
Giltwood
French Directoire Gold Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass 19th Century
Located in IT
This exquisite French Directoire mirror, crafted in gold giltwood, features its original mercury glass, adding a touch of historical charm.
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Tuscan Neoclassical Peach Pink & Gold Leaf Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Firenze, IT
The true connoisseur's detail of this Italian lacquered mirror is its rare, authentic mercury glass plate.
Gold Leaf
American Federal Églomisé and Giltwood Trapezoidal Pier Mirror
By John Doggett
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This trapezoidal giltwood pier mirror features its original reverse-painted églomisé glass panel and mercury silvered mirror plate, framed in carved and water-gilded pine with origin...
Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Triptych Mirror or Three-Part Folding Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome Italian Triptych mirror is complete with its original mercury glass.
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A wonderful French early 18th Century Regence giltwood mirror. The heavily foxed original mercury glass plate with a soft shallow bevel.
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Louis Philippe Giltwood Gold Leaf Mirror Original Mercury Glass
Located in IT
This stunning 19th-century Louis Philippe giltwood mirror from France features a luxurious gold leaf frame and retains its original mercury glass, a rare find in antique mirrors.
Gold Leaf
19th Century Pair of French Chateau Leather Appliqué Floral Mercury Wall Mirrors
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd matching pair of late 19th century French mirrors, will appliqué leatherwork. Each mirror is profusely covered with leather flowers and foliage, over a thick pine caucus.
Leather, Mirror, Pine
Louis XIV Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
A wonderful French early 18th Century Regence giltwood mirror. The heavily foxed original mercury glass plate with a soft shallow bevel.
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Louis Seize Mirror - Louis XVI mirror
Located in København, København
Beautiful antique Louis XVI mirror with the original 2 part mercury glass. Probably originally gilded, now white painted and nicely patinated.
Mercury Glass, Wood
19th-century French mirror
Located in MILL, NL
19th-century French mirror French gilded mirror. Dating from the 19th century.
Mercury Glass
A Fabulous 19th Century Giltwood Overmantel Mirror With Mercury Sparkly Glass
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century giltwood elegantly simple overmantel mirror of exceptional quality with beautiful mercury sparkly detailing to the original mirror glass plate.
Glass, Giltwood
Large Scale Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large trumeau with original mercury glass mirror. The beveling follows the contours of the frame.
Wood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Foxed Mirror
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 18th Century Louis XV giltwood mirror. The rectangular mercury plate within a moulded surround set within further mirrored borders, with foliate giltwood clasps to the ...
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
French Directoire Period Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in Pembroke, MA
Nice old mercury glass. A similarly-sized French Louis XVI period giltwood "trumeau de mariage" mirror is also available (see listings).
Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Hippocampus Regency Convex Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Regency period giltwood convex mirror having well-carved hippocampus on a rocky ground cresting above turned frame with gilt balls and toothed rim, acanthus leaves holding twist...
Brass
Large 19th Century Giltwood Faux Bois Overmantel Mirror with Original Mercury Gl
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large Naturalistic Faux Bois Giltwood Overmantle Mirror. Excellent original clean mirror plate, sparkling mercury glass comes alive once it catches the light.
Giltwood
Empire Period Rectangular Giltwood Mirror, France 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
It retains its original mercury glass plate, displaying the soft, slightly nuanced reflection typical of early 19th-century mirrors and prized for its depth and authenticity.
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Gustavian Mirror, 18th Century
Located in Ljungby, SE
The glass is mercury-backed. The top of the mirror is adorned with a rosette crest.
Mercury Glass
$4,800
Louis Philippe Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
A fine example of a 19th century French Louis Philippe wall mirror. The wide wooden frame is in superb original condition with a decorative design of flowers and leaves etched into ...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
17th Century Florentine Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Rectangular 17th century Florentine mirror with "original" mercury glass. The mercury glass is in 3 pieces with etching on the top and bottom piece.
Mercury Glass
Regency Convex Giltwood Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Regency giltwood convex mirror, the ebonized eagle with gilt head and shoulders standing on ribbed plinth with acanthus leaf supports, the turned frame with gilt balls and beade...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Giltwood Sunburst Cushion Mirror with Mirrored Insets
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant vintage sun mirror was crafted in France, circa 1930. Square in shape the antique wall mirror features a raised square center mercury glass set inside a carved frame; th...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Rococo Mirror
Located in Ljungby, SE
A high-quality gilded rococo mirror made in Stockholm, Sweden in the 1760s. The mirror's frame features beveled side glass with floral decoration in pastel shades.
Mercury Glass, Pine
Neoclassical Giltwood Wall Mirror, France 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exceptional 19th century French console mirror perfectly embodies the timeless sophistication of the Louis XVI neoclassical style. Its finely carved giltwood frame displays eleg...
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Rectangular Giltwood Mirror, Napoleon III, Circa 1860
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This rectangular French Napoleon III period mirror, circa 1860, exemplifies Second Empire elegance and opulence with its carved and gilded wooden frame lavishly adorned with intricat...
Giltwood, Mirror, Mercury Glass
Large Oval Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirror, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This impressive large oval mirror is a fine example of the Louis XVI style, dating from the Napoleon III period, circa the mid to late 19th century.
Mercury Glass, Mirror, 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.