Napoleon III Period Giltwood Mirror with Ornate Crest, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This splendid 19th century French mirror exudes opulence and grandeur, with a richly carved and gilded wooden frame showcasing the finest craftsmanship of the Napoleon III period.
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
A mid 19th century Venetian floral decorated mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
A floral and parcel gilt decorated Venetian mirror . The probable mercury plate in charming disintegration and decay .
Glass, Paint, Wood
$572Sale Price|20% Off
C18th Chippendale Sycamore Rococo Fretwork & Gilt Small Mirror C1770 (Georgian)
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Leeds, GB
Retaining its original 18th-century mercury-backed plate, the mirror shows gentle waviness and attractive light speckling typical of early glass.
Sycamore, Giltwood
19th Century French Gilded Mirror with Floral Crest and Original Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Its generous proportions and rich gilded finish bring a sense of grandeur and timeless charm to any interior. The mirror retains its original mercury glass, characterized by subtle ...
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Large Oval Mirror In Gilded Wood, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Good general condition, some old restorations to the wood, a glass broken in 2 and some mercury losses to the central mirror. Napoleon III period.
Wood
$2,960Sale Price|56% Off
19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror with Beveled Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exceptionally fine Napoleon III parclose giltwood Mirror, with its original bevelled mercury glass mirror plate.
Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Large Antique French Monumental Gold Leaf Gilt Mirror, 1890
Located in Miami, FL
The quality of the gilding is exceptional and in very good authentic condition. The mirror plate is the genuine mercury plated mirror plate and shows wear.
Giltwood
19th Century French Hand-Carved Giltwood Mirror with Bamboo Motif
Located in New York, NY
Fanciful French 19th century carved and gilded framed mirror depting stylized bamboo and leaf motif. Original aged mercury glass mirror inset.
Giltwood
$1,945Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Hall Mirror, French, Gilt Gesso, Ornate, Baroque Taste, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Eye-catching mirror with a superb frame and pleasingly original plate Displays a desirable aged patina throughout Gilt gesso frame presents rich golden hues to the ornate frame Mirro...
Gesso
Fine, 18th Century, Naples Pier Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully hand-carved, gessoed and gilt, c. 1760 pier mirror inset with its original two panels of mercury glass.
Mercury Glass, Wood
19th Century Neoclassical Mirror in Gold Giltwood and Gesso, Antique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century neoclassical mirror in gold giltwood and gesso with a bezelled mirror in mercury.
Wood
English Palladian Overmantel Mirror of Impressive Scale
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine early 18th Century carved Georgian Palladian mirror, the overscale cartouche flanked by swan neck pediment having egg and dart carved molding with foliate bursts, the frame wi...
Mercury Glass, Pine
Large Antique Louis XV Gilt and Beveled Mirror, France 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This large and elegant French mirror features a richly carved and gilded wooden frame, showcasing refined decorative details and elegant proportions. The frame is adorned with finely...
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Georgian Style Irish Mirrors with Blue Glass & Rock Crystal Borders
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of Irish mirrors in the George III style, of good quality with faux mercury glass mirror plates pinned into patinated copper frames, bordered with rock crystal and blue glass ...
Rock Crystal, Copper
Pair of Georgian Style Irish Mirrors in Ruby Glass and Rock Crystal
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of Irish mirrors in the George III style, of good quality with faux mercury glass mirror plates pinned into patinated copper frames, bordered with rock crystal and ruby glass ...
Rock Crystal
Fine Italian Piedmontese 18th century Giltwood Pier Mirror
Located in London, GB
A very fine Piedmontese giltwood pier mirror. This beautiful mirror has a wonderfully patinated arched mercury plate, which is enclosed by a slender marginal plate of the same glass.
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Large Giltwood Mirror with Ornate Crest
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This French giltwood mirror from the 19th century is an elegant example of refined craftsmanship. The arched frame is richly decorated with floral garlands, scrolling acanthus leaves...
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood, Gesso
French 19th Century Massive Walnut Mantel Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Massive in size, this French 19th century mantel mirror creates an impact with rich tones and grain patterns of the walnut frame. Traditional style carved molding and trimmed edges a...
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Pair of Substantial Georgian Giltwood Mirrors
By Thomas Chippendale Jr.
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important pair of George III gilt wood pier mirrors of substantial scale, the breakfront crest with inset oval paterae over ribbed Corinthian columns with ribbon banding, the base si...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Large 19th-century French mirror engraved with floral decorations
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large mirror in gilded wood engraved with floral decorations, beautiful gilding on a black plate, mercury glazed, wooden base.
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Rococo Giltwood Mantel Mirror with Heart Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
The mirror retains its original mercury glass, presenting light foxing and minor spotting consistent with age, creating a soft, gently diffused reflection.
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$18,000Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Mahogany Classical Pier Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The original mirror glazing with its pleasingly aged Mercury plating remain intact.
Mercury Glass, Mahogany, Giltwood
$9,000Sale Price / set|25% Off
Pair of Georgian Style Split Plate Mirrors manner of John Belchier
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An exquisite pair of George I style pier mirrors, thoughtfully crafted in the manner of John Belchier, one of the most celebrated English cabinetmakers of the early 18th century. Eac...
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Regence Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror with Cherub Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
The composition reflects the transition from the grandeur of Louis XIV to the lighter, more fluid Régence aesthetic. The rectangular mirror plate, likely original mercury glass, is b...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Large 19th Century French Country House Giltwood Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large 19th Century French country house mirror in untouched condition. With original mercury glass plate and deeply carved gilt wood frame.
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Giltwood Mantel Mirror with Carved Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
The mirror retains its original mercury glass plate with beveled edge, softly reflecting light and displaying light age spotting consistent with its 19th century origin.
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Elegant gilded fireplace mirror dating back to the late 19th century, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
The piece stands out for its richly crafted frame, gilded with gold leaf, featuring classic motifs and generous proportions, designed to enhance the wall above the fireplace, as was ...
Gold Leaf
French Empire Cheval Mirror in with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The mirror retains the original mercury glass with foxing and oxidation consistent with age.
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Banded Silver Gilt Box Frame
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Chic early 19th Century French silver gilt box frame. With a mercury glass plate. Delightful, simple Regency chic.
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
George I Period Carved Gilt Gesso Mirror, English, 1720, Ornate Design
Located in London, GB
English, ca. 1720 This impressive English George I period mirror, made circa 1720, is crafted from carved wood and carved gilded gesso. The vauxhall bevelled plate is enclosed withi...
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Giltwood Mantel Mirror with Engraving
Located in Dallas, TX
The Classic French wall piece is dressed with its original mercury glass and parquet wood backing. The Louis Philippe style mirror is in excellent condition commensurate with age and...
Gold Leaf
$2,384Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Louis Philippe Giltwood Mirror with Floral Details
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
The glass is original, with light foxing and a soft, reflective surface typical of 19th-century mercury-backed mirrors. It is surrounded by a delicate beaded border that adds further...
Mirror, Giltwood
Venetian Carlo X mirror with gold leaf, mercury mirror, 1820
Located in Vicenza, IT
An elegant Venetian mirror dating to the early decades of the 19th century, during the height of the Charles X period (circa 1820–1830).The frame, made of finely carved wood, feature...
Gold, Gold Leaf
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Carved Oak Over-Mantel Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large and dramatic Louis XVI-style carved oak mantel mirror from France, c. 1880s. By some good fortune this piece has retained its original mirror plate which exhibits a haze of f...
Mercury Glass, Oak
LATE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL GILT MIRROR
Located in Firenze, FI
The frame is adorned with phytomorphic scrolls, vine shoots, and a coat of arms, while the cornice is embellished with a bow. The mirror is original, mercury-glass, and is in excelle...
Mirror, Wood
French Regence Period Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
A very beautiful Regence period - early 18th century Mirror. Beautifully crafted in giltwood with its original mercury glass mirror.
Giltwood
French Empire Period Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
Original mercury glass mirror with wonderful crazing. Sensational patina.
Giltwood
Pair of English Carved Rococo Cartouche Shaped Looking Glasses
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine pair of English, carved rococo cartouche shaped looking glasses circa 1755 designed of c-scrolls and s-scrolls, crested with an acanthus spray, one scroll carved with egg and ...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$12,000
18th Century Trumeau
Located in Houston, TX
18th century trumeau with carved detail of traditional pair of doves from Provence. Probably given as a gift in marriage due to the symbolism of the doves and the carved hearts.
Mercury Glass, Wood
A French Rococo Giltwood Mirror with Bevelled Edge, Louis XV Period
Located in London, GB
The arched crest is surmounted by a richly modelled rocaille composition, above a softly contoured frame with carved acanthus details and scroll feet. The mirror retains its origina...
Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood
$12,000Sale Price|75% Off
French 18th Century Louis XV Boiserie Trumeau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Typical of the period, the trumeau has tastefully carved Rococo accents which house the double stacked mercury glass mirrors (since glass was unable to be made in large sheets at the...
Mercury Glass, Canvas, Giltwood
18th Century French Mirror
Located in Ongar, GB
With original mercury glass plates. The mirror is made from split glass and is all original with lovely wear and foxing to the mercury which adds to the look.
Wood
Stunning Huge Victorian Mirror Glass Hand-Carved Ebonised Frame
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very large hand-carved oak framed glass mirror A magnificent well made and hand-carved piece, you rarely find any kind of mirror this size bu...
Mercury Glass, Oak
$12,000Sale Price|53% Off
French 18th Century Louis XV Trumeau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Typical of the period, the trumeau has tastefully carved Rococo accents which house the double-stacked mercury glass mirrors (since glass was unable to be made in large sheets at the...
Mercury Glass, Canvas, Giltwood
$7,917Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th century Louis XVI gold leaf gilt French Pier mirror with crest
Located in Casteren, NL
The inclusion of ground beef bones combined with the mercury-gilded mirror glass indicates an early mirror, dating to around 1850.
Gold Leaf
Beautiful Empire French Period Trumeau
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful Empire French period Trumeau.
Mercury Glass, Gesso, Wood
Louis XVI Period Trumeau with Putti Painting
Located in Pembroke, MA
Louis XVI period parcel-gilt and polychrome trumeau mirror with a painting of Venus ringed by putti. Venus and putti are framed in a gilded oval frame with a bow on top and laurel le...
Gold Leaf
Italian Gilt Wood Carved Mirror with Laurel Garland and Putto 1800s
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Gilded Mirror With Putto in Baroque style but from the early 1800s with the square-shaped frame surmounted by the head of a winged putto framed by a rich garland of laurel le...
Gold Leaf
$2,961Sale Price|20% Off
Large Antique Overmantle Mirror, English, Giltwood, Nautical Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique overmantle mirror. An English, giltwood and mercury glass lounge mirror, presenting distinctive nautical taste, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 18...
Glass, Giltwood
$3,446Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Antique Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Please note as clearly visible from the photos that the mirror is antique mercury and has all the typical defects caused by the passage of time.
Walnut
Large French Empire Mirror with Worn Gold Gilt Finish
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th century French Empire mirror with original mercury glass mirror. Large scale Empire Gold Gilt mirror is a large statement piece.
Wood
Massive and Elaborate Grand Entry Pier Mirror And Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The original mirror glass has mercury oxidation in keeping with the age and presents very well.
Oak
Massive Mid 19th C. Carved and Gilt Mantle Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Restoration recommended There are losses to both medallion frames and one flower chipped on the right, crest with loss on the right and break on the left ends, crest terminal with ...
Wood
$12,468Sale Price|20% Off
Very Tall 8' Antique Empire Style Mirror, Italian, Walnut, Marble, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Striking proportion at 99.5'' (253cm) in height, creating an unmissable focal point Beautifully figured walnut stocks, displaying deep caramel hues and rich grain interest Topped wit...
Marble
French Empire Hardwood and Gilt Metal with Candles Cheval Mirror, circa 1810
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Standing on arched legs with original brass castors and original mercury glass plate The mirror has had the frame dismantled, the joints reworked then glued and clamped, its more ...
Mirror, Hardwood
Gorgeous 19th Century Overmantle Mirror Restored in a Distressed Paint Finish
Located in Dublin, IE
The original mercury glass mirror plate with some mottling, is set within a finely hand carved and moulded giltwood frame with beaded border, rope twist and tassle motif detail.
Glass, Wood, Paint
French Early 19th Century Painted and Gilt Trumeau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The mirror’s mercury glass is original to the antique, and has aged marvelously, with some foxing and sparkles present.
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.