Pair Black Mid Century Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair Black Mid Century Mirrors with waxed distressed finish. Circa 1960's. Good overall condition
Mirror, Hardwood, Paint
$1,249 / set
Pair of Brass Mid-Century Mirrors, France 1950s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Pair of Brass Mid-Century Mirrors, France 1950s. perfect vintage condition. mirror plates replaced.
Brass
Mid-Century Mirror in Rattan and Bamboo, Italy 1970s
Located in Balen, BE
Mid-Century Mirror in Rattan and Bamboo, Italy, 1970s A rectangular mirror from Italy, 1970s
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Copper Mid Century Mirror
Located in Vienna, AT
Made in Austria in the 1960s. Copper frame with wooden cover and mirror.
Art Glass, Bentwood
$2,833Sale Price|40% Off
Italian Mid-Century Mirrored Sliding Doors Television Sideboard Stand
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian mid-century mirrored sideboard or console stand for television in the style of Romeo Rega
Brass
Elegant Mid-Century Mirror in Metal by Mirox Belgium 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Elegant Mid-Century Mirror in Metal by Mirox Belgium 1950s This is a very elegant wall mirror with
Metal
Mid-Century Mirror, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Mirror,Wood,plaster Re-polished Original condition.
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Welded Copper Mid-century Mirror
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking brutalist style mirror made with torch cut sheets of metal, and given a three dimensional
Copper
Mid-Century Mirror Sun Shaped Mirror
Located in Vienna, AT
Mirror, base metal frame and mirror glass. Made in Germany 1960 Total diameter 90 cm, mirror glass
Brass
$678Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Mid-Century Mirror with Brass Frame and Decorations by Crystal Art 1950s
By Ultima Crystal Art
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century mirror with brass frame and decorations by Crystal Art 1950s Mirror on
Brass
Brass and Chrome Mid-Century Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror, French, in the Modernist style, of brass and chromed metal.
Brass, Chrome
Nakashima Style Live Edge Mid Century Mirror
By George Nakashima
Located in Hudson, NY
Large and beautiful live edge mirror. Made with California redwood, the patina is warm and glowing
Mirror, Wood
$581Sale Price|20% Off
round MID-CENTURY mirror by GUZZINI, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
dates back to the mid-century. This incredible Guzzini mirror was made in Italy in the 1960s. This
Glass, Plastic, Acrylic
Mid Century Mirror "Accolade" by Drexel Heritage
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Modern Mirror "Accolade" by Drexel Classic campaign style wood toned mirror with brass
Brass
Italian mid-century mirror in wood, Italy - 1960s
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent Italian wooden mirror designed in the 1960s. Its elongated oval shape gives it a
Mirror, Wood
$1,743Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Mid-Century Mirror With Golden Wood Frame
Located in Milano, IT
A beautiful rectangular wooden mirror designed in the 1950s and produced by a very fine Italian
Mirror, Wood
$6,066 / item
Mid Century Mirrored Cocktail Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Designed for the discerning eye, this table is a symphony of luxurious materials and meticulous details. Crafted from sturdy hardwood solids, each panel is lavishly adorned with anti...
Mirror, Wood
Two Mid-Century Mirrors, Paolo Buffa Style, Italy, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
of mid-century Italian style, with a design that recalls the elegance and refinement typical of
Mirror, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Mirror Amber-Gold Faceted Surfaces 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Mid-century Italian mirror with amber-colored glass frame. All surfaces have a 1cm thick facet and
Brass
$3,926 / item
Mid Century Mirrored End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Designed for the discerning eye, this table is a symphony of luxurious materials and meticulous details. Crafted from sturdy hardwood solids, each panel is lavishly adorned with anti...
Mirror, Wood
$1,627Sale Price|20% Off
Gio Ponti style, Mid-Century mirror in brass. Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Catania, CT
Brass frame with original patina. Good general vintage condition with trace of age and use. Produced in Italy during the 50s in the manner of Gio Ponti.
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Mirrored Letter Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique 20th Century letter box of Italian design with a trapezoidal shape having a hinged top over
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Mirror in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italy, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
mid-century Italian style, with a design that recalls the elegance and refinement typical of Milanese
Mirror, Wood
Palwa Gilded Brass Round Midcentury Modern Mirror Decorated with Crystals
By Palwa
Located in New York, NY
A brilliant Midcentury Modern gilded brass round mirror with dozens of rows of crystals suspended
Crystal, Brass
Italian Venetian Mid-Century Mirrored Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (Mid 20th Century) \"antique\" mirror rectangular coffee table with gilt
Mirror
Mid-century Mirror Attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1960s
By Max Ingrand
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful mirror attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The mirror is in fume colored faceted
Art Glass
Mid-century Mirror Attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1960s
By Max Ingrand
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful mirror attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The mirror is in fume colored faceted
Art Glass
Pair of Burled Wood and Ebony Mid-Century Mirrors, circa 1970
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of French mirrors, burled and ebonized wood frames, circa 1969. The glass and frames are in
Burl, Wood
Italian Stylized Conical Mid-Century Mirror Iron Gilded by Luigi Colli 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Elegant mirror from the 50-ies Italy in heavy finish attributed to Luigi Colli. The format is
Iron
French Mid-Century Mirrored Obelisk Floor Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940/50s two-tier floor lamp with mirrored and reverse painted obelisk columns on wood foot
Mirror
$6,000 / set
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Mirror Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Mid-Century side / end tables with an ornate taped form carved bleached wood center
Mirror
Mid-Century Mirror Wall Lamp Fischer Leuchten, Germany, 1980s
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare type. - Marked by label. - Nice style of lighting.
Metal
Mid Century Rectangular Brass Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian mid century mirror with the rectangular brass frame, mirror is also in original condition
Brass
Mid-Century Aluminum Frame Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful mid century mirror with a thick aluminum frame. Great addition to amplify your space
Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Hand-Carved & Pierced Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Classic, timeless Italian Mid-Century mirror reflecting Modern and Neo-Baroque traditions in gilt
Giltwood
Large Scale Clean Lined Nickel Mirror 60" x 37" Mid Century Modern circa 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Nickel Plated Metal Mid Century Mirror, American, circa 1960s. Clean lined design with
Metal, Nickel
Pair of Mid Century Mirrored Torchiere Floor Lamps with Palm Leaves
Located in Palm Beach, FL
copper stylized palm leaves over columns with copper tinted mirrors set on black and white marble plinths.
Marble, Copper
$1,357
Swedish Modern Mirror
Located in London, England
Swedish Mid-Century Mirror in a teak organic shaped frame with floating mirror design. Original
Mirror, Teak
Mid Century Italian Fontana Style Scalloped Mirror
Located in Westport, CT
A charming Mid Century mirror composed of a very beautiful bevelled Fontana green scalloped glass
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Franco Albini Attributed Rattan and Bamboo Oval Mirror
By Franco Albini, Bonacina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely woven bamboo framed Mid-Century mirror, reminiscent of summers on the Italian Riviera. In
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Mid Century Modernist Style Walnut Wall Hanging Mirror 65" x 40"
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a finely sculpted 3 section mid century mirror. The 3 mirrors are divided by 2 walnut
Mirror, Walnut
Sculptural Triple Oval Gilt Mirror 49"H x 48"W circa 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural triple oval gilt mid century mirror, American, circa 1960s. Retains warm original patina
Mirror, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Framed Mirror by Edward Wormley for Widdicomb C1960
By Edward Wormley, John Widdicomb
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic example of a large walnut framed mid century mirror with a simple elegant look. Slabs of
Mirror, Walnut
French Mid-Century Modern Round Wrought Iron Mirror, Attr. Paul Kiss, circa 1930
By Paul Kiss
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Mirror uniting modern neoclassical and Brutalist traditions composed
Mid-Century Walnut Mirror from 1960s Czechoslovakia, Organic Curved Frame
Located in Praha, CZ
This mid-century mirror from 1960s Czechoslovakia features a sculpted walnut frame with gentle
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
Franco Albini Round Bamboo and Rattan Mirrors, Italy, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Franco Albini oval bamboo and rattan wall mirrors, Italy, 1950s. These chic and iconic Italian mid
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Franco Albini Oval Bamboo and Rattan Mirror, Italy, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Franco Albini oval bamboo and rattan wall mirror, Italy, 1950s. This chic and iconic Italian mid
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Franco Albini Oval Bamboo and Rattan Mirror, Italy, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Franco Albini oval bamboo and rattan wall mirror, Italy, 1950s. This chic and iconic Italian mid
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Two Wall Mirrors in the style of Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Argelato, BO
Two Rare Mid-Century mirrors in lacquered carved wood, mirrored glass, in the style of the great
Mirror, Wood
Psyche Mirror Chrome and wood - 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Psyche Mirror Chrome and wood - 1970s Vintage - Mid Century - Mirror - Spider base Measures
Chrome
Circular Brass Framed Italian Mirror by Fratelli Marelli
By Fratelli Marelli
Located in London, GB
An Italian Mid-Century mirror by Fratelli Marelli. The glass plate stamped Fontana - Cantu. The
Brass
Mid-century teak mirror with shelve by De Coene, Belgium ca. 1960
By De Coene Frères
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1960 / mirror with shelve / De Coene / teak and mirror / mid-century / vintage Stunning
Mirror, Wood, Teak
Original Mid-Century Pink Mirror, Plastic Frame, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This round Mid-Century mirror comes from Italy from the 1960s. It has a plastic frame and is in
Mirror, Glass, Plastic
Italian Mid-Century Brutalist Mirror turquise-gold by Creaciones Gobesso, 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Rectangular, eye-catching mid-century mirror with oversized turquoise rock crystal fragments, Italy
Mirror, Murano Glass, Resin, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Wall Mirror with Wood Frame
Located in Seattle, WA
This mid-century modern wall mirror features a clean, rectangular profile framed in wood frame with
Wood
Round Italian Wall Mirror in Rattan, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful Mid-Century mirror in rattan. This lovely item was produced in Italy during the 1980s
Rattan, Mirror
$726Sale Price|37% Off
Mid-Century Bamboo Sunburst Mirror, France, Franco Albini Style, 1950s
By Louis Sognot, Franco Albini
Located in Valencia, VC
Mid-Century Bamboo Sunburst Mirror, France, 1950s ¨Très chic¨ round mid-century mirror handmade
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror, Wood
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.