Large French Mirror with Cartouche and Original Glass
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful late 19th century carved wood mirror. Restrained Rococo in design with swirling gilded leaves and stems reaching up to a crown of bursting flowers. The gilded surface is ...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Giltwood Mirror with Cartouche Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1870, this elegant antique Louis Philippe mirror offers timeless proportions and refined decorative presence.
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
French 1800s Painted and Carved Giltwood Mirror with Cartouche and Floral Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted and carved giltwood mirror from the early 19th century, with cartouche, flowers and foliage motifs.
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Carved Mirror with Portrait Cartouche
Located in Briarcliff Manor, NY
A mid 18th century Italian carved and gilded mirror with a swag and horn crest surmounted by an oval cartouche containing a bust of a man with a Medieval headpiece, probably Dante.
Gold Leaf
Italian Gilt Shell Cartouche Acanthus Mirror. Circa 1730
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt carved wood wall mirror with shell cartouche, flanking decorative scrolled acanthus carvings and resting on cross hatching rectangular base.
Gold Leaf
French Gilt Wood Wall Mirror with Dove's Ribbon and Foliage Cartouche Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror adorned with dove's ribbon and a foliage cartouche, interior beaded edge, exterior egg dart border, and retains the original silvered gl...
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
$4,600Sale Price|20% Off
An English George II Style Cartouche-shaped Giltwood Mirror with Ho Ho Birds
Located in San Francisco, CA
the cartouche mirror plate within a conforming giltwood frame with floral crest above an openwork frame of acanthus and rocaille carving all flanked by the mythical Ho Ho bird with o...
Giltwood
French Gilt Carved Wood & Gesso Foliage Cartouche Wall Mirror, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood and gesso foliage cartouche wall mirror with an egg and dart exterior border, flanking acanthus carved corners, and interior bead work.
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
A Fabulous 19th Century Giltwood Overmantel Mirror With Central Cartouche
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century giltwood overmantel mirror of exceptional quality with a central cartouche.
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Large Archtop Giltwood Overmantel Mirror With Central Cartouche
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th Century giltwood hall mirror of exceptional quality and grand proportions.
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Gold Leaf Louis Philippe Style Mirror with Central Cartouche
Located in Dallas, TX
What separates this gold-leafed mirror is the striking cartouche crest, as carvings on Louis Philippe mirrors are usually more subtle.
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Tall Giltwood Hall Mirror with Central Shell Cartouche
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century giltwood hall mirror of exceptional quality and tall proportions.
Glass, Giltwood
French Silver Gilt Tin Oval Wall Mirror with Central Ribbon Cartouche, C. 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
French Silver Gilt Tin Oval Wall Mirror with Central Ribbon Cartouche and Flanking Foliage Pinwheel Medallions, Mid 19th Century.
Tin
A Large 19th Century Giltwood Overmantel or Hall Mirror With Central Cartouche
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th Century giltwood overmantel or hall mirror of large proportions and of exceptional quality.
Glass, Giltwood
A Rare 19th Century Giltwood Pier or Hall Mirror with Large Shell Cartouche
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare 19th Century giltwood pier or hall mirror of exceptional quality with a large shell cartouche.
Glass, Giltwood
Exceptional Massive Antique Carved, Gessoed And Gilt Mirror With Painted Panel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The open fan form crest over a painted mirror cartouche panel with a basket of colorful flowers reminiscent of the type of subject seen in Theorem Stencil Painting.
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Beautiful Murano Glass Wall Mirror with lime green Flowers 1950s Italy Venice
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This intricately decorated cartouche-shaped mirror with a curved rim is richly adorned with applied floral and flowing motifs in mouth-blown glass.
Mirror, Murano Glass, Wood
Round Paneled Scalloped Edge Mirror with Beveled Glass from England (Dia 37 3/4)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large round or circular cartouche mirror with beveled glass from England (Diameter 37 3/4 inches) featuring a scalloped or serpentine edge with paneled interior on a wood back...
Glass, Mirror, Wood
An English Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Carved Eagle Cresting
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1820 An English Regency period round giltwood convex mirror, the frame with four cartouches flanked by carved anthemions and an ebonised reeded inner slip, surmounted...
Giltwood
Arts and Crafts Era Beveled Overmantle Mirror with Oak Frame (H 18 x W 32)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English rectangular overmantle wall mirror of oak from the Arts and Crafts Era, featuring a crown moulding top over a beveled glass mirror with opposing decorative relief cart...
Metal, Copper
Large 19th Century Italian Giltwood Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
The bottom left and right corners of the mirror are ornamented with carved stylised cartouche-like flower head motifs, a version of which also sits beneath the anthemion cresting at ...
Mirror
Italian Neo-Baroque Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-Baroque mirror. Baroque style mirror with scrolling cartouche frame with putti.
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Antique Oval Etched Venetian Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Large antique oval etched Venetian mirror. Stunning and large antique Neoclassical style oval etched Venetian beveled mirror with a square bow cartouche.
Mirror
Vintage Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Fantastic and unique Louis XVI style French giltwood mirror, featuring carved ribbon cartouche with arrows and star detail.
Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage Italian Baroque Style Parcel-Gilt Decorated with Flowerheads Wall Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Baroque Style Parce-Gilt Wall Mirror, the Marginal Plates with Main Cartouche Border Decorated with Flowerheads and C Scrolls and Surmounted by an Urn of Flowers, th...
Gold, Gold Leaf
Decorative Italian 1920's Antique Venetian Mirror
Located in Southampton, GB
Antique Venetian Mirror. A pointed top with elaborate cartouche. The frame sections have long, bevel cut edges and a central design of flowers and leaves.
Glass, Mirror
18th Century Baroque Continental Silver Framed Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Tiered cartouche form mirror with 800 silver over a wood frame.
Silver
French Directoire Period Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in Pembroke, MA
A petit French Directoire period giltwood trumeau mirror with sheath of wheat cartouche and other neoclassical detailing (Circa 1790).
Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
George II Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR WITH SCROLLED PEDIMENT AND CARTOUCHE CRESTING, CIRCA 1740.
Giltwood
Fine Georgian Antique Carved And Gilt Tiered Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A cartouche shaped mirror with scrolled foliate outside and inner surrounds.
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Eighteenth Century Rococo Carved and Gilded Wood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
The mirror of cartouche shape with dramatic high cresting resembling antlers.
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Trumeau Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning early 19th century trumeau mirror embellished with musical instrument cartouche, dates back to 1890.
Wood
Pair of 18th Century North Italian Rococo Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Berlin, DE
The gilded carved surfaces also reflect the light. The mirror of cartouche shape with a high cresting and a similarly carved base.
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Eighteenth Century Rococo Carved and Gilded Wood Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
The mirror of cartouche shape with dramatic high cresting resembling antlers.
Mirror, Wood
Antique Chippendale period oval carved wood and gilded mirror
Located in London, GB
The borders of the frame mirror backed, with ‘C’ scrolled cartouche to the base.
Giltwood
French Gilt Carved Wood Floral Wall / Mantel Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood wall / mantel mirror with centered floral cartouche, original glass, and paneled back.
Italian Neoclassical Silver and Gold Gilt Foliage Wall Mirror, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian neoclassical silver and gold gilt carved wood & gesso wall mirror with a foliage scroll work cartouche, arched mirror plate with molded rosette surrounds, flanked by foliage ...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Wood Foliage Wall Mirrors, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian gilt carved wood wall mirrors with floral carved cartouche, flanking scrolled foliage, interior egg & dart motif, and terminating with a lower floral pendant.
Gold Leaf
English Sterling Silver Foliage Winged Cherub Dressing Mirror on Stand, C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English sterling silver dressing mirror with central foliage cartouche, flanking corner winged cherubs, decorative scrolled foliage filigree borders, stamped hallmarks, and supported...
Sterling Silver
Italian Gilt Wood and Painted Floral Oval Dressing - Shaving Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt and painted oval dressing - shaving mirror with decorative scrolled floral cartouche, flanking bell flowers, interior decorative lambs tongue frame resting on acanthus c...
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint
Large 19th Century French Gilded and Painted Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
The bottom left and right corners of the mirror are ornamented with carved stylised cartouche-like flower head motifs, a version of which also sits beneath the anthemion cresting at ...
Mirror
A Pair of Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Girandoles
Located in New York, NY
Each with cartouche-shaped mirror plate within an exuberantly carved rocaille frame.
Mirror, Giltwood
An Elegant Tall French Antique Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in London, GB
An incredibly tall yet elegant hall or Pier mirror with an elaborate cartouche and floral decorated frame.
Giltwood
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Renaissance Revival Walnut Marble Dresser Carved Pulls c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Renaissance Revival dresser offers walnut construction with mirror having carved foliate cartouche over frame with candle stands and surmounting bow front chest of drawers...
Marble
Antique Silver Toilet Set for the Duke of Parma by Josef Carl Klinkosch
By Josef Carl Klinkosch
Located in London, GB
The set includes: a cartouche-shaped mirror with an ebonised back and easel support, a pair of scent bottles and stands, a pair of circular boxes, a pin cushion, three graduated shap...
Silver
Antique Venetian Rococo Sconces, Crystal & Glass, Italy, Circa 1800
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of exquisite Venetian sconces formed with cartouche shaped mirrored back, outlined with glass beads, three iron arms lined with glass beads and linked with crystal swags and dro...
Crystal
$78,472Sale Price|30% Off
Extraordinary Italian Parquetry Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux Rome
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian 18th century walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage, The upper section with a shaped carved cresting centered by a cartouche-sh...
Wood, Walnut
$78,472Sale Price|30% Off
Extraordinary Italian Parquetry Bureau Cabinet Trumeaux Rome, 1740
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian walnut, parquetry bureau cabinet fruitwood inlaid with scrolling foliage, The upper section with a shaped carved cresting centered by a cartouche-shaped mirror w...
Wood, Walnut
Unavailable|$4,950
Giltwood Mirror with Cartouche
Located in New Orleans, LA
A robustly proportioned Louis XVI style mirror, with pierced foliate cartouche, frame sides with interlacing, corners with deeply carved rosettes.
Giltwood
Unavailable|$2,150
Murano Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
Octagonal Shape Floral and Leaf Etched Pattern Bordered Mirror with Cartouche and Jabot Headpiece.
Mirror
Unavailable|$7,680
Antique French Gilt Carved Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Antique gilt carved mirror with cartouche and various carvings that extend beyond perimeter of frame.
Wood
Unavailable|$7,200
Late 18th Century Italian Mirror with Wreath Cartouche
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Tuscan, polychrome and water gilded mirror in two parts, the bottom with feet and a pierced central carving with a rosette, the top with a bas relief of an urn and flowers crowned ...
Wood
Unavailable|$11,000
18th Century French Trumeau with Music Themed Cartouche
Located in New Orleans, LA
An 18th century painted turmeau with a well carved trophee of musical instruments encircled by a garland of flowers and leaves topped with a deeply scrolled ribbon, the mirror arched...
Mirror, Wood
Unavailable|$2,400
Continetal gild wood mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Continetal gild wood mirror with cared cartouche
Wood, Mirror
Unavailable|$475
19th Century Ebonized Chinese Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century ebonized Chinese mirror with carved cartouche of figures inside a red border.
Mirror, Wood
Unavailable
Venetian Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fine etched glas Venteian mirror with carved cartouche shaped top.
Glass
Unavailable|$6,770
19th Century Oval Baroque Portrait Mirror
Located in London, GB
A fabulous Gesso and painted mirror with a Cartouche top and bottom and "S" scrolls, flowers and foliate carved decoration throughout.
Gesso, Mirror
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.
While polished metal mirrors have existed since ancient times, glass Venetian mirrors are thought to have first been produced on the Venetian island of Murano, in Italy, beginning in the 1500s (some research points to 1300 for Venetian mirrors). Set in ornate frames frequently bedecked with gold highlights or floral leaf designs, Venetian glass mirrors were handmade by artisans using refined, expert techniques for royalty and for members of the upper class. By the 17th century, Venetian mirrors were in high demand. Because antique Venetian glass mirrors are still very popular today, there are many knockoffs on the market. Today’s authentic Venetian mirrors are still produced only on the island of Murano.
An infinity mirror is composed of a pair of parallel mirrors placed so they create a series of increasingly smaller reflections that appear to recede to infinity. These pieces are typically used as room accents and in artwork, not for practical purposes.
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.