Ornate Rococo Antiqued Mirror in White With Avian Crest
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A statement piece this elaborately carved and painted antiqued mirror embodies the elegance and
20th Century Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Ornate Rococo Antiqued Mirror in White With Avian Crest
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A statement piece this elaborately carved and painted antiqued mirror embodies the elegance and
Mirror
Ornate White Painted Overmantle Mirror
Located in Reepham, GB
20th Century Ornate White Painted Overmantle Mirror. The carved wooden mirror is of a large scale
Wood, Paint
White Framed Mirror
Located in New York, NY
White Painted Ornate Frame Mirror.
Teak
1880s French White Ornate Wall Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
A white patinated, wood framed mirror produced in France circa 1880. A versatile, vintage mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Ornate Baroque Mirror in White
Located in Malibu, CA
A dramatic statement piece. Ornate mirror constructed of hardwood & resin. Ready to hang. Very
Resin
Vintage Wood White Lacquered Ornate Chinoiserie Pagoda Wall Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage wood pagoda wall mirror. Lovely details that drip down on the top pagoda portion
Mirror, Wood
Ornate White / Grey Washed La Barge Style Carved Louis French Mirror
By La Barge
Located in Houston, TX
Ornate white / grey washed La Barge style carved Louis French mirror, Circa 1950s Dimensions
Mirror
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H 31.5 in W 37.6 in D 2.76 in
White Patinated Arched Coquille Ornate Overmantle Wall Mirror, France, 1920s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful arched provençal console mirror with clam shell, floral ornamentations and white patina
Wood
Large 19th Century Ornate Carved Wood and Gilt Swedish Mirror
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fantastic carved wood mirror, circa 1880. Deeply carved wood very much in the Rococo taste
Giltwood
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960’s Blue Gold Ancient Florence City Print Square Silk Scarf
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Thiensville, WI
Florentine guilds including the coat of arms. Gold and white ornate print outer border featuring mirrored
IN THE STYLE OF DOROTHY DRAPER
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
LARGE ORNATE MIRROR DISTRESSED WHITE PAINT ON WOOD
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.