$1,256Sale Price|20% Off
Tall Vintage Wall Mirror English Gilt, Decorative Renaissance Revival circa 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Strikingly ornate mirror with great colour and reflective quality Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Bright golden hues beam from the gilt finished frame Original ...
Glass, Resin
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Aged Silver Leaf Mirror with Rope Border
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian five section mirror with toned silver leaf metal frame and similarly finished metal rope bordered detail. Five mitered edge narrow mirror frames the center beveled mirror. Ex...
Silver Leaf
Pair of Art Deco Streamlined Arch Form Adjustable Table Mirror in Chrome
Located in New York, NY
The pair feature an arch form mirror set into a chrome frame also composed of more narrow sculptural arches rising seamlessly from a flat rectangular base.
Chrome
$3,500 / set
Pair of Gilt Moroccan Style Wall Mirrors
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of cast resin Moorish design mirrors with patinated gold and silver leaf finish. Tall and narrow with inset frame and quatrefoil top opening.
Mirror
Contemporary Organic Form Natural Beige Fiberglass and Glass Mirror by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead mirror preserves the handmade traces of clay-kneading, and the hand-polished texture captures the aesthetic and emotion of creation. The mirror is narrowed from the bottom to t...
Fiberglass
$531Sale Price|40% Off
Ceramic Wall Mirror with Flower Motif by La Roue 'circa 1960s'
By La Roue
Located in London, GB
A charming, decorative piece with rustic but colourful details surrounding the narrow, rectangular mirror. The back side has a hanging string incorporated into the holes at the top.
Ceramic, Mirror
Italian Modern High Rectangular Mirror in Black Metal, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
The structure can refer to a narrow and high window. The mirror can be used on the wall or on the floor. 1990s.
Metal
$1,119Sale Price|20% Off
Swedish grace Art Deco 1930s silver Mirror, in the Vibe of Axel Einar Hjorth
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Forest, BE
Little hook to hang it to the wall. Perfect to fit in narrow places. Son patronyme officiel, Swedish Grace - " la grâce suédoise " -, ne lui a pas été octroyé par un spécialiste lo...
Mirror, Hardwood
French 1900s Wooden Mirror with Carved Twisted Ribbons and Distressed Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French tall and narrow carved wooden mirror from the early 20th century, with twisted ribbon motifs and distressed patina.
Mirror, Wood
Contemporary Organic Form Black Fiberglass and Glass Mirror by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Black knead mirror by kar Materials: Fiberglass Dimensions: W 80 x D 22 x H 193 cm Knead mirror preserves the handmade traces of clay-kneading, and the hand-polished texture capture...
Fiberglass
$2,239Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Overmantle Mirror, Italian, Triptych, Fireplace, Late Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Of fine proportion, suitable to mount above a fireplace Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Cream ground accentuated with attractive flourishes of gilt finish Origi...
Mirror
$4,551 / item
Trasnfera Mirror by Alina Rotzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Trying to find a way of sharing our vision, our reality; our proximity to technology with an upbringing in the jungle, trough objects, we seek to rebuild and narrow the gap between n...
Steel
Italian Louis XV Period Hand-Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Firenze, IT
This very charming piece of narrow proportion retains its gilding with original patina.
Mirror, Giltwood
Round Spanish Gilt Metal Sunburst Mirror With Large Radiating Leaves
Located in Buchanan, NY
This round gilt metal sunburst mirror, originating from Spain in the 1950s, features long narrow leaves converging in the middle and radiating from a solid border, creating a stunnin...
Metal
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.