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A Convex Mirror.

A Convex Mirror.

Unavailable|$13,000

A Convex Mirror.

Located in Dublin, IE

A fine Regency Convex Mirror. Height: 117cm Width: 65cm

Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

Convex Mirror Regency Large
Convex Mirror Regency Large

Convex Mirror Regency Large

Unavailable|$22,745

Convex Mirror Regency Large

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

Large Regency carved giltwood girandole convex mirror. The carved eagle surmounted on a cluster of rocks is decorative.

Category

Antique 1810s British Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Convex Mirror Regency Large
Convex Mirror Regency Large

Convex Mirror Regency Large

Unavailable|$22,745

Convex Mirror Regency Large

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

Large Regency Carved Giltwood Girandole Convex Mirror. The carved eagle surmounted on a cluster of rocks is decorative.

Category

Antique 1810s British Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

A Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror
A Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror

A Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror

Located in New York, NY

A bold Regency giltwood convex mirror with ebonized moldings, surmounted by a wingspread eagle and with crossed boughs and lion mask drop.

Category

20th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Eagle
Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Eagle

Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Eagle

Located in Sheffield, MA

Regency giltwood convex wall mirror, the circular original mercury plate and ebonized reeded slip set within a molded concave frame with ball spacers, surmounted by a spread winged e...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Regency Convex Gilt Mirror
Regency Convex Gilt Mirror

Regency Convex Gilt Mirror

Unavailable|$3,307

Regency Convex Gilt Mirror

Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE

A pretty and small Regency period carved giltwood convex mirror surmounted by a traditional eagle flanked by scrolling carved foliage, the mirror plate within an ebonized slip and go...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Convex Mirrors

Antique Regency Period Giltwood Convex Mirror
Antique Regency Period Giltwood Convex Mirror

Antique Regency Period Giltwood Convex Mirror

Located in Sheffield, MA

Regency period giltwood convex wall mirror, the circular mirrored plate and reeded slip and egg and dart border set within a deep molded concave frame set with gilded spherules, the ...

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Pine

Antique Regency Period Giltwood Convex Mirror
Antique Regency Period Giltwood Convex Mirror

Antique Regency Period Giltwood Convex Mirror

Located in Sheffield, MA

Regency period giltwood convex wall mirror, the circular mirrored plate and reeded slip and egg and dart border set within a deep molded concave frame set with gilded spherules, the ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

20th Century Regency Reeded Convex Mirror
20th Century Regency Reeded Convex Mirror

20th Century Regency Reeded Convex Mirror

Located in London, GB

A 20th century Regency reeded convex mirror, with a reflective back. handcrafted in England and custom made for any color and size.

Category

20th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Regency Gilt and Ebonized Convex Mirror
19th Century Regency Gilt and Ebonized Convex Mirror

19th Century Regency Gilt and Ebonized Convex Mirror

Located in Charleston, SC

This convex mirror has a grand scale. The eagle has an ebonized body with a gilt head giving it a striking appearance which show off the feather details. The gilt head on the ebonize...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood, Wood

Late Regency George IV Period Convex Mirror
Late Regency George IV Period Convex Mirror

Late Regency George IV Period Convex Mirror

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

The carved gilt frame with four bows as decoration to the external edge is complemented with gilt balls, carved lotus leaf moulding and an ebonised slip to frame the original convex ...

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Gilt Wood Round Convex Mirror
Regency Gilt Wood Round Convex Mirror

Regency Gilt Wood Round Convex Mirror

Located in Seattle, WA

Nice decorative simple round convex gilt wood mirror from Regency period with simple classical details.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Convex Mirrors

Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Dolphins, circa 1810
Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Dolphins, circa 1810

Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Dolphins, circa 1810

Located in Sheffield, MA

Period Regency giltwood convex mirror with crest of intertwined dolphins, sides decorated with carved acanthus leaves and carved shell undermount.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Large English Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror, circa 1810
Large English Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror, circa 1810

Large English Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror, circa 1810

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

This is a large and stylish early 19th century English Regency giltwood convex mirror with original mirror plate and back boards, circa 1810.

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Regency Carved and Giltwood Convex Mirror
Regency Carved and Giltwood Convex Mirror

Regency Carved and Giltwood Convex Mirror

Located in Stonington, CT

The mirror plate itself with a reeded and ebonized inner border; the outer border boldly carved and formed of four 'batons' with leafage at the terminals; all surmounted with a carve...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Convex Mirrors

Materials

Wood

English Regency Period Giltwood Convex Wall Mirror with Eagle Crest
English Regency Period Giltwood Convex Wall Mirror with Eagle Crest

English Regency Period Giltwood Convex Wall Mirror with Eagle Crest

Located in London, GB

English Regency giltwood with carved spreading winged Eagle channelled foliate frame, convex plate and carved oak leaf foliate base, the convex plate with ebonised slip.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Late Georgian Regency Period Carved Giltwood Convex Mirror
Late Georgian Regency Period Carved Giltwood Convex Mirror

Late Georgian Regency Period Carved Giltwood Convex Mirror

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

The crisply carved frame retains the original gilding. The convex plate is original.

Category

Antique Early 1800s English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Laurel Leaf Carved Surround

Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Laurel Leaf Carved Surround

Located in New York, NY

A Regency giltwood convex mirror with overlapping berry and laurel leaf carved surround.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Regency Period Carved and Gilded Convex Mirror
Regency Period Carved and Gilded Convex Mirror

Regency Period Carved and Gilded Convex Mirror

Located in Cambridge, GB

Regency period carved and gilded convex mirror. The 16.5 inches diameter plate contained in a handsome 'Classic' Regency cavetto-moulded frame with ball and star motifs, surmounted b...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Convex Mirrors

Pair of Regency Style Gilded Convex Mirrors
Pair of Regency Style Gilded Convex Mirrors

Pair of Regency Style Gilded Convex Mirrors

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Pair of Regency style gilded convex mirrors, circa 1920. The mirrors are surmounted by carved giltwood eagles and have bellflower garland gilded decorations to the top and sides of t...

Category

Early 20th Century Convex Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Antique 19th Century English Regency Style Convex Wall Mirror
Antique 19th Century English Regency Style Convex Wall Mirror

Antique 19th Century English Regency Style Convex Wall Mirror

Located in Atlanta, GA

Late 19th century English gilded convex wall mirror with black ball decorations and trim framing the mirror, circa 1890.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Regency Wood Carved and Gilt Convex Mirror, circa 1820

Regency Wood Carved and Gilt Convex Mirror, circa 1820

Located in Glencarse, GB

Regency wood carved and gilt convex mirror, circa 1820.

Category

Antique 1820s British Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Impressive Regency Giltwood Carved Convex Wall Mirror
19th Century Impressive Regency Giltwood Carved Convex Wall Mirror

19th Century Impressive Regency Giltwood Carved Convex Wall Mirror

Located in London, GB

An impressive Regency giltwood carved convex wall mirror. 19th century.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Convex Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

19th C. English Regency Gilded Convex Mirror with Eagle Crest
19th C. English Regency Gilded Convex Mirror with Eagle Crest

19th C. English Regency Gilded Convex Mirror with Eagle Crest

Located in Atlanta, GA

Classic 19th century English regency gilded mirror with eagle crest at the top, and original convex mirror glass, circa 1830.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Carved Giltwood and Gesso Convex Mirror of Grand Proportions
Regency Carved Giltwood and Gesso Convex Mirror of Grand Proportions

Regency Carved Giltwood and Gesso Convex Mirror of Grand Proportions

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

The carved eagle stands on a fluted platform above a carved leaf decorated applied mount. The circular giltwood and gesso frame with an old mercury plate and ebonized reeded mount si...

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

19th Century English Regency Convex Girandole Mirror with Eagle and Dolphin
19th Century English Regency Convex Girandole Mirror with Eagle and Dolphin

19th Century English Regency Convex Girandole Mirror with Eagle and Dolphin

Located in Charleston, SC

This magnificent English Regency giltwood convex girandole mirror, circa 1800, featuring displayed eagle with hanging tassels, opposing dolphins and six candle arms with gilt foliage...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Mercury Glass

Vintage Brass Sunburst Convex Mirror, 1960s
Vintage Brass Sunburst Convex Mirror, 1960s

Vintage Brass Sunburst Convex Mirror, 1960s

Located in Achterveld, NL

Mid-century brass sunburst mirror with convex glass in Hollywood regency style.

Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Hollywood Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Large English Regency Carved Giltwood and Ebonized Convex Mirror, circa 1810
Large English Regency Carved Giltwood and Ebonized Convex Mirror, circa 1810

Large English Regency Carved Giltwood and Ebonized Convex Mirror, circa 1810

Located in New York, NY

Fine Regency giltwood and ebonized convex mirror in the Egyptian taste, having an ebonized spread winged carved eagle surmount with gilt balls and chain suspended from its beak, on a...

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Brass

ENGLISH REGENCY STYLE GILT-WOOD CONVEX CIRCULAR WALL MIRROR
ENGLISH REGENCY STYLE GILT-WOOD CONVEX CIRCULAR WALL MIRROR

ENGLISH REGENCY STYLE GILT-WOOD CONVEX CIRCULAR WALL MIRROR

Located in San Francisco, CA

Of circular form; the bold cresting of rockwork flanked by acanthus scrolls; the molded frame with borders of stars and beads above a foliate pendant; of patinated gold leaf with an ...

Category

20th Century English Convex Mirrors

A large convex mirror.
A large convex mirror.

A large convex mirror.

Unavailable|$75,000

A large convex mirror.

Located in New York, NY

A fine late Regency large giltwood and ebonized convex mirror with laurel leaf and spherule border.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Convex Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Regency Convex Miror with Eagle Sumount and Candle Sconces
Regency Convex Miror with Eagle Sumount and Candle Sconces

Regency Convex Miror with Eagle Sumount and Candle Sconces

Located in Folkestone, Kent

A fine Regency period giltwood convex mirror with carved eagle surmount, perched on a raised platform flanked by carved oak leaves.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Antique English Georgian Convex Mirror, circa 1790
Antique English Georgian Convex Mirror, circa 1790

Antique English Georgian Convex Mirror, circa 1790

Located in Sheffield, MA

Georgian giltwood convex mirror with unusual sand gilding, reeded ebonized inner slip.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Pine

19th Century English Regency Convex Looking Glass with Girandole Arms
19th Century English Regency Convex Looking Glass with Girandole Arms

19th Century English Regency Convex Looking Glass with Girandole Arms

Located in Charleston, SC

Fabulous 19th century English Regency convex looking glass with girandole arms.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Gilded Owl Mirror with Convex Glass Made in France, 1960s
Gilded Owl Mirror with Convex Glass Made in France, 1960s

Gilded Owl Mirror with Convex Glass Made in France, 1960s

Located in Sint Joris Weert, BE

Vintage convex owl mirror. This original gilded mirror is a sweet decoration piece. Made from gilded resin, stamped made in france. Very good condition, no damages. It co...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Hollywood Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Resin

19th Century Regency Giltwood Girandole Mirror
19th Century Regency Giltwood Girandole Mirror

19th Century Regency Giltwood Girandole Mirror

Located in Garrison, NY

Glorious late 18th or early 19th century giltwood and gesso girandole Regency (possibly Federal) mirror, with convex mirror framed by ebonized reed and two candle brackets.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

American or English Regency Bulls Eye Mirror
American or English Regency Bulls Eye Mirror

American or English Regency Bulls Eye Mirror

Located in Bantam, CT

A well carved and gilded early 19th century English or American Regency Period convex mirror with fluted ebonized border to the looking glass surmounted by stylized leaf carvings in ...

Category

Antique 19th Century American Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Gilt Regency Style Mirror
Italian Gilt Regency Style Mirror

Italian Gilt Regency Style Mirror

Located in Kirkland, WA

Italian Gilt Regency Style Mirror This is an Italian mirror in the English neoclassical style.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

Regency period girandole, double candle arm, mirror.

Regency period girandole, double candle arm, mirror.

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Regency period girandole, double candle arm, mirror of gilt gesso on carved pine.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Convex Mirrors

English Giltwood Mirror
English Giltwood Mirror

English Giltwood Mirror

Unavailable|$7,500

English Giltwood Mirror

Located in Millbrook, NY

Impressive English 19th century giltwood Convex Mirror. Top surmounted by an eagle. Shell and acanthus-carved base.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

St. George and the Dragon Girandole Mirror
St. George and the Dragon Girandole Mirror

St. George and the Dragon Girandole Mirror

Located in Wells, ME

St. George and the Dragon carved and gilded girandole mirror. The carved crest depicting a knight astride a rearing horse on a rocky plinth. The horse (especially the mane and ta...

Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Convex Mirrors

Austrian 19th Century Carved Giltwood Bullseye Mirror
Austrian 19th Century Carved Giltwood Bullseye Mirror

Austrian 19th Century Carved Giltwood Bullseye Mirror

Located in Redding, CA

A very nice mirror we have hung for almost 30 years in our home, always very lovely where ever it has been placed. Two tones of gold, very classy and we love the fact that the mirro...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Regency Convex Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror
Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror

Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror

Located in Atlanta, GA

Lovely 19th Century Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror enhanced by an eagle crest with acanthus carvings surmounting a frame decorated by spherical elements with an apron of acanthus car...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Classical Gilt Convex Girandole Mirror
Regency Classical Gilt Convex Girandole Mirror

Regency Classical Gilt Convex Girandole Mirror

Located in Sheffield, MA

Large monumental classical gilded convex girandole mirror with strikingly well-carved dynamic eagle holding three chains, double candle arms that emanate from a shaped vase flank the...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Girandoles

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Style Gilt Convex Mirror Glass Mirrors Eagle
Regency Style Gilt Convex Mirror Glass Mirrors Eagle

Regency Style Gilt Convex Mirror Glass Mirrors Eagle

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Stunning antique Regency style gilt convex mirror Elegant frame surmounted by the eye catching mirror These mirrors are highly sought after, particularly with the convex glass whic...

Category

Vintage 1950s Regency Wall Mirrors

Regency carved convex bull's-eye mirror
Regency carved convex bull's-eye mirror

Regency carved convex bull's-eye mirror

Located in San Francisco, CA

Regency carved convex bull's-eye mirror, surmounted by a highly carved giltwood eagle.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

Giltwood and Painted Regency Period Convex Mirror
Giltwood and Painted Regency Period Convex Mirror

Giltwood and Painted Regency Period Convex Mirror

Located in London, GB

Partly original gilding and paint; glass later. Design-wise the Chinoiserie dragon finial is very rare and seems to be Brighton Pavillion influenced. The fierce entwined dolphi...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Irish Period Regency Gilt Carved Girandole Convex Mirror
Irish Period Regency Gilt Carved Girandole Convex Mirror

Irish Period Regency Gilt Carved Girandole Convex Mirror

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

Irish period Regency gilt carved girandole convex mirror.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Regency Girandoles

REGENCY GILTWOOD AND EBONISED CONVEX MIRROR
REGENCY GILTWOOD AND EBONISED CONVEX MIRROR

REGENCY GILTWOOD AND EBONISED CONVEX MIRROR

Located in BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY

A REGENCY GILTWOOD AND EBONISED MIRROR, THE CRESTING INCORPORATING A RECUMBANT LION AMONG ROCKWORK, ABOVE A PAIR OF SNAKE -FORM CANDLE ARMS, FLANKING AN ACANTHUS-CARVED APRON CENTERE...

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Antique 19th Century English Girandoles

Regency Giltwood and Gesso Convex Wall Hanging Mirror
Regency Giltwood and Gesso Convex Wall Hanging Mirror

Regency Giltwood and Gesso Convex Wall Hanging Mirror

Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

The convex mirror plate in a circular giltwood frame with gilt ball decoration and an ebonized slip. A eagle surmounted to the top and an apron with a double layer of folate carving...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

English Regency Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirror with Eagle
English Regency Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirror with Eagle

English Regency Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirror with Eagle

Located in Charlottesville, VA

A handsome Regency period mirror surmounted by an eagle resting on a shaped and tapered plinth studded with a relief carved and ebonized lion’s head. The mirror retains original gild...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

A Pair of Regency Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirrors
A Pair of Regency Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirrors

A Pair of Regency Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirrors

Located in New York, NY

A pair of exceptional Regency giltwood convex girandole mirrors with eagle surmounts over unusual Greek key tablets with central caryatids, the mirrors with spherule surrounds and fo...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Decorative Vintage French Convex Sunburst Mirror
Decorative Vintage French Convex Sunburst Mirror

Decorative Vintage French Convex Sunburst Mirror

Located in West Sussex, GB

Beautiful sunburst mirror with inlaid mirror pieces within the rays Unusual oval shaped convex glass at the centre Measuring 86cm tall and 69cm wide.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Hollywood Regency Sunburst Mirrors

Gilt Patinated Convex Mirror, Offered by La Porte
Gilt Patinated Convex Mirror, Offered by La Porte

Gilt Patinated Convex Mirror, Offered by La Porte

Located in Southampton, NY

A lovely patinated gilt convex mirror in the Regency Style. Having a concave frame set with gilded spherules within a circular beveled mirror.

Category

Mid-20th Century English Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Small Gilded Sunburst Mirror with Convex Glass, 1950s
Small Gilded Sunburst Mirror with Convex Glass, 1950s

Small Gilded Sunburst Mirror with Convex Glass, 1950s

Located in Sint Joris Weert, BE

Small gilded sunburst mirror with convex glass The mirror is made from wood and shows some patination over the years. Good condition. Measures: Diameter: 30cm 1950s, Belg...

Category

Vintage 1950s Belgian Regency Sunburst Mirrors

Materials

Wood

REGENCY GILTWOOD MIRROR
REGENCY GILTWOOD MIRROR

REGENCY GILTWOOD MIRROR

Unavailable|$15,000

REGENCY GILTWOOD MIRROR

Located in BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY

A REGENCY GILTWOOD MIRROR THE CONVEX PLATE WITH EBONY RING BORDER WITH EAGLE AND ROCK CREST AND TWO CANDLEARMS WITH SEA SHELL FORM

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Antique 19th Century English Girandoles

Regency Period Convex Girandole Mirror
Regency Period Convex Girandole Mirror

Regency Period Convex Girandole Mirror

Located in Southampton, NY

English Regency period convex girandole mirror, circa 1810-1820.

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Girandoles

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Paint

Fine Regency Convex Mirror
Fine Regency Convex Mirror

Fine Regency Convex Mirror

Located in London, GB

A large scale early 19th century Regency convex mirror.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Convex Mirrors

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Regency Convex Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic regency convex mirror available at 1stDibs. A regency convex mirror — often made from wood, glass and mirror — can elevate any home. There are 855 variations of the antique or vintage regency convex mirror you’re looking for, while we also have 19 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the regency convex mirror you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A regency convex mirror, designed in the Regency, Hollywood Regency or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Carver's Guild, Atsonea and Deknudt each produced at least one beautiful regency convex mirror that is worth considering.

How Much is a Regency Convex Mirror?

Prices for a regency convex mirror start at $20 and top out at $180,000 with the average selling for $3,574.

Finding the Right Mirrors for You

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.

Questions About Regency Convex Mirror
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A convex mirror is often used for a fish-eye lens effect or for safety mirrors since their range is greater than a traditional mirror. A convex mirror can be displayed as a decor piece to add depth to a room. Shop a range of convex mirrors on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A convex mirror or diverging mirror is a mirror used to reflect light outward. Objects on a convex mirror appear smaller in the distance and grow larger as they approach the mirror. Convex mirrors can also be extremely decorative and have been in use for centuries. On 1stDibs, find various antique and vintage styles of convex mirrors.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are many examples of convex mirrors, including magnifying glasses and fisheye lenses. Compared to flat mirrors, convex mirrors give a wider field of view, and they’re often used as security mirrors and on automobiles. Shop a collection of convex mirrors on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Federal convex mirrors were created during the era of 1790-1830. This was a time of strong patriotism in the United States, prompting the Federalist movement. Convex mirrors had been around for quite some time and featured a convex shape, which made the most of fire light and displaced it throughout the room. Adding a Federalist element often meant eagles or something acknowledging the 13 colonies. Shop a collection of Federalist furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.