Unavailable|$3,200
German Ripple Carved Gilt Mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A strikingly shaped large German mirror with concentric bands of Flemish style ripple carved
Giltwood
Unavailable|$1,723
Late 19th century Dutch ebonised ripple frame style mirror
Located in London, GB
Ebonised Dutch style ripple frame mirror with amber style cabochons and bone scrimshaw corners. The
Wood
Unavailable|$710
19th Century French Ripple Style Oval Mirror with Mercury Plate
Located in Chudleigh, Devon
A very attractive oval mirror of pleasing color and design, retaining its original mercury mirror
Composition
Unavailable|$8,200 / item
Degas No. 6 Ripple Wall Mirror, Gilded in 23kt Yellow Gold, by Bark Frameworks
By Bark Frameworks
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gilded mirror by Bark Frameworks is based on a design by Edgar Degas (1834-1917). The polymath
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Unavailable|$3,975
Baroque Style Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Wonderful Large Baroque Style, Ripple Carved and Brass Repousse' Mirror with a French Makers
Brass
Unavailable|$19,500
19th Century Flemish Red Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
19th century Flemish red tortoiseshell mirror with ebony ripple moldings. Impressive in size and
Ebony
Unavailable|$93,571
Bar Cabinet in Onyx Black Steel and Rippled Sycamore, Urchin by Jake Phipps
By Jake Phipps
Located in Richmond, North Yorkshire
convex mirror that creates a similarly distorted yet crisper and cleaner view that entices the user's eye
Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
Unavailable|$595
Edie Parker Home Ripple Tray in Navy and Multi-Color Acrylic
Located in New York, NY
Ripple tray in navy pearlescent with pink and green tie-dye acrylic, gold mirror, mustard yellow
Edie Parker Home Ripple Tray in Obsidian Black and Grey Multi Acrylic
Located in New York, NY
Ripple tray in obsidian with grey, black, rainbow glitter, and mirror ripple design. Interior sides
Unavailable|$4,500
Descending Branch
By Keenan Derby
Located in Boston, MA
branches and situate the viewer in an energetic landscape. The simmering horizontal brushstrokes mirror the
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
Sold|$2,068
19th C. Italian Ebonised Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
Ebonised 19th C. Italian ripple mirror. Lightly foxed mercury mirror plate.
Mirror
Rare Pair Of Ebonised 19Th C. Italian Ripple Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of 19th C. Ebonised Italian ripple mirrors with nicely foxed & sparkly mercury mirror
Mirror, Wood
Grand Dutch Baroque Style Ebonized Beveled Glass Ripple Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic and grand Italian made hand-carved ripple mirror crafted in the Dutch baroque taste. The
Glass, Wood
Sold|$5,309
17th Century Italian Ebonised Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
17th Century Italian ebonised pearwood mirror with carved ripple moulding. The rectangular plate
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Sold|$8,275
19th Century Walnut Flemish Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
A mid nineteenth century walnut ripple molded mirror with segmented frame and gilt bronze hanging
Walnut
Italian Large 17th Century Ebonised Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large late 17th Century Italian ebonised fruitwood (probably pear) graduated cushion mirror
Mirror, Wood
Large 19th Century Italian Faux-Bois Painted Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large early 19th century faux-bois painted ‘ripple’ frame mirror with attractively foxed mercury
Mercury Glass, Oak
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Monumental Italian Gilt Ripple Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage Regency mirror. A striking monumental ripple wood frame in a gilt finish
Mirror, Wood
Faux Tortoishell and Ripple Frame Mirror Att. to Maison Franck
By Maison Franck
Located in London, GB
A tortoiseshell and ripple mirror, attributed to Maison Franck. With its original bevelled mirror
Beech
Baroque, Ebonized Wood, Dutch Ripple Frame, Large Wall Mirror, 19th C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Baroque, Ebonized Wood, Dutch Ripple Frame, Large Wall Mirror, Netherlands, 19th c. Large example
Wood
Sold|$3,999
Flemish Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A carved beech wood ripple frame mirror. Holland, early 20th Century.
Mirror, Beech
Sold|$895
Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Large ebony framed mirror with a ripple effect on the frame.
Wood
Sold|$5,792
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ripple frame mirror Italy, Circa 1900 New mirror glass and backing.
Mirror, Wood
Sold|$5,102
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ripple frame mirror Italy, first half of the 20th Century New mirror glass and
Mirror, Wood
Sold|$3,999
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror Italy, early to mid 20th Century New mirror glass
Mirror, Wood
Sold|$3,999
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style carved and ebonized beech ripple frame mirror, with faux burr walnut ornaments
Mirror, Beech
Sold|$2,275
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror. Italy, mid 20th century.
Mirror, Beech
Sold|$4,413
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonized ripple frame rectangular mirror. Italy, Mid-20th Century.
Mirror, Beech
Sold|$4,413
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame rectangular mirror. Italy, Mid-20th Century.
Mirror, Beech
Sold|$3,585
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror Italy, mid 20th Century. New mirror plate. 92 cm high
Mirror
Sold|$3,861
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror Italy, mid 20th Century. New mirror plate. 109.5 cm
Mirror
Sold|$3,861
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror Italy, early 20th Century New mirror plate 121 cm high
Mirror
Sold|$3,861
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror. Continental, early 20th Century 127 cm high by 108.5
Mirror
Sold|$4,413
Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror. Italy, first half of the 20th Century.
Beech
Sold|$2,730
Polychromed Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An octagonal Venetian 18th century mirror with the original painted polychromed decoration.
Sold|$4,827
Flemish Style Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror. Italy, early 20th Century.
Mirror, Beech
Sold|$4,413
Flemish Style Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror Italy, mid 20th Century. New mirror plate. 90.5 cm
Mirror
Sold|$3,585
Flemish Style Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonized carved beech ripple frame mirror, with a gilt slip. Holland, mid-20th
Mirror, Beech
Sold|$1,248
19th century Rippled gilt wall mirror
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very elegant and high quality 19th century French gilt mirror with thick gesso decoration
Mirror, Giltwood
Sold|$5,792
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ripple frame mirror Italy, Circa 1920 New mirror glass and backing.
Wood
Sold|$3,999
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror Italy, early to mid 20th Century New mirror glass
Wood
Sold|$3,930
Flemish Ebony Ripple Mould Mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good example of an ebony ripple frame mirror.
Sold|$2,454
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ripple faux tortoiseshell framed mirror Spain, Mid-20th Century.
Beech
Sold|$3,600
Dutch Ebonized Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A Dutch ebonized ripple picture frame now fitted with 19th Century mirror.
Sold|$4,827
Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror Italy, mid 20th Century. New mirror plate. 128 cm
Ebony
Sold|$5,500
Dutch Ripple Mold Mirror Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Dutch mirror frame with ebonized wood ripple molding and gilt repousse copper molding.
Sold|$790
Dutch Ripple Mold Mirror Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Mirror frame in the classic Dutch Baroque ripple style with gilt inner molding and original glass
Ebonised Carved Ripple Frame Flemish Style Mirror
Located in London, GB
An ebonised carved wood ripple frame Flemish style mirror The Netherlands, circa 1920.
Mirror, Beech
Late 17th Century English Ripple Moulded Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An incredibly rare example of a 17th Century English ripple-moulded looking glass. Exotic wood
Mirror, Wood
Sold|$6,900
19th Century Dutch Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century ebonized ripple frame mirror.
Sold|$2,551
Large Flemish Style Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large Flemish style ripple frame mirror Early 20th century.
Sold|$3,034
Flemish Style Ebonised Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonised ripple frame mirror. Italy, mid 20th century.
Beech
Sold|$3,310
Flemish Style Ebonized Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Flemish style ebonized ripple frame mirror. Spain, mid-20th century.
Wood
Sold|$13,102
North Italian Ebonised Ripple-Moulded Mirror
Located in London, GB
A FINE NORTH ITALIAN EBONISED RIPPLE-MOULDED MIRROR, LATE 17th CENTURY.
Softwood
Sold|$3,723
19th Century French Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A 19th century silver gilt ripple frame mirror with beautiful original mercury plate glass.
Wood
Queen Anne Ripple Molded Walnut Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
A beautifully shaped period Queen Anne walnut mirror with ripple molded frame and original mercury
Wood, Glass
19Th C. Mercury Glass Spanish Ripple Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
A good sized 19th C. Spanish ripple frame mirror. Nicely patinated frame with sparkly mercury
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.
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.