Shell Motif Mirror
20th Century French Modern Wall Mirrors
Iron
Antique 1770s British Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Wall Mirrors
Glass, Poplar
Mid-20th Century Rococo Wall Mirrors
Beech
2010s Italian Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Wall Mirrors
Resin
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
Vintage 1930s Wall Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
2010s American Wall Mirrors
Metal, Gold Leaf, Steel, Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood, Paint
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Wood
2010s Syrian Modern Wall Mirrors
Tin
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 1830s Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 1720s English Georgian Wall Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Night Stands
Mirror, Wood, Paint
20th Century French Art Deco Platters and Serveware
Metal, Brass
Antique 1830s American American Empire Console Tables
Marble
Vintage 1940s British Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Early 2000s European Wall Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century European Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors
Paint, Wood
Vintage 1940s American Wall Mirrors
Late 20th Century American Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1960s French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Shell
Antique 19th Century English Convex Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Mid-20th Century American Wall Mirrors
Rope, Mirror, Shell
Vintage 1970s American Neoclassical Revival Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Paint, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Mid-20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Plaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Fruitwood
Vintage 1950s European Neoclassical Revival Wall Mirrors
Fruitwood, Gesso
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Silver, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Walnut, Burl
Antique 1880s English Regency Revival Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Firepla...
Metal, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Mirrors and Firepl...
Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Mirrors and Firepl...
Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mi...
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Wall Mirrors
Bone, Walnut, Shell
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Mirrors and Firepl...
Giltwood
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
20th Century Wall Mirrors
Iron
Antique 19th Century Unknown Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century English Wall Mirrors
Mirror
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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.
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