Rare Small Antique French Mirror in Carved Giltwood, Louis XIV style, circa 1760
Located in Paris, FR
Rare small antique French mirror in carved lime wood gilded with fine gold (original gilding), in the Louis XIV style, circa 1760 (late 18th century). Antique frame decorated with fo...
Mirror, Wood
Small 20th-century French Mirror with Gold Leaf in the Berain Style, circa 1980
Located in Paris, FR
A charming little 20th-century French mirror with Bérain decoration *. It stands out for its superb gold leaf gilding, whose antique patina highlights the delicacy of the ornamentati...
Mirror, Wood
Small Antique Giltwood Wall Mirror, French Restoration Period, circa 1830
Located in Paris, FR
Small French Restauration period gilded mirror, circa 1830. Decorated with palmettes in the corners and "rais-de-coeur" on the edges of the glass mirror. Antique frame re-gilding pat...
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Small Antique French “Restauration” Style Giltwood Wall Mirror, circa 1890
Located in Paris, FR
Small French antique “Restauration” style wall mirror, circa 1890. Wood and gilded stucco frame decorated with rais-de-coeur and palmettes in the corners. Antique frame re-gilding pa...
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Mirror, 17th Century, Small, Spanish, Gilded, Papier Mache, Original Plate
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This charming small mirror has survived in extraordinary condition with its original gilding and mirror plate which is very unusual particularly for a piece made from a delicate medi...
Paper
Very large mirror with floral motifs and small pediment H. 204 cm - W. 130 cm
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very large gilded wood mirror carved with a wide border of floral motifs, small pediment. Beautiful original gilding, silver-plated mirror and wood parquet flooring. Napoleon III per...
Wood, Giltwood, Mirror
Small French Antique Silvered Wall Mirror, Art Nouveau Style, circa 1900
Located in Paris, FR
Small French antique mirror silvered wood, Art Nouveau period, circa 1900. Decorated with stylized leaf friezes and rounded wooden wands. Antique frame re-gilding with leaf. Frame wi...
Silver Leaf
Pair of Italian Florentine Gold Gilt Wood Wall Mirrors, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of two very charming gold leaf vanity wall mirrors, 1960's Italy. These small gilt wood mirrors certainly suitable as a stand alone pieces or featured as part of a gallery wall i...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
A small and charming gilded Rococo Mirror from Sweden during the 1760s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A small and charming gilded Rococo Mirror for the wall from Sweden during the 1760s. Beautiful patina with period rococo details. Wear consistent with age and use
Birch
Small French Antique Mirror, Black and Gilded, Napoleon III Period, circa 1870
Located in Paris, FR
Small French antique mirror in blackened and gilded wood, Napoleon III period, circa 1870. Decorated with black and gilded foliage scrolls and stylized flowers. "Rais-de-coeur" gilde...
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Baroque Revival Gilt Wall Mirror, Italian Style, Carved Frame, 1890
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Attractive Baroque Style Small Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror has an unusual shape, it has an elaborate wide carved gilt Frame in the Italian Baroque Style, there are abundant Scroll a...
Giltwood
19th Century Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror with Giltwood Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror has an exquisite age darkened gilt Frame in the Rococo Style, it has a oval shape and decorated with ribbons at the top and a swag d...
Giltwood
Victorian Gilt Overmantle of Small Proportions
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good Victorian gilt overmantle mirror of small proportions, with original backboards and plate glass, in very good overall condition. 45.5" high 37" wide 2" depth You are we...
Giltwood
$2,239 / set
EARLY 19th CENTURY PAIR OF SMALL GILDED MIRRORS
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant pair of small pine wood mirrors, finely carved and gilded with pure gold leaf. The frames, featuring a refined garland of flowers, are completed with a base decorated with ph...
Mirror, Wood
$2,613 / set
MID-19th CENTURY PAIR OF SMALL GILDED MIRRORS
Located in Firenze, FI
A charming pair of small mirrors in Swiss pine, finely carved and gilded with gold leaf. The frames are adorned with elegant plant spirals that culminate in a cymatium decorated with...
Gold Leaf
American Renaissance Mirror
Located in Sharon, CT
Richly sculpted, and gilt Neo Classical small wall mirror
Wood
French 19th century gilded wood mirror with small pediment
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gilded wooden mirror with small pediment, floral decorations, beautiful pearls, gilding, original mirror, wooden floor. Louis Philippe period - France 19th century. Height 137 cm - ...
Gold Leaf
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY SMALL MIRROR IN GOLDEN WOOD
Located in Firenze, FI
Fascinating small mirror in carved and mecha-gilded wood, characterized by a frame decorated with scrolls and vegetal elements. The cymatium, an architectural substructure and corbel...
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Small Chippendale Oval Mirrors in the manner of Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
These small carved giltwood oval mirrors of Chippendale design illustrate the English Rococo period of the middle years of the 18th century. These small oval looking glasses are in ...
Gold Leaf
Small Mahogany Mirror with Gilt Wood Rocaille Scroll Wall Brackets
Located in Delft, NL
Small mahogany mirror with gilt wood rocaille scroll wall brackets Small mirror with 2 miniature wall brackets in carved gilt wood with rocaille scrolls Mirror in mahogany wooden...
Wood
1920's Caldwell Small Mirror Sconces with 2 lights
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
pair of circa 1920's Caldwell gilt bronze double lights sconces with mirrored back plated
Bronze
Vintage Italian Venetian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Small Wall Console Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Venetian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Wood Small Wall Mounted Console Table with Glass Mirror Skirt.
Mirror, Wood
$1,364Sale Price|25% Off
Small Half Moon Table with Aged Mirror Top in Bronze, Maison Baguès
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Small console of the house Baguès in semicircle with a gilt bronze base.
Bronze
Mola Small by Piegatto, a Sculputural Contemporary Coffee Table
Located in Guatemala, GU
The Mola Coffee Table, Small, is a stylish and versatile piece designed to enhance any living space. With its sleek and modern aesthetic, it typically features a minimalist design th...
Glass, Mirror, Plywood
Small Elegant Charles X worktable ore Side table in Mahogany
Located in Kastrup, DK
Charles X worktable, crafted from solid Cuban mahogany, features elegant gilt bronze details. The top lifts to reveal a mirror and a compartmentalized storage area. Beneath the top i...
Bronze
$4,200 / set
1900's Caldwell Mirror Chinoiserie sconces
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1900's small gilt bronze Caldwell sconces with mirrored backplate and hand painted chinoiserie design
Bronze
19th Century Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Figural Group
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small gilt dressing table with mirror completes the interior setting, reinforcing the theme of dressing, vanity, and fashionable society.
Bronze
Small Gilt Oval Frame with Handk Drawn Deep Convex Mirror
By Stephen Cavallo
Located in New York, NY
Small gilt oval frame with handk drawn deep convex mirror Overall size: H 22" x W 18".
Gesso
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.