Early 1900s Large Venetian Rococo Mirror by Testolini Salviati Giltwood Walnut
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 1900s large Venetian Rococo mirror by Testolini-Salviati giltwood, hand-carved walnut
Mirror, Walnut
$3,100Sale Price|20% Off
Unusual Carved Giltwood Venetian Rococo Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
Highly unusual 19th century Baroque Rococo Venetian carved giltwood mirror. Featuring two mirrored
Blown Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Venetian Carved and Painted Rococo-Style Vanity Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a very decorative Venetian Table of Vanity Mirror that is beautifully carved and decorated in
Mirror, Wood, Paint
20th century Belgian Rococo-Venetian Mirror in Gilded Wood
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1980 / Mirror / wood / Rococo / Venetian A lavish 20th-century wall mirror crafted in
Mirror, Wood
Set of two Venetian Rococo giltwood mirrors, ca. 1850 Italy
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 1850 / 2 mirrors / wood / Baroque / Rococo / Mid-century A pair of very fine Italian
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Period Rococo Venetian Carved and Silvered Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century Period Rococo Venetian Carved and Silvered Mirror Antique hand carved mirror, from
Mercury Glass, Wood
A Venetian Rococo Green Painted and Gilt Mirror
Located in New York, NY
The mirror plate of cartouche form within a conforming surround carved with rocaille decoration.
Mirror, Giltwood
Venetian Etched Red And Silver Glass Rococo Oval Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Venetian etched and beveled glass oval mirror with red coloring. In the Rococo style with elaborate
Glass
18th Century Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Wall Mirrors, Italy
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Mirrors. These mirrors have elaborate pierced
Giltwood
Giltwood Mirror in the Venetian Rococo Taste with Etching
Located in Houston, TX
This piece is carved in the Venetian rococo taste with curved and Scrolling frames with foliate
Giltwood
Venetian Floral Painted Porcelain Mirror in Italian Capodimonte Rococo Style
Located in New York, NY
A fine Venetian floral painted porcelain mirror measures 27 by 42 by 3 inches, featuring
Porcelain
Venetian Rococo Carved Polychrome Painted Green Gilt Wood Frame Wall Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
elegance with this magnificent Venetian Rococo wall mirror! Italian, late 19th / early 20th century
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Pine, Giltwood, Paint
Gilt/ White Venetian Rococo Style Wall Mirror, Mid Century - IT ca. 1950
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
mirror from the mid century period, modeled after the famous venetian roccoco/ baroque frames from the
Mirror, Stucco, Softwood
$2,560Sale Price|31% Off
Venetian Rococo Revival Ivory Painted and Parcel-Gilt Cartouche-Shaped Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fanciful Venetian Rococo Revival ivory painted and parcel-gilt cartouche-shaped mirror; the
Wood, Paint
19th Century Rococo Italian Venetian Orange Gold Gilt Carved Wood Mirror
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a wonderful early Italian Venetian carved wood and gesso mirror that was updated probably
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Rococo Revival Him and Her Etched Venetian Wall Mirror Bohemian Golden Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Fabulous Pair of Rococo Revival Style Venetian Him and Her wall mirror ornate etched with Bohemian
Gold Leaf
Antique Venetian Wall Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Italian wall mirror featuring reverse etched panels with classic floral designs
Glass, Mirror
1940s Venetian Rococò Style Wall Mirror in pressed Wood Black and Gold Laquered
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Very elegant midcentury Venetian Rococò style wall mirror in pressed carved wood black and gold
Wood
19th Century Venetian Rococo Style Painted Cheval Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an ornamental hand-painted cheval mirror done in the Rococo style. Over time, the original
Wood
Water Gilded Venetian Mirror
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very pretty original water gilded Venetian mirror, in excellent original condition. 19" x 13.5
Giltwood
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Wall Mirror Venetian Style
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Introducing a truly exceptional Venetian-style mirror, a masterpiece of craftsmanship and timeless
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
Ornate Tall Venetian Style Giltwood Mirror
By Decorative Crafts
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful ornate Venetian style gilded mirror having curlicues and bottom feet. Hand carved gilt
Mirror, Giltwood
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Venetian Chinoiserie Gilt and Lacquered Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Italian Venetian style mirror decorated in the chinoiserie taste featuring a hand-carved
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Italian Rococo Giltwood Tabletop Vainty Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Venetian Rococo style tabletop mirror for a vanity. Exuberantly carved with a double layer of
Wood
Venetian Reverse-Etched Oval Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
the oval central plate surrounded by a scalloped reverse-etched mirrored border adorned with
Blown Glass
18th Century Venetian Diminutive Gilt Mirror
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely carved 18th century Venetian Rococo giltwood mirror. Great size,, Minor repairs,,
Glass, Giltwood
$1,200 / set
Two Venetian Parcel-Gilt Easel Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Unusual easel framed Venetian carved wood parcel-gilt mirrors. Original finish, very decorative
Giltwood
Italian Gilt Venetian Hand Mirror - Florentine Vanity Mirror - Italy 1940s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Italian Gilt Venetian Hand Mirror - Florentine Vanity Mirror - Italy 1940s Elegant Florentine hand
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century Venetian Octogonal Mirror, Handmade and Hand Silvered
Located in Miami, FL
The octogonal Venetian mirror has beveled panels and carved reliefs the mirror has been handmade
Mirror
Sensational Ornate Dark Blue and Etched Glass Oval Venetian Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superb ornate oval Venetian mirror having dark blue glass around the border and wonderful details
Mirror
Oval Venetian Mirror in Yellow And Clear Murano Glass
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Italian Murano Mirror from the late 19th century featuring a yellow and clear glass molded
Mirror, Murano Glass
$49,400Sale Price / set|24% Off
Pair of Venetian 18th-19th Century Rococo Dragon and Bird Mirrors and Consoles
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare, unique and dramatic pair of Rococo style marble topped giltwood triangular shaped consoles
Wood
Pair of Midcentury Venetian Style Lacquered Cartouche Mirrors
Located in Rio Vista, CA
frames are decorated in the Venetian style with rococo revival C scrolls and shell rocaille borders. The
Glass, Wood
18th Century Venetian Carved and Giltwood Mirror
Located in IT
18th century Venetian carved and giltwood mirror The large and finely carved and giltwood mirror
Giltwood, Wood
Venetian Style Carved Wood Gilted Mirror with Red Glass Border
Located in Miami, FL
Large mirror with clear glass without Age spots. The flowers are all in great condition without
Art Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
18th c. Venetian Gold Gilt Wood Mirror with Chinoiserie Figure
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful, original Venetian mirror with intricate giltwood carving, individual cut mirror plates
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Venetian Neoclassic Etched Blue Glass Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Venetian (1940s style, modern) large rectangular wall mirrors with four applied, etched
Wood, Glass
$8,100Sale Price|40% Off
A Venetian Micromosaic-Framed Mirror, Late 19th century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Venetian Micromosaic-Framed Mirror, Late 19th century The oval plate within an eared rectangular
Ceramic, Glass
$6,312Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Crest Top Venetian Rectangular Mirror, Handmade and Hand Silvered
Located in Miami, FL
The crest top Venetian mirror. With its beveled panels and carved crest topped with a lovely lotus
Mirror
18th Century Venetian Mirror, Faux Marble, Gilded, Original Mercury Glass
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exuberant Italian Rococo mirror with parcel-gilt and faux marble and a double mercury plate
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Venetian Style Monumental Etched Glass Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Monumental Italian Venetian-style (20th Century) rectangular wall mirror with 4 applied etched
Wood, Glass, Giltwood
A mid 19th century Venetian floral decorated mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
A floral and parcel gilt decorated Venetian mirror . The probable mercury plate in charming
Glass, Paint, Wood
$6,312Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Crest Top Venetian Rectangular Mirror, Handmade and Hand Silvered
Located in Miami, FL
The crest top Venetian mirror. With its beveled panels and carved crest topped with a lovely lotus
Mirror
Antique Venetian Style In Terracotta Mirror Silvered and Blue, circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Venetian-style patinated silvered mirror in the shape of an escutcheon. Moulded terra cotta
Mirror, Terracotta
Vintage Pink Floral and Gold Leaf Venetian Glass Mirror - Wall or Table Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Venetian, mid 20th century. A petite art glass mirror made with two pink Venetian glass florets
Art Glass, Mirror
Antique Venetian Mirror by Testolini Frères – Late 19th / Early 20th Century
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Venetian mirror in solid carved wood, bearing the original Testolini Frères label. The
Mirror, Walnut
Gilt Mid Century Venetian Wall Mirror With Turquoise Pattern - IT ca. 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
wall mirror from the mid century period, designed after the famous Venetian frames from the 18th
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
Large Tall Floral Relief Carved Venetian Wood Mantle Mirror by LaBarge, Italy
By La Barge
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall carved wood Venetian mirror by LaBarge. This beautiful Italian mirror has been ornately
Mirror, Wood
Turquoise Venetian Hand Carved Mirror, Circa 1920, with Floral Motifs
Located in Hastings, GB
A striking Venetian style mirror, circa 1920. Carved wood with applied gesso decoration and
Gesso, Pine
A Late 19th Venetian Oval Gilt-Inlaid, Coloured Glass and Etched Mirror
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Late 19th Venetian Oval Gilt-Inlaid, Coloured Glass and Etched Mirror The high shaped crest
Blown Glass, Mirror, Glass
$35,578Sale Price|20% Off
A Magnificent Pair of Rare 18th Century Venetian Mirrors with Mercury Glass
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally fine and rare pair of Venetian giltwood mirrors or pier glasses. Mirrors of this
Giltwood
1 of the 2 Stunning Venetian Fratelli Barbini Mirrors With Murano Glass
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Classic Venetian Archtop Mirror With Murano Glass from the well know designer Fratelli Barbini. A
Murano Glass
Venetian Antique Ornate Etched Decorative Mirror
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Westport, CT
Antique Venetian etched and blown glass mirror, glass flowers and graceful curved shape and canopy
Scrap Wood, Art Glass, Mercury Glass
$4,355Sale Price / set|20% Off
Venetian Antique Lighted Mirrors in Murano Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous pair of antique Venetian mirrors dating back to the 1800s, they are from a Venetian noble
Murano Glass
Large Vintage Venetian Red Glass Etched Wall Mirror
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Venetian Ruby Red color wall mirror . Luxurious Murano glass mirror beveled, engraved
Cut Glass
Antique Style Italian Handmade Murano Venetian Etched Glass Mirror Fratelli Tosi
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Portland, OR
A fine large hand made antique style Murano glass Venetian mirror, by Fratelli Tosi. This very fine
Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
19th Century Venetian Octagonal Cut and Etched Glass Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Venetian cut glass mirror with etched floral decoration. The outer and inner moldings
Glass
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.
While polished metal mirrors have existed since ancient times, glass Venetian mirrors are thought to have first been produced on the Venetian island of Murano, in Italy, beginning in the 1500s (some research points to 1300 for Venetian mirrors). Set in ornate frames frequently bedecked with gold highlights or floral leaf designs, Venetian glass mirrors were handmade by artisans using refined, expert techniques for royalty and for members of the upper class. By the 17th century, Venetian mirrors were in high demand. Because antique Venetian glass mirrors are still very popular today, there are many knockoffs on the market. Today’s authentic Venetian mirrors are still produced only on the island of Murano.
Regular glass cleaners don’t contain that much vinegar. This means that these cleaners are good for mild cleansing, but for antique glass Venetian mirrors, which tend to get cloudy, a more thorough way to clean is to use only white vinegar. Dampen a clean soft cloth with a solution of white vinegar and water (one part vinegar to two parts water) and apply to your Venetian glass mirror. After you’ve cleaned your Venetian mirror with vinegar, clean the mirror with warm water on a soft cloth in order to get rid of the vinegar smell. Alternatively, if you have difficulty with the smell of vinegar, use rubbing alcohol instead (but be sure that you’re only applying these methods to the glass rather than the frame).
Repairs and replacements can go toward devaluing any piece of antique or vintage furniture, and any modifications or repairs done to a centuries-old mirror should be handled by experts and executed with care. Because antique Venetian mirrors were handcrafted by Italian artisans and can in some cases be hundreds of years old, it is strongly recommended that you consult with experts in the field of restoring antique or decorative mirrors in the event that your piece should require restorative work.
Ornate and elegant, Venetian mirrors obviously have their practical uses for any room in your house or apartment, but these works, which were handcrafted by skilled artisans on the Venetian island of Murano, in Italy, for centuries, are versatile. Given the broad array of shapes and sizes in which antique Venetian glass mirrors can be found — as well as the variety of designs — these mirrors can also be utilized as a decorative focal point, as if you’re hanging a painting or positioning a sculpture to brighten an otherwise drab corner of your home. Antique Venetian mirrors can be used in formal dining settings, where the opportunity for reflecting chandelier light or natural light from large windows is present, or even a bathroom, where the piece can be as useful as it is tasteful.