Elegant 23K Water Gilt Mirror 42"H x 24"W
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant 23K water gilt mirror, American, circa 1950s. It measures 42"H x 24"W, framed.
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Elegant 23K Water Gilt Mirror 42"H x 24"W
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant 23K water gilt mirror, American, circa 1950s. It measures 42"H x 24"W, framed.
Mirror, Wood
Fine Water Gilt Mirror in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Hudson, NY
This large and impressive mirror completely water gilded in the matte and burnish technique was made in France circa 1870. The divided bevelled edge plate is the same top and bottom ...
Mirror, Wood
$72,000
H 136 in W 82 in D 6 in
Monumental Third Quarter of 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved & Water-Gilt Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary and palatial Italian mirror of monumental scale, masterfully carved in wood and water-gilt in 22-karat gold.
Wood
$3,950
H 41.25 in W 35.25 in D 2.25 in
Hollywood Regency, Rectangular Wall Mirror, Carved Giltwood, Water Gilt, 21st C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency, Custom Rectangular Mirror, Carved Giltwood, Water Gilt, Mirror, USA, 21st C.
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Rococo Water and Parcel-Gilt Italian Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental 19th century Italian parcel and water gilt mirror with beautifully ornately carved birds, fruit, foliage and faces.
Wood
$3,500
H 43 in W 37.5 in D 2.25 in
Hollywood Regency, Custom Giltwood Mirror, Water Gilt, Glass, USA, 21st C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency, Custom Giltwood Mirror, Water Gilt, Glass, USA, 21st C. A large, rectangular Hollywood Regency style mirror with a finely crafted water gilt frame, showcasing str...
Mirror, Giltwood
$3,500
H 40 in W 34 in D 1.75 in
Hollywood Regency, Rectangular Wall Mirror, Carved Giltwood, Water Gilt, 21st C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency, Custom Rectangular Mirror, Carved Giltwood, Water Gilt, Mirror, USA, 21st C.
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Gilt Classical Acanthus Looking Glass Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Richly carved water gilt mirror with acanthus leaves and chunky gadrooned edge.
Giltwood
19th C. French Neoclassical Water Gilt Eglomise Trumeau Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an exceptional French water gilt trumeau mirror with neoclassical styling.
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.5 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
19th Century, Austrian Biedermeier Mirror with Carved Water Gilt Gold Sun Burst
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century, Austrian Biedermeier mirror with carved water gilt gold sun burst.
Mahogany
$3,650Sale Price|20% Off
H 69 in W 35 in D 3 in
Large Water Gilt Austrian Rococo Style Mirror with Winged Lion, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
Hand carved mirror accompanied by water gilt accents on plaster.
Giltwood, Plaster, Wood
$95,000 / set
H 84 in W 53 in D 2 in
Very Fine Pair of 19th C French Water Gilt Carved and Etched Palatial Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and Important pair of water gilt hand carved and etched glass palatial French wall mirrors.
Giltwood
$14,500
H 76 in W 42 in D 2 in
Fine 19th c French Large Louis XVI Water Gilt Hand Carved Mirror from Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
A very finely carved and gilt 19th century Louis XVI large mirror. Hand carved with water gilt highlights.
Giltwood
George III Chippendale Gilt Mirror
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Classic shape George III Chippendale water gilt mahogany mirror, circa 1770 from a prominent Virginia Plantation.
Mahogany
Wonderful Pair English Victorian Gilt Mirrors
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superb pair of early Victorian English gilt and water gilded rectangular mirrors in overall very good condition. 30" high 18.5" wide You are welcome to view this item at our show...
Gold Leaf
English 18th Century Regency Gilt Overmantel Mirror
Located in Southampton, NY
English 18th century Regency period overmantel mirror with water gilt in the classical style having ebonized raised carving a of shell, along with scrolls and leaves, with Egyptian f...
Mirror, Wood
$19,500
H 60 in W 44 in D 2 in
Fine 19th Century French Gilt Carved Mirror, Finest Carving and Details
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French gilt water gilt carved mirror with the finest details.
Giltwood
$48,000 / set
H 36 in W 41.5 in D 17 in
Pietto Bossi attr, Scagliola Marble, Giltwood, Mirrored Consoles, Italy, 18th c
By Pietto Bossi
Located in Stamford, CT
These consoles are a distinguished example of Italian craftsmanship, once part of a fine Park Avenue, NY home. Carrara Marble, Water Gilt, Mirror; Italy c. 1780s Height: 36 inches,...
Marble
19th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous 19th century Italian Florentine carved wood and water gilt gold mirror.
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Giltwood Florentine Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century Italian water gilt carved wood Florentine mirror. Superbly carved in ornate acanthus leaf motif and having a rich lustrous gilt finish.
Giltwood
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in Dm 27 in
19th Century English Regency Convex Mirror, Giltwood, Hand-Crafted
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period English Regency convex mirror in a carved and water gilt frame, the mirror is surmounted with two scrolling eagles heads which support a third complete eagle with its wings ...
Giltwood
18th Century Regence Water Gilt Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Regence Water Gilt Mirror
19th Century Water Gilt Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early water gilt mirror with original decoration and original glass.
Italian 19th century water gilt mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 19th century carved and water gilt mirror with crested top and scrolled perimeter.
18th Century Louis XV Water Gilt Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Louis XV Water Gilt Mirror
Fine French 19th century water gilt mirror.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine French 19th century water gilt mirror. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.CONNOISSEURANTIQUES.COM
Italian 19th century carved water gilt mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 19th century carved water gilt mirror with crested top and scrolled perimeter.
Large Italian 18th century carved and water gilt mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent large Italian 18th century carved and water gilt mirror with highly detailed carved and scrolled crested top and perimeter relief.
Pair of large French 19th century water gilt mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large French 19th century water gilt mirrors with central coquille cartouche.
Very Fine Italian 19th century carved and water gilt mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very Fine Italian 19th century carved and water gilt mirror with highly stylized frame incorporating garlands with fruit and flowers.
Period Regence' Water Gilt Mirror
Located in Chamblee, GA
Louis XV Period water gilded and hand-carved mirror with divided glass plates; floral cascades on either side of modified shell motif at the top. Mirror has beautiful crystallization...
Mirror, Wood
Tall 19th Century French Water Gilt Mirror w/ a Bow at the Crown
Located in Chamblee, GA
Tall 19th Century water gilt French mirror with the original beveled glass.
Mirror
19th Century Gilt Mirror
Located in Seattle, WA
19th Century Louis Philippe water gilt mirror retaining original glass.
Wood, Gesso, Mirror
Chippendale Style Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
An English Rococo Chippendale style deeply carved water gilt mirror with leaf decoration surmounted by a seated Chinese figure having old mercury plate glass.
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
French Gilded Oval Framed Mirror, circa 1850
Located in Sydney, NSW
French Gilded Oval Framed Mirror C1850 The Bevelled Oval Mercury Plates Beaded Inner Frame Egg And Dart Main Frame Supported By Acanthus Scrolles About A Lattice Work Panels And Spra...
Italian Water Gilt and Ebonised Framed Mirror, circa 1900
Located in Sydney, NSW
Italian C1900 Gilt And Ebonised Framed Mirror With Water Gilt Highlights to the Impressed Scrolled Design
Giltwood
18th Century Water Gilt Carved Frame Mirror
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
An 18th century carved giltwood framed wall mirror. The central plate replaced but with original glass to the borders.
Gesso, Giltwood, Wood
19th Century Mirror, Italian Carved Wood and Water Gilt
Located in London, GB
The shaped frame with profuse carving top and bottom containing figures, masks, flowers and scrolls. This beautiful example with rich gold color retains its original gilding and gla...
Giltwood, Mirror
French 19th century water gilt domed panelled mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century water gilt domed panelled mirror with floral and fruit scalloped relief.
Water Gilded Hand-Carved Mirror
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
A giltwood wall mirror after an original from our archives originating from Biggs of Maidenhead run by our family. Entirely hand-carved in mahogany and water gilded in 23¾ carat gold...
Gold Leaf
19th C American Water Gilded Frame with New Mirror
Located in Charlotte, NC
Beautiful Ornate 19th C American Water Gilded Frame with New Mirror. A rare find!
Wood, Mirror
Charles X Style Water Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome Charles X style giltwood wall mirror. Water gilt with black bole under coat with 23-karat gold leaf.
Early 19 Century French Gilt Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
Lovely water gilt frame with mirror. Created during the French Restoration Period, 1820.
Fruitwood
18th Century Gilt Mirror
Located in Mississauga, ON
An early 18th century continental giltwood pier mirror. Wonderful water gilt surface with superb carving a scale.
Gold Leaf
Fern Leaf Mirrored Sconces
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this stunning pair of French fern leaf mirrors. Water gilt highlighting the fern leaf and candleholders.
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Monastery Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual water gilt wood and painted plaster mirror depicting putti and fabric swag.
Mirror, Wood, Plaster, Fabric
Unavailable
H 46 in W 35 in D 4 in
Unusual Mid 19th Century Organically Carved Giltwood Pier Mirror, Peranakan
Located in Woodbury, CT
A large reticulated and organically pierce carved rectangular mirror with water gilt surface. The floral carved "pillow" frame retains its original patinated surface.
Teak, Giltwood
Beautiful Pair of 19thC Italian Giltwood Wall Mirrors
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking pair of rococo wall mirrors with water gilt finish and crusty mirrors
Gold Leaf
8' tall French water gilt mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
late nineteenth century French water gilt mirror
19th-C. Italian Neo-Classical Style Carved Water Gilt Mirrors, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of late 19th century neo-classical style carved water gilt mirrors! The urn and floral pediment just add a sense of majesty.
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Venetian Water Gilt Mirrors
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Venetian water gilt, ribbon and tassel intertwined rope mirrors.
Glass, Wood
Antique Italian Water Gilt Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid nineteenth century Italian wood carved and gilt mirror with original glass.
19th c Regency water gilt mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19h c period Regency water gilt and hand carved classical mirror
Wood, Glass
19th c. French Water-Gilt Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Large, carved French mirror with original gilding and glass mirror. Decorative pediment of cartouche and leaves. Gilt frame has a beautiful aged patina.
Wood
19th Century French Water Gilt Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French gilt mirror. A beautiful example of time, in conjunction with age, and heritage, give this piece a fantastic look and patina. Losses around the perimeter only add to the years...
Classic Fine 19th Century French Water Gilt Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique French water gilded mirror with gorgeous original frame. Great aged patina, in some areas where the gold has worn thin there are beautiful subtle tones of the red undercoat s...
Mirror, Giltwood
Very Fine and Rare 19th C Chinese Chippendale Water Gilt Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A very Fine 19th century Chinese Chippendale water gilt hand carved and burnished Palacial mirror.
Giltwood
Sold
H 59 in W 42 in D 8 in
Spectacular French Water Gilt Mirror with Accented Carved Angel Wings circa 1840
Located in Surrey, BC
A unique and rare mirror from circa 1840s, France. Beautiful floral and foliage motifs, showing elaborate bold design as well as hand carved details such as angel wings. Original wat...
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Water Gilt Carved Large Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
French large and finely carved 19th century Louis XV water gilt mirror.
Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Mirrors with Sconces in Water Gilt
Located in Nashville, TN
Lovely lemon gilt with red bole bleeding throughout. Water gilt.
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Rococo Style Italian Gilt Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large late 19th century water gilt mirror with well carved scroll motif and foliated pediment with the base terminating into a shell motif.
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Louis Philippe Gilt Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Louis Philippe water gilt mirror with interior raised detail and exterior etched perimeter band ending in two plinths at base.
Early 19th Century Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
A massive early 19th century polychrome water gilt mirror from Austria. Measures: 50.5" H x 45" W x 4.5" D.
Wood, Giltwood
Large Water gilt wall mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A substantial wall mirror in water gilt - the mirror is composite, I believe plaster with lovely details - the mirror is aged, cloudy with perfect patina!
Wood, Plaster
Pair of Water Gilt Gold Acanthus Leaf Mirrors
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Water Gilt Gold Acanthus Leaf Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
French Water Gilt Gold Bow Knot Mirror
Located in Southampton, NY
French 19th Century Water Gilt Gold Hand Carved Bow Knot Mirror
Wood
Large Irish William IV Water Gilt Convex Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large William IV Water Gilt Convex Mirror Profusely Decorated with Foliage and Grapes with Extended Four Arm Candelabra Stamped and Labelled "R & W Clarke 40 + 41 Grand Parade Cork"
19th c. French 22k Water Gilt Antique Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully detailed gilt mirror with diamond pattern carving, acanthus leaves and flower basket. Glass is heavily antiqued.
American 19th Century Federal Period Water Gilt Gold Mirror
Located in Southampton, NY
American 19th Century Classical style mirror extremely well carved in wood with gesso. Large squares in corners with carved rosettes and acanthus forms with columns sides with black...
Wood
Sold
H 72 in W 32 in D 4 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Water Gilt Finely Carved Long Dressing Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A Fine 19th century French Louis XVI carved and water gilt narrow wall mirror. Hand-carved with shell and waterfall cartouche top, with carved birds.
Wood
Hand Carved Water Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved 22k water gilded wood mirror in a stylized undulating frame. Decorated with a gilded white gold shell at the center bottom and corner accents.
White Gold
Dorothy Draper Gilt Mirror
Located in East Hampton, NY
Water gilt carved wood mirror by Dorothy Draper
Giltwood, Mirror
Pair of English Chinese Style Water Gilt Gold Mirrors
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of English Chinese Style Water Gilt Gold Mirrors
Mirror
Early Water Gilded Acorn and Leaf Convex Mirror
Located in New Windsor, NY
Beautiful and sumptuous water gilded acorn, leaf and berry motif convex mirror. Wonderful high relief detail of the cast gesso frame, circa 1860-1890. Grey blue bole. Beading detail ...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Sold
H 58 in W 25 in D 2 in
Pair of 19th Century English Water Gilt Hand-Carved Mirrors with Jasper Plaques
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Fine quality English gilt carved mirrors with wedgewood plaques.
Louis XVI Mirror with Water Gilding & Carved Detail, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Water gilding is especially beautiful because it is a clear, shiny gold. This example is particularly beautiful.
Mirror, Wood
19thc French Gold Leaf Water Gilded Wooden Mirror
Located in Savannah, GA
This classic style 19th century giltwood mirror features a rectangular shape and a simple yet elegant frame finished in a warm gold leaf finish with a slightly distressed look. The f...
Hardwood
Small 19th Century Empire Mirror with Water Gilding
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful mid-19th century gilded mirror with intricate details. Would add class to any room.
Wood
$115,459
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
H 41 in W 25.5 in D 1.5 in
Vintage John Richard French Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Beveled Glass Mirror
By John Richard
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Style Mirror by John Richards. Features a rectangular giltwood frame with beveled glass plate. The crown showcases a woven basket with flowers flanked b...
Mirror, Hardwood, Giltwood
$4,200
H 57.25 in W 42 in D 2.25 in
Italian Neoclassic Carved & Gilt Overmantel Mirror 'with Dark Tint' 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical carved and gilt wood frame mirror from the 19th century. This antique mirror from Italy is rectangular in shape and features a putto carved prominently within...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Cushion Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Cushion Mirror features a mirrored frame finish, adding a touch of elegance and sophistication to any space. This antique piece reflects the c...
Giltwood
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.