Fontana Arte Mirrors
Best known for its elegant and innovative vintage lighting fixtures, the Milan-based firm Fontana Arte pioneered one of the key features of 20th-century and contemporary Italian design: the union of artistry and industry wrought by partnerships between creative talents — chiefly architects — and entrepreneurial businesses. Fontana Arte is further distinguished by having had as artistic director, in succession, four of Italy’s most inventive modernist designers: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, French transplant Max Ingrand and Gae Aulenti.
The bread and butter of the glassmaking company that Luigi Fontana founded in 1881 was plate-glass panels for the construction industry. In 1930, Fontana met Ponti — then the artistic director of the Richard Ginori ceramics workshop and the editor of the influential magazine Domus — at a biannual design exhibition that became the precursor to today’s Milan Design Triennale, and the two hatched an idea for a furniture and housewares firm. Fontana Arte was incorporated in 1932 with Ponti as its chief of design. He contributed several lamps that remain among the company’s signature works, including the orb-atop-cone Bilia table lamp and the 0024 pendant — a stratified hanging sphere.
The following year, Fontana Arte partnered with the influential Milan studio glassmaker and retailer Pietro Chiesa, who took over as artistic director. Chiesa’s designs for lighting — as well as for tables and items including vases and ashtrays — express an appreciation for fluidity and simplicity of line, as seen in works such as his flute-shaped Luminator floor lamp and the 1932 Fontana table — an arched sheet of glass that is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Six years after Chiesa’s 1948 death, the École des Beaux Arts–trained Max Ingrand took over as head of design at Fontana Arte. Ingrand brought a similarly expressive formal sensibility to wares such as lamps and mirrors, but he also had a masterful eye for the manipulation of glass surfaces — whether they be cut, frosted, acid-etched or sand-blasted. His classic design is the Fontana table lamp of 1954, which has a truncated cone shade and curved body, both of which are made of pure, chic white-frosted glass.
Following Ingrand, the often-audacious Italian architect Gae Aulenti served as the company’s artistic director from 1979 to 1996, and while she generally insisted that furnishings take second place aesthetically to architecture, she made an exception for Fontana Arte pieces such as the Tavolo con Ruote series of glass coffee and dining tables on wheels, bold lighting pieces such as the Parola series and the Giova, a combination flower vase and table lamp. As a key incubator of modern design under Aulenti’s tenure, Fontana Arte remained true to its long-held commitment — creating objects that have never been less than daring.
Find vintage Fontana Arte lighting fixtures such as pendants, table lamps and more on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Fontana Arte
Vintage Square Mirror by Fontana Arte, Italy 1970s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Square Mirror by Fontana Arte, Italy 1970s.
Little defects lower left, otherwise very good condition.
cm. 65×3×65
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Metal
$2,527 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Oval mirror by Fontana Arte. Circa 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Large oval mirror to be positioned horizontally. Italian work by Fontana Arte. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Round Mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1960s
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fontana Arte pale transparent shallow concave dish mirror designed by Max Ingrand.
A round wall mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy. This model '1669' mirror from the 1960...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Mirror Brass Wood Mirrored Glass 1950 Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Mirror Fontana Arte 1950
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Murano Glass, Shield Form Mirrors, Max Ingrand & Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Elegant Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Mirrors attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. These exquisite pieces combine a timeless neoclassical shield b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Murano Glass, Mirror
Large Brass Frame Mirror by Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
A large 1960s Italian wall mirror by Fontana Arte featuring a square silhouette that subtly tapers toward the base. This mirror has a delicate, thin brass frame with a beautiful aged...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Modernist Rectangular Blue Mirror Model 2014
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte modernist rectangular mirror model 2014 consisting of thick cobalt blue colored strips of crystal glass surrounding original mirrored glass with nickel-p...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Chrome
Gianni Celada Italian Designer for Fontana Arte
By Gianni Celada, Fontana Arte
Located in bari, IT
A wall mirror model Brama by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte.
FontanaArte S.p.A. is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti and sp...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Fontana Arte, Round bevelled-edge mirror
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
c.1960s
Brass and blue bevelled glass
D71 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
One of Two Mirrors by Fontana Arte, 1970s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Berlin, DE
One of two mirrors by Fontana Arte 1970s, glass on wood frame.
Category
1970s Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
$15,587 / item
Two Gio Ponti shape Fontana Arte table or wall mirrors Italy c1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
Two Gio Ponti shape Fontana Arte free standing table or wall mirrors.
Italy c1950 in very good condition
Lovely patina to brass. Mirror in very good condition. Some age but no rea...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
20th Centuiry, Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Wall Mirror mod. 2085
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
Some notes about the author Max Ingrand: a famous French master glass worker and decorator, he was artistic director of FontanaArte for one decade, starting from 1954. During that ti...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1960s Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Grey Glass Mirror
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A stunning and rare example of a smokey grey circular glass mirror designed by Max Ingrand and made by Fontana Arte in 1966. The mirror is surrounded by a conclave glass frame in smo...
Category
1960s Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Art Glass, Mirror
Illuminated Mirror by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Illuminated mirror by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte with etched glass. Made in Italy circa 1940s.
Category
1940s Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Italian Modern Neon Backlit Square Mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte 1970
By Gianni Celada, Fontana Arte
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern neon backlit square mirror with semi-transparent decoration on the glass by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte, 1970s.
Backlit neon mirror, square shape with container fra...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Asymmetrical Mirror
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingand for Fontana Arte rare sculptural mirror with asymmetrical blue polished glass frame surrounding floating mirror which is attached with two brass clasp mounts.
Literatur...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte hand mirror. Italy c1950
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Beautiful early hand mirror by Fontana Arte c1940s Italy.
Both sides are mirror.
In good condition with some age marks visible.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Mod. 1669 Circular Glass Mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1960
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in London, GB
A Mod. 1669 circular concave glass mirror designed by Max Ingrand for the Milanese company, Fontana Arte, circa 1960. This beautiful light brown / dark yellow coloured glass example ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Rare Oval Blue Crystal Mirror Model 2046, 1960s
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare exquisite oval blue crystal mirror model 2046 consisting of a double glass frame of lighter and darker blue colored, curved and beveled glass framin...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte Midcentury Modernist Shaped Brass Mirror, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
1950s Fontana Arte modernist shaped brass wall mirror consisting of shaped brass frame with gently arched tops and rounded corners which taper towards the bottom framed with wood bac...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Vanity Mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare table Mirror with rose colored glass by Max Ingrand. Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy circa 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Oval Glass Mirror or Plateau or Tray
By Fontana Arte
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Oval Glass Wall Mirror or Mirrored Plateau Tray
A stunning rare and important wall mirror or mirrored pla...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Mirror Mod.2377 Coloured Cut Glass Frame Black Wood
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Catania, IT
Max Ingrand by Fontana Arte mirror mod. 2377, Italy, 1965.
Mirrored coloured yellow/orange cut glass frame black wood fitting.
Perfect vint...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
$7,703 Sale Price
20% Off
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Modernist Rectangular Mirror Model 2014
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rectangular mirror model 2014 consisting of thick dark gray/green colored strips of crystal glass surrounding original mirrored glass with nickel-plated ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Round Fontana Arte Mirror by Max Ingrand, Italy, 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Round Fontana Arte mirror by Max Ingrand, Italy, 1960s
Designer Biography :
"Max Ingrand was born in 1908 ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Brass mirror by "Fontana Arte" 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Torino, IT
Brass-edged mirror in excellent condition, refined and elegant, 1950s Fontana Arte production
Category
1950s Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Rare Etched Glass Mirror, Italy, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Fontana Arte rare exquisite circular colored and etched glass framing mirrored glass encased in gilt brass, Italy, 1950s. This extraordinary ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte blue mirror with glass console. Italy 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a striking mirror with console designed by Fontana Arte, dating from 1970s Italy. The design showcases the bold elegance typical of the era and the craftsmanship that Fontana...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Stained Glass
$18,000 / item
Rare Light Blue Glass wall mirror mod.2014 by Fontana Arte, 1963
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare and beautiful rectangular wall mirror MOD. 2014 in azure cut glass sheets chrome plated metal and mirrored glass. The 4 glass elements that make up the frame are connected to th...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Petite Mirror by Pietro Chiesa
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beautiful Italian mirror by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940s.
Stunning peachy pink colored glass – a rare find!
Wonderful original patina
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Crystal
Mid Century Modern Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte Square Black Wall Mirror
By Fontana Arte, Gianni Celada
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte wall mirror.
Wall mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte, designed in '70s. The mirror has a screen printed decoration, geometrical black theme.
Pub...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Gio Ponti Vanity Mirror "Fontana Arte" on Portoro Marble Block, 1955
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Vanity mirror designed by Gio Ponti for the vanity of Hotel Royal, Napoli, 1955 and produced by Fontana Arte in 1955.
limited edition
Original piece ( in one desk from the furniture of Hotel Royal) customized by CG with marble support in 2021.
The Gio Ponti vanity...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Square Mid-Century Modern by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Mid-Century Modern Italian square mirror with timber Printed Frame 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass
GIO PONTI - FONTANA ARTE - Mirror with brass frame - Made in ITALY 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Clean and elegant line this mirror matchable with all types of furniture , is original from the 50s.
The brass frame is perfect and has the patina of time, but if the customer prefer...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Frame 1940 Glass Brass, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte frame 1940 glass brass, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Mid 20th Century Rare Italian Glass Table Mirror By Fontana Arte c.1940
By Fontana Arte
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exquisite Fontana Arte table mirror from the 1940s. This is a rare and collectible piece, exemplifying the brand’s signature blend of innovation and elegance. Designed in Italy, i...
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20th Century Italian Other Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass
FONTANA ARTE MIRROR BRASS WOOD GLASS 1940 Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Wall or Console Mirror Della Fontana Arte 1940.
Brass edge with The oxidation of years on request can be polished to new.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Vintage Fontana Arte mirror by Luigi Fontana, 1970s Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
This vintage Fontana Arte mirror, designed by Luigi Fontana in 1970s Italy, is a striking example of mid-century modern design. Crafted from mirrored glass, this piece features a cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Vintage Small Wall Mirror by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage small wall mirror by Fontana Arte, realized in 1950s.
Brass structure.
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte "Luigi Fontana" Mirror Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte “Luigi Fontana“ mirror brass glass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte Mirror Brass Wood Mirrored Glass 1950 Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte mirror.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Wall Mirror 2014 by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1960
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage wall mirror realized by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in 1960.
Model 2014.
Very good condition.
Ref. Fontana Arte nei migliori negozi, Quaderni Fontana Arte, Milano s.d. s....
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1960s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte Mirror “2014” Glass Crome Metal, 1960, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte mirror model “2014” glass crome metal, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s European Other Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Illuminated Wall Mirror by Guglielmo Ulrich Prod. by Fontana Arte, Italy
By Fontana Arte, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s-1960s.
This extremely rare mirror is designed by Guglielmo Ulrich for Fontana Arte.
The external frame is made in teak.
It is a beautiful back-illuminated wall mirror, which features a carved silver mirror...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Art Deco Mirrored Console Italian Circa 1930
By Fontana Arte
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco mirrored console by Fontana Arte Milano with original decorated glass depicting Diana the Huntress. Mirrored console over a gilt carved...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Travertine
Fontana Arte Mirror Brass Wood Mirrored Glass 1950 Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Mirror Fontana Arte.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Round Makeup Mirror, Model 2248, France, c. 1960
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
In the 1950s, Ingrand began designing glass lighting, which brought him the directorship of Fontana Arte. From 1954 to 1967, under his leadership, the Fpntana Arte produced creations...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Blu Wall Mirror Glass Iron 1965 Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Pair of Mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte 1970
By Gianni Celada, Fontana Arte
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern pair of mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte, 1970s.
Rectangular mirrors, with decorative striped pattern.
Project by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte,...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Mid Century Modern Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte Square Wall Mirror
By Gianni Celada, Fontana Arte
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte wall mirror.
Wall mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte, designed in '70s. The mirror has a screen printed decoration, geometrical silver theme.
Pu...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Important Trapezoidal Form Mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Montreal, QC
Important trapezoidal form, plate glass mirror by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The mirror consists of a one inch thick, concave glass backing, supporting a floating mirror plate, mounted on a cream colored, lacquered wood brace. This piece is highly indicative in its quality and design of the craftsmanship and simple elegance for which Ingrand was famous. Bearing original maker’s sticker, which reads: “Fontanit Luigi Fontana Italy Milano.”
Fig. 432 of Franco Deboni’s reference book Fontana...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
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Glass
Mid Century Modern Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte Square Geometrical Theme Wall
By Fontana Arte, Gianni Celada
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte wall mirror.
Wall mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte, designed in '70s. The mirror has a screen printed decoration, geometrical silver theme.
Pu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Fontana Arte mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Fontana Arte mirrors are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Fontana Arte mirrors, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original mirrors by Fontana Arte were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider mirrors by Cristal Arte, Max Ingrand, and Sergio Mazza. Prices for Fontana Arte mirrors can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $764 and can go as high as $99,024, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,524.
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