Neoclassical Mirrors
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
Pair 19th Century Giltwood Trumeau Pier Mirrors With Period Compartmental Plates
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 19th Century of giltwood trumeau pier mirrors with period compartmental plates set within ornate giltwood frames. The frames are intricately car...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Neoclassical Pier Glass, Circa 1770
Located in Dallas, TX
a Neoclassical giltwood pier glass / pier mirror adorned with a round bas-relief portrait medallion (terra cotta in color) of a Roman soldier at its crest, topped and flanked by leaf...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Gilt Wood & Gesso Shell Cornice Acanthus Foliage Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian gilt carved wood and gesso central shell cornice scrolled acanthus foliage wall mirror, Late 18th Century. Mirror retains the original glass and wood backing.
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Wood, Mirror, Gesso
19th Century Pair of Giltwood Girandoles
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century pair of neoclassical style giltwood rectangular girandoles. Later adapted for electricity. The frieze with carved tied ribbon and carved acanthus leaves flanked by class...
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Neoclassic Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany and giltwood neoclassic mirror. Portrait of Classic figure in oval at top with swags to frame. Applied urns as sides and lyre in center, all gilt as well as around mirror....
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror, Giltwood
Iberian Mirror
Located in New York, NY
The so-called Bilbao mirrors were made circa 1800 in Portugal and Spain and named after the city where many were crafted. On our shores they’re often mis...
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Early 1800s Spanish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Italian Early 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ebony And Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. ebony and giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is within an ebony frame within a floral carved giltwood border, and a re...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ebony, Giltwood
Italian Parcel Ebonized Walnut Mirror, 18th Century, Great color and scale.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian parcel ebonized walnut mirror
18th century
of breakfront outline, the mirror plate of horizontal rectangular form and flanked by four columnar pilasters surmounted by ba...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Fruitwood and Ebonized Parcel Gilt Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fruitwood & Ebonized Parcel Gilt
Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Circa 1800
Height 67 in. Width 33 in.
Provenance:
Property of a Gentleman Boston M...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Pair of Sunburst Mirrors
Located in Miami, FL
Two pairs available of signed convex mirrors from Belgium.
Size of the convex mirror inside: 12" diameter.
From a hotel in nice on the French Riviera.
Priced by pair.
Category
20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Iron
18th Century Italian Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A late 18th-century Neoclassical wall mirror in the Baroque style, and originating from Italy. Beautifully carved, its giltwood frame features a triangular pediment, centred with a w...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Stunning Large Black & Gold Neoclassical Style Wall Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome large neoclassical style wall mirror having striking black and gold finish.
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Composition
19th Century Pair Girandole Mirrors
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century pair girandole mirrors with bevelled glass and brass frames with arched tops and bases. Each with a pair of scroll stemmed candle holders.
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Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Style Gray Washed Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Sheridan, CO
Neoclassical style gray wash painted over giltwood wall mirror, 20th c., having split pediment crest, over floral swags, shaped frame, encasing sectioned flat mirror plate, ending in...
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Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Neoclassical Style Painted Blue Silver & Gold Wall Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Neoclassical style wall mirror painted in slightly aged blue, silver and gold, so extremely versatile. Mifrror is 17.75 x 25 3/8
Pediment depth 2"
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1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Ralph Lauren Polo American Neoclassical Black Gilt Wood Wall Mirror Rectangle
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Miami, FL
American Neoclassical large rectangle Wall Mirror in Black Finish framed with hand carved Acanthus Scroll Design in Giltwood.
The Mirror Glass has a beveled edge and sits tight in th...
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1990s American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood, Giltwood
Antique Carved and Painted Swedish Neo-Classical Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant carved and painted Swedish Neo-Classical mirror. Beautiful patina on this piece! So pretty!!
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Double Headed Eagle Mirror with Wings
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite French carved giltwood mirror frame in the form of a crowned bicephal eagle. Highly decorative frame with double-headed eagles, symmetric wings encasing the central oval mi...
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20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Very Large Impressive Convex & Gilded Round Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Modern take on a neoclassical style round convex mirror having extremely chunky giltwood frame with 3 dimensional ball decoration. 5.5" deep!
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Giltwood Carved Branch Frame Antiqued Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved wood branch frame featuring antique mirror and gold leaf finish. Created in Italy. Good condition with minimal wear from age and use.
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Midcentury Bevelled Table Mirror in Silvered Metal Frame for Make Up and Jewelry
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, good looking and practical table mirror.
From a local silver and jewelry dealer who is retiring we acquired this wonderful and highly practical table mirror. Thousands of peop...
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Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Italian Neoclassical Bilboa Marble & Gilt Wood Foliage Urn Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian Neoclassical Bilboa marble and gilt wood foliage urn wall mirror. Mirror retains the original silvered glass and wood backing, Late 18th century
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Marble
Set of 4 Season's Gilded and Painted Mirrors. Sold Seperately
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Set of 4 polychromed and gilded Neoclassical mirrors representing the four seasons. Original mirror glass has some age-related loss to plaiting and spotting.
SOLD SEPARATELY. Weig...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Swedish 19th Century Giltwood Mirror With Refreshed Green Paint
Located in London, GB
This large giltwood mirror was made in the 19th century in Sweden.
Lovely detail, beautifully carved without being too fussy. The refreshed green paint compliments the giltwood and...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Neoclassical Eglomise Giltwood Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
19th Century Giltwood Mirror. Handpainted and Gilt Eglomise Panel all surrounding the mirror plate. Landscape in upper panel, Neoclassical urns in side. Just lovey. A great survi...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Neoclassical Period Pair Shaped Walnut Mirrors, 2nd quarter 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed of solid walnut the rectangular frames surmounted by shaped tops, with new mirrorplates
Category
1830s French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
1930’s Murano Venetian Etched Glass Wall Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a shaped top and bottom, panels with etched scrolls and cartouches. Applied rosettes all around.
H. 33", L. 23 1/2", Depth 1 1/2"
Condition: Please see detail photos. There i...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair Italian Neoclassical Period Walnut & Brass Mirrors, 1st quarter 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each rectangular frame covered in walnut veneer with an interior shaped brass molding, with new mirrorplates
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
pair of mirrors - bathroom cabinets, Gold
Located in Felino, IT
pair of bathroom storage cabinets, with mirrored doors. gold lacquered heavy metal frame, double-sided double-thickness mirror doors, crystal interior shelves. doors can be right or ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Pair of Silvered Hand Carved Mirrors by MLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of silvered hand carved mirrors by Melissa Levinson Antiques. These mirrors can be made in any size or finish. The mirror is clear but if you wish to have it antiqued there is a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Dressing Table Mirror in highly figured maple. Early 1800s.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
This is a lovely dressing table mirror from early 1800. It is made in highly figured American maple veneer and solids. Parts of the frame are American spruce.
Because of the unique ...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Michael Taylor For Panache Bordeaux Segmented Wall Mirrors
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of wall mirrors with arched crown and segmented border flanked by carved egg/dart motifs and floral bands.
Designed by Michael Taylor for Panache. The mirror glass and frame wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Louis XVI 18th Century Trumeau Mirror from Provence with Musical Trophy
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Louis XVI period 18th century painted and gilt wooden trumeau mirror from Provence. Made in the South of France during the late 18th century, this exquisite trumeau mirror i...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Mid-Century Neo-Classical Style Italian Friedman Brothers Giltwood Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a large scale Italian neo-classical style mirror by Friedman Brothers for Decorative Crafts. It is in very good condition. It is marked on the back.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Swedish early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality Swedish early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu mirror. The original central double framed beveled mirror plate is set within an Ormolu border with...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Contemporary Hand Carved Delano Ash Solid Wood Mirror
Located in Naperville, IL
This classic flower oval mirror will greatly enhance your traditional room décor. The Delano mirror is a perfect complement to your home space. Mirrors can be mounted vertically or h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ash
Pair Neoclassical Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair neoclassical Mirrors. Pair mahogany gilt and painted with mercury glass in the neoclassical Italian Empire style. Soberly framed with gilt insert bordering mirror plate topped b...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Florence Carved White Ash Solid Wood Mirror
Located in Naperville, IL
Open up your space with the Florence Wall Mirror. A round frame with detailed carvings surrounding the central mirror, adding a stylish texture to your entrance or living room. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ash
Hand Carved Solid Wood Delano Wall Mirror
Located in Naperville, IL
This classic flower oval mirror will greatly enhance your traditional room décor. The Delano mirror is a perfect complement to your home space. Mirrors can be mounted vertically or h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ash
Mid 19th Century Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A French mirror from the 19thc. Gesso and gilding.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Florence II Carved Brown Ash Solid Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Naperville, IL
Open up your space with the Florence Wall Mirror. A round frame with detailed carvings surrounding the central mirror, adding a stylish texture to your entrance or living room. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ash
Contemporary Style Carved Delano II Solid Wood Mirror
Located in Naperville, IL
This classic flower oval mirror will greatly enhance your traditional room décor. The Delano mirror is a perfect complement to your home space. Mirrors can be mounted vertically or h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Mantel Mirror Gold Leaf White Gilt Wood Renaissance Rococo 19th Century France
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This 19th century mantel mirror hails from France, featuring a wooden and stucco frame adorned with gilded gold leaf. The rectangular pediment enhances the entire piece, showcasing a...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 1800s Era Polychromed Gilded Italian Venetian Wall Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
First I want to mention we use professional lighting so of color matching is an issue, ask for more photos. This is a truly gorgeous mirror with its original gilded and painted surfa...
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1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
French Beech Wood Faux Bamboo Wall Mirror
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Turned Wood Mirror Faux Bamboo Framed, in the style of Jean-Michel Frank. France, 1930s-1940s.
This mirror fea...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Wood, Beech
Vintage Petite Venetian Etched Glass Wall Hanging Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 27 1/2in W: 20in D: 3/4in
This is an exceptional petite Venetian wall mirror! If you look closely at the photos, you will see the attention to detail in the etching...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Italian Silvered Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Italian mirror, large and rectangular is shape, commands attention with its beautifully executed silver finish that gives it a lustrous, reflective quality, adding light and ill...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century Giltwood Framed Convex Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Embrace the opulence of Neoclassical design with this stunning 20th century American gilt wood framed large round convex mirror. Evoking the grandeur of classical design, its intrica...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Late 19th Century English Gilt Mirror
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century gilt mirror, English. Gilt on wood & gesso; scallop shells on the outset corners, repetitive neoclassical motif inner ribbon border & outer acanthus leaf border. Ba...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Octagonal French Marquetry Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Pair of early 19th Century French octagonal tulipwood and kingwood marquetry mirrors.
The finely inlaid frames of interlaced circled with boxwood stringing.
Both with their origi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Neoclassical Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
Neoclassical style giltwood and gesso mirror.
The rectangular mirror plate within a leaf-tip carved surround, surmounted by an arched cresting carved with grape clusters and farm im...
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20th Century European Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Gesso
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Style Mirror by Borghese
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Neoclassical Giltwood mirror by Borghese. A rectangular shaped mirror adorned with a pediment at top.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Neoclassical Style Trumeau Mirror, 7+ Ft
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic-style painted wood trumeau mirror. This vintage mirror from France features the carved-wood plaque top, reminiscent of trumeau design, with carved urn presented p...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Silver Gilt Embossed Foilate Wall Mirror with Ebonized Frame, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian silver gilt embossed foilate wall mirror with an ebonized checkered frame, four canted side mirrors, flanking corner medallions, and retains the ...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Silver
Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror 'A la Grecque'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror in the ‘goût grec’ taste, of rectangular shape surmounted by an urn in a circle and hung with a ribbon-tied pendant foliate swag partially wrapping each...
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1770s Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Giltwood Neoclassical Style Mirror
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Italian Giltwood Neoclassical Style Mirror
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
American Neoclassical Mahogany Mirror
Located in New York, NY
American Neoclassical mahogany tall mirror, one metal candle stick to one side (missing one), circa nineteenth century.
Category
18th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Arched Blue Glass Gilt-Composition Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century arched blue glass gilt-composition mirror. The deep cobalt blue border glass frame with gilt stiff-leaf and beaded border, surrounding shaped bevelled plate. The plate i...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Neoclassical mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, tables, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Carpanese Home Italia, Deknudt, Friedman Brothers, and LaBarge. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $190 and tops out at $198,000 while the average work can sell for $3,489.
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