Mirrors
20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Rattan, Glass, Wood, Plaster, Giltwood, Lacquer
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Mirrors
Cane, Mirror, Nutwood
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Mirrors
Oak
2010s British Organic Modern Mirrors
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Teak
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Spanish Mirrors
Wood
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mirrors
Hardwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Crystal
Late 20th Century Spanish Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Rope
19th Century French Provincial Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century American Gustavian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Mirrors
Wood
19th Century American Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Antique Mirrors
Wood
20th Century French Mirrors
Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Walnut
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1850s Italian Antique Mirrors
Pine
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Stone, Brass
19th Century American Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Mirrors
Wood, Cork
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Mirrors
Oak
19th Century European Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
20th Century Asian Mirrors
Rattan, Wood, Mirror
Late 19th Century Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
2010s Dutch Mirrors
Aluminum
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1850s Italian Gothic Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Resin, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mirrors
Metal
19th Century English Other Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
1740s English George II Antique Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Mirrors
Mirror, Beech
20th Century European Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Rococo Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Chrome, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Organic Modern Mirrors
Teak, Wood
Antique and Vintage Mirrors for Sale: Find Unique LaBarge Mirrors, Ettore Sottsass Mirrors and Other Mirrors on 1stDibs
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.
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