Mirrors
17th Century American Adam Style Antique Mirrors
Gesso
Late 20th Century American Greco Roman Mirrors
Metal, Tin
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Cork, Mirror
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mahogany, Maple
1950s North American Vintage Mirrors
Cork
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Maple
1980s American Queen Anne Vintage Mirrors
Poplar
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Mirrors
Pine
20th Century American Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
17th Century American Egyptian Revival Antique Mirrors
Metal, Tin
Late 20th Century American Regency Mirrors
Composition
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Cork
17th Century American Egyptian Revival Antique Mirrors
Metal, Tin
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Art Glass, Glass, Mirror
17th Century American Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Tin
Late 20th Century American Adam Style Mirrors
Gesso
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Mirrors
Wood
Mid-18th Century North American Renaissance Antique Mirrors
Metal, Tin
Late 20th Century American Mirrors
Composition
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Mirrors
Mahogany
17th Century American Art Deco Antique Mirrors
Art Glass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
17th Century American Regency Antique Mirrors
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Glass, Art Glass, Mirror
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Mirrors
Walnut
17th Century American Georgian Antique Mirrors
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror
17th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Mirrors
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
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.