Mirrors
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood, Giltwood
19th Century Antique Mirrors
20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Mirrors
Iron
19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Early 20th Century European Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century American Chippendale Antique Mirrors
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mirrors
Glass, Paint, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Crystal, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Mirrors
Gesso
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1890s English Victorian Antique Mirrors
Wood
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Metal
1820s American Federal Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Murano Glass
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Metal, Brass
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Iron, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Murano Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Vienna Secession Antique Mirrors
Silver
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 18th Century French Antique Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Cork
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Fruitwood
1960s Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Rustic Mirrors
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bronze, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1730s English George II Antique Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Raffia, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century English Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1960s French Rustic Vintage Mirrors
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s American Vintage Mirrors
Glass
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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