Mirrors
1970s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Rattan
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Brass, Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Colombian Mirrors
Chrome
1980s Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Late 20th Century Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Crystal, Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Mirrors
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Mirrors
Plastic
1970s Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Iron
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Crystal, Brass
Late 20th Century American Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Vintage Mirrors
Glass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Smoked Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Walnut
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Plastic
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Rush, Mirror
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Mirror
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Adam Style Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
1990s American Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1970s Vintage Mirrors
Chrome
1970s French Vintage Mirrors
Brass, Iron
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Rope, Mirror
Late 20th Century American American Colonial Mirrors
Mirror, Maple
1970s French Vintage Mirrors
Steel, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Goatskin
1980s Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s English Vintage Mirrors
Wicker, Mirror
1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Mirrors
Zebra Hide, Mirror
1980s French Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1990s American Modern Mirrors
Hardwood
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Cork
1970s Irish Georgian 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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