Mirrors
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Porcelain, Wood
2010s British Organic Modern Mirrors
Aluminum
2010s European Other Mirrors
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
20th Century North American Brutalist Mirrors
Steel
Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Mirrors
Wood
2010s Italian Mirrors
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Pewter
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Mirrors
Glass
2010s British Modern Mirrors
Brass
Early 19th Century Spanish Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Mirrors
Oak
1880s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Pine
2010s German Organic Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Burl
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Mirror, Reed, Rattan, Cane
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
2010s British Minimalist Mirrors
Stainless Steel
20th Century Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Composition
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mirrors
Ceramic, Wood
1970s French Vintage Mirrors
Wicker, Glass
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Aluminum, Magnets
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Crystal, Brass
1980s Malaysian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Pine
2010s Italian Other Mirrors
Art Glass, Murano Glass
2010s British Mirrors
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass, Iron
1920s English Vintage Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror
20th Century Mirrors
Pine
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Rattan, Glass
1960s French Vintage Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
1860s French Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Mirrors
Murano Glass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Opal
2010s British Organic Modern Mirrors
Brass
20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Giltwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Glass
1970s Swedish Vintage Mirrors
Pine
2010s Italian Other Mirrors
Mirror, Murano Glass
2010s British Organic Modern Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Mirrors
Brass
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Resin, Fiberglass, 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.
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