Mirrors
Late 20th Century French Modern Mirrors
Mother-of-Pearl, Resin
1940s North American Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
1920s French Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American George II Mirrors
Resin
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mirrors
Aluminum, Brass
1940s European Baroque Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Bog Wood
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Teak
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Wood
Late 18th Century American Chinese Chippendale Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
2010s British Organic Modern Mirrors
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Federal Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Marble, Nickel, Metal
2010s British Modern Mirrors
Mirror
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mirrors
Brass
18th Century American Chippendale Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Brass
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Porcelain, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 2000s European Modern Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century French Victorian Antique Mirrors
Glass, Wood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Ceramic
2010s British Mirrors
Copper
2010s Italian Other Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
19th Century French Other Antique Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Marble, Nickel, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century North American Louis XV Mirrors
Glass, Plastic
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Paint, Giltwood, Wood
Early 20th Century American Victorian Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
2010s Italian Other Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Mirrors
Wood, Mirror, Gesso
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Glass, Plastic
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Murano Glass
1990s Unknown Other Mirrors
Wood
Late 20th Century Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
2010s Italian Other Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano 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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