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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Austrian Country Antique Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
Early 1900s Indian Antique Mirrors
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Multi-gemstone, Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Spanish Chinoiserie Mirrors
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
1960s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Murano Glass
1840s Italian Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Plastic
20th Century Spanish Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Mirrors
Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Brutalist Mirrors
Pine
Early 20th Century Unknown Adam Style Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Crystal, Chrome
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Silver Leaf
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Stainless Steel
20th Century Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Poplar
1950s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1890s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Mirrors
Sandalwood
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Composition
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Mirrors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
2010s Italian Other Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Mirrors
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1970s German Space Age Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Mirrors
Brass
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Aluminum
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Rosewood, Pottery, Mirror
1920s French Jugendstil Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Mirrors
Oak
Early 20th Century Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Mercury Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Mirrors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
2010s Italian Other Mirrors
Mirror, Murano Glass
1980s American Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Mirrors
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Mirrors
Pine, Walnut
1940s Italian Rococo Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century American Chinoiserie Mirrors
Brass
20th Century American Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Marble, Brass, Metal
1990s American Regency Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
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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