Mirrors
1970s Irish Georgian Vintage Mirrors
Glass
Mid-20th Century Industrial Mirrors
Brass
19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 18th Century George II Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
2010s Italian Industrial Mirrors
Iron
1770s English George III Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1920s Belgian Industrial Vintage Mirrors
Iron
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
2010s American Industrial Mirrors
Steel
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Glass, Satinwood, Hardwood
2010s British Georgian Mirrors
Hardwood
20th Century Georgian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Burl
20th Century French Industrial Mirrors
Metal
20th Century French Industrial Mirrors
Metal
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Mirrors
Walnut
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1970s Irish Georgian Vintage Mirrors
Copper
1930s American George III Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1790s English George III Antique Mirrors
Pine, Mahogany, Mirror
1760s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Early 19th Century George III Antique Mirrors
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century British George III Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century Georgian Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century American Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
20th Century French Industrial Mirrors
Metal
2010s British Industrial Mirrors
Stainless Steel
20th Century French Industrial Mirrors
Iron
1880s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s Irish Georgian Vintage Mirrors
Rock Crystal, Copper
18th Century English George I Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1860s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century American Georgian Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Pine
18th Century Northern Irish George II Antique Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
1860s Scottish George I Antique Mirrors
Brass
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Amboyna
19th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Industrial Mirrors
Pine
Early 1900s British George II Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1760s Irish George III Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1850s English George II Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1980s English George II Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s Irish Georgian Vintage Mirrors
Rock Crystal, Copper
Early 20th Century French Industrial Mirrors
Metal, Zinc
1760s British Georgian Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Irish George III Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Walnut
1740s English George II Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Mirrors
Brass
18th Century American George III Antique Mirrors
Wood
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.