Mirrors
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1940s American Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Mirrors
Teak, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Mirrors
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Nutwood
2010s Italian Art Deco Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s North American Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Fiberglass
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mirrors
Composition
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s Italian Other Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1960s Italian Louis XV Vintage Mirrors
Walnut
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
20th Century French Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Louis XV Mirrors
Gold
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Mirrors
Walnut, Spruce
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Post-Modern Mirrors
Brass, Silver Leaf
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Rattan, Cane, Mirror
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Aluminum
1940s Spanish Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror, Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mirrors
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Mirrors
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Mirrors
Mirror
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Mirrors
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Mirror, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic, Glass, Mirror
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Mirrors
Wood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bronze, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Mirrors
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Plastic, Mirror
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Mirrors
Mirror
1940s Vintage Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Composition
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Mirrors
Bronze
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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