Mirrors
1930s English Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
2010s German Organic Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mirrors
Brass
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1930s French Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1950s Vintage Mirrors
Shagreen
2010s Italian Mirrors
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mirrors
Brass
1940s American Chippendale Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Maple
2010s Italian Mirrors
Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Mirrors
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
Early 20th Century American Louis XIV Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany, Paint
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Alabaster
2010s British Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
2010s German Organic Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1920s German Vintage Mirrors
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mirrors
Brass
1950s Swedish Vintage Mirrors
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1860s French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
20th Century Spanish Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Rococo Revival Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Mirrors
Iron
1960s Vintage Mirrors
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Shell
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Acrylic
1880s Rococo Revival Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Murano Glass
Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Mirrors
Hardwood, Plaster
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Mirrors
Metal, Gold Leaf
Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Wood, Paint
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American George II Mirrors
Resin
Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
1930s American Vintage Mirrors
Wood
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Marble, Brass
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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