Mirrors
1950s Belgian Rococo Vintage Mirrors
Gold Leaf
2010s American Chinoiserie Mirrors
Giltwood, Lacquer
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
Early 19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror, Wicker
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Mirrors
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Mirrors
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Glass, Walnut
20th Century Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century European Rococo Revival Antique Mirrors
Bronze
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
1840s Dutch Neoclassical Revival Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Metal, Iron, Silver Leaf
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood, Wood
2010s Australian Modern Mirrors
Nickel, Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
1960s Chinoiserie Vintage Mirrors
Wood
Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Mirrors
Bronze
20th Century Italian Brutalist Mirrors
Rock Crystal
Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mirrors
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood, Paint
1970s French Vintage Mirrors
Resin
2010s Italian Renaissance Mirrors
Glass
Early 2000s Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Pine, Paint
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English George III Mirrors
Gold, Gold Leaf
2010s English Chippendale Mirrors
Mahogany
20th Century Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
2010s British Mirrors
Mirror
20th Century French Rococo Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1990s Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Mirrors
Marine turtle
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Mirrors
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Resin
1960s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Resin, Wood
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
2010s Mexican Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Fiberglass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Blown Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Plastic
2010s Italian Modern Mirrors
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Wood, Paint
2010s British Modern Mirrors
Mirror
2010s Australian Organic Modern Mirrors
Onyx, Granite
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Mirrors
Mirror, 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.
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