Mirrors
1880s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Crystal
1940s French Vintage Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware, Mirror, Wood
2010s American Directoire Mirrors
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Marble, Brass, Metal
Late 18th Century American Chinese Chippendale Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1950s Swedish Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mirrors
Brass
1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Mirror
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Wrought Iron
2010s British Organic Modern Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Marble, Brass, Metal
2010s German Art Deco Mirrors
Aluminum, Magnets
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
1970s French Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mirrors
Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Mirrors
Glass, Walnut
2010s Colombian Mirrors
Cast Stone
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal, Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Mirrors
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Composition, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Wrought Iron
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Oak
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Giltwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Cane, Rattan, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Mirrors
Ceramic
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Silver
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Leather, Mirror
1950s French Vintage Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Oak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1990s American Mirrors
Iron
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror, Cane
1950s French Baroque Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s British Mirrors
Brass
19th Century French Other Antique 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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