Mirrors
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century Lebanese Moorish Antique Mirrors
Walnut, Shell, Abalone
Late 19th Century Antique Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Mirrors
Chrome, Steel
1890s Gothic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Mirrors
Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Mirrors
Metal
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Marble, Bronze
1940s North American Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Mirrors
Wood
1940s French Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Late 19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Mirrors
Zinc
1880s English Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Tin, Pewter
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Mirrors
Nutwood, Walnut, Spruce
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Murano Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Mirrors
Brass, Pewter
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1880s European Baroque Antique Mirrors
Brass
1880s Austrian Black Forest Antique Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Wood
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Walnut
1880s French Antique Mirrors
Marble
Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Mirrors
Softwood, Spruce
Late 19th Century Antique Mirrors
Glass
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Mirrors
Brass
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Mirrors
Walnut
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Latvian Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1870s French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Gesso
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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