Mirrors
Late 20th Century Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Raffia, Rattan
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Nutwood
1990s American Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1890s French Victorian Antique Mirrors
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Biedermeier Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Silver Leaf
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century European Biedermeier Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Nutwood
1880s French Japonisme Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
19th Century English Antique Mirrors
Rope, Glass
Late 20th Century Mirrors
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Mirror
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Composition
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Composition
19th Century Regency Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Mirrors
Glass, Resin, Wood
1890s Victorian Antique Mirrors
Oak
19th Century Regency Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed, Wood
1990s American Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Aluminum
1820s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Steel
Late 20th Century American Rococo Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Chrome
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Mirrors
Walnut, Lacquer, Mirror
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Composition
1890s Austrian Hollywood Regency Antique Mirrors
Pewter
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Crystal, Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Mirror
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1870s French French Provincial Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1870s French French Provincial Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Plastic
1970s Brutalist Vintage Mirrors
Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Abalone, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Rattan, Mirror
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1870s French French Provincial Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1980s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Metal
19th Century English Antique Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
Late 19th Century European Antique Mirrors
Velvet
1980s American Neoclassical Vintage Mirrors
Composition
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1980s European Chinoiserie Vintage Mirrors
Metal, Gold Leaf
19th Century English Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gesso, 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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