Mirrors
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Mirrors
Glass, Cut Glass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Composition
1920s Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Crystal
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Nickel
Early 20th Century American Louis XIV Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany, Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
Late 20th Century American Modern Mirrors
Glass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Mirrors
Copper
1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Mirrors
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood, Giltwood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Foam, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Acrylic
1970s Vintage Mirrors
Wicker
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Chrome
Late 20th Century North American French Provincial Mirrors
Hardwood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Agate, Brass
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Mirrors
Wood, Paint
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Marble
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
Early 20th Century American Federal Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Mahogany, Paint
Late 20th Century Chinese Louis XVI Mirrors
Composition
Early 1900s Antique Mirrors
Glass
Early 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1980s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Faux Leather, Milk Glass
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1910s English Renaissance Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Mirrors
Faux Bamboo
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Early 20th Century American Other Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany, Paint
1990s American Mirrors
Paper
1920s German Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
1970s French Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Metal
Early 20th Century Mirrors
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Plastic
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Art Glass, Mirror
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century Adam Style Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
1980s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Plastic
1970s Vintage Mirrors
Glass, 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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