Mirrors
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century American Antique Mirrors
Mirror
Late 19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Ebony, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1840s Baltic Antique Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century First Empire Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Walnut
1950s French Vintage Mirrors
Talosel
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1810s Italian Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
1820s Italian Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century American Chippendale Antique Mirrors
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1880s French Antique Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century European Mirrors
Brass
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Mirrors
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Mirrors
Glass, Art Glass, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Mirrors
Mirror
20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Mirrors
Iron
19th Century American George III Antique Mirrors
Wood
1860s French Antique Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mirrors
Glass, Paint, Wood
19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s South African Minimalist Mirrors
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
20th Century Italian Mirrors
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
2010s British Organic Modern Mirrors
Bronze, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass, Metal
1880s Italian Romantic Antique Mirrors
Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Brass
1980s American Modern Vintage Mirrors
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1970s Italian Other Vintage Mirrors
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
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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