Mirrors
19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Fruitwood
1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Mirrors
Cut Glass, Cherry
19th Century British Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
1930s Tibetan Late Victorian Vintage Mirrors
Wood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Mirrors
Oak
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century British Victorian Antique Mirrors
Bronze
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Resin
Mid-20th Century Victorian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1820s French Empire Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Mirrors
Silver Plate
1960s Victorian Vintage Mirrors
Giltwood
1810s Austrian Empire Antique Mirrors
Spruce
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Mirrors
Walnut, Giltwood
20th Century Belgian Empire Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Mirrors
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Late Victorian Mirrors
Brass
1820s French Empire Antique Mirrors
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Late Victorian Mirrors
Brass
1960s Belgian Empire Vintage Mirrors
Resin
20th Century European Victorian Mirrors
Mirror, Plastic, Velvet
1810s Austrian Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany, Spruce
1880s British Victorian Antique Mirrors
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Pine
1880s English High Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror
1880s English High Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Mirrors
Copper, Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Mirrors
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Mirrors
Brass
1860s British Victorian Antique Mirrors
Wood
20th Century American Victorian Mirrors
Glass, Hardwood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Mirrors
Copper, Steel
1880s Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1920s American Victorian Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s English Victorian Vintage Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Metal
Early 20th Century European Empire Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Empire Antique Mirrors
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Silver Plate
1820s French Empire Antique Mirrors
Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
1980s Empire Vintage Mirrors
Resin, Birdseye Maple
Early 20th Century Victorian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1860s British Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
1920s British Empire Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Porcelain, 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.