Mirrors
1820s Irish George IV Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
2010s Italian Industrial Mirrors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Industrial Mirrors
Steel, Gold Leaf
1820s Georgian Antique Mirrors
Wood
Mid-19th Century Industrial Antique Mirrors
Stained Glass
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Mirrors
Glass
1730s English George II Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Gesso
1820s British George IV Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
20th Century American Industrial Mirrors
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Mirrors
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary English George III Mirrors
Gold
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
2010s English George III Mirrors
Wood
1780s English George III Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century European George III Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
1760s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Mirrors
Glass
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Early 20th Century British Georgian Mirrors
Iron
2010s Italian Industrial Mirrors
Metal
1760s English George II Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Industrial Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Steel
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
1770s George III Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century British George III Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror, Wood
1770s English George III Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century English George II Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary British Industrial Mirrors
Brass
1720s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Bronze
1810s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Brass
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1990s American Industrial Mirrors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Mirrors
Paint, Gesso, Wood
18th Century English George II Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
20th Century American George III Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s American Industrial Mirrors
Cut Steel
18th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Mirrors
Oak
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary British Industrial Mirrors
Brass, Steel
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century English George II Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Industrial Mirrors
Brass, Steel
18th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1720s English George III Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Mid-17th Century English George II Antique Mirrors
Walnut
1810s George III Antique Mirrors
Wood
1770s English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Hardwood, Mirror
20th Century English Georgian Mirrors
Mahogany, Giltwood
1940s English Georgian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary British Industrial Mirrors
Brass, Steel
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
20th Century English Georgian Mirrors
Mirror, 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.