Mirrors
20th Century French Louis XIV Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century North American Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Mirrors
Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Mirrors
Iron
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Marble
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Gold Plate
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
1940s Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Mirrors
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Glass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Mirror
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
1980s Spanish Vintage Mirrors
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Regency Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Glass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Mirrors
Bamboo, Mirror
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Glass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Cane, Mirror, Rattan
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Art Glass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Mirror
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Mirrors
Walnut
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Mirror, Resin
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Oak
19th Century French Other Antique Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Mirrors
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
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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