Mirrors
1830s English William IV Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bronze
1980s American Bohemian Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1870s Antique Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century American Eastlake Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
19th Century European Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Chippendale Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Philippine Mirrors
Bamboo, Mirror
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s American Vintage Mirrors
Steel
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1860s British Victorian Antique Mirrors
Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1870s Swiss Black Forest Antique Mirrors
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
1880s Italian Antique Mirrors
Glass
1870s Swedish Baroque Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Plastic
1880s English Baroque Antique Mirrors
Oak
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1880s English High Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror
1880s Italian Belle Époque Antique Mirrors
Glass
1970s French Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic, Rope
1820s Swedish Karl Johan Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Glass, Giltwood
1880s Antique Mirrors
Wood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
1860s Adam Style Antique Mirrors
Gesso
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Wicker, Rattan, Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Mirrors
Pine
1980s American Queen Anne Vintage Mirrors
Poplar
19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Mirror
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Mirrors
Shagreen
1980s American Modern Vintage Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer
Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Leather, Mirror
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
Late 19th Century American Eastlake Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Rattan, Wood, Willow
Mid-19th Century Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Mirrors
Mirror, Maple
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Lucite
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Murano Glass, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Onyx, Enamel, Ormolu
1980s Italian Empire Vintage Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer, Giltwood, Mirror
1980s Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass, Steel
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Stucco, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique 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.
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