Mirrors
1880s French Folk Art Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Silver Leaf
1890s French Antique Mirrors
Walnut
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Pine, Paint
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Parchment Paper
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Bronze
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Fir
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Wood
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Pine, Paint
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1940s Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Rustic Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
1890s American Eastlake Antique Mirrors
Wood
1880s Belle Époque Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
1890s Austrian Folk Art Antique Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1880s American Federal Antique Mirrors
Plaster
1890s Antique Mirrors
Walnut
1880s European Belle Époque Antique Mirrors
Stucco, Wood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Marble
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Bronze
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Mirrors
Ceramic
1940s Spanish Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Mirrors
Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Antique Mirrors
Rock Crystal, Silver
1940s American Vintage Mirrors
Art Glass, Glass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mirrors
Walnut, Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Mirrors
Bronze
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1940s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Mirrors
Nutwood
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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