Mirrors
18th Century English Rococo Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century Italian Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
1960s Swedish Vintage Mirrors
Wood, Burl
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Copper
1960s Swedish Vintage Mirrors
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Crystal, Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mirrors
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Elm
1950s Swedish Vintage Mirrors
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan
19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1930s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Parchment Paper
2010s Dutch Mirrors
Wool, Mirror
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Murano Glass
1970s Swedish Vintage Mirrors
Leather, Pine
2010s Dutch Mirrors
Wool, Mirror
1950s Vintage Mirrors
Mahogany
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Teak
1930s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Italian Mirrors
Resin, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1940s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Mirrors
Aluminum
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Copper
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mirrors
Aluminum
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Mirrors
Pine
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Mirrors
Pine
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Teak
1930s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Mirrors
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Mirrors
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Murano Glass
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Parchment Paper
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Mirrors
Porcelain, Wood, Mirror
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
2010s French Mirrors
Mirror
1930s Swedish Vintage Mirrors
Walnut
1940s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan
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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