Mirrors
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
20th Century North American Brutalist Mirrors
Steel
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mirrors
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
1940s Italian Rococo Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Bohemian Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Mirrors
Iron
1930s French Vintage Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
2010s Italian Renaissance Mirrors
Glass
1960s Italian Chinoiserie Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Revival Mirrors
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2010s Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s American Mirrors
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1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
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2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s British Mirrors
Mirror
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Shell
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Mirrors
Metal
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
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Mirror, Teak
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Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Mirrors
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Early 20th Century Unknown Adam Style Mirrors
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2010s British Mirrors
Aluminum
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Mirrors
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
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Mirror, Wood
2010s British Modern Mirrors
Mirror
2010s British Mirrors
Brass
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Mirrors
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2010s British Mirrors
Stainless Steel
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror, Terracotta, Pottery
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Mirrors
Glass
Early 20th Century French Empire Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Oak, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror, Bamboo, Wicker
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Glass
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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