Mirrors
19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1910s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Composition
Mid-19th Century Russian Empire Antique Mirrors
Metal, Brass
1810s French Empire Antique Mirrors
Gesso
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Mirrors
Sterling Silver
1960s Unknown Empire Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1970s Turkish Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Organic Material, Boxwood, Fruitwood, Bentwood, Paint
1950s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Empire Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1790s French Empire Antique Mirrors
Brass, Ormolu
1940s American Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
1950s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Mirrors
Pine
19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Mirrors
Wood
1820s French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
20th Century American Art Nouveau Mirrors
Brass
1950s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1940s French Empire Vintage Mirrors
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
20th Century European Empire Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror
Early 1800s Russian Empire Antique Mirrors
Mahogany, Giltwood, Glass
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s French Empire Vintage Mirrors
Resin
1810s French Empire Antique Mirrors
19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Copper
1840s Danish Empire Antique Mirrors
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Empire Antique Mirrors
Walnut, Wood, Mirror, Mercury Glass
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Mirrors
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Mirrors
Gold
1950s French Empire Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Metal, Brass, Copper
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Pewter
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Mirrors
Mahogany, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
1980s Empire Vintage Mirrors
Resin, Birdseye Maple
1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Resin
19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Marble
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Mirrors
Beech
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Mirrors
Paint, Walnut, Wood, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Mirrors
Wood
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Mirrors
Metal
1950s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Early 19th Century Baltic Empire Antique 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.