Mirrors
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Mirror
1970s French Vintage Mirrors
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1980s European Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass
1990s Futurist Mirrors
Mirror, Smoked Glass, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Plastic
1970s French Modern Vintage Mirrors
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Mirrors
Mirror
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Copper
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1980s American Modern Vintage Mirrors
Chrome
1970s Italian Other Vintage Mirrors
Glass
1990s Spanish Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Plastic
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Mirrors
Walnut
Late 20th Century Louis XV Mirrors
Gold
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Wood
1920s Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bronze
1980s North American Georgian Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Stainless Steel
1970s French Modern Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Mirrors
Marble, Travertine
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bronze
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Iron
Late 20th Century American Greco Roman Mirrors
Metal, Tin
1990s American Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
1920s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Chippendale Mirrors
Composition
1970s Brutalist Vintage Mirrors
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Plastic
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Crystal, Brass
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Abalone, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
1980s American Neoclassical Vintage Mirrors
Composition
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Mirrors
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1990s American Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Composition
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Mirrors
Walnut, Lacquer, Mirror
Late 20th Century Unknown Mirrors
Wood
1970s American Vintage Mirrors
Chrome
1970s European Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Steel
Late 20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s French Vintage Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
Late 20th Century Philippine Mirrors
Reed, Mirror
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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