Mirrors
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Steel
20th Century Italian Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Gold Leaf
2010s British Modern Mirrors
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
20th Century French Mirrors
Wood
1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Late 19th Century Unknown Adirondack Antique Mirrors
Oak
19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century French Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Belgian Mirrors
Oak
20th Century Italian Mirrors
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
20th Century French Louis XVI Mirrors
Stucco, Wood
19th Century French Other Antique Mirrors
Glass
1950s British Victorian Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Mirrors
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Mirrors
Fruitwood
1950s French Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Metal
Late 20th Century Adam Style Mirrors
Shell, Mirror
1970s Vintage Mirrors
Rattan
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Mirrors
Giltwood, Resin
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Mirrors
Reed, Mirror
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Mirrors
Composition
1920s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Other Mirrors
Hardwood, Mirror
1980s German Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
2010s Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Stainless Steel
2010s Turkish Organic Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s British Minimalist Mirrors
Stainless Steel
2010s Turkish Organic Modern Mirrors
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
19th Century English Antique Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
1770s German Baroque Antique Mirrors
Wood
1980s Spanish Modern Vintage Mirrors
Leather, Wood
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1950s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
2010s Turkish Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
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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