Mirrors
19th Century French Antique Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century British Bohemian Mirrors
Bamboo, Mirror, Cane, Wicker
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
2010s European Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Crystal
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Crystal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal
Late 20th Century Philippine Mirrors
Rattan, Reed, Mirror
2010s British Mirrors
Brass
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Wicker, Raffia, Rattan
2010s American Other Mirrors
Brass, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mirrors
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Brass
20th Century North American Baroque Revival Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Mirrors
Glass
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Aluminum, Magnets
2010s Minimalist Mirrors
Mirror
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Steel
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Mirrors
Brass
1950s European Vintage Mirrors
Rope, Mirror
19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Mirrors
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Metal
2010s British Modern Mirrors
Mirror
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mirrors
Metal
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Late 20th Century Philippine Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary American Mirrors
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Mirrors
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Mirrors
Stainless Steel
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Gold
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Lucite
1970s Philippine Modern Vintage Mirrors
Stone
1970s Swedish Brutalist Vintage Mirrors
Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Onyx, Brass
2010s British Industrial Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Mirrors
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Mirrors
Brass
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Aluminum, Magnets
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mirrors
Giltwood
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Mirrors
Mirror, Paint
2010s Italian Other Mirrors
Murano Glass, Mirror, Art Glass
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mirrors
Mirror
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 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.
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