Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
Early 19th Century Neoclassic Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany and giltwood neoclassic mirror. Portrait of Classic figure in oval at top with swags to frame. Applied urns as sides and lyre in center, all gilt as well as around mirror....
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror, Giltwood
Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror With Urn and Garland Crest
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A neoclassical giltwood mirror with an urn and garlands at the crest, this mirror features a meticulously carved frame that exudes sophistication. The gilded finish adds a touch of r...
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20th Century Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair Neoclassical Style Painted and Gilt Wall Mirrors, Mid 20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Great looking pair of Italian Neoclassical style wall mirrors, for hanging over console tables or above mantle piece, or even in a bathr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood
French Silver Leaf Gilt Wall Mirror in Hand Forged Iron, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Silver Leaf gilt wrought iron round mirror with scroll and leaves details, France, 1940s.
Beautiful round hanging walll mirror. Elegant foliage design, hanging from two chains with d...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Pair of Neoclassical Wall or Console Mirrors, Giltwood Carved
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of neoclassical wall or console mirrors. Giltwood pair of Italian wall or console mirrors each having a clear center dome shaped mirror set inside a grouping of smaller mirrors ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Modern Giltwood Mirror
Located in Barcelona, ES
Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror with Green Greek Key
Neoclassical wall mirror with Greek key border, Spain, 1930s-1940s.
Elegant gold gilt carved mirror in neoclassical style. Beautifu...
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20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Neoclassical Gold Gilt Pier Mirror, 2 Section
Located in Wallkill, NY
Wonderful two section neoclassical gold leaf gilt mirror, it retains the original mirror and gold gilt. Measuring 22 inches wide x 43 3/8 inches High x 2 3/4 inches deep, section siz...
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1830s Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical 2 Section Gold Gilt Pier Mirror
Located in Wallkill, NY
Wonderful two section neoclassical gold leaf gilt mirror, it retains the original mirror and gold gilt. Measuring 19 1/8 inches wide x 35 3/8 inches high x 2 3/4 inches deep, Minor w...
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1830s Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Antique Neoclassical Carved and Gilt Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A wide mirror with elaborate crest with center urn decorated with a medallion and goat head and ring handles that support bell flower vines. The urn is raised on a tiered pedestal wi...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique Gilt Frame Pier Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Classic 19th C. American gilt frame mirror, having a nautical themed lithograph top section. The mirror shows general wear, and signs of age and use, specifically as follows, the lit...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
20th C. Neoclassical Style Giltwood Mirror with Cherub and Floral Decoration
Located in Morristown, NJ
An attractive vintage pier/wall mirror that combines gilt-wood elements with the clean and refined lines championed in the neoclassical era. The carved fr...
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1990s American Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Early American Chippendale Style Wall Mirror with Eagle Pediment
Located in Miami, FL
Antique 18th Century Early American Federal Style mahogany frame wall mirror with eagle pediment. Item features carved eagle pediment, nicely carved frame, very nice quality American...
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18th Century American Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Large Neoclassical Style Mahogany and Gilt Beveled Pier Mirror by LaBarge
By LaBarge
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and striking Neoclassical style mirror crafted with gilt palmettes on the cornice and frieze with basket of flowers and leaves. The segmented half column supports turned with...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Grand Antique Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand Antique Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Mirror is a spectacular example of timeless style on a large scale! Stretching over seven feet in width,...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood
Hollywood Regency Gilt Ring Motif Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hollywood Regency gilt ring motif mirror, with inset 35" x 23" beveled mirror, with continuous gilt pierced oval rings.
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20th Century American Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Composition
Custom Neoclassical Style Trumeau Mantel Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
Custom made to sit on the mantel above a fireplace or hung, the trumeau mirror has two mirrors framed in gilt trim and painted grey. The top overhang is also gilt. Can work well in S...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Style Mirror Made from 1750s French Door Frames with Carved Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall painted wood mirror made from mid-18th century French door frames with carved motifs, priced and sold separately. This mirror features an exquisite linear frame, made from Fre...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Continental Carved Neoclassical Grey Painted Shield Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Continental carved neoclassical grey painted shield mirror, with inset 28" x 42" mirror.
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20th Century French Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Maitland-Smith Gilt Hand Carved Mahogany Classical Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large Hand Carved Mahogany and Gilt Maitland-Smith Wood Mirror.
Beautiful classical designed frame with beveled glass. Mahagony with gilt highlights.
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1990s Philippine Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rustic Antique Architectural Neoclassical Style Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A bold and early carved oak wall mirror with an architectural feel, circa 1840. A tall narrow carved natural oak surround for the mirror. A high relief scrolled architrave at top wit...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Oak
French Neoclassical Giltwood and Eglomise Pier Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Neoclassical carved and giltwood frame with églomisé ‘reverse hand-painted glass panels’ at the top, bottom and surrounding periphery, and having original period mirror. In beautiful...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Dutch Neoclassic Giltwood and Reverse Painted Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular giltwood frame with laurel leaf and beaded carved wood decoration and paneled corners with rosettes surrounding an upper reverse glass panel depicting three musical danci...
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1820s Dutch Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Neoclassical Northern Italian Pier Mirror, Mahogany with Ebony and Gilt Bronze
Located in Buchanan, MI
Neoclassical Northern Italian pier mirror, mahogany with ebony and gilt bronze accents.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Northern Italian Neoclasical Walnut Mirror with Giltwood Decoration
Located in Buchanan, MI
A northern Italian neoclassical parcel gilt walnut mirror. Great scale and proportions.
19th century
Height 55 1/4 x width 28 inches.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Biedermeier Fruitwood Pier Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Biedermeier fruitwood pier mirror
19th century
having a molded projecting cornice above a panel carved to show a demilune and a vertical rectangular beveled mirror plate.
Mea...
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Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Satinwood
Italian Console Mirror Having Silver Leaf Eglomise Design by LaBarge
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine Hollywood Regency Italian console mirror having silver leaf and parcel gilt eglomise design by LaBarge.
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Vintage Neoclassical Mahogany Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
The neoclassical dresser or hall mirror is embellished with a pediment of rosewood, a border of giltwood rope pattern and side hangings of bayberry design. The mirror has a wood back...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Mahogany Neoclassical Wall Mirror 19th Century Continental
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful Mahogany Neoclassical Mirror with Ebony accented pediment and bronze appliques above and below the mirror plate. Continental, Circa 1860.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Style Verre Églomisé Overmantel or Console Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical style verre églomisé overmantel mirror. Having three mirror panels flanked by column-form sides this giltwood mirror is meticulously carved and depicts the Hollywood Reg...
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1960s Vintage Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
19th Century Northern European Neoclassical Style Pier Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A early to mid-19th century Northern European walnut pier mirror of rectangular form with a recessed ebonized frieze of applied neoclassical figures with a two plate mirror, the top ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
Italian Beached, Gilt & Polychromed Faux Bamboo Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Beached & Polychromed Faux bamboo mirror, in the Neoclassical style with carved shell cartouche with draped swag, continuous interior pierced tre...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Pine
Vintage Black and Giltwood Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage glass mirror is composed of a black concave outer frame embellished with ribbing that surrounds a giltwood liner. The mirror is wired ...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Neoclassical Style Mahogany Vintage Wall Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage neoclassical style mahogany mirror is embellished at the top with an open panel of carved swags attached to oval shapes. The mirror is framed with a border of beading on either side and ribbing top and bottom. The delicate mirror...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Antique French Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gold gilt neoclassical mirror. Use it for a dressing mirror hall mirror.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Neoclassical pier mirrors and console mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical pier mirrors and console mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.
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