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Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Rare Italian molded oak frame mirror with beveled mirror plate. c1950
Located in London, GB
Elegant molded oak mirror frame and beveled mirror plate. Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani. Rare to find in oak. Most mirrors of this shape were in br...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

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Mirror, Oak

Decorative Faux-Bamboo Gilt Wood Mirror with Printed Floral Decor, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This decorative faux-bamboo mirror is made of gilt wood with printed floral decor. This is a French work/ Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Italian wall mirror with wooden frame, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian wall mirror with wooden frame, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 100 cm; W= 88 cm; D= 7 cm.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Space Age Round Mirror, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Space Age Round Mirror, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Plastic Style: Mid-Century Modern Color: Cream Item Typ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Plastic

Oval Bamboo Mirror, Italy - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Bamboo Mirror, Italy - 1960s. We also have several rectangular versions of the mirror available.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Bamboo, Mirror

French 1960s Oval Pareclose Sunburst Mirror with Honeycomb Patterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French oval pareclose sunburst mirror from the midcentury period, with honeycomb patterns and radiating effects. Created in France during the third quarter of the 20th century, thi...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Figural Mirror Attributed to Frederick Weinberg
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Modernist wall mirror attributed to Frederick Weinberg. This rectangular mirror features a black iron frame depicting animals and figures. Measurements: 24.25" width x 1.5" depth x ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Iron

'Mazarin' Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
'MAZARIN' MIRROR, c. 1955, Signed "Line Vautrin" and numbered "XII" on the back. Black talosel mirror with concave mirrors on the frame. D. 42 cm. D. 16 1/2 in.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Fabric, Mirror, Talosel

Large Pair Of Rectangular Vintage Frosted Translucent Lucite Wall Mirrors
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large pair of rectangular vintage frosted translucent Lucite wall mirrors. Mirrors can be acquired separately or as a pair and measurements can be altered as per buyer request. Cust...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Lucite

Italian Vintage Hexagonal Mirror in Teak, Italy 1960s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This Italian vintage mirror exudes a minimal yet timeless charm, seamlessly blending mid-century aesthetics with modern simplicity. Crafted in rich teak wood, the hexagonal frame add...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Teak

Vintage Oval Veca Beveled Wall Mirror 1960s Italian
By VECA
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern oval beveled Italian wall mirror by Veca circa 1960s. The back is smoke brown mirror with a regular clear mirror on the top (23 H x 17 inches Width). Can be hung...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Smoked Glass, Mirror

Ron Seff Egg Form Bone & Mother of Pearl Inlaid Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Ron Seff egg formed bone and mother of pearl inlaid mirror.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Bone, Mirror, Wood

Large Modernist Table Mirror Vereinigte Werkstätten München attrib. Germany 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Table mirror Producer: attributed to Vereinigte Werkstätten München Münchener Zierspiegel Origin: Germany Material: aluminium, glass, brass Decade: 1950s Desc...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Brass

Contemporary Brass Console Grey Murano Glass, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Contemporary console, full brass and large pieces of grey Murano glass with relief diamond point. Small artisanal workshop. The mirror same model is ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Wall Mirror 'Saturn 155a' Vintage Style 'Glass Frame' Blue
Located in Paris, IDF
Small wall mirror (many models available: different shapes, sizes and colors). "Saturn 155a" blue Measures: 15 x 5 cm. Made from vintage glass bowls...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mirror

Round Mirror with Outward Curved Rosewood Frame, Italy 1960s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This elegant mirror features a stunning rosewood frame that gracefully curves outward, creating a warm and inviting aesthetic. The rich, dark tones of the rosewood add a touch of sop...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Rosewood

Rolex Vintage Table Top Display Mirror Burl Wood 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Rolex burl wood frame adjustable mirror store display. Collectors item from seventies with old logo writing Rolex. A highly collectible piece and a must have for any watch lover or h...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Mirror
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a large vintage Mid-Century Modern mirror by Heywood Wakefield. It has a wood frame with a Champagne finish. It is in good condition for its age, shows some age wear inclu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Italian Octagonal Mirror
Located in London, GB
A walnut octagonal mirror, with its original bevelled mirror glass plate Italy, mid 20th Century
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Vintage Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
An oval acrylic wall mirror made in the 1970s in Italy. The mirror has an oval acrylic design in an amber orange color. Width 26.7" - 68 cm. Height 20" - 51 cm.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Acrylic

Large Neoclassic Full Length Mirror, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
An extaordinary large full lenght wall mirror from the 1950's with a neoclassic design in the manner of Gio Ponti. The glass is in very good c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Mid-Century French Couture Atelier Psyche Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from mid-century France featuring a lacquered black metal structure with brass detailing. The psyche mirror has three panels that open. There is a brass trimmed tray below for...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Brass

Spectacular Backlit Mirror Gilded Brass and Crystal Glass by Palwa, Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high quality gilded Wall Mirror by Palwa (Palme & Walter), Germany, 1970s It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated with hundreds of cut crystal g...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Large Early -Mid 20th c. French Art Deco Giltwood Sunburst Mirror
Located in Wichita, KS
Early to mid 20th century French sunburst mirror in the Art Deco style, three layers of hand-carved rays, original giltwood and mirror plate, circa 1930-50.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Pair of Mid Century Modern Rectangle Walnut Wall Mirrors by John Stuart MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid Century Modern Rectangle Walnut Wall Mirrors by John Stuart MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

MirrLU Lighted Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the MirrLU is a lighted mirror wall fixture crafted in a Classic Mid-Century Modern design. Crafted from hand perforated brass an...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Rectangle Mid Century Modern Cityscape Brutalist Style Frame Wall Mirror MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangle Mid Century Modern Cityscape Brutalist Style Frame Wall Mirror MINT!
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Composition

Vintage French Leather Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from France made with a circular frame covered in brown leather. This unique piece features gold leafed accents and a central circular mirror.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Brazilian Designer, Wall Mirror, Gonçalo Alves, Brass, Brazil, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-carved Gonçalo Alves wood and brass wall mirror designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1970s. The mirror glass presents with light to moderate discoloration. Dimensions: 41.125...
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1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Large Decorative Silver Leaf Mirror
Located in Cambridge, US
Italy, ca. 1950s. A fantastic wall mirror with great scale and presence. Features an undulating and stepped / scalloped wood frame finished in silver leaf with various gold and silve...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Silver Leaf

Illuminated mirror Italy 50'
Located in Hannover, DE
Very rare! A wall mirror with indirect lighting. Designed by Ernest Igl in the 1950s and made in Italy. The frame contains 4 x E14 light bulbs (max. 40W). The mirror frame and base...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Sheet Metal

Midcentury Long Teak Wall Mirror, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Teak

"Signed" Karl Springer Large Brass & Tessellated Stone Wall Mounted Mirror 1980s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, large, tall and very rare 'signed' domed or curved top Mid-Century brass and tessellated stone wall-mounted / hung vanity or hallway bevelled edged mirror by legendary Germ...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Stone, Brass

French Modern Neoclassical Steel & Tin Sunburst Wall Mirror, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
An Iconic French Modern Neoclassical 1940s hand hammered steel and tin rectangular wall mirror in the form a sunburst in the style of Gilbert Poillerat. Poillerat was the most import...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Steel

1960s Rattan and Bamboo Oval Wall Mirror by Franco Albini
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This very decorative mirror was made in Italy in 1960s. It is typical of this period design and is all original. It was all handcrafted and is in perfect condition. It has got a beau...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror

Vintage Oval Wall Mirror, Czechoslovakia, 1970's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Mirror in a plastic oval frame, can be hung vertically or horizontally. It shows signs of use, there is an aging patina on the mirror Original condition
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Plastic

1970s German Hillebrand Leuchten Illuminated Back Lit Glass Wall Mirror
Located in London, GB

1970s German, Hillebrand Lighting, illuminated, backlit, lucite-framed, circular, mirrored-glass wall mirror.   The ...

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Metal

Fine Shield Shape Carved Light Walnut Mirror c1940s MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine Shield Shape Carved Light Walnut Mirror c1940s MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Attributed to Romeo Rega Mid-Century Modern Italian Bicolor Wall Mirror, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Large Mid-Century Modern Two-Tone Wall Mirror with Brass Frame, Attributed to Romeo Rega, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Aluminum Frame Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful mid century mirror with a thick aluminum frame. Great addition to amplify your space. Wire and brackets ready for both portrait or landscape positions.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Midcentury Wall Mirror in Red and Blue with Yellow Ribbon, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful und unique Italian mid-century wall mirror with yellow hanging ribbon. Made in Italy in the 1950s. The mirror is most probably inside made of chestnut and have been covered by an artisan with a red and blue cord and hung on a wall hook with a wide yellow ribbon...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Cord, Chestnut

1970s Teak Wall Mirror, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of wear - frame made of teak wood
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Teak

Woven Rattan Wall Mirror by Umbra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking, Italian-style wall mirror in stained woven rattan designed by Matt Carr for Umbra (ca. 2001, Canada). Excellent condition with only light patina/wear to the rattan. H: 24" ...
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Early 2000s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Rattan, Mirror

Italian Mid-Century Nictea Chandelier by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern nickel-plated brass and glass Nictea chandelier by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1960, brand present. Nictea model chandelier, in nickel-plated brass an...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Large-Scale Circular Tessellated Bone Mirror by Jimeco ltda
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant, large-scale, tessellated bone wall mirror by Jimeco ltda.
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1980s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Bone

Georges Rousset, Free-form mirror, France 1960
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Free-form monoxyle mirror by Georges Rousset, France 1960. Georges Rousset (1923-2001) is a painter and sculptor from Aude (Midi of France). Some of his works can be seen in the fine...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Padouk

Large Jansen Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Large Jansen mirror in brass and nickel-plated brass, the narrow mirror like surround in between the brass trims is nickel-plated brass.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Illuminated mirror by Hillebrand model Gothenburg
Located in Hannover, DE
A wall mirror with indirect lighting from the German manufacturer Hillebrand Lighting. It was manufactured in the 1970s. The frame accommodates 8 E14 light bulbs (max. 40W). The mirr...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Sheet Metal

Large 1970s Bamboo Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large 1970s bamboo mirror, inset mirror measures 37" x 29".
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Bamboo, Reed, Mirror, Willow

Lane Brutalist Mid Century Oak Mirror, Set
Located in Countryside, IL
Lane Brutalist mid century oak mirror - set These mirrors measures: 28.5 wide x 1 deep x 47 inches high ?All pieces of furniture c...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Oak

Mid-Century Italian Brass Framed Wall Mirror, 1950s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Italian Brass Framed Mirror, 1950s A stunning mid-century brass framed 'shield' shaped mirror in the style of Gio Ponti. Wooden back. Ital...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Wall Mirror Golden Beech Clover Leaf 1960s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Vintage wall mirror clover leaf shape by Lachmair 1960s Vienna. A stunning wall mirror in clover leaf shape with golden beech frame and high quality mirror glass ...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Beech

Venini hand mirror twisted glass. c1930
Located in London, GB
Really beautiful. Rare, Venini (probably), hand mirror. Pale pink twisted rope glass. The mirror has some minimal age marks. Mirror is framed with a brass rim and the pink twist...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Large 'Circulaire' Mirror in Tan Leather for GUBI
Located in Glendale, CA
Jacques Adnet Large 'Circulaire' Mirror in Tan Leather for GUBI Designed in 1950 by Jacques Adnet and executed in leather, brass, and glass. The 'Circulaire' mirror was the result of a partnership Adnet formed with the exclusive French fashion house Hermès...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Wood Wave Mirror. Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
wood wave wall mirror, italian design handmade artisanal contemporary work in the mood of Mid-Century Modern brasilian design, Ico Parisi, Cesare Lacca, Gio Ponti, Franco Campo and ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Large Theodore and Alexander Faux Horn Mirror with Brass Accents
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Massive and striking Faux Horn with crisp polished brass corners. Surrounding a fully beveled glass with excellent reflecting properties. Dimension: 54" wide x 82" high Condition:...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Clean Lined Walnut Mirror by Kipp Stewart for Drexel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined walnut mirror by Kipp Stewart for Drexel, American, circa 1950s. Retains it's warm original patina. Has been cleaned and Danish oiled. Can be hung vertically or horizonta...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Karl Springer Mid-Century Modern Round Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Modern round mirror wall mirror with small brick design veneer and large bevelled form frame with a brass keystone top. (attributed to KARL SPRINGER)
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Modern mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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. If you’re looking to add vintage mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, wall decorations, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, mirror and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Cristal Arte, Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand, and Sergio Mazza. 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. Prices for mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $61 and tops out at $165,000 while the average work can sell for $2,400.

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