Neoclassical 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
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Floral Wall Mirrors. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian gilt carved wood wall mirrors with ribbons , flanking urns , medallions , & floral swags . Late 18th Century. Mirrors retain the original glass & wood back .
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Assembled Pair of Gilt Framed Wall Mirrors With Sienna Trim and Floral Border
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Early 20th century Assembled Giltwood Wall Mirrors with Floral Borders. Frames are adorned with beautifully detailed floral motif (note: these frames are very similar, same d...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Modern Neoclassical 18 Century Style Venetian /Murano Glass Mirror, Tosi
Located in New York, NY
Large, Elegant Italian 18th century style antiqued and etched Venetian / Murano glass mirrors with subtle coloration and dignified form. These exquisite pieces, by Fratelli Tosi, add...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Architectural Element Made into a Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French neoclassical style architectural element from the 19th century, made into a trumeau mirror. Born in France during the 19th century, this neoclassical style architectural ele...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Double Headed Eagle Mirror with Wings
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite French carved giltwood mirror frame in the form of a crowned bicephalic double-headed eagle. Highly decorative frame with double-headed eagles, symmetric wings encasing the...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Neoclassical Style, Trumeau Mirror, Black Painted Wood, Giltwood, Italy, 20th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical Style, Trumeau Mirror, Black Painted Wood, Giltwood, Italy, 20th C.
An Italian Neoclassical-style trumeau wall mirror with original black paint and giltwood swag and ur...
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1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Oval Brass Mirror surrounded by a Cord In the style of Maison Bagués.
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice oval mirror is made of brass and is surrounded by a Cord Decorated with 2 Pompoms. This is a French work In the style of Maison Bagués. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
John Widdicomb Neoclassical Painted and Gold Gilt Large Wall Mirror, 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical or Louis XVI style wall mirror
By John Widdicomb
USA, Circa 1950s
Carved cherry wood frame, with original cream painted and gold gilt finish.
Meas...
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Cherry, Paint
Pair of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Mirrors or Sconces
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful pair of 18th Century Italian giltwood Neoclassical mirrors or sconces.
Circa 1780.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Modern Fontana Arte Style Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Fontana Arte Style Mirror.
Outstanding Italian reverse decorated style mirror in the style of Pietro Cheisa for Fontana Arte. This fabulous Itali...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Carved Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror with Corinthian Columns and Acanthus Leaves
Located in Miami, FL
Offered for sale is an ornate heavily carved European giltwood mirror. The sides of this elegant frame have fluted columns with carved Corinthian capitals and bases. The upper and lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$895 Sale Price
47% Off
Gilt Silvered Hand Forged Iron Mirror with Foliage Details
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
$2,813 Sale Price
20% Off
Group of 4 Spanish Neoclassic Ebonized & Painted Mirrors, early 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each frame of rectangular form and ebonized with molded inner and outer edges, the frames having hand stenciled decorations at the corners and centers of each sides
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Neoclassical Large Parcel Giltwood Mirror
Located in Astoria, NY
Neoclassical large parcel giltwood mirror. In good antique condition. Wear consistent with age and use.
Dimensions: 36.5" H x 55" W.
Dealer: S138XX.
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$350 Sale Price
58% Off
21st Century Neoclassical Style Italian Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Mirror
Located in Cagliari, IT
Exceptional Neoclassical style hand-carved mirror. The lacquering in antique ivory and antique gold was done by hand, the whole mirror has been decorated in order to make an antique ...
Category
2010s Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Antique Gilt Wood French Mirror
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Neoclassical gilt wall mirror
Size: 23” W x 45-1/2” H
Condition: minor repairs, frame and carvings are solid and ready to hang.
Mirr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Hexagonal Gild Wood Mirror " à Parclose " With Oriental Details, France 70
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine hexagonal parclose and beveled mirror.
Oriental details on each corner.
Paper label on the back.
France 1970.
Category
1970s European Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, 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...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Antique Italian Neo Classic Wall Mirrors with Trompe L'oeil
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of Italian wall mirrors crafted in wood with an ebonized parcel gilt finish and featuring trompe l'oeil style hand painted panels with urns and medallions.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint
George III Style Giltwood Girandole Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
In the style of Robert Adam. Urn form finial with leaf tip swags and scrolls over an oval beveled mirror and a pair of candle arms flanked by leaves and seed pods terminating on urns...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Other
Antique American Classical Empire Balustrade Form Giltwood Wall Mirror C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique American Classical Empire Balustrade Form Giltwood Wall Mirror with Rosette Corners C18...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Classical Empire First Finish Eglomise & Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique American Classical Empire Balustrade Form Eglomise Giltwood Wall Mirror with Rosette Co...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Silver Gilt Embossed Foilate Wall Mirror with Ebonized Frame, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian silver gilt embossed foilate wall mirror with an ebonized checkered frame, four canted side mirrors, flanking corner medallions, and retains the ...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Silver
'Libertine' Full Length Mirror in American Walnut
By Asa Pingree
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large and luxurious, the Libertine mirror stands lightly on its tapered legs. Leave it open in the ‘compass’ position, or fold it flat to lean against t...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
$3,040 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Trumeau Mirror by Palladio
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Neoclassical Italian Trumeau Mirror by Palladio. The design consists of an opposing pair of Griffins with a large urn centerpiece. A natural warm wood finish with gilt accents.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Finely Carved Round Florentine Polychromed & Gilt Lemon, Laurel Wood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Finely Carved Round Florentine Polychromed & Gilt Lemon & Leaf Motif Mirror, Italy, 1900s
A beautiful, finely carved Florentine round mirror, craft...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
1960s Italian Neo-Classical Style Carved Giltwood Floral and Urn Motif Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely 1960s Italian neo-classical style carved giltwood floral and urn motif mirror. It is both ivory paint and gilt. It is in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Continental Neoclassical Silver on Copper Ribbon Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-century Continental Neoclassical Silver on Copper Ribbon Mirror
European, 19th century
This magnificent 19th-century Continental Neoclassical oval mirror...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Copper
$3,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Neo-Classical Style Carved Giltwood and Terracotta Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a special piece! It is an Italian neo-classical style mirror with a wonderful carved lion pediment. The rococo style appliqués are terracotta. It is in very good condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Terracotta, Mirror, Giltwood
Large Multi-Facets Mirror with Brass Garlands. French Work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large mirror is made of multi-facets mirrors with brass garlands. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Swedish Neoclassical Style 19th Century Mirror with Doves Perched on an Urn
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish neoclassical style painted and carved wooden mirror from the 19th century, with doves on an urn motif. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this neoclassical style pa...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique French Eglomise Mirror with Gilded Leaves Frame
Located in South Salem, NY
Rectangular wall mirror within a gilt carved frame, originating in France circa late 19th century. Hand-carved frame is richly decorated with curling acanthus leaves and olive leaves...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Italian, Lucca, Early Neoclassic Period Carved Tall Giltwood Mirror, Late 18th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having an interior rectangular frame with a furrowed molded edge and an original two-piece mirrorplate, the inner frame surmounted by a Prince of Wales finial and leaf-form swags, fl...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Dressing Table Mirror in highly figured maple. Early 1800s.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
This is a lovely dressing table mirror from early 1800. It is made in highly figured American maple veneer and solids. Parts of the frame are American spruce.
Because of the unique ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gilt Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful pair of intricately carved gilt wood Italian neoclassical mirrors featuring carved flowers, leaves and urns.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
$24,000 / set
Pair French Neoclassic Painted Trumeau Mirrors, mid 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Originally built into the wall, Antique Trumeau mirrors have been the choice of aristocracy for centuries and for top designers in the 21st century as well. This particular couple were probably once a part of a much larger collection since the dimensions are slightly off as they were not machine made. The greek mythological paintings...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Pine
Neoclassical Swag Gilt Gesso Mirrored Frame Wall Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
A Neoclassical Swag Gilt Gesso Mirrored Frame Wall Mirror. Heavy frame with wood backing. Measures 46" in width and 44" in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
$1,396 Sale Price
30% Off
19th c. Italian Neoclassical Gold Gilt Wood Original Overmantle Mirror
Located in Wichita, KS
A rare and exceptional early 19th century Italian Neoclassical period, original giltwood mirror elaborately carved with inspiration from Ancient Rome,...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$17,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Flame Mahogany & Ebonized Gilt Wall Mirror with Original Glass, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian flame / crotch mahogany wall mirror with flanking ebonized columns, gilt capitals, arched cartouche and resting on a carved molded rectangular block edge. Mirror retains the ...
Category
1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Ebony, Mahogany, Giltwood
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...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Neoclassical Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair neoclassical Mirrors. Pair mahogany gilt and painted with mercury glass in the neoclassical Italian Empire style. Soberly framed with gilt insert bordering mirror plate topped b...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
$12,800
Antique French Neoclassical Style Gold Gilt Gesso Arrow & Wreath Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Neoclassical Style Gold Gilt Gesso Frame "Arrow & Wreath" Wall Mirror. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 49" H x 27" W x 1" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood
Antique Italian Neoclassical Brass Pier Mirror Long And Narrow Proportions
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian Early 20th Century Neoclassical Brass Pier Mirror
Excellent condition commensurate of age
Please message for a destination specific shipping quote.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Pair of Swedish Early 20th Century Gilded and Painted Mirrors with Draped Swags
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of painted and gilded Swedish mirrors from the early 20th century. This pair of Swedish mirrors feature a rather linear profile softened...
Category
20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
19th Century Neoclassical Mirror in Gold Giltwood and Gesso, Antique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century neoclassical mirror in gold giltwood and gesso with a bezelled mirror in mercury.
Measures: H 125cm, L 83cm, P 8.5cm.
Category
1870s French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully carved and gilded neoclassical French mirror.
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
18th Century Carved Gold Gilt Wood Floral Swags Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Beautiful and charming later 18th century mirror, the frame in carved gilt wood, with very unusual and intricately carved floral swags to the front that s...
Category
1780s French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Bronze and Wrought Iron Mirror Attributed to René Prou, France 1937
By René Prou
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant wrought iron mirror with fine bronze details.
Attributed to René Prou.
Around 1938.
Litt: similar bronze details in "les décorateurs des années 40" by Bruno Foucart- Norma...
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
$1,411 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Bilboa Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
With urn and flower crest over an oval portrait. Mirror set in a marble frame with giltwood details.
Category
1820s Spanish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Marble
$2,850
Vintage Marge Carson Platinum Leafed Neoclassical Wall Mirror
By Marge Carson
Located in Hanover, MA
Marge Carson "Corinthian Mirror" Item No. C017.
64 inches high by 50 inches wide this is an extremely well constructed mirror (and quite heavy) prod...
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Platinum
Italian Neoclassic Style White and Gray Painted Bow Pediment Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic-style (20th Century) white painted and grey trimmed wall mirror with a pediment designed with a carved bow knot and arrow motif.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
1920s Irving & Casson Curly Maple Fluted Wall Mirror With Floral Basket Crest
By Irving & Casson
Located in West Chester, PA
An amazing antique solid curly maple wall mirror featuring a fluted frame detailed in black enamel with a carved floral basket crest. Mirror view 25.25”w x 29.625”h.
Custom made by ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Birdseye Maple, Paint
Vintage Regency Gilt Eglomise Mirror
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your decor with this exquisite Vintage Regency Gilt Eglomise Mirror, a timeless piece that exudes elegance and historical charm. Featuring a beautifully hand-painted eglomise...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Brass Wall Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Neoclassical style mirror is in original condition and extra ordinary look and quality made.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
$1,950 Sale Price
35% Off
A Niermann Weeks Designed in Swedish Neoclassical Style Mirror, 5 Ft Tall
Located in Atlanta, GA
This vintage mirror, by American creator/manufacturer Niermann Weeks, has been designed in a Swedish Neoclassical style. The mirror features a profile bust of Caesar within the top c...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Trumeau Mirror Ca 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
Finely ornamented, large Italian Neoclassic Style Italian Trumeau mirror. Patinated beige lacquer antiqued by age, combines with gold giltwood details to create a grande & impressive...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$13,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Classical Maitland-Smith Gilt Hand Carved Mahogany Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large Hand Carved Mahogany and Gilt Maitland-Smith Wood Mirror.
Beautiful classical designed frame with beveled glass. Adorned with swags, rosettes, florals and a central urn. Hand c...
Category
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,631 Sale Price
25% Off
Green Painted Continental Eglomise Mirror with Neoclassical Decoration
Located in Essex, MA
A green-painted continental eglomise wall mirror with black column supports and gilded hoof feet. It is decorated at the top with crossed gilt arrows and qu...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French Silvered Gilt wood Hand-Painted Framed Trumeau Wall Mirror
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of French sophistication with this exquisite trumeau wall mirror. Crafted with meticulous artistry, it features stunning silvered and gilt ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror, Paint
Neoclassical mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical 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, tables, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Carpanese Home Italia, Deknudt, Friedman Brothers, and LaBarge. 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 $190 and tops out at $198,000 while the average work can sell for $3,489.