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.
Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.
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Style: Neoclassical
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Essex, MA
Each crest with ostrich plume and pair of exotic birds flanked by two handled urns over a mirror plate with outer mirror bands, the base with leaf swag flanked by leaf pendants. Thes...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$15,000 / set
19th Century Large & Heavy Floor Mirror in Solid and Walnut Veneer Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 1800, large and heavy entrance floor mirror, in solid and walnut veneer, wax polished. Original mirror era.
Measures cm: H 185, W 91, D 8.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Pair of 19th C. Italian Door Surrounds w/ Antique Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Monumental 19th Century Italian Door Surround Mirrors with Antique Glass.
This striking pair of monumental mirrors began their lives as 19th century Italian door surrounds, l...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Handsome Mahogany & Ebonized Theodore Alexander Ellie Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome beautifully made designer mirror having rich mahogany and ebonized wood frame with a nod to Neoclassicism.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Large 19th century earthenware mirror unique piece French ceramic
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large 19th century earthenware mirror. Exceptional workmanship for this unique piece. Beautiful decoration all around the mirror. Very fine vintage condition, with traces of age and ...
Category
1890s French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Brass Table Mirror
By Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian brass beveled round mirror in style of Ico Paricsi. Adjustable position great for the vanity table or jewelry store.
Base is 7.2 diameter.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
LATE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL PAIR OF MIRRORS WITH ENGRAVED GLASS
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful pair of neoclassical mirrors with frames made of larch wood, finely carved and gilded. The frames feature intricate decorations ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Sunburst Mirrors
Located in Miami, FL
Two pairs available of signed convex mirrors from Belgium.
Size of the convex mirror inside: 12" diameter.
From a hotel in nice on the French Riviera.
Priced by pair.
Category
20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Iron
$2,100 / set
Neoclassical tole Giltwood and Mahogany Ornamental Trumeau or Mantle Mirror
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Neoclassical tole Giltwood and Mahogany Ornamental Trumeau or Mantle Mirror. Ornately carved mahogany giltwood mirror. Top features a raised mounted classic urn crest. From the urn, ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Neoclassic Style White and Gold Painted Floral Design Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic-style (20th Century) white painted and gilt trimmed rectangular wall mirror with fluted sides and an upper section with carved floral designs and a small oval inse...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Pair of Italian Neoclassical Carved and Giltwood Mirrors
Located in IT
18th century, pair of Italian neoclassical carved and giltwood mirrors
Size H 70 x W maximum 50 x W 43.5 frame x D 3.
The pair of delightful mirrors was made in south of Italy (Sicily) in the neoclassical period, towards the end of the 18th century. They are composed of a box frame, in carved wood...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Rustic Antique Neoclassical Style Pier Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elemental carved oak Pier Mirror with an Architectural feel. Ca, 1840. A tall narrow carved natural oak surround for the mirror. A high relief scrolled architrave at top with cent...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Giltwood and Iron Giranoles / Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Neoclassic (18th/19th Century) giltwood wall mirrors / girandoles with two wrought iron arms with lights at the bottoms. (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Early 19th Century Continental Neoclassical Giltwood Sconce Mirrors
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of early 19th century continental sconce mirrors with original early glass and original gilding. Two arm sconces for candles. Great size and wo...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech, Giltwood
Regency Rectangular Handcrafted Gold Foil Wood Mirror Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted carved Regency Style wood mirror covered in gold foil.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Neoclassic Giltwood Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
With original gilding. The top decorated with a pair of dolphins. Overall beautifully carved and gilded guilloche carved frame. From the estate of Dariel Firestone.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Mid Century American Classical Solid Mahogany Frame Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century American Classical Solid Mahogany Frame Mirror. Measures 16.5: in width and 26.5" in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
$472 Sale Price
30% Off
Old Neoclassic Golden Mirror - XIX Century - Europe
Located in Lisboa, PT
This intricated detailed Neoclassic golden wood mirror is a testatment to good taste that it is still relevant on the XXI Century.
Offering possibilities of different placement this...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
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...
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Mirrors, Denmark, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of Danish wall mirrors with segmental pediments and fluted framing made of mahogany.
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
$14,112 / set
Antique Carved Silver Gilt Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The mirror with an elegant neoclassical surround with large band of acanthus leaves in relief. Worn to a nice antique patina.
Dimensions: H. 43", W. 34", Depth 1 1/2"
Condition: Pl...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Massive 19th Century Neoclassical Carved and Gilt Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and impressive mirror with a carved cornice with leafy bands and rosettes underneath. The wide top frieze with a band of palmettes framed by scrolled brackets. The surround o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Plaster
20th Century Italian Giltwood Pier Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Italian Giltwood Pier Mirror in the neoclassic taste, with a scrolled lower edge, the crest with a pierced bowknot flanked by fluted urns
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Set of 4 Season's Gilded and Painted Mirrors. Sold Seperately
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 polychromed and gilded Neoclassical mirrors representing the four seasons. Original mirror glass has some age-related loss to plaiting and spotting.
SOLD SEPARATELY. Weig...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Continental Gilt Early 19th Century Wall Mirror
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an exceptional 19th century water-gilded Continental convex mirror with a bold, prominent eagle situated above a convex mirror plate framed by gilt beads and scrolling orname...
Category
1790s European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Neoclassical style Wood Mirror with Broken Pediment
Located in Wichita, KS
Lovely Neoclassical style mirror in wood with broken pediment. The wood grain is beautiful and the mirror is in very good shape. It can be used as is, or could be painted if desire...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$1,260 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Wall Mirror in Red Wood and Decorative Plaques
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid antique mirror dating from the 1900s, of fine French manufacture.
The mirror is a very beautiful and simple wall mirror with a very beautif...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal
$846 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Neoclassical Carved & Giltwood Console with Mirror by Johan Martin Berg
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an exceptional period neoclassical finely carved and giltwood console with mirror, created by Johan Martin Berg (1772–1852) in Gothenburg, Sweden, circa 1820. This piece is of the highest quality for the period! It was a lucky find for us, coming from an estate in the Northeast US. This neoclassical Swedish piece consists of an elaborately carved and giltwood console with a rectangular-shaped inset white marble top, beautifully carved apron, raised upon a pair of scale-carved legs which terminate into clawed paws...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Marble
Neoclassical Signed 1950s Brass Sunburst Mirrors, Convex Mirror Made in Belgium
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassical 1950s signed convex brass mirrors from Belgium.
Size of the convex mirror inside: 11.5 inches diameter.
Looks stunning as a Group Wa...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Pair of Piedmontese Neoclassical Wall Mirrors, Italy circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Early and rare pair of Piedmontese walnut framed mirrors with delicate carved and gilded rosettes decorating each corner, the top with cut out pierced gallery carving, with its origi...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Cut Glass, Giltwood, Walnut
Neoclassical Ornate Brass Framed Mirror W/ Bacchus Motif
Located in New York, NY
This uniquely exquisite Neoclassical Ornate Brass Framed Mirror W/Sculptural Baccus & Vine Motif originates from the United States, Circa 1880. Features an arch form central pane of ...
Category
1880s American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
19th Century Trumeau Rectangular Wall Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis XVI style trumeau wall mirror in wood and gilded stucco. Its upper section features an oval-shaped reproduction of an original colour engraving of an 18th-century pastor...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Trumeau Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
This late 18th-century Italian trumeau mirror is a stunning exemplar of neoclassical elegance. Its elongated form, painted in a serene antique white hue, exudes a sense of grace and ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint, Giltwood
French Terra Cotta Late 18th Century Convex Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
This molded terra cotta window surround would have been used architecturally outside on a building's facade during the late 18th century in France consistent with the neoclassical ov...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Terracotta, Mirror
Monumental Gilt & Ebonized Convex Mirror with Eagle
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Monumental highly decorative round convex mirror with a carved eagle crest, ebonized and reeded trim, the surround with relief design and terminating with a large shell motif. The eagle standing on a sphere atop a pedestal and flanked by large and impressive scrolling acanthus leaves at the shoulders. The mirror hand-molded hand-finished wood composite with a hand-applied antique gold leaf finish and masonite backing.
The mirror, after an early 19th century girandole mirror...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Composition
Pair Of White Metal Art Deco / Classical Mirrors From Svenskt Tenn
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Doraville, GA
A pair of diminutive mirrors probably made in the 1920's - 1930's for Svenskt Tenn in Sweden. The mirrors appear to made of a matte finish white / p...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Gilt Wood Foliage Fruit Basket Wall Mirrors, C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian Neoclassical gilt wood and gesso foliage fruit basket wall mirrors, Late 18th Century.
Mirrors retain the original silvered glass and wood backing.
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Italian Neoclassic Silvered Sunburst Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic (18/19th Century) monumental sunburst wall mirror with a gilt silvered varnish (Mecca) and cream painted detail. (Diameter of inner frame measures approximately 35")
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Neoclassical Empire Gold Hand Carved Wooden Mirror, Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Neoclassical Empire rectangular handcrafted mirror. Rectangular hand carved wooden structure with gold foil finish, Spain, 1970.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold
Large Dutch Neoclassical Style Silver and Gold Gilt Repoussé Oval Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
surmounted by a bold ribbon above an oval frame adorned with laurel leaves and pinwheel bosses all in a finely detailed repoussé metalwork
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal
$5,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Gorgeous 18th- 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror with Dolphins
Located in Richmond, VA
Gorgeous late 18th- early 19th century Italian Neoclassical giltwood mirror with urns and dolphins. At 64.5 x 34 inches, this mirror has great scale and depth. Great color- rich pati...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Roman Neoclassical Styie Venetian Monumental Etched Glass Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Monumental Italian Venetian-style (20th Century) rectangular wall mirror with applied etched Roman neoclassic (4) oval panels and scroll trim over dark blue glass sections with paint...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Italian Neoclassic Style Carved Drape Design Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic-style (20th Century) beige painted wall mirror with a carved drape design top and gilt-trimmed fringe.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th c. Italian Gold Leaf Mirror with Original Mirror Plate
Located in Wichita, KS
An elegant, Italian mirror, finely carved with beautifully aged original giltwood and original mirror plate. Carved urn pediment with floral and leaf motif.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
Italian Neoclassic Gilt Wall Mirror with Reverse Glass Panels
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic-style (19th Century) carved giltwood wall mirror with black and gold decorated reverse glass panels with urns, griffins, and lyre designs.
One glass panel is crac...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Neoclassic Painted Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic style (20th Cent) grey painted small mirror with urn top and wreath with acorns and flowers.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Paint
Period English Neoclassical Mirror with Musical Trophies
Located in Essex, MA
Period late Georgian carved and giltwood mirror.
Magnificently carved wooden trophies.
Neoclassical mandolin, flutes, acanthus, laurel.
Original gilding.
Category
Early 1800s Great Britain (UK) Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Beech, Wood
Neoclassical Empire Gold Hand Carved Wooden Square Mirror, Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Neoclassical Empire rectangular handcrafted mirror. Square hand-carved wooden structure with gold foil finished, Spain, 1970.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold
Pair of Early 20th Century French Giltwood Mirrors with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a hallway or entry with these matching gilt wood wall decors. Created in France circa 1920, each carved frame with Classic lines, features a b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
$1,280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18th Century Italian Neo-Classical Carved and Painted Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 18th century Italian neo-classical carved and painted mirror. Lovely patina and carvings on this piece. The mirror also has 2 panels of original glass. So pretty!!
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Gilt Shell Cartouche Acanthus Mirror. Circa 1730
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt carved wood wall mirror with shell cartouche, flanking decorative scrolled acanthus carvings and resting on cross hatching rectangular base. Mirror retains the original ...
Category
1730s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Mirror with Mandolin
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Authentic 19th century French carved giltwood small wall mirror having neoclassical design with mandolin at the top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French, 19th Century Giltwood Mirrored Back Wall Sconces
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of 19th century giltwood mirrored back wall sconces. A finely gilt pair of two-arm carved gilt wall sconces. These very decorative pair o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Glamorous Venetian Style Neoclassical Vertical Rectangular Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Glamorous neoclassical style mirror having Corinthian columns on left and right, handsome paint decorated pediment on top, and striking black, gold and red color palette.
Category
Early 2000s North American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th Century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered and Gilt Wood Console with Mirror
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered and Gilt Wood Console with Mirror
Overall Dimensions: cm W 75 x H 259 x D 47
Console Dimensions: cm W 75 x D 47 x H 95.5 (clear heigh...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Style Black Lacquered Vertical Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian neoclassic-style (20th Century) black lacquered vertical wall mirrors with carved gilt swag and scroll design with an inner gilt beade...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
French Antique 18th Century Neoclassical Style Marble Mirror, Giltwood, Distress
Located in Manhasset, NY
Finest antique parcel-gilt and marble mirror in the neoclassical taste dated from the late 18th century, the rectangular looking glass surmounted by marble frame and flanked by marbl...
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
$3,125 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Gold Neoclassical Adam Style Mirror Made in Italy
By Jonathan Adams
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Elegant Adam style oval gilded antique gold-leaf mirror, the glass panel with an overlaid decoration of running seed heads and neo-classical finely carved ornaments to the top bottom...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Continental '19th Century' Porcelain Keystone Shaped Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Continental, possibly German, '19th centurty' white porcelain keystone shaped wall mirror with yellow trim and floral decoration having a floral pediment (similar to VCG005).
Category
19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Porcelain
Venetian Figural Pagoda Gilt Carved Wood and Red Lacquer Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian Figural pagoda crest gilt carved wood and gesso red lacquered scrolled foliage wall mirror. Mirror retains the original glass and wood backing. Late 18th century.
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood, 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.