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
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
Neoclassical Style Gold Floral Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical gold floral mirror. Mirror has a gold metal framed floral-leaf pattern with a decorative ribbon at the bottom.
Mirror measures: 36.5 H (from ...
Category
1960s Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal
19th Century American Neoclassical Lyre Giltwood Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
19th century gilt wood oval mirror with lyre-form frame. In good condition as with age.
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Full-Size Tilting Cheval Mirror in Jatoba and Fabric with Brass Knobs
Located in Durham, NC
While honoring the traditional form of the cheval, or tilting, mirror this piece plays with the relationship between the frame and the mirror itself using curves that mimic one anoth...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Antique Iron Transom Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from France made from a customized transom of forged steel. The half spherical mirror features 14 compartments with antiqued mirror.
Category
1880s French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Iron
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
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Gilt Wood and Painted Large Scale Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Neoclassical giltwood and painted mirror of impressive scale at over 8 feet tall. The carved crown decorated with acanthus, laurel and oak leaves with acorns, as well as a be...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, 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
Henkel-Harris Neoclassical Mahogany Framed Wall Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
Henkel-Harris Neoclassical Mahogany Framed Wall Mirror.
Measures 44.5" in width x 34.5" in height.
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Mahogany
Neoclassical Rectangular Gold Hand Carved Wooden Mirror, Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Neoclassical rectangular handcrafted mirror. Rectangular hand carved wooden structure with gold foil finished, Spain, 1970.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
$1,437 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical Wall Mirror with Gilt Lyre Ornament, France, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Wall mirror with applied sun ornament and decorations in the form of lyre, fruit and oak leaf decorations and a kymation frieze at the top.
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Tin Octagon Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Vintage tin octagon mirror stepped in profile antique mirror thruout
Made in 1950s, overall size H. 38" x W. 30".
Category
17th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Tin
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Carved and Painted Swedish Neo-Classical Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant carved and painted Swedish Neo-Classical mirror. Beautiful patina on this piece! So pretty!!
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$4,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical 19th Century English Gilt & Gesso Carved Shield-Shaped Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Giltwood Neoclassical Mirror
Carved from wood and elaborated with gesso detailing, the shield-shape mirror plate with beveled edge and housed in a gilded frame, with intricate, sc...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Mirror Golden Wrought Iron, Neoclassical 1960s, Mid Century Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Golden wrought iron mirror, neoclassical 1960s, midcentury Art
Measures: H 63cm, W 41cm, W 22cm.
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Iron
$2,204 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, English Giltwood Oval Mirror in the Neoclassical Style
Located in London, GB
A fine and substantial mirror in the Robert Adam manner.
Primarily giltwood, and having an the elliptical mirror plate housed within a continuous band of stiff leaf moulding, encl...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th C. French Neoclassic "Petit Enfant" Trumeau Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French neoclassic carved and painted wood trumeau mirror from the 18th century. This antique mirror from France has the tall rectangular-shape, typical of trumeau design, with wood...
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Neo Classical Carved and Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century Italian neo classical carved and parcel gilt mirror. Intricate carving at the top of the mirror including flowers and a bird. So pretty!!
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
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
Large 18th Century Italian Faux Painted Mantel Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A spectacular large scale 18th century (possibly older) Italian mirror with original hand painted faux marbling and gilding. This mirror has its original back and though the mirror i...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A monumental palatial Italian 19th century neo-classical st. giltwood mirror. The impressive original mirror plate with a decorative giltwood fillet and rosettes, is set within an ex...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Giltwood Mirror and Demilune Console
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An important 18th century Italian giltwood mirror over a conforming demilune giltwood console table having a white marble top. The table has a carved open work apron with decorative circles framing rosettes joined with leaf work, large carved rosettes top the circular fluted and tapering legs.
The tall rectangular mirror...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Pair of Neoclassical Mirrors , circa 1780
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine pair of 24-karat giltwood mirrors. The oval beveled plates within molded and cabochon borders and surmounted by a cartouche and floral foliate cresting.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$13,300 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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 Neoclassical Style Wood Carved and Gilded Mirrors, 20th Century French
Located in El Monte, CA
This exceptional pair of Neoclassical-style hand-carved and gilded wood mirrors features an elaborate and richly detailed design. The crest features a prominent palmette motif flanke...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pier Mirror with Églomisé Panels
Located in New York, NY
Pier mirror with Reverse Painted, or Eglomisé, Panels, about 1800
New York, New York
Eastern white pine, gessoed and gilded, with compo ornament, glass, reverse painted and gilded,...
Category
Early 1800s American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Satinwood
Italian Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large gilded pier mirror with an architectural design. Beautiful patina and aged glass. All original condition. Italy, late 18th to early 19th century.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Convex Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful antique wooden convex mirror.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
Vintage Greek Key Mirror in Gilt and Black Wood Attributed to Maitland-Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking vintage wall mirror attributed to Maitland-Smith, showcasing bold Neoclassical design with a dramatic Greek key motif in raised relief. The solid wood frame is hand-lacque...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold
Convex Mirror with Eagle Wood Gilt with Golden-Leafed, 1950-1970
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror wood guilt 22-carat
1950-1970
Good condition
Mirror convex in the middle, measure: Height 97 cm, diameter 27 cm.
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th Century Neoclassical Grand Giltwood Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant French Louis XVI style giltwood mirror, dating from the Napoleon III period, retaining the original mirror plate, the wide frame decorated with a string of pearls and a foliage of olive tree, surmounted by a Central leaf and a farandole of delicate roses. This mirror will bring the French chic touch you...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French Ebony Dressing Table Mirror
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mirror will look wonderful placed on a woman’s dressing table. It features an ebony frame which is intricately carved with a variety of motifs, inspired by classical design.
The item is composed of an oval mirror, which is set within a shaped rectangular wooden frame. The frame is crowned by a medallion containing a portrait of a woman’s head in profile. This is decorated with a ribbon bow and flower swags which are held by two female figures, positioned either side of the medallion. The women have classical style nude...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Ebony
Italian 18th Century Neo-Classical St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very unique Italian 18th century neo-classical st. giltwood mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror plate set within an elegant wrap around mottled band. Th...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Inlaid & Carved Specimen Marble Mirror, 20th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Inlaid & Carved Specimen Marble Mirror
A striking architectural mirror in the neoclassical manner, made in Italy in the 20th century. The frame ...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Marble
Fruitwood and Ebonized Parcel Gilt Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fruitwood & Ebonized Parcel Gilt
Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Circa 1800
Height 67 in. Width 33 in.
Provenance:
Property of a Gentleman Boston M...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
talian 18th century Neo-Classical st. Faux Painted Marble and Mecca mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most unique Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. Faux Painted Marble and Mecca mirror. This wonderful mirror is set within a mottled Mecca band before the Faux Painted Marble fra...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Neoclassical Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of neoclassical mirrors. Pair mahogany gilt and painted with mercury glass in the neoclassical Italian Empire style. Soberly framed with gilt insert bordering mirror plate toppe...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Mahogany
$12,800 / set
Neoclassical Empire Rectangular Gold Hand Carved Wooden Mirror, Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Neoclassical Empire rectangular handcrafted mirror. Rectangular hand carved wooden structure with gold foil finished, Spain, 1970.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold
French Painted and Giltwood Trumeau Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th Century French Painted and Parcel Gilt Trumeau Mirror. Mirror features a gilt decorative narrative panel above the mirror plate showing a serene woman beside a young chil...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
French Neoclassical Round Gilt Wood Mirror with Eagle Crest
Located in Ross, CA
Rare French Second Empire period carved gilt wood round mirror, decorated with ball molded frame, with imperial eagle atop with wings spread, acanthus leaves...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$6,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Narrow Elegant Neoclassical Style Italian Hand Painted Mirror with Aged Glass
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional hand painted narrow neoclassical style mirror , made of three original glass sections, the frame is elegant hand painted , The mirror is aged glass and has some minor sp...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
A Large Swedish Neoclassical Giltwood Pier Mirror, circa 1820 with Arched Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Swedish Neoclassical Giltwood pier Mirror, the mirror features an arched crest and flanking fluted half columns, within the arch there is a decoraton reminiscet of a flower or ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Burton-Ching Italian Neoclassical Style Walnut & Giltwood Ebony Mirror - Piedmon
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Italian Neoclassical Style Walnut & Giltwood Ebony Mirror - Piedmonte
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Very Large Mirror in Antique Decorative Architectural Frame
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Large mirror in antique decorative frame. The frame is decorated with architectural elements such as a tympanum and Ionic pilasters. Under the tympanum the text "AVE MARIA GRATIA PLE...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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 Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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 19th Century Neoclassical Style Patinated and Giltwood Trumeau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated and giltwood trumeau mirror. The trumeau retains its original mirror plate set within a striking richly c...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Carved Mirror with Portrait Cartouche
Located in Briarcliff Manor, NY
A mid 18th century Italian carved and gilded mirror with a swag and horn crest surmounted by an oval cartouche containing a bust of a man with a Medieval headpiece, probably Dante. ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
1950-1970 Romantic Mirror Murano Mr et Mme
By Veronese
Located in Paris, FR
Murano mirror with leaves and golden flowers has the sheet of gold in inclusion, circa 1950-1970, good condition, central mirror is beveled. Measures: H 87 x 59 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Classicism Wall Mirror, circa 1780, German
Located in Berlin, DE
Colored and partially gilded body decorated with garlands.
Original mirror glass. Museum worthy of 1780.
(M-38).
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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
A Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. patinated and Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. patinated and Giltwood mirror. This exquisitely detailed mirror is raised on a rectangular faux painted marble b...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
1970/80′ Mirror Murano Véronèse Cristal and Gold Inclusion
By Veronese
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror crystal with inclusions of gold, leaves and flowers, good condition, circa 1970/80
Measures: Width : 96 cm
Height : 135 cm
Depth : 7 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Style Giltwood Oval Girandole Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of 19th century Continental Neoclassical style giltwood oval girandole mirrors
Each with an acanthus leaf border, the crest centered by an oval medallion topped with a V...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Italian Mid-18th Century Neoclassicism Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most impressive Italian mid 18th century neo-classicism giltwood mirror, to honor the Barberini Family of Rome featuring the symbolic Bees. The gilt frame has a fla...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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
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.
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