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
Dark Antique Style Oval Ash Solid Wood Mirror
Located in Naperville, IL
Antique Style Oval Mirror
New – not previously owned. Shows absolutely no signs of wear.
Dimensions
H 31.50 in. x W 20/86 in. x D 1.37 in.
H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ash
Neoclassical Style Brass Psyché Floor Mirror in the style of Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative removable neoclassical style psyche mirror is all made of brass with its beveled mirro. This is a French work. in the style of Maison Jansen Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Monumental Italian Solid Wood & Gilded Wall Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive rich looking very large rectangular bevelled mirror having warm walnut framed with exterior gilt wood periphery around mirror and wood frame with fancy fleur di lis type d...
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Decorative Oval Brass Mirror with Large Noddles on Top
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very elegant and decorative oval mirror is made of brass with large voddles on Top. This is a French. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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
Contemporary Style Carved Delano II Solid Wood Mirror
Located in Naperville, IL
This classic flower oval mirror will greatly enhance your traditional room décor. The Delano mirror is a perfect complement to your home space. Mirrors can ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Regency Rectangular Silver Hand Carved Wooden Mirror, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Neoclassical Regency style handcrafted mirror. Rectangular hand carved wooden structure with silver foiled finish, Spain, 1970.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Pair of 19th Century Scandinavian Mahogany Console Tables and Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Constructed using a well figured flame mahogany and rising from rectangular plinth bases, having fielded panel backboards trimmed with a running pearl motif, the columns, rising from...
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional Early 19th Century Empire Cheval Mirror, Russia or Sweden
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An unusual and intriguing Baltic Empire giltwood cheval mirror in the Egyptian taste. The design and rich ornamentation of this mirror is reflecting the fascination with Egyptian antiquity brought about by the Napoleonic campaigns of the late 18th century.
Provenance: Private collection of the writer Graham Greene...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirror Ivory and Giltwood Overmantel
Located in Milano, MI
Italian antique ivory color painted and giltwood fireplace mirror, dating back to the mid-19th century. This elegant Neoclassical overmantel mirror...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
French Neoclassical Giltwood and Gilt-Gesso Pier Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique French empire giltwood pier mirror. Circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, 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 Circular Bronze and Brass Mirror in Sunburst Shape, Early 20th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
A stunning circular wall mirror in a sunburst shape. This antique mirror features an embossed brass and bronze frame that is richly decorated with beaut...
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Ormolu Girandole Mirror by Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Ormolu Girandole Mirror by Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Very good quality. Solid bronze, with beveled mirror and candleholders
Measure: 56" high x 39" wide x ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
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
18th Century Italian Carved and Painted Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 18th century Italian carved and painted neoclassical style mirror. Interesting carved images including an urn and some dragons. Beautiful bluish green and white patina. Very p...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
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
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
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 finished, Spain, 1970.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold
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
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
Vintage Greek Key Mirror in Solid Wood with Gold Gilt attb to Maitland Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your space with this stunning Vintage Greek Key Mirror in Solid Wood with Gold Gilt, attributed to Maitland Smith. Crafted with meticulous attenti...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold
20th Century Classicist Style Tulip Mirror Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Classicist style tulip mirror commode
Noble mirror commode in classicist style.
Mirror-veneered tulip on pinewood partially ebonized.
(D...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Pine
Pair Of Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Mahogany And Giltwood Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and extremely decorative pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Mahogany and Giltwood mirrors. This wonderful pair of rectangular mirrors has their original mirror...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Gilded and Lacquered Wood Large Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This elegant, antique neoclassical wall mirror makes a striking statement piece, reflecting both historical charm and timeless beauty. Crafted from finely carved wood, the mirror boa...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Poplar
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
Antique French Monumental Boiserie Panel Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique gilded boiserie panel; a large, fluted frame of carved giltwood surrounding antique mirrorplate divided by a tax-line, from an early 19th/19th Century paneled room.
Please c...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-Century Neo-Classical Style Faux Bamboo Greek Key Form Mirror- Burnt Orange
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this mirror! I worked hard to capture the correct color for buyers! This is a neo-classical style faux bamboo mirror with a timeless Greek Key form. The color is original and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Giltwood Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. giltwood mirrors. The mirror plates are framed within a fine Coeur de Rai pattern with interlocking laurel wreaths that e...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Early 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ebony And Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. ebony and giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is within an ebony frame within a floral carved giltwood border, and a re...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ebony, Giltwood
Neoclassical Regency Rectangular Silver Hand Carved Wooden Mirror, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Neoclassical Regency style handcrafted mirror. Rectangular hand carved wooden structure with silver foiled finish, Spain, 1970.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Patinated and Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and large scale Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated and giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is set within ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
French Neoclassical Mirror Grandioso Gold Leaf Handcarved in Portugal
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
French Neoclassical Mirror Grandioso, French Neoclassical Collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
A French Neoclassical Sty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
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
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
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 Leaf
Italian Early 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Kingwood And Fruitwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, and ebonized Fruitwood mirror in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini. The mirror retains its original mirr...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Fruitwood, Kingwood, Tulipwood
Neoclassical Empire Gold Hand Carved Wooden Rectangular 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
Oval Mirror in Gold Painted Wood 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Oval Mirror in Gold Painted Wood, 1960s.
Wonderful and elegant oval mirror in gold painted wood with a facetted mirror plate. Great details and a very refined design. Bright and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint
1920-1940 Pair of Mirrors with Elegant Women
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Venetian mirrors with elegant women decor in glass under setting, circa 1940, good condition.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass
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 Leaf
Italian Neoclassical Pier Glass, Circa 1770
Located in Dallas, TX
a Neoclassical giltwood pier glass / pier mirror adorned with a round bas-relief portrait medallion (terra cotta in color) of a Roman soldier at its crest, topped and flanked by leaf...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Neoclassical Northern Italian Pier Mirror, Mahogany with Ebony and Gilt Bronze
Located in Buchanan, MI
Neoclassical Northern Italian pier mirror, mahogany with ebony and gilt bronze accents.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Swedish 19th Century Giltwood Mirror With Refreshed Green Paint
Located in London, GB
This large giltwood mirror was made in the 19th century in Sweden.
Lovely detail, beautifully carved without being too fussy. The refreshed green paint compliments the giltwood and...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
1970s Vintage Classical Giltwood and Brass Frame Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage classical giltwood frame. Crafted brass copper pieces. Measures 45"W × 1.25"D x 33"H.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Hand-aged Antique Wall Mirror with 19th Century Spanish Academic Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Embark on a journey through time with this spectacular antique wall mirror, a unique piece that exudes history and character in every detail. The frame, meticulously crafted from pin...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Pine, Walnut
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
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. mahogany and ormolu mirrors. The original beveled mirror plates are framed within a striking and most decorative mahogany bor...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Italian 18th Century Baroque Walnut and Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Italian 18th century neo-classical st. walnut, giltwood, ebonized fruitwood and polychrome mirror. The mirror retains all of its original mirror plates throughout fram...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
Neoclassical Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
Neoclassical style giltwood and gesso mirror.
The rectangular mirror plate within a leaf-tip carved surround, surmounted by an arched cresting carved with grape clusters and farm im...
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Gesso
Early 19th Century Neoclassic Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany and giltwood neoclassic mirror. Portrait of Classic figure in oval at top with swags to frame. Applied urns as sides and lyre in center, all gilt as well as around mirror....
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror, Giltwood
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Parcel Ebonized Walnut Mirror, 18th Century, Great color and scale.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian parcel ebonized walnut mirror
18th century
of breakfront outline, the mirror plate of horizontal rectangular form and flanked by fo...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Gustavian Wall Mirror with Faux Porphyry
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very unusual Swedish wall mirror painted in faux porphyry, the frame around the original mirror plate is painted under glass, so it looks even more like polished porphyry. Swedish porphyry was first discovered in 1731 in the valley of Älvdalen, but serious mining there was only begun some fifty years later. The Älvdalen workshop produced a wide range of neoclassical objects...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
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
French Neoclassical Wall Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Neoclassical period wall mirror dating from the late 1800’s. The original mirror has some minor wear, and is beveled with an arched unframed top. The sides and bottom frame ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
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.