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 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
Mirror in Metallic Leaf by Lam Lee Group Dallas, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Mirror in metallic leaf by Lam Lee Group Dallas, 1990s.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) for...
Category
1990s Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
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
Pair of Giltwood Neoclassical Style Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
A pair of restrained, yet elegant gilt wood mirrors. The molded frame surrounds the bevelled antiqued glass and a carved neoclassical motif on upper portion.
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
$4,700 / set
Highly Decorative 19th Century Venetian Glass Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
A highly decorative late 19th century Venetian glass mirror with reverse etched patterning and detailed hand painted enamelled blue glass p...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass
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
French Neoclassical White Painted and Parcel Gilt Pier Mirrors - A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Neoclassical White Painted and Parcel Gilt Pier Mirrors.
A rare pair of early 19th century French grand-scale Neoclassical gilt and painted wood mirrors. Carved frames are pai...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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
Large Sunburst Starburst Giltwood Mirror in the Style of Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding carved giltwood sunburst starburst mirror, France, 1930s-1940s.
Large gilded sunburst mirror with design reminiscences in the manner of Gilbert Poillerat.
French Modern N...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gardener's Mirror Dark Blue
Located in Jersey City, NJ
his Gardener's mirror is truly a product from the global village: made from materials from China and Czech, inspired by a Scottish architect working in England 250 years ago, and fin...
Category
2010s Sub-Saharan African Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wire
Italian Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful 18th century neoclassical carved and giltwood Italian mirror.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
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
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
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
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Mirror with Carved Crest of Acanthus leaf and Bow Detail
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
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 Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, 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
18th Century French Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A neoclassical carved giltwood wall mirror, France, late 18th century, circa 1770-1790, elaborately carved frieze decor, the corners each with a sunflower, the crest with an urn and ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
$3,524 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
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
Mirror, Wood
1880-1900 Venetian Mirror with Pediment Garnet Glass Adorned with Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Venice rectangular, mirror silvering emailed with flowers, the centre is bevelled, gilted details in the corners... really impressive.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Murano Glass
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
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
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
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
19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This endearing French mantel clock combines lustrous ormolu and sumptuous white marble, making for a light and yet majestic work that perfectly compliments the masterfully executed N...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
$347 Sale Price
39% Off
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
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
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
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
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
Rare Antique English Architectural Neoclassical Iron Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome pewter gray iron antique mirror from England having a central decorative star and great architectural form.
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Iron
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
Classical American Renaissance Tabernacle Frame
Located in Sharon, CT
Period American Renaissance gold gilt on cast elements on wood frame/mirror.
Rabbit (mirror)size: 24"x16", frame: 28"x20".
Originally an early 20t...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
Large 44" Malachite, Brass and Classical Wood Frame Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an incredible malachite mirror, very heavy and extremely well made, featuring an intarsia of malachite with brass edging and a classically carved wood frame. The reverse has...
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Malachite
$11,000 Sale Price
21% Off
Large vintage oval Neo-Classical style gilt framed mirror by Deknudt
By Deknudt
Located in Leesburg, VA
Large vintage oval Neo-Classical style gilt framed mirror by Deknudt
Deknudt
Deerlijk, Belgium; 20th century
Glass, distressed glass gilt frame
Approximate size: 36.25 (h) x 28.25...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass
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
Circa 1820 American Giltwood Mirror with Églomisé Panel Woodland Scene with Bird
Located in Savannah, GA
Circa 1820 giltwood architectural style looking glass with a reverse painted woodland scene eglomise tablet flanked with reeded columns, beading and appliques. Historian Rodric Black...
Category
1820s American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
$398 Sale Price
60% Off
Floral Motif Carved Circular Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Astoria, NY
Floral Motif Carved Circular Giltwood Wall Mirror. Mirror plate: 35.25" Diameter; frame: 41" Diameter. Provenance: From a New York City Estate.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Silvered/ Bronzed Venetian Wall Mirror, Handcarved, Italy ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Large, fantastic designed mid 19th century Italian wall mirror from the period around 1840 in Venice. This elaborately open worked mirror was part of the inventory of a very old urba...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold, Bronze, Silver Leaf
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
Large 19th Century Arched Mirror
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning mirror.
Made in France in the 19th century, it retains the original paint on the frame, the glass and paneled back.
The narrow frame is elegantly detailed - ple...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint
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
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
$8,250 Sale Price
50% Off
19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
19th century. Giltwood Neoclassical pier mirror with pediment top. Gilt basket of fruit flanked by two lions. The pediment is decoratively supported by two scrolled corbels. The bo...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Italian Mid-19th Century Neo-Classical St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian mid 19th century Neo-Classical st. giltwood mirror. The rectangular original mirror plate is framed within a giltwood lattice designed frame with lovely palmettes ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
An Italian Neoclassical style painted and giltwood console table and mirror.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The large rectangular Trumeau mirror with stepped cornice over beautifully carved motifs of bow, basket of flowers, leaves, etc. above rectangular mirror. Together with a demilune co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Wall Mirror or Mirror Insert with Neoclassical Design
Located in New York, NY
A wall mirror in the neoclassical design style, circa early-20th century. Mirror appears to have been a part of another piece (old glue on back) and removed. I'm showing mirror (with...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
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
French Neoclassical Style Bronze Dressing Tabletop Mirror
Located in Barntrup, DE
Gorgeous French dressing tabletop mirror, made of bronze and adorned with floral and leaf motifs. Beautifully shaped mirror. France, 1930s.
Dimensions: height: 36 cm / 14.17 in; widt...
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Bronze, Brass
French Empire-Style Mirrored Sconce, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Empire style sconce with convex mirror, two arrows, and gold stars, circa 1940. Rewired for USA with two sockets, 25W bulbs included.
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal
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.