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
Vintage Neoclassical Giltwood Shell-Crested Wall Mirror With Black Trim
Located in Elkton, MD
Gorgeous vintage neoclassical wall mirror features a dramatic carved giltwood frame with bold black accents and an ornate shell-and-plume crest. The detailed molding, including laure...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Italian Neoclassical White Distress Painted Gold Gilt 72" Trumeau Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique Italian Neoclassical White Distress Painted Gold Gilt 72" Trumeau Mirror. Ite...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mirror in nickel Italy from the 70s
Located in Catania, IT
mirror italia of the years 70 in nickel. Produced under good conditions with usure caused by the passage of the time .
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Nickel
$357 Sale Price
20% Off
French 4.75 Ft Tall Mirror w/Original Glass & Neoclassic Trim Accents, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and painted wood wall mirror, with its original glass, from the 19th century. This antique mirror from France has a rectangular-shaped wood frame with clean lines abo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
M. E. FAGER - EGLOMISÉ REVERSE MIRROR Paintings
By W.E. Fager
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Pair of M.E. Fager Reverse Mirror Paintings – Signed, 1950s American Design
A rare and captivating pair of reverse mirror paintings by renowne...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
$5,500 / set
Italian Neoclassical Silver Gilt Wood & Gesso Foliage Crest Wall Mirror, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian neoclassical silver gilt wood & gesso red lacquered wall mirror with a central urn lion mask cartouche decorated with scrolled foliate ...
Category
1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood, Lacquer
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
Lovely Gilt Mirror with Wheat Sheaf, Crescent and Laurel Leaves
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely gilt mirror, one of two available. At the top of the mirror there is a sheaf of wheat, crescent and laurel leaves at the top and beautiful details at the sides and bottom of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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
Giltwood, Glass
Pair of Italian Mirrors, Neoclassical Style Painted and Giltwood
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian mirrors, Neoclassical Style Painted And Giltwood
Neoclassical style painted and giltwood. Pair of Italian Palladian architectural style horizontal painted...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$3,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Fine Neoclassical Gilt Bronze & Glass Vanity Mirror W/ Swan Supports
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, early to mid 19th century.
A stunning French Neoclassical vanity mirror. Atop the beautiful beveled glass (double sided) mirror is ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Italian, Lucca, Early Neoclassic Period Carved Tall Giltwood Mirror, Late 18th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having an interior rectangular frame with a furrowed molded edge and an original two-piece mirrorplate, the inner frame surmounted by a Prince of Wales finial and leaf-form swags, fl...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Mid-Century Neoclassical Wall Mirror in Wood
Located in Meer, VAN
Neoclassical Wall Mirror in Patinated Wood, Europe, mid 20th century.
This is a mid-century neoclassical wall mirror with a refined and elegant aesthetic. Crafted from wood, the mir...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
German Neoclassical Mirror by Stobwasser, Berlin or Brunswick, around 1800
By Stobwasser
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
This is a rare wall mirror from the renowned Stobwasser manufactory, made around 1800 in either Berlin or Brunswick. This tall, rectangular mirror with original mirror glass impresse...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Lacquer, Wood
Mid-19th Century Neoclassic Wall Mirror or Fireplace, Hand-Carved Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian, circa 1850, neoclassic wall mirror or fireplace, hand-carved walnut wax polished
Measures cm: H 88 x W 150 x D 12.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI 18th Century Trumeau Mirror from Provence with Musical Trophy
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Louis XVI period 18th century painted and gilt wooden trumeau mirror from Provence. Made in the South of France during the late 18th cen...
Category
19th Century French 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
Antique French Neoclassical Style Gold Gilt Gesso Arrow & Wreath Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Neoclassical Style Gold Gilt Gesso Frame "Arrow & Wreath" Wall Mirror. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 49" H x 27" W x 1" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood
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
Italian, Bologna, Early Neoclassic Carved Giltwood Vertical Mirror, ca. 1785
Located in Atlanta, GA
of largely neoclassical form but retaining a bit of scroll from the late rococo period, the rectangular frame with notched corners an carved moldings, the pediment a series of scroll...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair French Neoclassic Painted Trumeau Mirrors, mid 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Originally built into the wall, Antique Trumeau mirrors have been the choice of aristocracy for centuries and for top designers in the 21st century as well. This particular couple were probably once a part of a much larger collection since the dimensions are slightly off as they were not machine made. The greek mythological paintings...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Pine
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
Small 18th Century Neoclassical Marriage Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming late 18th century neoclassical marriage mirror. This petit trumeau retains its original painted, gilt surface and mirror and has acquired a wonderful deep natural ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$1,100 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
Beautiful Mirror Made of a Burr Walnut Marquetry and Brass, circa 1960
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful mirror is made of a burr walnut marquetry surrounded by two brass frames. This is French work, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Elegant Italian Neoclassical Style Hand Painted Mirror with Aged Glass
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superbly hand painted and gilded neoclassical style mirror having wonderful old world feel with urn decoration at the top and gorgeous details such as a flag painted on the frame as ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Classical Oval Mirror, Circa 1880
Located in Sarasota, FL
A Classical oval gilt wood and gesso mirror with original beveled glass. The oval frame is carved with a floral wreath and surmounted with an urn finial and trailing flowers. Below a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror
Monumental Italian Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental Italian neoclassical mirror, 19th c., parcel gilt frame, with foliate crest, scrolled foliate elements at the corners, lower dem...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$19,392 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis XVI Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully carved and gilded neoclassical French mirror.
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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, Wood, Giltwood
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
Antique Neoclassical Carved and Gilt Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A wide mirror with elaborate crest with center urn decorated with a medallion and goat head and ring handles that support bell flower vines. The urn is raised on a tiered pedestal wi...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Gilt Gold Cushion Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French neoclassical gilt gold mirror, a beautiful piece that can go in an entry way. Some wear due to aging.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Venetian Painted & Gilt Floral Crest Girandole Mirrors. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Venetian painted and gilt girandole mirrors with carved floral crest , gilt side carvings & the original three arm candle cluster . Mirr...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Northern European Neoclassical Style Pier Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A early to mid-19th century Northern European walnut pier mirror of rectangular form with a recessed ebonized frieze of applied neoclassical figures with a two plate mirror, the top ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
$2,800 Sale Price
49% Off
Neoclassical Pier Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of completely original, hand-carved and gilded, Italian, c. 1800 pier mirrors. Each featuring a spectacular crown consisting of a pierced, flower c...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
$39,000 / set
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
Grand Antique Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand Antique Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Mirror is a spectacular example of timeless style on a large scale! Stretching over seven feet in width,...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood
Italian Neoclassical Gilt Wood Musical & Foliage Medallion Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical Musical cartouche and Foliage medallion gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror, Late 18th century
Mirror retains the original spotted looking glass and wood back...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Large Hexagonal Gild Wood Mirror " à Parclose " With Oriental Details, France 70
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine hexagonal parclose and beveled mirror.
Oriental details on each corner.
Paper label on the back.
France 1970.
Category
1970s European Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$1,363 Sale Price
20% Off
Gesso and wood mirror with grape leaves and cornucopia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gesso and Wood Wall Mirror with Grape motif and atop Cornucopia design. Gesso and paint in very nice shape! Wood sub-frame is very solid and stable. Nice scale! One of the nicer ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Monumental Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Round Mirror from France, circa 1850.
Located in Houston, TX
Magnificent over-painted charcoal and gold large circular mirror from France, circa 1850. Replaced original glass with different antique glass. Beautifully carved detail, hand-finish...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Giltwood Neoclassical Style Mirror
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Italian Giltwood Neoclassical Style Mirror
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, 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
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
Antique Italian fireplace mirror, 20th century
Located in Cantù, IT
Antique Italian fireplace mirror, 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Gilt Wood & Gesso Shell Cornice Acanthus Foliage Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt carved wood and gesso central shell cornice scrolled acanthus foliage wall mirror, Late 18th Century. Mirror retains the original glass and wood backing.
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Italian Silver Gilt Embossed Foilate Wall Mirror with Ebonized Frame, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian silver gilt embossed foilate wall mirror with an ebonized checkered frame, four canted side mirrors, flanking corner medallions, and retains the ...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Silver
Early 19th century Swedish Empire giltwood pier mirror
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Early 19th century Swedish Empire giltwood pier mirror
The acanthus moulded cornice above a paterae, foliate lyre shaped and acanthus moulded frieze above a later rectangular plate f...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish 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
Italian Neoclassic Style White and Gray Painted Bow Pediment Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic-style (20th Century) white painted and grey trimmed wall mirror with a pediment designed with a carved bow knot and arrow motif.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Pier Mirror, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant French pier mirror from the late 18th century. The green-patinated wooden frame features profiled moldings and decorative frieze ornaments. At the center is a flamed urn m...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Italian Large Gilt Metal Floral Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian Large Gilt Metal Floral mirror. The mirror has a painted frame with gold floral arrangements. Neoclassical style.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Dutch Neoclassic Giltwood and Reverse Painted Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular giltwood frame with laurel leaf and beaded carved wood decoration and paneled corners with rosettes surrounding an upper reverse glass panel depicting three musical danci...
Category
1820s Dutch Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair Of Large Palace Trumeaux (h247cm), Early 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of large trumeaux from the early 19th century, in lacquered and gilded wood, with garlands, stars and baguettes in carved and gilded wood.
The decoration on a painted canvas, in...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Antique Neoclassical Carved Figural Quarter-Sawn Fireplace Mantel Mirror Topper
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Neoclassical Hand Carved Figural and Foliate Quarter-Sawn Fireplace Mantel Beveled Mirror Topper
Stunning 19th Century Neoclassical Hand Carved Finely Detailed Figural and F...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Vintage Marge Carson Platinum Leafed Neoclassical Wall Mirror
By Marge Carson
Located in Hanover, MA
Marge Carson "Corinthian Mirror" Item No. C017.
64 inches high by 50 inches wide this is an extremely well constructed mirror (and quite heavy) prod...
Category
1980s American Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Platinum
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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