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
Italian Neoclassic Silvered Sunburst Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic (18/19th Century) monumental sunburst wall mirror with a gilt silvered varnish (Mecca) and cream painted detail. (Diameter of inner frame measures approximately 35")
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Baltic Neoclassic Mahogany Pediment Pier / Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Baltic Neoclassic (early 19th Century) parcel gilt, ebony, and mahogany pier / wall mirror with an arched pediment over engaged columnar sides.
Category
Early 19th Century Baltic 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
Robert Pansart Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Dronten, NL
Neoclassical mirror with eglomised mirror glass frame decorated in gold designed by Robert Pansart.
Robert Pansart was a French furniture designer and d...
Category
1940s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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
A Pair of Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Pier Mirrors
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Pier Mirrors.
Each mirror having a rectangular plate with husk-carved inner slip and mirrored outer borders divided by rosettes, the entrel...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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
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
END OF THE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL GOLDEN MIRROR
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful neoclassical mirror with frame in carved pine wood and gilded with pure gold leaf. The frame is carved with vegetal spirals that run along the entire surface, of great refi...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Superb Large 19th Century Venetian Cushion Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Superb Large 19th Century Venetian Cushion Mirror
This is the most outstanding piece, it is absolutely original, it has a rectangular shape and a floral theme to the decoration with...
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Large Grayish-Blue Painted Trumeau Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Large grayish-blue painted trumeau mirror from France. Features joined joined construction and dates to the 19th century with later paint and mirror plate.
Note: Regional differences in humidity and climate during shipping may cause antique and vintage wood...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Neoclassical Regency Rectangle Gilded Wall Mirror, 1930s
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassical Regency rectangle Gilded wall mirror with fine detailing in the frame, made in Italy, 1930.
The Backing is solid wood, and it has some weight to it.
Can be hung securely...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
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
2 Customizable Modern Blue Lacquer Greek Key Design Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Neoclassic-style (21st Century) blue painted lacquer wall mirrors with a parcel gilt Greek key design frame. (CAN BE MADE IN CUSTOM SIZE AND COLOR) (PRICED EACH)
Category
Early 2000s American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Neoclassical Italian Wood and Gilded Mirror
Located in Wichita, KS
This Italian neoclassical mirror is eye catching with its gilding contrasted against black and the detail in the crown and leaves, The Gilding against the black finish is stunning a...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
$2,360 Sale Price
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
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Custom Black Glass and Brass Full Length Mirror
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom black glass and brass full length mirror.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
$7,800 / item
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
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
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
$358 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
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
A pair of Italian early 19th century Neo-classical mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and large scale pair of Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Patinated wood, Mecca and Giltwood rectangular mirrors. The pair or mirrors retain their original ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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
Monumental and Striking Decorative Painted and Gilt Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a wide outer surround painted black with large scale red and gilt relief decoration with acanthus leaves and rosettes. A gilt leafy band for the inner...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
American Classical Gilt Wood Cornucopia & Grape Cluster Oval Wall Mirror, C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Classical gilt carved wood Cornucopia and grape cluster oval wall mirror with flanking scrolling terminals bound by a lower intertwined ribbon pendent, Early 19th Century. M...
Category
1820s American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, 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
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
Custom Neoclassical Style Trumeau Mantel Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
Custom made to sit on the mantel above a fireplace or hung, the trumeau mirror has two mirrors framed in gilt trim and painted grey. The top overhang is also gilt. Can work well in S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered and Gilt Wood Console with Mirror
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered and Gilt Wood Console with Mirror
Overall Dimensions: cm W 75 x H 259 x D 47
Console Dimensions: cm W 75 x D 47 x H 95.5 (clear heigh...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Trumeau Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative large scale true pair of Italian early 19th century neo-classical st. patinated wood trumeau mirrors. Each mirror is raised by an elegant mottled ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Northern European Neoclassical Painted Antique Pier Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Featuring a rectangular elongated form of gilded molded-gesso borders of anthemion, acanthus and bead-and-dart motif with painted grounds embellished at each corner by bas-relief lio...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paint
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
Carved and Painted Neoclassic Frame and Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dramatic antique wall mirror crafted in hardwood, carved and polychromed with theatrical motifs, featuring seashells, rope and tassel, curtains and crest panel with nudes. Once hung ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
Pair of Neoclassical Style Carved Wood Trumeau, Nineteenth Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A great pair of neoclassical style carved wood Trumeau, nineteenth century. Rectangular shape in Horizontal Orientation.
Aged/worn down down gold leaf finish.
Category
19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Pair of Piedmontese Neoclassical Wall Mirrors, Italy circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Early and rare pair of Piedmontese walnut framed mirrors with delicate carved and gilded rosettes decorating each corner, the top with cut out pierced gallery carving, with its origi...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Cut Glass, Walnut, Giltwood
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
Italian Neoclassic Giltwood Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
With original wonderful surface gilding. The crest with urn of flowers and trailing arabesques over an original distressed mirror plate that we will replace if requested. The frame w...
Category
1790s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Pine, Giltwood
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
Italian Neoclassic White and Celadon Painted Floral Design Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic (18th Century) white painted and celadon trimmed wall mirror with carved silver gilt floral decorations and border with an octagonal inset mirror.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
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
French Neo-Classical, Walnut and Satinwood Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
French, neo-classical, walnut and satinwood mirror. Frame is made of segments of walnut parquetry with satinwood motifs and inlays. Original beveled glass mirror.
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Satinwood, Walnut
Neoclassical Style Giltwood Beveled Glass Mirror
Located in Astoria, NY
Neoclassical Style Giltwood Beveled Glass Mirror, carved with a floral design. 48.5" H x 27" W. Provenance: From a Central Park South Collection.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Silvered and Giltwood Swedish Neoclassical Mirror with Original Glass
Located in Essex, MA
Swedish neoclassical giltwood and silvered mirror with original glass. The mirror is highly decorative, with three carved urns adorning the top of the mirror with laurel swags throughout. The central urn features double handles and a carved flame finial on top with a pedestal base. The two flanking urns are smaller and feature a wreath of hand carved garland...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Octagonal Murano Glass Mirror, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Octagonal Murano glass mirror, Italy, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Mirror Neoclassical Green Lacquerwork Woodgrain Original Bevelled Plate Ormolu
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An early 19th century, green lacquered and woodgrained, neoclassical mirror with its original bevelled plate
The original bevelled plate surrounded by a gilded, moulded border. Th...
Category
1820s French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Gilt Wood and Painted Floral Oval Dressing - Shaving Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt and painted oval dressing - shaving mirror with decorative scrolled floral cartouche, flanking bell flowers, interior decorative lambs tongue frame resting on acanthus carved step back...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Paint, Wood, Glass, Gesso
19th Century Giltwood Italian Wall Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
19th century giltwood Italian wall mirror with polychrome grotesque decorations as
flowers, birds and lion.
This mirror is quite heavy.
M-522-335
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, 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
A Stunning Italian 7+ Ft Tall Mirror w/Carved Neoclassic Floral Bouquet, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian large-sized elaborate floor mirror from the 19th century. This antique mirror from Italy features a elaborately carved Neoclassical carved-wood urn, located atop the mirro...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Style Round White Painted and Gilt Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Neoclassic-style (19th Century) monumental round wall mirrors with a white painted and gilt trimmed finish and an octagonal inset frame. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Neoclassical Carved and Parcel Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century French Empire neoclassical carved and parcel gilt trumeau mirror.
Very interested carving of 2 dragons and other leaves, scrolls and diamonds. Nice patina on the ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Italian NeoClassic Carved Giltwood Leaf and Urn Pediment Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic (18th Century) carved giltwood and cream painted wall mirror with carved leaves and urn pediment top.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Ornamental Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Cornucopia, carved and gilded wood, 19th century.
Rectangular mirror with the frame highlighted by a cupete that extends along the sides. This one has been formed with scrolls and r...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Other
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
Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated and Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and extremely decorative Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated and Giltwood mirror. This most elegant wide framed rectangular mirror displays all its orig...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Giltwood and Églomisé Pier Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning and intricately carved and gilded mirror with a crown of églomisé (reverse painted glass ) panels featuring the Greek goddess Demeter, flanked by a pair of cornucopias...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical St. Wood, Brass, and Pressed Metal Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant pair of Continental 19th century Neo-Classical st. cherry wood, brass, and pressed gilt metal mirrors. Each mirror retains its original mirror plates framed with...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Gilt Fleur De Lis Pediment Wall Mirrors
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Neoclassic (18/19th Century) gilt framed wall mirrors with four glass panels and a white painted and gilt trophy carved pediment with a fle...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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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