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
Neoclassical Rectangular Gold Foil Hand Carved Wooden Mirror, 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
Wood
18th Century Carved Gold Gilt Wood Floral Swags Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Beautiful and charming later 18th century mirror, the frame in carved gilt wood, with very unusual and intricately carved floral swags to the front that s...
Category
1780s French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Henredon Neoclassical Carved Walnut and Gold Gilt Wall Mirror, Circa 1960s
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Neoclassical or Regency style wall mirror
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved walnut frame, with gold gilt trim.
Measures: 52"W x 1"D x 37"H.
Very good ori...
Category
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Carved Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror with Corinthian Columns and Acanthus Leaves
Located in Miami, FL
Offered for sale is an ornate heavily carved European giltwood mirror. The sides of this elegant frame have fluted columns with carved Corinthian capitals and bases. The upper and lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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, 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...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Wood Foliage Wall Mirrors, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian gilt carved wood wall mirrors with floral carved cartouche, flanking scrolled foliage, interior egg & dart motif, and terminating with a lower floral pendant. Mirrors...
Category
1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Painted and Parcel Gilt Trumeau with 18th Century Pediment
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Trumeau mirror, its rectangular frame carved with gadrooning and beading, surmounted by an 18th Century panel, decorated with elaborate, gilded, classical carvings; center panel carv...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Exquisite Early 19th Century Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Sconces
Located in London, GB
Exquisite early 19th century neoclassical carved giltwood sconces
We are proud to offer a pair of exquisite early 19th century neoclassical hand carved wooden sconces, each having d...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Mirror with Queen Anne Plate
Located in Greenwich, CT
There is nothing new about recycling. This early 19th century English neoclassical giltwood and églomisé mirror is a little gem, made all ...
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Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Italian Neoclassic Carved & Gilt Overmantel Mirror 'with Dark Tint' 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical carved and gilt wood frame mirror from the 19th century. This antique mirror from Italy is rectangular in shape and features a putto carved...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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
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
Italian Neoclassical Style Black & Gold Mirror, 5 Ft Tall
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian neoclassical style carved and painted wood mirror from the early 20th century. This antique mirror from Italy features a unique triangular raised crest with petite bead tr...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
1980s Faux Stone Draped Floral Foam Wall Floor Mirror
By La Barge
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1980s with this foam faux stone mirror. The ultra rare mirror exudes an air of luxury and refinement. Outstanding design is exh...
Category
1980s European Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Foam
Neo-Classical Portuguese Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Lisboa, PT
A Neo-Classical Portuguese mirror from the 19th century.
Crafted in the Neo-Classical style, which was popular during the 19th century in Portugal. ...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Oak
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
Early 19th Century French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
French 19th century Neoclassical style mirror with an elaborate gilt frame and original mercury mirror. Fair condition.
Ref #: DM0612-01
Dimensions: 31.5"H x 25.25"W x 2.5"D
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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
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 Italian Neoclassical Style Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Two is always better than one! This is a great looking pair of 19th-century Italian mahogany mirrors in the Neoclassical style. Although the mirrors have a simple, understated style,...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique American Neoclassical Walnut and Ash Overmantel Mirror, circa 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A substantial antique American walnut and ash overmantel mirror, circa 1870. The mirror of neoclassical form and having a swan's neck pediment to the top with applied carvings. Below...
Category
1870s American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Ash, Walnut
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
Pair of Mirrors, Denmark, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of Danish wall mirrors with segmental pediments and fluted framing made of mahogany.
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
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
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Carved Wood Painted Birds & Flowers Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Carved Wood Painted Birds & Flowers Wall Mirror. Item features carved birds and floral scroll works, blue, red, green painted accents, original label, qu...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
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 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
Antique Wall Mirror in Red Wood and Decorative Plaques
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid antique mirror dating from the 1900s, of fine French manufacture.
The mirror is a very beautiful and simple wall mirror with a very beautif...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Italian Neoclassic Style White and Gold Painted Floral Design Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic-style (20th Century) white painted and gilt trimmed rectangular wall mirror with fluted sides and an upper section with carved floral designs and a small oval inse...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Signed 1950s Brass Sunburst Mirrors, Convex Mirror Made in Belgium
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassical 1950s signed convex brass mirrors from Belgium.
Size of the convex mirror inside: 11.5 inches diameter.
Looks stunning as a Group Wa...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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
Italian Neoclassic Style Carved Drape Design Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassic-style (20th Century) beige painted wall mirror with a carved drape design top and gilt-trimmed fringe.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Large Dutch Neoclassical Style Silver and Gold Gilt Repoussé Oval Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
surmounted by a bold ribbon above an oval frame adorned with laurel leaves and pinwheel bosses all in a finely detailed repoussé metalwork
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Regency Style Convex Mirror, Brushed Steel, Large Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
Regency style brushed steel convex mirror. An elegant large scale convex mirror, the frame of rolled steel with ogee molding, with brushed finish. A great fit for both modern and cla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Steel
Fine Eglomise Neoclassical Trumeau Mirror, France, 1935
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant "Eglomise" trumeau mirror with many details on a blackened wood base.
Mercury central mirror.
French, around 1935.
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Gold Neoclassical Adam Style Mirror Made in Italy
By Jonathan Adams
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Elegant Adam style oval gilded antique gold-leaf mirror, the glass panel with an overlaid decoration of running seed heads and neo-classical finely carved ornaments to the top bottom...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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
Italian Gilt Shell Cartouche Acanthus Mirror. Circa 1730
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt carved wood wall mirror with shell cartouche, flanking decorative scrolled acanthus carvings and resting on cross hatching rectangular base. Mirror retains the original ...
Category
1730s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Continental '19th Century' Porcelain Keystone Shaped Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Continental (possibly German 19th century) white porcelain keystone shaped wall mirror with yellow trim and floral decoration having a floral pediment and etched glass with a figure ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
Italian Neoclassical Silver and Gold Gilt Foliage Wall Mirror, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian neoclassical silver and gold gilt carved wood & gesso wall mirror with a foliage scroll work cartouche, arched mirror plate with molded rosette surrounds, flanked by foliage ...
Category
1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Gilt Painted Mirror in the Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
An elegant, finely aged wall mirror in the neoclassical style. Crafted in the early 20th century. The frame is comprised of wood painted with gold and a burgundy hue. The gilt detail...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Giltwood and Patinated Cobalt Blue Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An architectural and most elegant Italian 19th century neo-classical st. giltwood and patinated cobalt blue mirror. The original mirror plate is set...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
French Neoclassical Style Limed Oak Trumeau Mirrors, 19th Century - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of French neoclassical style limed oak trumeau mirrors, 19th century.
Antique plates; molded cornice above linear frames supported by two carved brackets.
28 ¾ inches wide by...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Oak, Mirror
Large Late Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Rare Late Louis XV Giltwood Mirror 'A La Grecque'
The divided rectangular plate surmounted by a trophy cresting shaped as an urn flanked by flowering vases on each side and hung with...
Category
1760s Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular mirror plate surmounted by carved scrolling foliate and urn cresting, the lower rail with leaf-carved lion's paws.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Glass
Northern European Neoclassical Painted Antique Pier Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
NEOCLASSICAL POLYCHROMED AND PARCEL-GILT PIER MIRROR
Northern European, circa late 19th century
Item # 307PMQ13Q
Featuring a rectangular elongated form of gilded molded-gesso borde...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of English 19th Century Neoclassical Girandoles in the style of Robert Adam
By Robert Adam
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Neoclassical Girandoles
In the manner of Robert Adam
Both mirrors fitted with a pair of candle arms and carved from wood with gesso, the rectangular silvered and bevelled ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, 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
Early 19th Century Swedish Neo-Classical Carved and Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century carved and parcel gilt Neo-Classical style mirror from Sweden. Lovely patina and intricate carved details make this piece...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Mid-18th Century Neoclassicism Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most impressive Italian mid 18th century neo-classicism giltwood mirror, to honor the Barberini Family of Rome featuring the symbolic Bees. The gilt frame has a fla...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Superb Large 19th Century Venetian Cushion Mirror
Located in Chillerton, 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
Neoclassical Cast Iron and Brass Wall Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom wall mirror features an antique, neoclassical, cast iron and nickel plated fireplace surround with brass accents and beveled mirror.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mirrors
Materials
Iron, Brass
Neoclassical mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
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