The Gothic Revival movement (also called Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) emerged in Britain in the 1740s, and reached its height in the late-19th century. Gothic Revival furniture's characteristics include such decorative flourishes as pointed arches, floral details, finials, heraldic motifs and linenfold carving.
The movement was rooted in religious and social conservatism. Gothic Revival's proponents, who included Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin, the architects of London’s Houses of Parliament (designed in 1840), believed that the art and architecture of the Middle Ages were authentically spiritual and inherently moral.
In the United States, the Gothic Revival movement shaped both public buildings and private houses. Numerous American schools were built in the early-19th century in a style now called Collegiate Gothic. Many builders and craftsmen were inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing’s widely read 1850 book Architecture for Country Houses, which posited that a family’s home should exemplify their values — and that the Gothic Revival style was particularly well-suited to scholars and clergymen. Furniture with detailing that mirrored that of Gothic Revival buildings appeared in the same period. Such pieces typically feature dark, intricately carved wood, and upholstery in velvet or leather.
Much like the castles or cathedrals that inspired them, Gothic Revival chairs, bookcases and beds make a bold design statement. And while you probably don’t have to cross a moat or raise a portcullis to get through your front door, a Gothic Revival piece will declare that your home is indeed your castle.
Monumental 19th Century Gothic Revival Mirror with Exquisite Hand-Carved Details
Located in Lisse, NL
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Gold Leaf
Stunning & Extra Large Oak Gothic Revival Wall Mirror with Phoenix Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful Gothic Style wall mirror with handcarved frame. This wonderful and all handcrafted wall mirror from the late 1800s will look great, no matter where you decide to hang her....
Mirror, Wood, Oak, Glass
Gothic Revival Cottagecore Parcel Gilt Walnut Wall Mirror, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Cottagecore aesthetic antique 19th century parcel gilt walnut Gothic Revival wall mirror Circa 1870 The intricate Gothic Revival details of this wall mirror epitomize the Cottagecore...
Wood
Antique Neo-gothic Mirror—gilded With Gold Leaf—19th Century
Located in BARSAC, FR
A superb small 19th-century mirror, made of solid wood, carved and gilded with gold leaf. Beautiful neo-Gothic decoration featuring pinnacles, crockets, and small columns. A ra...
Wood
Carved Wooden Dragon on a Moon Shaped Mirror, Italy, circa 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Striking and highly sculptural Italian mirror dating to the early 20th century, exquisitely hand-carved in wood and depicting a fantastical dragon in high relief. The composition is ...
Mirror, Wood
A Gothic Revival oak and inlaid wall mirror with the original mercury mirror
Located in London, GB
A Gothic Revival oak and inlaid wall mirror with the original mercury mirror.
Oak
Gothic Revival Gilt Brass on Wood Wall Mirror with Glass Stones and Latin Phrase
Located in Lisse, NL
For the collectors of rare, beautiful, meaningful and usable Gothic Revival antiques. At the bottom of this strikingly colorful and stylish Gothic mirror is the Latin phrase Monstra...
Brass
Pair of 20th Century Spanish Neo-Gothic Style Lacquered Gold Wood Mirrors, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Spanish mirrors from the mid-20th century. Finely carved, lacquered and gilded Neo-Gothic style furniture. Beautifully sized and proportioned mirrors that can easily be place...
Mirror, Wood
Antique Octagonal Wall Mirror in Gilded Wood, 19th Century Scandinavia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A medium sized octagonal wall mirror in gilt wood / oak. It was made in the mid-late 19th century Scandinavia - either in Denmark or Sweden. It features its original mercury mirror g...
Mirror, Oak
19th Century English Gothic Revival Wall Mirror in Bleached Oak
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic Revival (late 19th century) bleached oak wall mirror with column sides ending in finials centring an arch frame with cut-out design.
Mirror, Oak
Charles Bevan style of. A Gothic Revival oak wall mirror
Located in London, GB
A Charles Bevan style of. A Gothic Revival oak wall mirror Gothic Revival oak wall mirror with sunrise inlaid decoration to the top and dot and line detailing with soft chamfered edges.
Oak
1970s Vintage Mediterranean Style Triple Dresser Mirror
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful Mediterranean triple mirror. Great arching design with finials, scroll, and bead work. Massive in size and weight. I can deliver curbside to NYC...
Mirror, Wood
$8,400 / set
Pair of Neo Gothic Stripped Pine Mirrors
Located in Chireno, TX
Pair of neo-gothic stripped pine mirrors dating to the late 19th century, (circa 1850-1870). French in origin. Each frame contains its original mercury-backed silvered two-panel mirr...
Mirror, Wood
A Gothic Revival oak mirror surmounted with a carved eagle to the top
Located in London, GB
A Gothic Revival oak mirror surmounted with a carved eagle to the top, and blind Gothic tracery below forming an upper arch, the sides decorated with little carved florets. Retains t...
Oak
Midcentury Italy Gothic Art Deco Period, Wall Mirror in Carved and Inlay Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1930s Italian Gothic style wall mirror in carved and inlay walnut, wax polished Measures cm: H 113, W 92, D 8.
Walnut
Early 19th Century Spanish Marble Mounted and Parcel-Gilt Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish marble mounted mirror with gilt-wood carvings of birds resting on arched cornice with midnight blue ground with gilt Roman scene. Columns ...
Marble
$2,672
H 25 in W 20 in D 2 in
Gothic Revival Gilt Brass on Wood Wall Mirror with Glass Stones and Latin Phrase
Located in Lisse, NL
For the collectors of rare, beautiful, meaningful and usable Gothic Revival antiques. At the bottom of this strikingly colorful and stylish Gothic mirror is the Latin phrase Monstra...
Brass
$1,301Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 33.86 in D 1.97 in
Lacquered and gilded wooden mirror, carved, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique mirror in lacquered and gilded wood, richly carved both in the frame and in the upper arch, It has sculptures and a face moulding. Original from the 19th century and of Itali...
Mirror
LATE 19th CENTURY SMALL MIRROR IN NEO GOTHIC STYLE
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant small mirror made of wrought iron and hand-forged, in neo-Gothic style. Its "gate" shape evokes that of a Gothic window or stained glass window, characterized by an ogival pr...
Wrought Iron
Hand-Carved Wooden Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hand-carved wooden mirror.
Glass, Wood
Vintage Neoclassical Revival Giltwood Greek Key Wall Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition This striking Neoclassical Revival wall mirror, dating to the 1960s, features a bold giltwood frame accented by painted wood details and a str...
Mirror, Giltwood
19th century silver leaf gilded mirror Louis Philippe
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A pretty 19th century French mirror Louis-Philippe with its original antique glass and silver leaf gilding. The glass is has some wear but that gives the mirror a certain charm. The ...
Glass, Wood
Early 19th century French hand carved mirror
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century French hand carved mirror An old reflection is better than no reflection they say? This fine example is dated to the early part of the 19th Century. With its ori...
Gesso, Pine
19th Century French Gilded Mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
19th century French mirror in an ornate gilt gesso frame in a period style, with worn gilding and visible age to both the frame surface and the original mirror plate. The close-up im...
Mirror, Giltwood
French Oak + Inlaid Wood Wall Mirror, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
Handcrafted in France in the 1960s, this wall mirror is defined by gentle curvature and thoughtful detail. Its rounded rectangular frame is sculpted from golden oak, accented with su...
Mirror, Oak
$522
H 17.52 in W 13.78 in D 1.19 in
Gilded mirror with gold leaf, 20th century, beautiful antique patina
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th-century French wall mirror with a molded wooden frame entirely gilded with gold leaf. The gilding has a superb antique patina, with slight wear and variations that highlight its...
Mirror, Wood
$1,500
H 40 in W 33 in D 3.5 in
Hand-Carved European Wooden Mirror with Rococo Revival Foliate Detailing
Located in High Point, NC
This striking carved wooden mirror showcases an intricately worked frame adorned with flowing foliate and scroll motifs, lending the piece a strong sense of movement and sculptural d...
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Monumental Rococo Carved Wood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a truly dramatic statement with this monumental vintage carved wood mirror. A stunning example of European-inspired design, its impressive frame is a testament to exquisite craf...
Mirror, Wood
Victorian Gothic Carved Oak Wall Mirror An ideal piece for the hall
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Gothic Carved Oak Wall Mirror An ideal piece for the hall, a tall mirror, with decorative carving in the 19th Century style This one would also look wonderful as a stand a...
Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Linen Fold Carved Polychromed Gothic Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb mirror in good condition for its age. The mirror is polychromed in various colors and has a bold design and linen-fold carving. There are minor seams from constructi...
Mirror, Beech
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H 35.5 in W 22 in D 3 in
Pair of Highly Molded Walnut Geometric Pseudo Gothic Style Gilded Wall Mirrors
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a unique pair of beautiful solid walnut geometric mirrors that evoque a Gothic feeling. The interior of the molding is done in bright gold leaf and in good condition. The mir...
Mirror, Walnut
French Wall Mirror Metai Frame in the Neogothic Style, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French mirror made in the 1960's in the italian style.. The frame of the mirror has been worked with metal additions to recall the sculptures of the Middle Ages, notably the door fit...
Metal
Large French Gothic Carved Oak Mirror 6” wide Oak Mirror Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Gothic Carved Oak Mirror The 6” wide Oak Mirror Frame has pierced carving with acanthus leaves all the way around. The frame ha...
Oak
Antique Gothic Revival Oak Trefoil Wall Mirror
Located in Norwich, England
A 19th Century Gothic revival oak wall mirror. Circa 1880. The oak frame having chamfered edgings with trefoil relief and shield emblems to each corner and central top. Overall in v...
Oak, Glass
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H 93 in W 50.5 in D 12 in
Large Antique Gothic Revival Figural Carved English Oak Hall Mirror, c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An oversized antique Gothic Revival figural hall mirror offers carved English oak construction with upper pierced gallery over frieze having central mask, arch form mirror, hardware ...
Oak, Mirror
19th Century American Gothic Revival Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 19th century American Gothic Revival mahogany framed mirror with a pointed arched top, and gold leaf fillet surrounding the original...
Mirror, Mahogany
Gothic Walnut Carved Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Beaune, FR
Large Gothic style mirror in walnut carved with busts of characters, dragons, salamanders, snails and oak leaves. High quality 19th century French work. This mirror is in good condit...
Walnut
20th Century Gothic Revival Style Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
20th century wall mirror in the Gothic Revival style. The wood frame is hand-painted to resemble cathedral stonework. The corinthian columns at each side culminate to a pointed arch ...
Wood
1910s Austrian Carved Wooden Mirror with Patinated Surface
Located in High Point, NC
A mirror with a carved square frame from Austria, circa 1910. The heavy patina of the mirror glass gives a dramatic effect, reminiscent of a Daguerrotype. Intricate Gothic patterns u...
Mirror, Hardwood