Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
LOUIS XVI STYLE
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Louis XVI
Louis XVI Style Lacquered Mirror, 1900
Located in Marseille, FR
Small Louis XVI style lacquered mirror decorated with ribbons. Size 60 x 44 cm.
Additional information:
Material: Lacquered wood
Style: Louis XVI.
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Lacquer
Fine 19th c French Large Louis XVI Water Gilt Hand Carved Mirror from Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
A very finely carved and gilt 19th century Louis XVI large mirror. Hand carved with water gilt highlights.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Period 1770s Painted and Gilded Mirror with Quivers and Arrows
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period painted and gilded wall mirror from the second half of the 18th century, with quiver and arrow motifs. Born in France during the early years of King Louis X...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Elegant Late 18th Century Mirror from France, hand-carved in gilt wood of the LouisXVI directory era, the top carved with birds and flowers and top edges with carved dolphins, the su...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Fine 19th Century Large French Louis XVI Gilt Carved Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt and gesso carve large mirror.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XVI Period Giltwood Mirror with Crest, France, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI period giltwood mirror, surmounted by a detailed crest featuring kissing doves, and flanked by foliate swags along each side. The rectangular mirror plate in two sections...
Category
1780s French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Giltwood Carved Mirror with Verre églomisé
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This exquisite 18th-century Dutch Louis XVI full lenght mirror is a refined example of period craftsmanship, preserved in very good condition. The rectangular basswood frame is elega...
Category
1780s Dutch Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage giltwood mirror. This gilt mirror, most likely Italian has a deep frame giving it a three dimension effect.
Would work well in a powder room or grouped with a variety of othe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Elegant French Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XVI style hand carved, gilt wood mirror with a wreath pediment top.
This is a very high end vintage mirror, made in the early 20th century.
Be...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Louis XVI Style Ebonized and Gilt Gesso Decorated Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
A large 62 inches Louis XVI style Ebonized and Gilt wood Gesso decorated wall mirror.
Measures 36.25" inches in width, 2 i ches in depth and stands 62 inches tall. Very good vintage...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint
$2,096 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XVI giltwood mirror, two tones of gilding adorn frame surrounding a bipartite mirror plate. Mirror’s reflection is near-pristine with o...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Gesso, Giltwood
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Decorated Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
Highly decorative giltwood frame Louis XVI style wall oval mirror.
Measures 42" in width, 5.5 inches in depth and 39 inches in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood
$1,050 Sale Price
28% Off
French 1790s Louis XVI Giltwood Wall Mirror with Carved Gardening Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period giltwood mirror from circa 1790 with carved crest depicting a gardening theme. This French Louis XVI period giltwood mirror, dating back to circa 1790, is a...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Very Fine Large 19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Carved Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt carved large mirror.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XVI Partial Gilt Stained Carved Mirror, Circa 1930s
Located in Germantown, MD
Very elegant Louis XVI wall mirror, carved wood fretwork and urn ornaments. Measures 46.25" in height, 1.5" in Depth and 27.5" in width.
W3LF060922B
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
$1,995 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Giltwood mirror. The mirror with all of its original mirror plate and gilding is raised by two supports with acanthus leaves. The rec...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Carved Wood and Mecca Antique Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful elegant antique Louis XVI wall mirror, 1780s. Hand carved wood with finely and richly swirls and curls. Refinement decorated in mecca gilding. In good antique conditions. T...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
$7,683 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Grisaille Trumeau
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual antique French Louis XVI style painted and giltwood grisaille Trumeau mirror. This large floor mirror French painted and gilt wood mirror would work well above a commode, che...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Mirror
Early 20th Century French Empire Giltwood Frame Ornate Wall Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century French Empire style Giltwood Frame Ornate Wall Mirror measuring 25.5" in width and 50" in height. Mirror glass is 21.5" x 29.5".
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
$1,172 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Giltwood Wall Mirror, Louis XVI Style, circa 1900
Located in Paris, FR
Large antique giltwood mirror, Louis XVI style, French mirror circa 1900. Antique giltwood frame decorated with fluting and pearls around...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
Large Italian Carved Venetian Gold Walnut Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful vintage carved walnut mirror with Venetian gold finish, wonderful details to carving and face of a cherub at the top.
Depth of body of mirror 1/5"
top 5" D.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
19th C French Louis XVI Style Cream Painted Large Trumeau Mirror with Cherubs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C. French Louis XVI Style Cream Painted Large Trumeau Mirror with Cherubs. Item features a hand painted portrait depicting three cherubs and a lower square mirror, which...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bow Knot Pediment Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) giltwood wall mirror with carved filigree ribbon bow knot design pediment with original glass and raised block corners with rosette details.
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Tall Early 20th Century French Giltwood Mirror with Porcelain Plaque
Located in Chicago, IL
This stunning early twentieth-century French giltwood wall mirror is crafted from gilded and molded gesso and pine wood, featuring beveled mirror glass. The frame is adorned with a f...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Pine, Giltwood
Louis XVI Style White and Gold Painted Musical Motif Trumeau / Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (21st Century) white and gold painted trumeau / wall mirror with gilt carved musical trophy design and trim. (Similar to: VTP1091)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Period Carved Parcel Giltwood Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI period carved painted and parcel giltwood wall mirror with pediment centered by urn and cascading flowers.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Two-Tone Gilt and Paint Beveled Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a powder room or entryway with this elegant antique mirror. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the rectangular with cut corners is decorated with the traditional Louis XVI ribbo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Engraved Scene Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) carved giltwood wall mirror with a top panel featuring a colored engraving of a scene with two dancers.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 20th Century Painted Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Mirrors, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of mid-20th century Italian mirrors / wall lights. Finely carved furniture in Louis XVI style, painted during the 20th century. Two-light sconces with original support in worked...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$3,361 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Superb Large 18th Century Louis XVI Gold Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Dating to circa 1770, this beautiful gilt wood mirror is presented with its original mirror plate, which has foxed in the most wonderful manner, the carved wood and gilt gesso decora...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Mirror Made In Mahogany Of Louis Seize Period From 1780s
Located in Lejre, DK
Copenhagen mirror in Mahogany wood from the Louis Seize period from around the 1780s.
Measurements in cm: H:140 W:53.5
This product will be inspe...
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1780s Danish Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Gold Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Mirror, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant Italian mirror from the second half of the 20th century. Finely carved and gilded wooden furniture, in Louis XVI style, of great quality and impact. Ideal mirror to combine w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Vintage Gold Plated Wooden Mirror with Wall Console Belgium, 1960s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Very beautiful wall mirror in wooden carved frame with gold plated wooden console, Belgium, 1960s.
Hand-carved gilt wooden frame with floral decoration and a ribbon thread...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fireplace Mirror, Louis XVI Trumeau In Carved Wood Rechampi White And Gray
Located in Honnelles, WHT
EFireplace mirror, Louis XVI trumeau in carved wood with white and gray trim, 18th century
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Louis XVI Style Trumeau Mirror with Seascape, c. 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI style trumeau Mirror with Oil-on-canvas painted scene. Dating from the third quarter of the 1800s, and originating in France.
The mirror frame with tan & cream painted g...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Mirror
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved and Gilt Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century French Louis XVI style carved and gilt mirror with etched panels. Featuring beautiful carvings including a crest at the top. So elegant!!
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. double framed giltwood mirror. The central original mirror plate is set within a lovely beaded and foliate band....
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Gilt Wood Miroir Signed by Bertrand Montluçon, Louis XVI
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century French gilt wood miroir signed by Bertrand Montluçon, Louis XVI
France, circa 1870
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Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bow Knot Design Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) gilt vertical oval wall mirror with a bow knot-shaped extended top.
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood mirrors. Each mirror retains their original mirror plate framed within a richly carved giltwood border in a satin and bu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Shell Pediment Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) rectangular giltwood wall mirror with a mirrored border and an added (18th Century) pediment top with a carved shell form relief.
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique M. Grieve Co Italian Carved Wood Gold Louis XVI Style Round Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique M. Grieve Co. Italian carved wood Gold Louis XVI Style Round Wall Mirror. Item features a round central mirror, hand carved wood leafy frame, cream a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Rare French Antique Trumeau Mirror Louis XVI Style Romantic Painting, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Rare French giltwood trumeau mirror, circa 1930, in the Louis XVI style with a painting of a romantic genre scene (oil on canvas) in the manne...
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint, Canvas
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror plate set within a straight frame with a lovely beaded and foliate wrap around ba...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Gilt Carved Mirrored Scones Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A pair of neoclassical style gilt carved and mirrored wall sconces, each with three candle branches.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Large Carved Wood Mirror, Louis XVI style, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Large Carved Wood Mirror, Louis XVI style, late 19th century"
Carved and painted wood
Mercury glass, large decoration.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Handcarved Giltwood Mirror painted in White
Located in Lisboa, PT
One fine example of the Mirrors of the time of Louis XVI
Louis XVI style refers to a design and artistic movement that emerged in France during the late 18th century, specifically d...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Louis XVI oval mirror in gilded wood and stucco from the 19th century
Located in TARBES, FR
Oval mirror with 19th century carved decoration in wood and gilded stucco, large size, beveled mirror, exceptional piece marked on the back G.BOSLE Vergolder BERLIN, some small gaps
...
Category
1880s German Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Stucco, Wood
$990 Sale Price
50% Off
French Giltwood Mirror, 19th C. Beveled with Urn and Foliate Designs
Located in Houston, TX
Giltwood mirror with original gilding having a leaf design on each side trailing
Vertically. A large urn is centered at the top with a floral motif at the top crest.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$5,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Louis XVI Period Giltwood Mirror with Kissing Doves, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and large Louis XVI giltwood mirror: dating from the late 18th century, French in origin.
The mirror plate with neoclassical borders surrounding, and surmounted by an allegorical Crest of "Love". The crest featuring a pair of burning torches behind a pair of kissing doves...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Oval Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. oval double framed giltwood mirror. The original beveled mirror plate is framed within a fine beaded border. The four arched shaped orig...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Giltwood Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A charming Louis XVI style giltwood wedding mirror, 19th century; plate within beaded and molded frame surmounted by double eagle head, with heart, arrow and wreath crest. The gilded...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive large scale French early 19th century Louis XVI st. double framed giltwood mirror. The original central mirror plate is framed within a fine mottled border. A beautiful...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a sense of refined antiquity to your interior with this beautifully carved giltwood mirror from Provence, France. Crafted in Provence, France, circa 1780, the rectangular fram...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood and patinated Wood mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and wonderfully decorative pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood and patinated Wood mirrors. Each wonderful oval mirror is fitted with a carved Giltwood and ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
A very large scale greyish/whitish painted Louis painted Trudeau.
Located in Washington, DC
This Trumeau is decorated with carved wood Corinthian columns. This piece has been featured in Maison de Luxe.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Fine Water Gilt Mirror in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Hudson, NY
This large and impressive mirror completely water gilded in the matte and burnish technique was made in France circa 1870. The divided bevelled edge plate is the same top and bottom ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scaled and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood mirror. This impressive rectangular mirror is framed within a stunning mottled Giltwood frame. The frame...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$13,800 / item
pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI patinated wood and Giltwood mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and palatially scaled pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI st. patinated off white and Giltwood mirrors. Each beautiful mirror displays its original patinated mirror pl...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirror, circa 1830
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding French early 19th century Louis XVI st. giltwood mirror, circa 1830. The original mirror plate is fitted within an intricately carved and most unique foliate and ball ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Louis Xvi wall mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI wall 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 wall mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI wall mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Friedman Brothers, Henredon, LaBarge, and American of Martinsville. 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 wall mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $211 and tops out at $148,900 while the average work can sell for $5,513.
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