Neoclassical Wall 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
Period: 19th Century
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....
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror, Giltwood
Iberian Mirror
Located in New York, NY
The so-called Bilbao mirrors were made circa 1800 in Portugal and Spain and named after the city where many were crafted. On our shores they’re often mis...
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Early 1800s Spanish Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
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.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Gilt Classical Acanthus Looking Glass Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Richly carved water gilt mirror with acanthus leaves and chunky gadrooned edge. The outer frame is banded by small egg and dart molding. A fine art frame...
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1870s American Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Mahogany Neoclassical Wall Mirror 19th Century Continental
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful Mahogany Neoclassical Mirror with Ebony accented pediment and bronze appliques above and below the mirror plate. Continental, Circa 1860.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved Wood Foliage Wall Mirrors, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, 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...
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1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Continental '19th Century' Porcelain Keystone Shaped Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Continental, possibly German, '19th centurty' white porcelain keystone shaped wall mirror with yellow trim and floral decoration having a floral pediment (similar to VCG005).
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19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Porcelain
Biedermeier Fruitwood Pier Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Biedermeier fruitwood pier mirror
19th century
having a molded projecting cornice above a panel carved to show a demilune and a vertical rectangular beveled mirror plate.
Mea...
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Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Satinwood
Pair of French, 19th Century Giltwood Mirrored Back Wall Sconces
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century giltwood mirrored back wall sconces. A finely gilt pair of two-arm carved gilt wall sconces. These very decorative pair o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Carved and Gilded Wood, Glass, circa Early 19th Century, Ferdinand VII
Located in Madrid, ES
Mirror Fernando VII. Carved and gilded wood, glass. Towards the beginning of the 19th century.
Rectangular mirror made of wood carved in its color, combin...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Continental '19th Century' Porcelain Keystone Shaped Wall Mirror
Located in New York, 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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Porcelain
19th century American Classical Federal Monumental Eglomise Overmantel Mirror
Located in Savannah, GA
Unusual very large sized American wall mirror or overmantel featuring lavish ornamentation. The classical style elaborate fluted Corinthian columns are featured in both the carved gi...
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Early 1800s American Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Faux Marble and Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Italian neoclassical style faux marble and giltwood mirror.
Interesting 19th century Italian neoclassical style faux painted and giltwood mirror with columns. The subtle fau...
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1880s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century English Giltwood Wall Mirror
By Robert Adam
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A neoclassical style oval wall mirror crowned with an urn and stylized dolphins. The mirrored glass is original.
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Neoclassical Pier Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large gilded pier mirror with an architectural design. Beautiful patina and aged glass. All original condition. Italy, late 18th to early 19th century.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Neoclassic Gilt Wall Mirror with Reverse Glass Panels
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassic-style (19th Century) carved giltwood wall mirror with black and gold decorated reverse glass panels with urns, griffins, and lyre designs.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century, English Giltwood Oval Mirror in the Neoclassical Style
Located in London, GB
A fine and substantial mirror in the Robert Adam manner.
Primarily giltwood, and having an the elliptical mirror plate housed within a continuous band of stiff leaf moulding, encl...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Baltic Neoclassic Mahogany Pediment Pier / Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Baltic Neoclassic (early 19th Century) parcel gilt, ebony, and mahogany pier / wall mirror with an arched pediment over engaged columnar sides.
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Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of 19th Century Scandinavian Mahogany Console Tables and Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Constructed using a well figured flame mahogany and rising from rectangular plinth bases, having fielded panel backboards trimmed with a running pearl motif, the columns, rising from...
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19th Century Scandinavian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Neoclassic Silvered Sunburst Mirror
Located in New York, 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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Neoclassical Italian White Painted and Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
Of rectangular form, the frame housing the mirror plate finished in ivory paintwork, with gilt and burnished gilt highlights; the everted cornice decorated with egg and dart moulding...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, 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...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Gilt Fleur De Lis Pediment Wall Mirrors
Located in New York, 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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Style Round White Painted and Gilt Wall Mirrors
Located in New York, 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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th Century Giltwood French Mirror is an exquisite example of antique craftsmanship, epitomizing the opulence and attention to detail characteristic of the 19th-century French d...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Neoclassic French Carved & Gilt Wood Mirror with Bow-Tie & Mirror Crest, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical carved and gilt wood mirror from the 19th century. This antique mirror from France features a beautifully carved crest with a smaller, round-shaped mirror at ce...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Neoclassical Gilt Wall Mirror, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular wall mirror in giltwood with stucco accents.
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Baltic Neoclassic Giltwood and Walnut Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
With an urn with festoon of flowers and leaves flanked by trailing festoons and flanked by finials over trelliswork and rectangular walnut frame with gilded beaded edge surrounding a...
Category
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Antique Hand-Carved Wood Mirror with Classical Details
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique neoclassical hand-carved mirror is made of stained wood and has a hooded top with a row of attached balls and a fluted panel. The sides are embellished with twisted class...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
American Federal Giltwood Mirror Attributable to Isaac Platt, New York, c. 1820
By Isaac Platt
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful gold leaf Federal mirror attributable to Isaac Platt, with turned and carved pilasters framing original glass, New York City, circa 18...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Neoclassical wall mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical 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 Neoclassical wall 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 wall mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Friedman Brothers, Deknudt, Henredon, 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 wall 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 $110,000 while the average work can sell for $3,151.
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