Antique Black Forest Mirrors
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Stucco
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Black Forest Cabinets
Mirror, Walnut
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood, Antler, Ceramic
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Antler, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Table Mirrors
Wood
Antique Early 1900s German Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Nutwood, Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century European Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Nutwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century American Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Antique Late 19th Century German Folk Art Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Antique 19th Century French Black Forest Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mi...
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood
Early 20th Century European Black Forest Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mi...
Mirror, Wood
Antique 1890s Austrian Hollywood Regency Sunburst Mirrors
Wood, Glass
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Antler, Horn, Mirror, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Antler, Glass, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Black Forest Picture Frames
Nutwood
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Wood, Glass
Antique 19th Century German Wall Mirrors
Wood, Glass
Antique 19th Century Swiss More Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
20th Century Austrian Wall Mirrors
Horn
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Antler, Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Antler, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Wood
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Finding the Right Mirrors for You
The road from early innovations in reflective glass to the alluring antique and vintage mirrors in trendy modern interiors has been a long one but we’re reminded of the journey everywhere we look.
In many respects, wall mirrors, floor mirrors and full-length mirrors are to interior design what jeans are to dressing. Exceedingly versatile. Universally flattering. Unobtrusively elegant. And while all mirrors are not created equal, even in their most elaborate incarnation, they're still the heavy lifters of interior design, visually enlarging and illuminating any space.
We’ve come a great distance from the polished stone that served as mirrors in Central America thousands of years ago or the copper mirrors of Mesopotamia before that. Today’s coveted glass Venetian mirrors, which should be cleaned with a solution of white vinegar and water, were likely produced in Italy beginning in the 1500s, while antique mirrors originating during the 19th century can add the rustic farmhouse feel to your mudroom that you didn’t know you needed.
By the early 20th century, experiments with various alloys allowed for mirrors to be made inexpensively. The geometric shapes and beveled edges that characterize mirrors crafted in the Art Deco style of the 1920s can bring pizzazz to your entryway, while an ornate LaBarge mirror made in the Hollywood Regency style makes a statement in any bedroom. Friedman Brothers is a particularly popular manufacturer known for decorative round and rectangular framed mirrors designed in the Rococo, Louis XVI and other styles, including dramatic wall mirrors framed in gold faux bamboo that bear the hallmarks of Asian design.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, mid-century modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary mirrors. Today’s simple yet chic mantel mirror frames, for example, often neutral in color, owe to the understated mirror designs introduced in the postwar era.
Sculptor and furniture maker Paul Evans had been making collage-style cabinets since at least the late 1950s when he designed his Patchwork mirror — part of a series that yielded expressive works of combined brass, copper and pewter — for Directional Furniture during the mid-1960s. Several books celebrating Evans’s work were published beginning in the early 2000s, as his unconventional furniture has been enjoying a moment not unlike the resurgence that the Ultrafragola mirror is seeing. Designed by the Memphis Group’s Ettore Sottsass in 1970, the Ultrafragola mirror, in all its sensuous acrylic splendor, has become somewhat of a star thanks to much-lauded appearances in shelter magazines and on social media.
On 1stDibs, we have a broad selection of vintage and antique mirrors and tips on how to style your contemporary mirror too.