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Gilt Carved Wall, Console or Table Mirror with High Open Fleur-de-Lis Pediment
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gilt carved mirror with high open Fleur-de-Lis pediment and oval etched mirror panel of a young
Category
Mid-20th Century Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Large Gilt American Federalist Mirrors
Located in Hudson, NY
Mirrors are from circa 1825-1835 and were made in either New York or Boston. Both mirrors come with
Category
Antique 1830s American Federal Wall Mirrors
$38,500 / set
Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany and Giltwood Mallard Duck Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany and Giltwood Mallard Duck Oval Wall Mirror. Item features very
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Federalist style ornate Giltwood Mirror surmounted by an American Eagle
Located in Leesburg, VA
Antique Federalist style ornate Giltwood Mirror surmounted by an American Eagle
Anonymous
United
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Antique American Empire Column and Rosette Giltwood Wall Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
, 19th century
Measures: 37" H x 25" W x 3" D.
A fine Empire Federal style giltwood mirror, characterized
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Kindel Oxford Mahogany Chippendale Gilt Eagle Wall Vanity Mirror 45"
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Kindel Oxford Chippendale / Federal style wall mirror. Mahogany frame with elaborate cut
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
American Empire Pier Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
An early Empire giltwood pier mirror with rope twist split column, flower basket and leaf blocks
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage Empire Style Gilt Wall Mirror w/ Beveled Glass Edges
Cobalt Blue Trim
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Empire Federal Style Gilt Wall Mirror with Beveled Glass Edges and Cobalt Blue Trim
This
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
American Philadelphia Empire Cheval Mirror, circa 1825
By Anthony Quervelle
Located in Dereham, GB
American Philadelphia Empire mahogany cheval mirror, circa 1825.
Certainly has the quality of top
Category
Antique 1820s American Federal Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
$3,848 Sale Price
20% Off
Gilded Gold Wood Floor Mirror by John Richard
By John Richard
Located in Toledo, OH
Gilded floor mirror by John Richard. Mirror features a serpentine arched top with a paneled boarder
Category
20th Century North American Federal Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th C. American Carved Wood East Lake Painted Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique East Lake style victorian black painted hand carved wall mirror with gold accented carved
Category
Antique 1890s American Eastlake Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood
1920
s Caldwell Federal Style Bronze Sconces with Mirror
Located in New York, NY
1920 Caldwell bronze double light sconces federal style with convex mirror inset
Category
Vintage 1910s American Federal Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Federal Style Carved Mahogany Mirrored Display Cabinet by Pulaski, 20th C
By Pulaski Furniture Corporation
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Federal style display case by Pulaski offers mahogany construction with broken arch crest having
Category
20th Century American Federal Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Glass, Mirror
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Lovely Federal Mahogany and Marble Vanity with Bronze Details
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant mahogany Federal style antique vanity table having gorgeous bronze details and white marble
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Federal Vanities
Materials
Marble
$1,440 Sale Price
51% Off
Pair of Mirrored Wall Sconces with Stars
By Edward F. Caldwell
Co.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique raw metal Federal style wall sconces with classic convex mirrors and star burst
Category
20th Century American Federal Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
$3,900 / set
Eagle Design Gilt Bronze Sconces With Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1930's Eagle design gilt bronze sconces with convex mirrored backplate, one light
Category
Vintage 1930s American Federal Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
32" Wide
79" Tall Solid Cherry Cylinder Style Secretary Desk Beveled Glass
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Narrow 32" Wide & 79" Tall Solid Cherry Cylinder Style Secretary Desk w/ Beveled Glass Bookcase MINT
Category
20th Century American Federal Secretaires
Materials
Brass
American Empire Mahogany and Marble Classical Console, NY, circa 1825
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An American ‘Federal’ console with a mirrored back in well figured ‘crotch’ mahogany with white
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Admiral Eagle Federal Round Bull’s-Eye Wall Mirror
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful round mirror with eagle surmount. In a bronze hue. A great example of the American
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Federal Mirror with Églomisé Panel
Located in Litchfield, CT
. Original backboards, tablet and glass.
This is a superb example of a Federal mirror having a molded
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Federal Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Period federal bulls eye mirror.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Convex Mirrors
Materials
Wood
$3,800
Early 19th Century Wood and Gesso American Federal Mirror with Eagle
Located in Pasadena, CA
This century 1810 American Federal mirror has great detailing. It came from a Los Angeles
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Vintage Federal Mirror
By Friedman Brothers
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Friedman Brothers (of NYC) gilt Mirror with reverse painted
eagle and foliage sprays on
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
$1,500
Late Federal Mirror
Located in Litchfield, CT
, mirror plates.
Condition: Overall in excellent condition, appears to have replaced backboards and glass
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$4,800
American Federal Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
Gilt-hand-carved eagle ornament, beautifully carved American Walnut mirror.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Antique Federal Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fine antique American Federal gilt overmantle.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
$3,200
Federal Mirror (GMD#2872)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century American Federal Carved Giltwood and Ebonized Mirror
(Showroom Closing/Liquidation
Category
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Round Federal Mirror with Convex Glass
Located in Nashville, TN
Early 20th century gilded wood framed American Federal style convex wall mirror with perched eagle
Category
Early 20th Century North American Federal Wall Mirrors
Very Fine Giltwood Federal Mirror with Églomisé Panel
Located in Alexandria, VA
The frame is gold leaf with excellent carving and was probably made in New England or New York. The églomisé panel appears to be original.
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Fine Small Federal Mirror with Gilded Phoenix Bird, circa 1790
Located in Providence, RI
This is a very fine small and delicate mirror. A related example is illustrated in The Mirror Book
Category
Antique 1790s American Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Federal / Classical Giltwood Églomisé Mirror, Probably Boston, circa 1810-1820
Located in Providence, RI
The most sought after of these American Federal mirrors are those with original églomisé (reverse
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Mirror with Intricate Marquetry Frame, 19th Century, American
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful example of an American late Federal mirror, inlaid with multiple woods. An "eagle" and
Category
Antique 1830s American Classical Wall Mirrors
English Regency Period Giltwood Convex Wall Mirror with Eagle Crest
Located in London, GB
English Regency and indeed in Federal mirrors predates its adoption as the American symbol
The restrained
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Regency Giltwood Girandole Mirror
Located in Garrison, NY
Glorious late 18th or early 19th century giltwood and gesso girandole Regency (possibly Federal
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Convex Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Federal Style Gold Gilt Floral Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1820 Antique Rectangular Federal Style Gold Gilt Mirror with a floral basket motif.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Boston Federal Gilt Gesso Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
Federal gilt-gesso mirror having a rectangular mirror plate decorated with a cornucopia frieze
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Federal Gilded Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
Federal Gilded Mirror, great size for a dining room table or large fireplace. 35" x 85" (3' x 7')
Category
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
$2,100
Federal Carved
Gilded Architectural Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine Sheraton early classical carved giltwood tabernacle mirror, with cove molded cornice with gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Pine, Glass
Early 19th Century Federal Giltwood Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
Federal giltwood mirror, circa 1815. Blocked cornice with pendant acorns above a frieze with floral
Category
Antique 1810s American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Federal Carved Gilt-Wood Convex Bullseye Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Federal carved gilt-wood carved convex glass bullseye mirror surmounted with a spread wing eagle.
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Girandoles
Materials
Wood
Gilded Federal American Eagle Convex Mirror, circa 1820
Located in Concord, MA
Gilded Federal American Eagle Convex Mirror, circa 1820
Gilded wood and gesso
Mirror diameter: 11
Category
Antique 1820s American Federal Convex Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Federal Gilt and Carved Looking Glass Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
Federal gilt and carved looking glass having a rectangular mirror plate below a stepped and molded
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Federal Style Mahogany
Gold Gilt Eagle Wall Mirror
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique Federal style wall mirror, unbranded. Mirror glass in a mahogany frame with gold gilt
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany, Paint, Mirror
Rare American Federal Giltwood Convex Mirror, circa 1810
By Spencer
Company
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rare American Federal period giltwood convex mirror, the circular plate and ebonized reeded slip
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Convex Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Gilt English Federal Style Dutch Convex Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gilt English Federal Style Dutch Convex Mirror with Eagle and Serpent decorated pediment.
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Convex Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror, Wood
Monumental Federal Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
Located in Providence, RI
This is the first mirror of its type we have owned, and for that matter, seen with its original
Category
Antique 19th Century Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Federal Gilt-Gesso Split-Baluster Mirror, American, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Federal gilt-gesso split-baluster mirror. Reverse-painted upper tablet.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
American Chippendale Federal Mahogany And Parcel Gilt Constitution Mirror
Located in Free Union, VA
A fine ca. 1780’s American Chippendale Federal wall mirror with a scrolling “broken pediment” which
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
American Federal Gilded Pier Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
American Federal gilded pier mirror with molded cornice set above a frieze of four carved swags
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Pine
Federal Reverse painted Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
American Eglomise Federal gold leaf mirror, with reverse painting of basket of fruit on top panel
Category
Antique 19th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Federal Carved and Gilt Girandole /Convex Mirror, America, circa 1810
Located in Alexandria, VA
Carved and giltwood convex mirror with candle arms (girandole), featuring spread wing eagle
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Convex Mirrors
Federal Giltwood Mirror
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Nice giltwood Federal American mirror with original glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood
$1,295
Small Early 19th Century Carved Gesso and Giltwood Federal Convex Mirror
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The rare American Federal carved convex mirror of small proportions has a distinctive carved
Category
Antique 1830s English Federal Convex Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Magnificent Federal Period Water-Gilded Pier Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
This classic American pier mirror has it all... gorgeous water-gilding, two pieces of original
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Gesso
Hepplewhite Federal Mahogany and Gilt Mirror Made by George F. of New York
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
frieze. The frame is cross-banded with boxwood string and the mirror retains the original mercury plate
Category
Antique 1790s American Federal More Mirrors
American Federal/ Sheraton Reverse Painted Giltwood Églomisé Mirror, Empire
Located in Seattle, WA
American Federal/ Sheraton reverse painted giltwood églomisé mirror
Original gilding and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace...
Materials
Mirror
American Federal Giltwood Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large American Federal Giltwood attributed to Issac Platt of New York
Category
Antique 19th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
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Federal Mirrors For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of federal mirrors available for sale. Each of these unique federal mirrors was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and mirror. Federal mirrors have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Federal mirrors bearing Neoclassical or Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many federal mirrors are appealing in their simplicity, but Friedman Brothers, Isaac Platt and Turner Manufacturing Company produced popular federal mirrors that are worth a look.
How Much are Federal Mirrors?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,498, while they’re typically $100 on the low end and $92,500 highest priced.
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.
Questions About Federal Mirrors
- What is a Federal style mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Federal-style mirrors refer to American mirrors made during the late 1700s through the early 1800s. Most of these mirrors were made of hardwood overlaid with bronze gilt or gold leaf. Federal-style mirrors are ornate and are frequently topped with eagles. On 1stDibs, shop for antique Federal-style mirrors from top sellers.
- What is a Federal convex mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Federal convex mirrors were created during the era of 1790-1830. This was a time of strong patriotism in the United States, prompting the Federalist movement. Convex mirrors had been around for quite some time and featured a convex shape, which made the most of fire light and displaced it throughout the room. Adding a Federalist element often meant eagles or something acknowledging the 13 colonies. Shop a collection of Federalist furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- When were federal mirrors made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Federal mirrors were made during the Federal period, which began after the Revolutionary War and lasted through the early 19th century. Eagles were common ornamental motifs on Federal-period furniture, as were cornucopia, lyres, garlands and scrolls, adding subtle flair to pieces characterized by clean lines, geometric symmetry, balanced shapes and a sense of grandeur. Find a range of Federal mirrors on 1stDibs.
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