Gilded Gesso Mirror
Antique 19th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
Antique 19th Century European Regency Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso
Antique 19th Century French Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Gesso, Wood
Antique 1860s European Early Victorian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso, Pine
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Antique 1830s European Georgian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso, Pine
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Pier Mirrors and Console...
Gesso, Wood
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 1860s French Baroque Revival Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Antique 1860s European Victorian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso
Antique 19th Century Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century American More Mirrors
Wood, Gesso, Mirror
Antique 1850s British Early Victorian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console...
Mahogany, Gesso, Glass
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gesso
Antique 19th Century Swedish Paintings
Giltwood, Gesso
Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art
Wood, Gesso
original surface.
Antique 19th Century American Picture Frames
Wood, Gesso
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Giltwood, Gesso, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Giltwood, Gesso, Glass, Mirror
Antique 1740s English Rococo Taxidermy
Feathers, Gesso
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Mirrors
Antique Late 18th Century French Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Gesso
Antique 1860s British Victorian Wall Mirrors
Gesso
Vintage 1940s Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Wood, Gesso
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso
Antique Mid-19th Century Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mi...
Wood, Glass, Gesso
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Wood, Mirror
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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.
- What is a gilded mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021A gilded mirror refers to a mirror that has been treated with a decorative technique involving the application of a thin layer of gold leaf over its frame. On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage gilded mirrors available for sale.
- How do I make a gilded mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022You can make an imitation gilded mirror by spray painting the frame of a mirror with metallic paint. Tape off the reflective surface of the mirror to ensure a clean painting job. Wood appliques can be sprayed and attached to the frame to add to the effect. Shop a range of authentic gilded mirrors on 1stDibs.
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