Gilt Bamboo Mirror
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Metal
Vintage 1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1960s Unknown Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Composition
Vintage 1960s Unknown Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Composition
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1960s American More Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Iron
Vintage 1970s Wall Mirrors
Composition
Vintage 1960s American Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Wall Mirrors
Metal
20th Century Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1960s Unknown Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Mirrors
Metal
Vintage 1920s French Wall Mirrors
Metal
20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Hardwood, Giltwood
Vintage 1940s More Mirrors
Giltwood
Vintage 1950s North American Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage 1970s Italian Wall Mirrors
Glass
Antique 1880s French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century American Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Iron
Vintage 1950s American Wall Mirrors
Resin
20th Century American More Mirrors
Vintage 1960s Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1960s American More Mirrors
Wood, Glass
Vintage 1950s American More Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Metal
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1990s Wall Mirrors
Iron
Vintage 1940s American Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Paint
Late 20th Century North American Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Vintage 1970s Italian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Metal
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1970s American More Mirrors
Metal
Vintage 1970s American More Mirrors
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Faux Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Vintage 1970s American Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1970s Italian Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Giltwood
20th Century American Brutalist Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century European Other Wall Mirrors
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Iron
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
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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 gold gilt mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A gold gilt mirror has gold decorative details along the frame. Gilt mirrors often have a thin layer of gold leaf around the edges to create an attractive gold finish. Shop a collection of gold gilt mirrors on 1stDibs.
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