Gilt Empire Mirror
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century American Empire Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Mirrors
Marble
Vintage 1970s Spanish Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Gold
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Trumeau Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Early 1800s American American Empire Convex Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-19th Century British Empire Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Glass
20th Century American Empire Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany, Spruce
Antique 19th Century Italian Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Antique 1810s French Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length ...
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Empire Wall Mirrors
20th Century European Empire Wall Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Vintage 1960s Belgian Empire Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1960s Belgian Empire Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Empire Trumeau Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1960s Belgian Empire Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Epoxy Resin
Vintage 1960s Belgian Empire Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Epoxy Resin
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Trumeau Mirrors
Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
Vintage 1960s French Empire Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Resin
Antique 19th Century European Empire Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage 1970s French Empire Convex Mirrors
Resin
Vintage 1960s Belgian Empire Sunburst Mirrors
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Trumeau Mirrors
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Trumeau Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1890s French Empire Revival Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Floor Mirrors and Full-L...
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Mirrors
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Empire Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length M...
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Platters and Serveware
Bronze
Early 20th Century Empire Console Tables
Mirror, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Vintage 1920s Desks
Other
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Empire Center Tables
Bronze
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Cabinets
Onyx, Metal
Vintage 1960s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Console Tables
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Empire Console Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Empire Centerpieces
Bronze
Vintage 1940s French Empire Serving Tables
Early 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Giltwood, Mirror, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Garniture
Bronze
20th Century French Neoclassical Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Centerpieces
Copper, Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Iron
Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Console Tables
Mirror, Mercury Glass, Wood, Walnut
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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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