Gilt Empire Mirror
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Antique 1880s American American Empire Sunburst Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Giltwood
Vintage 1970s Spanish Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Gold
Vintage 1930s French Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Mantel Mirrors and F...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1810s Swedish Empire Girandoles
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Wall Mirrors
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Centerpieces
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Garniture
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Centerpieces
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Mirror, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Console Tables
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Console Tables
Travertine, Bronze, Iron
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Carrara Marble, Metal
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1930s American More Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 19th Century American More Mirrors
Glass
20th Century Austrian More Mirrors
Glass
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Glass
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 19th Century American More Mirrors
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Glass
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Gesso
Antique 19th Century Swedish More Mirrors
Paint, Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Glass
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Glass
Antique 19th Century American Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Antique 19th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Glass
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century Austrian Wall Mirrors
Glass
Antique 18th Century Trumeau Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century English Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Metal
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Gold
Antique 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century Empire Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Wall Mirrors
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Empire Trumeau Mirrors
Gesso, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
Antique 19th Century Trumeau Mirrors
Gold
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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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