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Pair of French "Régence" Giltwood "Pare Close" Mirrors, Early 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
/ the main mercury mirror framed by decorated giltwood pierced cartouche with foliate wrapped mirrors
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
Huge Floor Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Huge 19th century giltwood mirror, original mercury mirror, and gilt beautifully, beginning 19th
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19th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
$17,800
19th Century Very Large Giltwood Mirror, Louis Philippe Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very large Giltwood Mirror ,
Original Mercury Mirror,
Louis Philippe Epoque , circa 1840
France
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1840s French Louis Philippe Mercury Antique Mirror
Huge Mid-19th Century Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Huge mid-19th century mirror in carved wood. Original gilt and mercury mirror.
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
$16,614
French Giltwood Mirror "Régence" with "Pare Closes, " Early 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
a shell, the main mercury mirror composed of decorated pierced cartouche with foliate wrapped
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Giltwood Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
border and a smaller beaded inner moulding, housing the original mercury mirror plate which has achieved
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1810s Mercury Antique Mirror
Louis XVI Mirror
Located in Megeve, FR
giltwood mirror, retaining its original mercury mirror plate. The basket with fruits. Excellent original
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Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$6,170
18th Century French mirror, Rococo
Located in Maidstone, GB
Rococo decoration with a dragon and exploded pomegranate. Original mercury mirror and original gilding
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18th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood
Rare Mid-19th Century Italinan Venetian Rococo
Mirror
Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT
Rare mid-19th century, Italian venetian Rococo' mirror
Glass vanazian plate, sandblasted mercury
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Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood
Incredible Mirror in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III Period
Located in Manduel, FR
.
The mercury mirror is original and in perfect condition.
Gilt bronze ingot molds and pediment with
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Louis XVI Period Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
decorated square corners. Beautiful wood back side. Original mercury mirror.
The mirror is in its
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
19th Century Huge Mirror with Beautifully Carved Giltwood Frame
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Huge Italian mirror in a beautifully carved wood frame, original mercury mirror and gilt.
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19th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Antique French Oak Framed Mirror
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
original mercury distressed mirror frame has been waxed and mirror cleaned, frame in good solid condition
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1880s French Other Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Oak
French Console Table and Mirror, 1800s
Located in Cervia, IT
. Mercury mirror. Coming from a rich French family.
Mirror:
Depth: 15 cm
Width: 124 cm
Height: 168 cm
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Bronze
$21,954 / set
NAPOLEAN III CARVED GILTWOOD
RAISED GESSO WALL MIRROR
Located in San Francisco, CA
; period mercury mirror plate
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19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Victorian Ebonised Mercury Plated Rectangular Wall Mirror c.1875-85
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
frame having the original heavy mercury mirror glass plate and surviving from the high Victorian period
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1870s English Late Victorian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Beech
Center Table Gilt Bronze Napoleon III, circa 1860
Located in Grenoble, FR
mercury mirror. It rest on four feet of bronze.
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19th Century Mercury Antique Mirror
Large Center Table Gilt Bronze Napoleon III, circa 1880
Located in Grenoble, FR
mercury mirror. It rest on four feet of bronze.
Free shipping.
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19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
19th Century Italian Neoclassic Giltwood Looking Glass
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Elaborately carved italian neoclassic parcel gilt looking glass with original mercury mirror housed
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19th Century Italian Mercury Antique Mirror
Important Mirror - Trumeau - France - 18th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
musical instruments and laurel branches. The mercury mirror is in two parts. France 18th century
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18th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Fruitwood
Large French Louis Philippe Period Gilt Mirror
Located in Toorak, VIC
mercury mirror. The Rounded rectangular frame presents with an intricate and detailed etched acanthus leaf
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
English Regency Style Giltwood Landscape Pier Mirror
Located in Chudleigh, Devon
still of good age. The mirror retains its mercury mirror plates and backboard.
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Composition
English 19th Century William IV Carved Wood Overmantel Mirror
Located in Chudleigh, Devon
retains its wonderful original mercury mirror plate and backboards.
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Early 19th Century British William IV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood
18th Century Late Régence / Early Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
Located in Toorak, VIC
and presence. The mirror retains its original mercury mirror plate set within a lovely scalloped
Category
1730s French Régence Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gesso, Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century English Satinwood Inlaid Triple Plate Pier Mirror
Located in Chudleigh, Devon
A very high quality attractive early triple plate mirror of superb color. Made with exotic timbers
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Early 19th Century English Sheraton Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Satinwood
18th Century Louis XVI Italian Walnut Mirrors Couple Mercury Glasses
Located in Sanremo, IM
with original mercury glass.
This marvelous and above all well-sculpted pair of mirrors presents the
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood
Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A 18th century Mercury glass mirror in a painted and gilt 19th century pine frame.
Provenance
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass
$3,286
18th Century Italian Carved Open-Work Giltwood Mirror Depicting the Four Seasons
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
down on each side of the frame.
Mercury mirror.
Italy, 18th century.
Measures: H 180 cm, W 112 cm.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Castle Mirror in Gilded Wood
Located in Antibes, FR
, mid-18th Century.
Made of six pieces of mercury mirror in very good condition, pilasters with
Category
1740s French Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood
Louis Philippe Period Gilt Mirror with Crest
Located in Toorak, VIC
lattice decoration presenting the top frame.
Comes with its original mercury mirror glass plate in very
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Large French Carved Gilt Wall Mirror with Original Bevelled Mirror
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
original bevelled mercury mirror plate in good condition.
Great detail to the top of the mirror with the
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Beech
18th Century Louis XV Pair of Mirrors Italian School Mercury Glass Gold
Located in Sanremo, IM
precision coincide with eighteenth-century mercury glass. The part of the mirrors is also perfectly intact
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Early 18th Century European Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Antique Painted Mercury Glass Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Antique Painted Mirrors
Wood Framed with Iron Chain Hanging Hardware
Original Mercury
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Early 1900s French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
$3,950 / set
19th Century Empire Period Commode
Located in Paris, FR
19th century Empire commode in mahogany, with gilt bronze fittings and mercury mirror.
Category
Early 20th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Bronze
Six Large Early Industrial Mercury Glass Shades
Located in North Beninngton, VT
were originally inserts for industrial lights. The Mercury mirroring intensified the light output. They
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1920s Mercury Antique Mirror
Trumeau Mirror Mercury End XIX
Located in Charnay Les Macon, FR
Trumeau mirror mercury end XIX
Dimensions: Height 126 cm, width 78 cm.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass
Venetian Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
Venetian 19th century giltwood mirror. Original mirror.
Mercury glass dimensions: H = 33.5" W = 26".
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Gilded Wood Mirror, Mercury Glass
Located in Paris, FR
Mid-18th century, Louis XV.
Gilded wood mirror with mercury glass.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
19th Century French Giltwood Mirror, Original Mercury Glass, Water Gilded
Located in Totnes, GB
An exquisite 19th century French mirror, water gilded with traditional mid-frame lozenges and
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19th Century French Rococo Revival Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Lobed Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lobed giltwood mirror with original mercury glass.
Category
19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood
Carved Oak Mirror with Mercury Plate Glass
Located in Newark, GB
An overmantle mirror with carved oak frame and mercury plate ‘silvered’ glass.
-The outer section
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Late 19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Oak
Napoleon III Empire Giltwood Oval French Mercury Wall Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Valencia, Valencia
Napoleon III style giltwood oval French mercury glass wall mirror, late 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Indian Reverse Glass Paint
Located in Fossano, IT
Indian reverse glass paint depicting Narasimha, avatar of Vishnu, framed by a mercury mirror with
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Wood
19th century Louis XV Mirror Carved Gilded Wood Antique Mirror in Mercury, 1800s
Located in Torino, Torino
Italian mirror from the 1800s in Louis XV style, finely carved, gilded with pure gold leaves
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood
Italian, Genovese Etched Gold Leaf Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Oregon, OR
Gorgeous Italian Genovese mid-19th century etched gold leaf mirror with original mercury glass.
Category
1840s Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
1820-1850 Mirror St Louis XIV has Pareclose Tain Mercury
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror in the style of Louis XIV, all the parts are in the Mercury, good condition, circa 1820-1850
Category
1820s French Louis XIV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass
Early 19th Century Antique Rectangular Mercury Glass Mirror Red and Gold Frame
Located in Pataskala, OH
This might have been an unassuming hallway mirror in an upscale home when it was new, back around
Category
Mid-19th Century Empire Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Trumeau Mirrors
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of trumeau mirrors. Nice carving. Old patina pale gray. Old mercury glass beveled mirror.
Category
19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
$2,800 / set
A Petite Viennese Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
; flanking a pair of doors with mercury mirror plates; the whole raised on bun feet.
Category
19th Century Austrian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
Pair of Neoclassical Mirrors with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period neoclassical mirrors, Sweden circa 1820, retaining their original finish and original mirror
Category
19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood, Gesso
17th Century Antique Baroque Medici Florentine Gilt-Wood Frame Mercury Glass
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
heavily sculpted wood , with its aged gold leaf flourish. It has a mercury glass mirror in it , as it was
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
Girandole Mirror
Located in Litchfield, CT
English or American, circa 1810.
Carved giltwood and gesso, convex looking glass
The mirror is
Category
Early 19th Century Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$7,800
French Mirror
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
Wonderful french mirror with two mercury glass panels.Guilding on the crown and carvings throughout
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass
$9,450
Monumental Regency Convex Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
surrounded by acanthus leaf and shell decoration. The mirror retains its original mercury glass.
Category
19th Century English Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Chippendale Style Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
An English Rococo Chippendale style deeply carved water gilt mirror with leaf decoration surmounted
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19th Century English Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
$27,500
White carved mirror
Located in Houston, TX
White carved wood frame with original mercury glass mirror from Provence.
Category
19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass
$1,500
Large Scale French Fluted Giltwood Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Scale Fluted Giltwood Mirror; French circa 1880
Category
19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror
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Mercury Antique Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic mercury antique mirror available at 1stDibs. A mercury antique mirror — often made from glass, mercury glass and wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mercury antique mirror, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each mercury antique mirror bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. A well-made mercury antique mirror has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by X-Ray Lamp Company, Charles Nosotti and Black Forrest are consistently popular.
How Much is a Mercury Antique Mirror?
The average selling price for a mercury antique mirror at 1stDibs is $3,600, while they’re typically $128 on the low end and $160,000 for the 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 Mercury Antique Mirror
- What is a mercury mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A mercury mirror is a type of wall mirror that features mercury glass inside of a decorative frame. Mercury glass is the term for two panes of glass separated by silvering material. Early examples feature real mercury, while ones produced after the 1840s usually substitute silver nitrate. On 1stDibs, shop a range of mercury mirrors.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mercury mirrors were made with a thicker glass layer than modern mirrors, so one way of identifying a mercury mirror is to test the thickness. Take an object like a pen or toothpick and press it against the mirror. If the object looks like it’s touching its own reflection, then the mirror is thin and not a mercury mirror. However, if the object appears separate from its reflection, the thickness indicates that it’s probably a mercury mirror. Shop a collection of antique mercury mirrors from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Why was mercury used in mirrors?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mercury was used in mirrors in the form of mercury amalgam. This substance was used because of its highly reflective property when applied on a surface. Shop an array of antique mercury mirrors from top sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
- What is antique mercury glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Mercury glass, often known as "silvered glass," is an antique decorative art glass made by glassmakers in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), England and America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. These are blown glass artworks with hollow interiors, the majority of which are double-walled.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To tell if a mirror is antique, check the glass to see if it's wavy or has any imperfections. Modern glass tends to be perfect. While this can be a clue, it might just signify that the mirror is old, not antique. Another thing to check for is the reflective coating on the back of the glass to see if it has begun oxidizing and has any age scratches. Finally, check out the frame to see if it has the appearance of age. Shop a large collection of antique mirrors from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An antique mirror is a mirror of considerable age that has historical significance or is in great demand due to its beauty or rarity. Oftentimes, you’ll hear an antique be defined as any item that is more than 100 years old, but this is not a specific measurement of an antique nor is it a requirement. Shop a collection of antique mirrors from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021You can tell if a mirror is antique through a number of indicators. For example, most antique mirrors are quite small in size, measuring no more than 2 feet. Additionally, antique mirrors will show signs of sports or discoloration. Many antique mirrors will have bubbling or waves in the glass.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 21, 2020
Repairs and replacements can go toward devaluing any piece of antique or vintage furniture, and any modifications or repairs done to a centuries-old mirror should be handled by experts and executed with care. Because antique Venetian mirrors were handcrafted by Italian artisans and can in some cases be hundreds of years old, it is strongly recommended that you consult with experts in the field of restoring antique or decorative mirrors in the event that your piece should require restorative work.
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