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Antique Louis Philippe French Mirror in Grey, Late 19th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
interiors. Glas from a later date. Ready to hang.
Material: Wood, mercury mirror glass
Colour: Grey with
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
A Fabulous 19th Century Giltwood Pier or Dressing Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
lovely original untouched condition. The gorgeous sparkly mercury mirror glass plate of shaped
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19th Century English Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Italy Early 18th Century Barocco Giltwood and Carved Fireplace Mirror
Located in Brescia, IT
restored and it is original. The central Mercury mirror is coeval Early 18th Century, some parts of the
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Large Antique Louis Philippe French Mirror in Green and Gold, Late 19th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
popular in European interiors. Ready to hang.
Material: Wood, mercury mirror glass
Colour: Green with gilt
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
Antique English Green Painted Arched Overmantel Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
painted in the early 20th century.
Original sparkly mercury mirror plate with some foxing.
The mirror
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19th Century British Victorian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint, Mercury Glass
Louis XIV Regence Glazing Bead Mirror, Looking Glass, Engraved Glass, Italy
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
beautifully etched with flowers and foliage.
Wooden structure.
Mercury mirror.
Very decorative, stylish and
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19th Century Italian Regency Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror
$1,426 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Patinated Brass Vanity Mirror
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Important vanity mirror in bronze patine from the 19th century with original bezeled mercury mirror
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Early 20th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Brass
Extra Large Early 19th Century English Mirror
Located in Faversham, GB
.
Discovering period mercury mirrors of this size and stature is very difficult, making this example
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Late 18th Century British British Colonial Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Oak, Pine
$7,126 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Wood
Metal Mantle Wall Mirror Glass Embossed Repousse Antique CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
period of art nouveau
Repousse Metal Wall Mirrors Elegant French antique mercury mirror metal embossed
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Metal
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Napoleon I Empire French Gold Leaf Wood Mirror
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Castle of Versailles is decorated with hundreds of mercury mirrors! The imperfections of our mirror, the
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Early 19th Century French Empire Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
Baroque mirror in gilded wood, Rome, Louis XIV.
Located in Vicenza, IT
corners.
Period: Louis XIV (1680-1740)
Origin: Rome
Material: golden wood frame, mercury mirror
Baroque
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
Marvelous 19th Century Carved Venetian Baroque Gilded Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Characterful Venetian Baroque style carved gilded wood mirror having original mercury glass
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19th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Giltwood Rococo Mirror with Grisaille Medallion
Located in Antwerp, BE
with an elegant classical grisaille medallion. The original mercury mirror plate, the refined lattice
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Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
Trio of Small Foxed Mercury Glass Mirrors
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Trio of Small Foxed Mercury Plate Mirrors, found in original painted blue frames. Heavily
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Late 19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror
Italian Rococo Gilded Wood Mirror – Mercury Glass, 19th Century Italy
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
19th Century Italian Gilded Wood Mirror – Mercury Glass, Italy
Very elegant small Baroque / Rococo
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Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Italian Rococo Gilded Wood Mirror – Mercury Glass, Italy 19th Century
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
19th Century Italian Gilded Wood Mirror – Mercury Glass, Italy
Very elegant small Baroque / Rococo
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Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Louis XV Style Gilded Trumeau with Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in TOURCOING, FR
ornaments, emblematic of the Rococo aesthetic. The mirror retains its original mercury glass plate, offering
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1880s French Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian Louis XV Mirrors 18th Century Mercury Glass Shaped Mirrors
Located in Milano, MI
Italian pair of 18th century Louis XV style carved mecca mirrors, a pair of silver-leaf with mecca
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Pine
Antique Louis Philippe French Small Full length Mirror in Green and Gold, Late 1
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
European interiors. Ready to hang.
Material: Wood, mercury mirror glass
Colour: Green with gilt trim
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
French Louis Philippe Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
French Louis Philippe Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Unique piece purchased in France
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Early 18th Century French Louis Philippe Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Napoleon III Gesso Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning 19th century French Napoleon III Gesso mirror with original mercury glass. Beautiful
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19th Century French Napoleon III Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
18th Century Rococo Mirror with Lenses, Faceted Mercury Glass
Gilded Frame
Located in Ljungby, SE
An exquisite high-class Rococo mirror made in Stockholm in the 1760s. The frame is intricately
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early Georgian Wall Mirror with original Mercury Plate
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Early Georgian wall Mirror, with original Mercury Plate.
The almost imperceptible bevel of this
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1760s English George III Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood
Venice Italy Mid-18th Century Red Wooden Lacquered Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very fine handmade baroque wooden mirror, with the original mercury glass. The wooden
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
Pair of French Louis Philippe Mahogany Wall Mirrors with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1890, this elegant pair of Louis Philippe mirrors embodies the refined
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Restauration Period Gilt Wood Mirror, Mercury Glass, 30-in W
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early nineteenth century French Restauration period gilt wood mirror features its original
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Rococo Archtop Painted and Gilded Mirror
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
ceilings. The mirror has the original mercury mirror and is distressed due to age. The back of the mirror
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18th Century Italian Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Venetian Mirror, Faux Marble, Gilded, Original Mercury Glass
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exuberant Italian Rococo mirror with parcel-gilt and faux marble and a double mercury plate
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Ancient Italian Walnut Mirror, Venice, Circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Carved, sculpted walnut mirror
Venice, about mid-18th century
It measures 53.93 x 33.46 in (137 x
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1750s Italian Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Gold French Mercury Plate Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Early 19th century french mercury plate mirror
Gilt gesso over wood, with an incredible foxed
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Early 19th Century French Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood
Octagonal Mahogany Mirror with Mercury Glass, 18th–19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Octagonal Mahogany Mirror with Mercury Glass, 18th–19th Century
Charming small octagonal wall
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1790s Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Early 20th Century French Giltwood Mirrors with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
original mercury glass. Versatile, they could also be hang vertically or horizontally in a bathroom or
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
17th C. Italian Ebonized Fruitwood Mirror 19th C. Mercury Glass Interior Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
17th C. Italian Ebonized Fruitwood Mirror, 19th C. Mercury Glass Interior Mirror
H: 38.5 D: 1.5 W
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17th Century European Renaissance Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Fruitwood
Venice Italy Mid-18th Century Light Green Baroque Lacquered Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very fine handmade baroque mirror, with the original mercury glass. The wooden frame is
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
French Gilt Louis XVI Wall Mirror, 18th Century with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Salzburg, AT
French Gilt Louis XVI Wall Mirror, 18th Century with Original Mercury Glass
Impressive classical
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1770s French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
$5,491 Sale Price
30% Off
Late 19th Century Giltwood Mirror with Beveled Mercury Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
, offering a glimpse into its long history.
The mirror retains its original mercury glass plate, which
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19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Astral Glazed Mirrored Cabinet
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
glass doors. The cabinet has Astral glazing with original bevelled Mercury mirrored glass. The doors
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Mid-19th Century Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood Wall Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine rectangular Napoleon III full length mirror, in gilded wood and moulded plaster, which can
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19th Century French Napoleon III Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique 19th century French mercury glass wall or floor mirror. Frame is made from wood with barley
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Hardwood
SUBLIME 1920
S ART DECO MERCURY PLATE VENETiAN HARDWOOD FRAMED OVAL MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1920's Oval wall mirror with original Mercury plate glass
Please note the delivery fee listed is
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1920s English Art Deco Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
18th Century French Louis XV Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French giltwood mirror dates from the 18th century and is crafted in the refined Louis
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18th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Tuscan Carved Mirror With Mercury Plate
Located in London, GB
A charming late 18th/early 19th century carved timber mirror from Tuscany. Beautifully patinated
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Early 19th Century Italian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Mirror with Mercury Glass Plate
Located in London, GB
A fine 18th century carved and silver gilt Italian mirror, with mercury glass plate.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Silver Leaf
18th Century Fragment Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Sconces made from 18th century gilt fragments and antique mercury mirror. Sconces have been wired
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18th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$2,500 / set
French Giltwood Mirror with Divided Mercury Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French large scale carved and giltwood mirror with divided mercury glass panels. Circa
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19th Century Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XVI aesthetic.
The mirror retains its original mercury glass, beautifully aged with subtle
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Rare and Spectacular Mirror in Louis XVI Style, France, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
and gilded bronze. The oval mirror inside is an original mercury mirror, with some scratches. The back
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1880s French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Fine 19th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Gilt Hand Carved Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Louis XVI Fire gilt hand carved fine mirror, Beautiful quality with fine
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood
Large Antique Overmantle Mirror, English, Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Regency, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique overmantle mirror. An English, giltwood and mercury glass mirror, dating to
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Mid-19th Century British Regency Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
A Magnificent Pair of Rare 18th Century Venetian Mirrors with Mercury Glass
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally fine and rare pair of Venetian giltwood mirrors or pier glasses. Mirrors of this
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood
$35,082 Sale Price
20% Off
French Directoire Gold Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass 19th Century
Located in IT
This exquisite French Directoire mirror, crafted in gold giltwood, features its original mercury
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18th Century French Directoire Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Tall Antique Louis Style Mirrored Door
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
distressed paint finish accompanied by original mercury mirrored glass and a pine frame. Perfect as an
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Late 19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Pine
American Federal Églomisé and Giltwood Trapezoidal Pier Mirror
By John Doggett
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
its original reverse-painted églomisé glass panel and mercury silvered mirror plate, framed in carved
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1810s American Federal Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Triptych Mirror or Three-Part Folding Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome Italian Triptych mirror is complete with its original mercury glass. Features wood
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
19th Century Louis Philippe Giltwood Gold Leaf Mirror Original Mercury Glass
Located in IT
leaf frame and retains its original mercury glass, a rare find in antique mirrors. The elegant gilded
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grand Draped Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
A dramatic and grand mercury glass mirror, the frame being of carved wood, the top of which is
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19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass
$8,500
19th Century Pair of French Chateau Leather Appliqué Floral Mercury Wall Mirrors
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd matching pair of late 19th century French mirrors, will appliqué leatherwork.
Each
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1880s French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Leather, Mirror, Pine
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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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