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Pair of Giltwood Framed Mirrors
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A pair of giltwood framed mirrors in the shape of clovers.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,002 / set
Early 19th Century French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
This gorgeous mirror reflects perfectly what a French Restauration (1815-1830) period mirror should
Category
Antique 1820s French Restauration Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Rare Diminutive Size Chippendale Mirror
Located in Litchfield, CT
American or English, circa 1760-1775.
Inscribed on verso, Mary (Merwin) Bradford 1770-1825 Cornwall, Conn.
Mahogany veneer on pine, parcel-gilt, looking glass
Condition: Excellent...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mahogany, Pine
Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Mirror
Located in Firenze, IT
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Excellent condition (with age spots on the mirror mercury glass, please see close up photos
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Porcelain, Mirror
A Large 19thc Carved Gilt and Ebonised Mirror
Located in Hadlow Down, East Sussex
An early 19th century French carved gilt mirror with ebonised decoration. This great size mirror is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
18th Century and Later Large Giltwood Sun Mirror
Located in Alella, ES
The round mirror plate surrounded by giltwood sunburst with alternating length.
Period:
Giltwood
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Period Carved Oval Mirror
Located in Lectoure, Occitanie
A French Louis XIV period carved oval mirror with giltwood frame from the early 18th century.
The
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Chromed Art Deco Wall Mirror from Italy, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant Italian Art Deco wall mirror from the 1920s. The original mercury glass of the mirror is
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Chrome
18th Century Baroque Carved and Gilt Mirror from Portugal
Located in Vienna, AT
An excellent 18th century gilded wood wall mirror with exceptional foliage carving and a Baroque
Category
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
French 18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
Located in Lectoure, Occitanie
French 18th Century Louis XV Mirro with a large oak wood carved and gilt frame ( 11 cm)
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
1870 Nice Bronze Mirror in the Style of Louis XIV
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze mirror in the Louis XIV style,
beveled glass mercury.
France, circa 1870.
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XIV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Palladian Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A fine early 18th century mahogany and parcel-gilt mirror of architectural form, the broken
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mahogany, Pine, Giltwood
Pair of Giltwood Italian 19th Century Girandole Mirrors
Located in Woodbury, CT
This pair of girandole mirrors are heavily and deeply carved in the Rococo manner. Each mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Girandoles
Materials
Mirror
Georgian Period Walnut and Parcel Gilt Dressing Mirror
Located in Free Union, VA
plate. Ca. 1760-1780. Original mercury glass speckled mirror plate. Good antique condition, with typical
Category
Antique 18th Century Table Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Black Ebonised Haberdashery Shop Mirror
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
An original shop mirror with mercury glass and wooden panelled back. Can be hung vertically or
Category
Vintage 1910s English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Fine George II Period Figured Walnut Three-Drawer Dressing Mirror, circa 1730
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The super quality George II period figured walnut dressing mirror of fine color having three
Category
Antique 1730s English George II Table Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany, Mercury Glass
18th Century Spanish Framed Mirror with Hand-Carved Rococo Gilt Ornamentation
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
18th century ebonized wood framed mirror with original mercury glass featuring bold hand-carved
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
Black Forest 19th Century Oak, Hand Carved Hanging Wall Mirror with Foliage
By Black Forrest
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
foliage. With the original mercury glass mirror.
The piece retains the original mercury glass mirror
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Oak
19th Century Regency Mahogany Hand Carved Hanging Wall Mirror with Gilt Bird
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
the original mercury glass mirror, with a wonderful silvered patina to the face, which clearly
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Baroque Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mahogany
18th Century Gold Gilt Carved Venetian Etched Mirror
Located in Cardiff, CA
This exceptional Antique Italian Mirror from the 1700s has beaded mercury glass mirror etched with
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Neoclassical Period Painted and Parcel Giltwood Mirror, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Fine Italian Neoclassical Painted and Parcel Giltwood Mirror, having a scrolling leaf carved and
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood, Mercury Glass
Art Deco Gilt Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice 1930s mercury glass Art Deco mirror.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Wall Mirrors
$1,450
19th Century Oval Mirror
Located in Seattle, WA
A handsome Louis XVI Revival mirror with original mercury glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
$13,600
"Mercure" Mirror Mydriaz, 2015
By Mydriaz
Located in Paris, FR
Convex mirror entitled “Mercure” (Mercury). Polished brass and glass. Limited edition of 20, signed
Category
2010s French Convex Mirrors
$6,365 / item
19th Century Gilt Mirror
Located in Seattle, WA
A 19th century French five-panel gilt mirror with old mercury glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
$7,996
19th Century, French Quadrant Mirror
Located in Boston, MA
19th century, French quadrant mirror with original mercury glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th Century Paraclose Gilt Mirror
Located in Seattle, WA
A very large and imposing 19th century French gilt mirror with original mercury glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Rare 17th Century Venice Mirror
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
specifically the island of Murano (to prevent fires) is the place of birth to glass mercury and mirrors
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Louis XIII Wall Mirrors
19th Century French Round Gilded Mirror
Located in Encinitas, CA
Very Unique 19th Century French Round Gilded Mirror with Mercury Glass. Notice in the photos, the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
18th C Regence Gilt wood Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th C Regence Gilt wood Mirror with original mercury glass
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors
Pair of 18th Century Venetian Mirrors
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of 18th century Venetian mirrors, each with original mercury glass mirror plates and with no
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Wall Mirrors
$68,000 / set
French Renaissance Style Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
make it a real stand-out in any setting. Mercury glass mirror gives the reflection a wonderful aged
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
Rococo Style Pier Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A finely carved and gilt French pier mirror in the Rococo style with palm leaf and scalloped shell
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
$11,000
French 19th Century Carved Wood Mirror
Located in Chudleigh, Devon
, retaining it's original mercury plate. The mirror was purchased in unrestored condition and the original
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Pine
Silver Leaf Louis Philippe Mirror Incised Ribbon
Located in Washington, DC
19th Century Louis Philippe mirror, all original mercury and parquet wood back. Mercury very
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Trumeau Mirror Anges Louis XVI End XIX
Located in Charnay Les Macon, FR
Trumeau mirror mercury Anges Louis XVI end XIX
Dimensions: Height 126 cm, width 76 cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Glass
18th C. Louis XVI Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th C. Louis XVI Gilt Wood Carved Mirror & original mercury glass From Toulouse
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors
Monumental Baroque Style Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A Continental elaborately hand-carved oak mirror with acanthus foliage, flowers and putti having a
Category
Antique 19th Century Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Oak, Mercury Glass
Neo Renaissance 19th Century Silver Plated Mirror, France
Located in Paris, FR
Neo renaissance 19th century silver plated mirror, France
Original mercury glass mirror, Original
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
19th Century Pair of Girandole Mirrors, Later Electrified
Located in Sydney, NSW
A pair of silver gilt continental girandoles with their original mercury glass mirror plates. They
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Neoclassical Girandoles
Materials
Wire
19th c. Large Mantel Giltwood Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Mantel giltwood mirror ,
Original mercury glass
France circa 1850
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Tall Italian Neoclassical Period Gilt Wood Mirror with Urn Crest
Located in Free Union, VA
An exceptionally fine carved and gilded ca. 1790-1800 Italian mirror with its original mercury
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Mirror with a Garden Motif
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
A mercury glass mirror is set into a detailed, guilded, wooden frame. Charming carved wooden
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass
Well Proportioned Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
18th century giltwood mirror with detachable top. With carved flowers, garlands and beading to the
Category
Antique 1750s English Louis XV Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
French Mid-19th Century Pair of Giltwood Mirror, circa 1860
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A very decorative pair of mercury and hand carved giltwood mirror.
French mid-19th century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Fine 18th Century George II Period Mahogany and Gilt Mirror
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
flamed mahogany pediment. The cushion moulding with a gilt edge frames the original mercury plate. The
Category
Antique 1750s English George II Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
LOUIS XVI GREEN PAINTED TRUMEAU
Located in New Orleans, LA
18TH CENTURY FRENCH LOUIS XVI GREEN PAINTED TRUMEAU WITH A MERCURY GLASS MIRROR, A PAINTED
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Mahogany Classical Pier Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A magnificent architectural neoclassical pier mirror of fine detailing and original finishes. A
Category
Antique 1820s French Charles X Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mahogany, Giltwood
Spectacular Early Biedermeier Large Gilded Mirror
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique and beautiful early biedermeier mirror.
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Floor Mirrors and Full-Length ...
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Early 19th Century Floor Mirror with Putti
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Fabulous19th century floor mirror with putti figures and floral motif, all gilded.
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Baroque Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
Giltwood Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A French Early 19th Century Carved and Gilt Wood Mirror Framing Original Mercury Glass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
$12,500
Small Antique 19th Century Louis Philippe Arched Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
Located in Dorking, Surrey
-1848.
Simple yet very stylish mirror with original mercury glass plate and backboards.
The red ochre
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Mirrors and Firepl...
Materials
Other, Gold Leaf
Antique 19 Century French Continental Gilt Overmental Wall Console Mirror Floral
Located in Dorking, Surrey
19th century French gilt overmantel mirror with original mercury glass plate and floral bouquet
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Other
Convex Looking Glass
Located in Litchfield, CT
: Excellent condition, minor restoration.
This diminutive-size girandole mirror has a carved eagle perched on
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$7,500
French Empire Mahogany
Psyche
or Cheval Mirror circa 1810
Located in London, GB
brass castors, the mirror with original mercury glass. The mirror is finely balanced and when angled
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
20th Century Oval Art Deco 1930 French Continental Gilt Wall Console Mirror
Located in Dorking, Surrey
Oval French Art Deco gilt mirror with internal beading, original mercury glass plate and ribbon
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Other
English Mirror, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Impressive hand carved mirror with original mercury glass. Original restored finish
Originally
Category
Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Fruitwood
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Mercury Mirrors For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of mercury mirrors is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct mercury mirrors — often made from glass, mercury glass and wood — can elevate any home. There are 841 antique and vintage mercury mirrors for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Mercury mirrors have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Mercury mirrors are generally popular furniture pieces, but Louis XVI, Louis XV and Victorian styles are often sought at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small mercury mirrors measuring 2.75 inches across. There have been many well-made mercury mirrors over the years, but those made by Charles Nosotti, Isaac Platt and Johan Åkerblad are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Mercury Mirrors?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,566, while they’re typically $141 on the low end and $160,000 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 Mirrors
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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