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Early 19th Century French Empire Dressing Cheval Mirror / Psyche in Mahogany
By Jacob Frères, P. Marcion
Located in L
Etang, FR
Unusual sized (made for a privileged child?) psyche / cheval mirror.
Solid mahogany and mahogany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length M...
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Trumeau
Located in New Orleans, LA
. Original split mercury glass.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
$12,000
19th Century French Ribbon Mirror
Located in London, Greenwich
An antique 19th century gilt French ribbon mirror with original mercury glass. Small areas of
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Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
American Federal Gilded Pier Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
, the two mercury glass mirror plates flanked by fluted and reeded pilaster columns topped by decorative
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Antique Early 1800s American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Pine
Important and Large Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Alba, IT
furniture.
Origin: central Italy.
Original lacquer, original mirror with normal mercury oxidation
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Firep...
Materials
Wood
Rare 18th Century Lavishly Carved Pier Ballroom Mirror with Gilt Rococo Detail
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
hall or ballroom mercury glass mirror surrounded by dramatic asymmetrical forms of rocaille ornament. A
Category
Antique 1840s Spanish Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
American Sheraton gilt gesso tabernacle pier mirror
Located in Kenilworth, IL
which retains original mercury amalgam mirror. Philadelphia, circa 1810. Over all dimensions: 49” tall
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Antique 19th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
1800s Large Antique Gilded and Painted Overmantle Mirror
Located in London, Greenwich
An unusually large and utterly superb original 1800s antique gilded mirror with original mercury
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Antique 1790s British George III Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Regency Period Eglomise Giltwood Pier Mirror
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
upturned carved flowers flanking the original mercury plate glass mirror.
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Queen Anne Period Japanned Pier Mirror, English, circa 1715
Located in New York, NY
mercury glass mirror plates, English, circa 1715.
N.B. The frame was re-japanned with chinoiserie
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Pier Mirrors and Console M...
Materials
Glass, Pine
Antique Gilt Overmantle Mirror Made by William Cribb, C.1825
By Robert Cribb
Son
Located in London, Greenwich
each corner. The mirror retains its original mercury silvered mirror plate and original water gilding
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Antique Early 1800s British Regency Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Exceptional Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bevelled Mirror
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
.
Fabulous detail throughout the frame and garlands draped over the original mercury bevelled mirror plate
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Antique Gentlemen
s Outfitters Mirror
Located in Lancashire, GB
period mercury glass mirror, ebonised frame and a good, original paneled back.
Once used in a
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Antique 19th Century Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Regency Mahogany Framed Cheval Mirror, circa 1810
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Regency period mahogany framed cheval mirror with original mercury glass
circa 1810.
Category
Antique 1810s Regency Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Mirror Louis XVI Carved and Gilded in Gold leaf, 1760
Located in Torino, Torino
and gilded with pure gold sheets, the lacquer is in dark green and the mirror is in mercury original
Category
Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Italian Overmantel, c.1770
Located in Petworth, GB
A NORTH ITALIAN OVERMANTEL MIRROR, CIRCA 1770
Of conventional rectangular landscape form with
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$11,302
Mid-18th Century Walnut Louis XV Italian Trumeau
Located in Sanremo, IT
mercury doors and mirrors culminates with a cimasa engraved with a harsh and broken harlequin surrounded
Category
Antique 1740s Italian Louis XV Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Trumeau
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Louis XVI giltwood mirror with mercury glass.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Pier Mirrors and Conso...
$4,780
19th Century Grand Scale Trumeau
Located in Encinitas, CA
gilded accents. All original with mercury split glass mirror. Separate three-panel construction
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Camel Infinity Neon Mirror by Sam Baker
By Sam Baker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece could be considered a love knot. Two tubes gently weave together creating an endless loop. In love, there is growth while feeling some presence of bending to match the nee...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum
Galvanized Console Table and 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
20th Century American Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Swedish Console and Mirror in Gold Gilt with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Classic Gustavian style console and mirror in gold gilt with original mercury glass mirror, marble
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Gold
19th Century English Regency Convex Girandole Mirror with Eagle and Dolphin
Located in Charleston, SC
boboches. The original convex mercury mirror is set in a frame of foliage and gilded ball ornaments. When
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
1960s Labarge Faux Bamboo Gilt Mirror with Mercury Glass Border
By LaBarge
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a stunning, 1960s Labarge faux bamboo gilt mirror with mercury glass styled border. The
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Faux Bamboo
Stacked mercury mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
Stacked mercury mirror in gilt wood frame with wood backing
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
$9,800
Antiques Mercury Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
"Marie Antoinette" grey painted and fluted framed mirror with distressed mercury mirror with
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Mirror
$5,200
8010 GRAND MERCURY MIRROR
Located in New Orleans, LA
A LARGE MERCURY MIRROR FRAMED WITH REVERSE OGEE MOLDING AND BEADED FILLET, GILDED. ORIGINAL GLASS.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
French early 19th century Mercury Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
French mercury mirror with wooden frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary French More Mirrors
Antique Louis Philippe Mirror, Gilded Mirror, Mercury Mirror, XIX Century
Located in Breganze, VI
antique rectangular wall mirror was realised in the 19th century, XIX. Mercury mirror and Antique gilding
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Two-Light Sconces with Mercury Mirrors
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of two-light sconces made from 18th-19th century fragments and mercury mirror. These have not
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Pier Mirrors and Conso...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror
Large Scale Mercury Mirror with Gilt and Pine Frame
Located in Aspen, CO
Monumental French mercury mirror in pine frame with gilt bevel detail.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Mercury Mirror, Made in Italy, Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Mercury mirror is a precious decorative object realized in Rome, Italy during the mid-19th
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Flemish baroque Mirror with Original Mercury Mirror Plate
Located in Jesteburg, DE
An antique century ebonized and ripple molded cabinet mirror, Flanders, circa 1900.
The mercury
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Antique 1890s Belgian Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
8214 18th c TABERNACLE INSET WITH NEW MERCURY MIRROR
Located in New Orleans, LA
PEDIMENT SURMOUNTS A MERCURY MIRROR.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Glass
18th Century Italian Blue Carved and Painted Mirror with Mercury Mirror Plate
Located in London, GB
plumage. With original mercury mirror plate.
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Paint
Louis XV Mirror in Hand-Carved Gold Gilded Wood with Mercury Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV mirror in hand-carved gold gilded wood with mercury mirror, 18th century.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mercury Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Important vintage mirror with frame made of naturally patinated mirrors with mercury. Brass frame
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
$13,711
19th Century Mirror en Wood and Gesso in Silver with Original Mercury Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century mirror en wood and gesso in silver with original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Stucco, Wood
19th Century Mirror en Wood and Gesso in Silver with Original Mercury Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century mirror en wood and gesso in silver with original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Stucco, Wood
Large french old mercury mirror in copper metal, 1930
Located in LYON, FR
mirror in copper-plated metal. The mercury mirror has a unique patina as well as significant pitting and
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Mirror in Silver Gilded Wood, circa 1930 with Bezelled Mercury Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco mirror in silver gilded wood, circa 1930 with bezelled mercury mirror.
Measures: L: 81cm
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Mirror in Silver Gilded Wood, circa 1930 with Bezelled Mercury Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco mirror in silver gilded wood, circa 1930 with bezelled mercury mirror.
Measures: L 81cm
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Antique Rectangular Mirror With Putti, Old Mercury Mirror, Gold Leaf Frame
Located in Breganze, VI
note that the mirror and the back are authentic and original and that the mercury mirror is old.
The
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Gilt Mirror, Mercury Mirror, Wall Mirror, Gold Leaf Frame, XIX Century
Located in Breganze, VI
pure Gold Leaf. Restored mirror. Old mercury mirror.
This antique wall mirror, Mirror With Flowers
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Wall Mirror with Original Mercury Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
era are the nails at the back still of 18th century forging. Antique mercury mirror. This type of
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian 18th Century Diamond Shape Mercury Mirror in Hand-Carved Giltwood Frames
Located in Firenze, IT
scrolls, shells and flowers’ garlands throughout. The central mercury mirror has an octagonal shape and is
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
French mercury mirror in walnut, circa 1900
Located in LYON, FR
Turn-of-the-century simplicity and charm.
Elegant mirror from the early 1900s in solid walnut
Category
Antique Early 1900s Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
19th Century, Large Gilt Ribbed Mercury Mirror
Located in Southampton, GB
Large, 19th Century, Gilt Ribbed Mirror Frame with original mercury plate.
France, circa 1870
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Oak, Giltwood
Adjustable Concave Ebonised and Brass Optical Scientific Mercury Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
,
circa 1880s in age, English in origin
Beautiful foxed mercury mirror plate
Produced in a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mirror, Optical Glass, Hardwood
Italian Eighteenth Century Wooden Table Mercury Mirror, 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Wooden table mirror, 1700s
Table mirror, the mirror is mercury-based, the frame is in black
Category
Antique Early 1700s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Large William IV 19th Century Oval Mercury Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine English, William IV period, giltwood oval mirror.
Retaining its original gilding and sparkly
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Green French Arch Top Mercury Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful 19th century French arch top mercury plate mirror, gesso over wood, then finished in a
Category
Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Antique 19th Century Mercury Mirror in Original Brass Frame
Located in Astoria, NY
An antique French bistro mirror with original mercury plated glass and original brass frame. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Mercury Mirror with a Wooden Back
Located in Buchanan, NY
French mirror with the original distressed mercury glass and weathered frame. The back is also the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th Century Italian Carved Mecca Mirror Double Frame with Mercury Mirror
Located in Milano, MI
Italian 18th century Mecca silver-leaf gilding finish mirror with mercury glass, in one single
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian More Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Pine
19th C Concave Ebonised and Brass Optical Scientific Foxed Mercury Mirror
Located in Lowestoft, GB
,
circa 1880s in age, English in origin.
Beautiful foxed mercury mirror plate.
Produced in a
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mirror, Optical Glass, Hardwood
19th Century Architectural Foxed Oxidised Mercury Mirror Arsenic Green
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decoratively foxed mirror, original mercury plate heavily oxidised within an architectural
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
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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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