Mercury Mirrors
Antique 1850s Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Trumeau Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Other Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Other Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Antique 19th Century Spanish Wall Mirrors
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary French Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass
1990s French Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Zinc
Antique Early 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Wood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Antique 19th Century More Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Wood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Antique Early 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century Charles X Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Wood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Mirror
Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Vintage 1960s French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Shell
Vintage 1940s French More Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French More Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Gold
Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century Italian More Mirrors
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Antique 1870s Italian Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Empire Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Antique 19th Century English Convex Mirrors
Wood, Glass
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century French Other Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 1780s Italian Louis XIV Wall Mirrors
Hardwood
20th Century American Sunburst Mirrors
Iron
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Restauration Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1860s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mercury Glass
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Swedish Wall Mirrors
Wood
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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 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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