Mercury Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French More Mirrors
Wood
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Other Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Glass
Antique 1840s French Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Wall Mirrors
Oak, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Sunburst Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Wall Mirrors
Antique Early 18th Century English Table Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique 18th Century Italian Other Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Mirror
20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Antique 19th Century French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Italian More Mirrors
Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Second Empire Wall Mirrors
Oak, Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Wall Mirrors
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Pine
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French More Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Hardwood
20th Century English Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mercury Glass
Antique 1840s French Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Early 20th Century Irish Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mercury Glass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Baroque Wall Mirrors
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Other Wall Mirrors
Gold Plate
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Antique 1890s French Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
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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.
- 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 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.
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