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An Exceptional Nineteenth Century Burr Oak Mirror of Large Scale
Located in London, GB
colour, with an oxidised mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Oak
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Impressively carved ribbon on this Louis Philippe mirror with gold gilt and original mercury mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
19th Century Faux Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in London, GB
ebonised re-entrant slip, with mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Hardwood
Gorgeous Napoleon III Big Mirror, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous big size Napoleon III original mercury mirror in giltwood and grand and stucco, in a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
Monumental Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
mercury mirror. The mirror plate has some slight spotting due to age and subtle traces of diamond dust at
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Rare Pair Of Ebonised 19Th C. Italian Ripple Mirrors
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of 19th C. Ebonised Italian ripple mirrors with nicely foxed & sparkly mercury mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique Rectangular Mirror, Original Gold Leaf Frame, XIX Century
Located in Breganze, VI
antique rectangle mirror was realised in the 19th century XIX. Mercury mirror.
The gilded mirror is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century French Period Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror with Original Mirror Plate
Located in Wichita, KS
from the 18th century. Original mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Italian Walnut Wall Mirror, 1850s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful antique wall mirror from the mid-19th century in walnut with antique mercury mirror
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Napoléon III Antique Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
mirror, all original mercury mirrors.
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
French Grand Louis Philippe Gold Leafed Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
foliage. A very refined classical piece with a warm patina. Original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Important Vanity Mirror in Bronze Patine
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important vanity mirror in bronze patine from the 19th century with original bezeled mercury mirror
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Emerald Mirror with Bull
s Eye Center
Located in Norwalk, CT
A gem-like green glass mirror glass set in a gilded frame surrounds a mercury mirrored bull's eye
Category
Vintage 1930s Convex Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Louis Philippe gold gilt mirror with a ribbon of leaves motif with old mercury mirror glass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
A Fine 18th Century Kentian Rectangular Mirror Frame
Located in London, GB
A fine late 18th century giltwood frame with egg and dart moulding and a 19th century mercury
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Exceptional 18th century French Trumeau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Trumeau with authentic Mercury Mirror.
Original canvas with a worn out
Category
Antique 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Canvas, Mirror
19th Century Large Cream Mirror, France
Located in New York, NY
19th century French very large cream mirror.
The wood frame is slightly distressed. The mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
A Mahogany William IV Pier Mirror
Located in London, GB
borders, retaining the original mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
Large Florentine Late 18th Century Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
border of deeply carved repeating foliate designs, with mercury mirror plate.
Height 170.00cm.
Width
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Period Louis XVI Mirror in Gold Gilt Wood, Motif of Corn, circa 1780
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Period Louis XVI mirror in gold giltwood, motif of corn, circa 1780. Original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Exceptional 18th Century French Trumeau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
french Trumeau with authentic mercury mirror
Original canvas with a worn out painting on top
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Oak, Mirror
Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror in Original Paint with Mercury Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
understated elegance.
Materials:
Carved wood, painted finish, mercury mirror glass
Category
Antique 19th Century Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Large 19th Century French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
- mercury mirror plate with small losses of silvering on reverse. Small amounts of subtle diamond dust
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
leaves and grapes joined by swirling C scrolls. Amazingly retaining all its original mercury mirroring
Category
Antique 18th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
English Pair of 19th Century Gilt Round Mirrors
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous pair of round carved gold gilt mirror frames with old mercury mirror glass featuring
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Parclose Mirror from the 19th Century in Gold Gilt Brass and Ebonized Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Parclose mirror from the 19th century in gold gilt brass and ebonized wood. Original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Parclose Mirror from the 19th Century in Gold Gilt Brass and Ebonized Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Parclose mirror from the 19th century in gold gilt brass and ebonized wood. Original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Outstanding Empire period mirror, 1810. Two panes of old mercury mirror glass sits inside its
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Louis Philippe French Antique Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
, finely chiselled with a floral decorative frieze. We loved the original mercury mirror and the warm
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Painted Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror w Grape Harvest Decoration
Located in Washington, DC
A Painted Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror with Grape Harvest (Vigneron) Original Mercury Mirror
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Glass
Antique Florentine Gilt Framed Mirror
Located in Firenze, IT
Florence, 18th century
A Louis XVI rectangular antique mercury mirror with a double border gilt
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
Louis Philippe Period Silver Leaf Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
in the original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
French 19th Century Greek Key Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Wonderful Greek key motif on this fine gold gilt mirror from the 1820's with original mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Fine Pair of 18th Century Oval Silver Leaf Mirrors
Located in London, GB
throughout, with mercury mirror plates.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Wall Mirrors
Early 20th Century Italian Carved Gilded Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
. Refinement decorated in gold. Antique mercury mirror.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Gilded Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XVI gilded mirror and its original mercury mirror plate which exhibits age spots and subtle
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$2,900
A Wooden Georgian Style Mirror With Scroll Cresting
Located in London, GB
scrolling elements to the pediment and the base, retaining the original mercury mirror plate.
Height
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Georgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French Napoleon III Gold Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
gold leaf. The mercury mirror is original and beveled. This piece is striking and has great impact on a
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Large and Richly Ornamented Antique French Gilt Pier Mirrors
Located in Baambrugge, NL
-scrolls and leafs, and acanthus leafs around the mirror panels. The old mercury mirror glass shows little
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
French Donkey Yoke Mirror, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Donkey or horse yoke mirror
Leather and iron, all original
Original mercury mirror
Good antique
Category
Antique 1890s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Silver Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Wonderful French silver gilt Louis Philippe mirror with a banding or stripe motif. Original mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
An Arched Venetian Glass Mirror with Engraved Borders
Located in London, GB
decoration to the margins, with heavily oxidised original mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Fine Murano Glass Mirror
Located in London, GB
interlocking foliate arabesques, with light foxing to the mercury mirror plate.
Height 145.00cm
Width
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Murano Glass
$13,784
An Unusual 19th Century Baroque Style Carved Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A Very Unusual Baroque Style Carved Gilt Wood Round Shaped Mirror with Original Mercury Mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Glass
Small Polychrome Painted Italian Mirror
Located in London, GB
gilding to the margins, painted in red and green, with original mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
French Trumeau Green and Giltwood Mirror with a Painted Scene, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
. Original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Large 19th c. French Louis XVI Gilded Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Louis XVI Gilded Mirror with original mercury mirror and hand carvings. Original ebony
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Great Regency Style Giltwood and Stucco Mirror with Rosettes, circa 1870
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilt and carved wood and stucco
Mercury mirror tiles with four gilt bronze rosettes at the
Category
Antique 1870s French Regency Wall Mirrors
French Louis Philippe Style Egg
Dart Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Louis Philippe with original mercury mirror and egg & dart motif around the frame. Mid to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
18th Century South American Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
arabesques and foliate motifs, the cresting carved with a shaped cartouche, with mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Argentine Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large Antique Mirror
Located in Hellerup, DK
Beautiful large French antique floor mirror with frame in "faux bois" and the original mercury
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$2,257
8240 FRENCH TRUMEAU CIRCA 1810
Located in New Orleans, LA
TRUMEAU MIRROR BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED AND WITH ITS ORIGINAL MERCURY MIRROR
Category
Antique 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Louis XVI Style 18th Century Gilt-Wood Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
and feathers from the 1780's with original mercury mirror glass.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Table Mirrors
French Antique Louis XVI Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
is the original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Louis XVI Style French Antique Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
period. The mercury mirror is original.
Category
Antique 1820s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Very large 19th century French giltwood mirror
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very large giltwood mirror engraved with floral motifs. Very fine original gilding, mercury mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antiqued Silver Mercury Glass Freestanding Floor Mirror, France 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
A French silver mercury glass freestanding floor mirror from the 1930s. The original antiqued oval
Category
Vintage 1930s French Scandinavian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length M...
Materials
Chrome
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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
- 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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