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Important Napoleon III Mirror in Carved and Gilded Wood from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important Napoleon III mirror in carved and gilded wood from the 19th century, mercury mirror
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Mirror
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This tall and narrow mirror is covered of gold leaves with a mercury mirror, it can be used between
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Floor Mirrors and Full-Le...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
A Large Faux Bamboo Mirror
Located in London, GB
to each corner. Retaining the original mercury mirror plate.
France, circa 1900
Height 122.00cm
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
golden decorative elements. Mercury mirror with small defects. In good antique conditions.
Category
Vintage 1910s Italian Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
A French 19th Century Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
margins, with cornucopia of flowers to the cresting, with original mercury mirror plate.
Height
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Painted Italian Mirror
Located in London, GB
designs. The frame painted in pale celadon with an oxidised mercury mirror plate.
Measures: Width 84cm
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Pair of Gilt Wood 19th Century Mirrors
Located in Conwy, GB
Carved and gilt timber with mellowed gold decoration, mercury mirror plate, original twin candle
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Antique Early 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Oak
$4,962 / set
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Carved and Gilded Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
. The mirror is in used condition with its original mercury mirror.
Mirror of great importance ideal in
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Antique 1840s Italian Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Old French Mirror, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Exceptional old mercury mirror with a gilt with wood frame with gold leaf belonging to the style
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Floor Mirrors and Full-Length...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
An Oval Clear Glass beaded Irish Mirror
Located in London, GB
cut glass beads with heavily oxidised mercury mirror plate.
Height 60.00cm
Width 45.00cm
Depth 4.00cm
Category
Early 20th Century Irish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Cut Glass
Mirror in Regency Style in Gilded Wood, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
shell at the top. Mercury mirror.
French work made circa 1880.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Louis Philippe Gilt Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
perimeter band ending in two plinths at base. Wear and cracks to the gilt surround. Original mercury mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Very Beautiful French Regence-style mirror in carved gilded wood
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
, original gilding, mercury mirror, wood parquet floor.
Napoleon III period - France 19th century.
Height
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Small 18th Century, Italian Carved Giltwood Baroque Mirrors
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful pair of small carved giltwood Baroque mirrors, with beautiful old mercury mirror glass
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood and Gesso Mirror from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
mercury mirror. Measures: H 135cm, L 73cm, P 6cm.
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Carved Wood Lacquered and Gilded Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
mirror is in excellent condition with its original mercury mirror.
Mirror of great importance ideal in
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Antique 1770s Italian Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Fine George III Chippendale Period Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Kent, Dover
scraped, with foliage, pagodas and surmounted by a hoho bird. The mercury mirror plate is the original
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
A Mid 19th Century Rectangular Giltwood Ripple Mould Mirror
Located in London, GB
flowers to the corners and a mercury mirror plate.
Height 88.00 centimetres.
Width 96.00 centimetres.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
1880s French Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
circles of aging gold leaf, circling the original mercury mirror. Mounting this mirror on the wall is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Girandoles
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Silver Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
, rope banding surrounds the original mercury mirror glass which has some light foxing, 1860's
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Carved Wood Antique Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
and richly swirls and curls. Antique mercury mirror. In good antique conditions.
Category
Antique 1680s Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Empire Nepclassical Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Outstanding Empire period mirror, 1810. Old mercury mirror glass sits inside it's original gilt
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors
Louis XV Style Rocco Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
mercury mirror
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Wall Mirrors
Rare Late 17th Century Bead Work Mirror
Located in London, GB
mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Late 17th Century German Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Beads
French 19th Century Symmetrical Giltwood Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
rouge coloring from the gilt adhesive showing through. Original mercury mirror glass has prevalent
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Louis XVI French Antique Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
French mirror with original mercury mirror surrounded by a beautiful hand-carved Louis XVI style
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Mirror
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This is a magnificent Louis XV Period Mirror. Big size, mercury mirror, gilt wood and original
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length M...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Fine Mid-19th Century Oval Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
, the gilding in two tones, with a pierced scallop shell cresting, with a mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Faux Pair of Louis Philippe Period Mirrors from France
Located in Austin, TX
different floral etching on the frames. Original mercury mirrors in beautiful condition. Original pine
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Lacquered Mirror with Chinese Scenes in the style of Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
By Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice mirror is made of an old mercury mirror surrounded by a wooden frame beautifully
Category
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French 19th Century Gold Gilt Ribbed Mirror with Crest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
into the elegant carved crest. Original mercury mirror glass, has some foxing 1870's or earlier.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
A Murano Clear Glass Mirror with Scallop Edge
Located in London, GB
twisting glass borders and clear glass paterae throughout the frame, and distressed mercury mirror plate
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Murano Glass
An 18th Century French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Berlin, DE
The giltwood mirror containing the original mercury mirror plate within a moulded and beaded frame
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Mirror Oval Italian Baroque Period 18th Century Italy
Located in New York, NY
mercury mirror glass.
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
A mid 18th century rocaille giltwood mirror
Located in London, GB
mercury mirror plate.
Height 52.00cm
Width 48.00cm
Depth 6.00cm
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large 18th Century Blue and Gold Painted and Giltwood Italian Mirror Frame
Located in London, GB
faux marble effect to the border, between two giltwood bands. With mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Gold Leaf French Mirror
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Lovely antique mirror, with beautiful rounded corners in the gold leaf frame. Original mercury
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fine Queen Anne Japanned Pier Mirror
Located in London, GB
A fine Queen Anne japanned pier mirror, with gilt decoration of oriental scenes, and a mercury
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Baroque Florence Mirror, Florence First Quarter XVIII Century
Located in Milano, IT
mercury mirror, from which develops a symmetrical decorative apparatus composed of "c" volutes, acanthus
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French gold gilt Louis Philippe mirror with twisitng leaf and flower vine motif, original mercury
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Carved Wood Lacquered and Silvered Wall Mirror
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
. The mirror with its original mercury mirror. The mirror has defects due to the passage of time. Mirror
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Mirrors
Located in London, GB
the attractively foxed mercury mirror plates. Of striking and elegant tapered form, in usable
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
$5,506 / set
A Regency Tryptic Overmantel Mirror
Located in Conwy, GB
original 19th century mercury mirror plates.
Well patinated frame and foxed plate.
Measures: H:66
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Oak
Antique French Painted, Provencal Louis XVI Period Mirror, circa 1780
Located in Miami, FL
, retaining its original mercury mirror plate. The flowering urn with olive branches, the frame with garlands
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
19th Century Mirror "Sorciere"
Located in Austin, TX
. The mirror boasts a original intact convex mercury mirror. This piece is in very nice vintage
Category
Vintage 1930s French Convex Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Gold Leafed Mirrors
Located in Austin, TX
. The ornate fronton features florals surrounding a shell. The mercury mirrors are original with no
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
French 19th Century Gold Gilt Louis Philippe Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. Original mercury mirror glass, 1850.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
French 19th Century Silver Gilt Symmetrical Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
surrounding the original mercury mirror glass. This mirror has geometric exaggerated corners and can be hung
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
French 18th Century Painted Mirror with Original Mirror Glass
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French painted mirror frame house's its original mercury mirror's. Two mirror panes were used in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors
Powerful and Bold 17th Century Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
throughout.
A simple concave moulding border surrounds the 17th century mercury mirror plate but the frame
Category
Antique 17th Century English Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
A Low Countries Deep Ebony Ripple Moulded Cushion Mirror
Located in London, GB
mercury mirror plate.
Height 84.00cm
Width 93.00cm
Depth 11.00cm
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Antique Louis XVI Style Silver Leaf Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
leafing. Original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Embossed Brass Napoleon III Period Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Napoleon III embossed brass mirror with intricate foliage and floral designs
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Painted Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French painted wooded frame with original mirror. This was taken from bosiserie. Original mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Overmantel Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Milano, MI
. A neoclassical rectangular frame with an antique mercury mirror within giltwood acanthus leaves
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Firep...
Materials
Mercury Glass, Plaster, Walnut
Handsome Large Brass Mirror-France 1940s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
frame, and original mercury mirror glass, with gorgeous patina.
The ideal mirror for an entrance hall
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Vintage 1940s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Charles X Walnut Inlaid Dressing Table Mirror, 1830s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
mercury mirror.
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Antique 1830s Italian Charles X Table Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
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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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