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Neo-Renaissance Mirror in Patinated Wood 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
grey and white.
Mirror with double columns on each side with pedestal. It is a mercury mirror
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$814 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Antique Italian Baroque Style Gold Gilt Oval Vertical Mirror
Located in Encinitas, CA
shape gold mirror with hand carved detail. "Bolo" gold leaf process. Original mercury mirror with good
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$3,400 Sale Price
38% Off
Large 19th Century Italian Carved Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large 19th Century Italian carved lime wood Italian mirror.
With a fantastic foxed mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Early George II Carved
White Painted Mirror
Located in London, GB
cresting. Enclosing possibly later mercury mirror plate.
Additional information:
Dimensions: Height: 136cm
Category
Antique Early 18th Century George II Wall Mirrors
Large oversized 19th Century Yew Veneered Mirror
Located in London, GB
Mary circa 1680. Original materials including pine and mercury mirror plate, with a veneer of Yew. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Yew
$2,815 Sale Price
30% Off
Venice Late 18th Century Baroque Golden Wood Mirror
Located in Brescia, IT
. The mercury mirror is in very good conditions. The provenience is Venice (Venezia), Italy
An important
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
Original French Bamboo Wall Mirror This is a very attractive piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Original French Bamboo Wall Mirror
This is a very attractive piece, the mercury mirror glass is a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo
Very Large Victorian Overmantel Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
wonderful shadowing and sparkle
The mirror and glass are sound and the mercury mirror glass has a heavy
Category
Antique 19th Century High Victorian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
Mirror In Carved And Gilded Wood Louis XVI Period XVIII
Located in Brussels, Brussels
moldings with a frieze of pearls and a frieze of velvet
Mercury mirror and original background.
Gold leaf
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Fireplace / Wall Mirror
Located in Godstone, GB
mercury mirror plate, original gilding.
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th Century Trompe L
oeil Louis Philippe
Tiger
Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
original foxed mercury mirror plate and back boards. Tiny loss to one corner, a highly decorative item
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Faux Bamboo Mirror Large Circa 1880
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning 19th century dark pine large faux bamboo mirror with the most incredibly foxed mercury
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Floor Mirrors and Ful...
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Louis Philippe Period French Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from the Louis Philippe period if France. This mirror features the original mercury mirror
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Fine Giltwood George III Wall Mirror in Manner of Linnell
By John Linnell
Located in London, GB
mercury mirror plate is framed by an exquisitely carved frame of foliate design, surmounted by a rocaille
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large French Trumeau with Elements of the 18th Century in Sculpted Wood.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
country motifs with it's original mercury mirror.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Giltwood Overmantle Pier Mirror
Located in Reepham, GB
housing a beautifully distressed mercury mirror plate.
The mirror plate is housed by spiral bound
Category
Antique 19th Century Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Giltwood Mirror, Attributed to Benjamin Goodison, 18th Century
By Benjamin Goodison
Located in London, GB
sand gilded surface, enclosing a lightly foxed mercury mirror plate.
Additional information
Category
Antique 18th Century Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French 19th Century Trumeau with Original Mirror Glass
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
original mercury mirror glass shimmers with a layer of crystals all over the mirror and some light foxing
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood, Paint
Antique French Distressed Gilt Gesso Framed Overmantel Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
beautiful foliate details.
Original mercury mirror plate with a small amount of foxing.
Probably dating
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood, Wood, Mirror, Mercury Glass
French Louis Philippe Painted Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
, more relaxed aesthetic. The frame retains its original mercury mirror plate that features a glittering
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Green and Gilt Carved Mirror
Located in New York, NY
with lightly mercuried mirror for the powder room. Italy, late 18th century
Dimensions: 21.5" W x 25
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Scagliola
French Empire style Pier glass mirror, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Mercury mirror plate.
Batch 85 N/H
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Floor Mirrors and Full-Le...
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
French Empire Mahogany Mantel Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
original mercury mirror plate. The carved mahogany has gained a fine patina, composed of a wide cornice
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Metal
Italian Round Aluminum Architectural Wall Mirror with Bronzed Glass by Rimadesio
By Rimadesio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
wood accents supporting a bronze-tinted mercury mirror glass plate (Desio, Italy, ca. 1960s).
Extremely
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Pair Italian White Porcelain Baroque Mirrors with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
influenced in the style by the not far Venice. The surfaces of the original mercury mirrors are engraved with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Iron
Antique Octagonal Wall Mirror in Gilded Wood, 19th Century Scandinavia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Scandinavia - either in Denmark or Sweden. It features its original mercury mirror glass that has blurred up
Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Gothic Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Oak
18th Century Period Rococo Venetian Carved and Silvered Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
leaf is partly tarnished. The mercury mirror, darkened over the span of two and a half centuries, has
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
A Pair of 19th Century Metal and Wood Sicilian Cartagloria Mirrors
Located in Catania, Sicilia
interior. They are in original condition, also mercury mirrors are original and they have signs of use and
Category
Antique 19th Century Sicilian Baroque Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Plate
18th Century Trumeau
Located in Brussels, Brussels
panels
The lower part its decorated with it's original mercury mirror. Some traces of wear on the
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Oak
$2,635
18th Century, Large Italian Rocaille Lacquered and Giltwood Mirror
Located in IT
in the important cimasa with inverted shell. Antique mercury mirror.
The object, elegantly
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
A 19th Century oval wall mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson
Located in Reepham, GB
, above the scrolled and tied foliate apron.
Beautiful mercury mirror plate.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Dutch 18th Century Trumeau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Dutch trumeau is a fantastic find! Crafted during the 1790’s, it retains its original mercury
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Other Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Paint
Large Italian 18th Century Giltwood Mirror from Piedmont
Located in London, GB
mercury mirror plate is framed by a slender mercury glass marginal plate with applied floral paterae
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Adam Style Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...
Materials
Giltwood
French 19th Century Painted
Gilt Oval Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. The original beveled mercury mirror is in great condition and is surrounded by the handsome carved
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
French 19th Century Mahogany Framed Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
subtlety and elegance. The glass is original mercury mirror, which adds to its vintage charm and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror
19th Century Large Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
sparkly mercury mirror glass plate is set within a finely hand carved, moulded and fluted giltwood frame
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Large Louis XVI Painted and Gilt Carved Mirror
Located in New York, NY
and gilt carved neoclassical articulated frame with light mercury mirror with double knotted and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplac...
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Louis XV Period Hand-Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Firenze, IT
. Mercury
mirror and wood backside are original to the piece.
Thanks to its scale, the mirror is the perfect
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Trumeau with Console
Located in Austin, TX
contrast in the veining. The mirrors are all original mercury mirrors. The piece is gold leafed and has a
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
A fine early 18th C triple-plate George II carved giltwood framed overmantle
Located in Reepham, GB
candle arms. The mirror retains its original vauxhall beveled old process mercury mirror plates.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century George II Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Modern Art Deco Style Silver Gilt Mirror with Molded Frame
Rosettes
Located in Middleburg, VA
the appearance of an aged mercury mirror with artfully scattered speckling. Floral appliques sit at
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
A Gorgeous 19th Century Giltwood Overmantle Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
original sparkly mercury mirror glass plate of rectangular form with curved detail to the top corner
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
English Gilt Arched Top Overmantle Mirror
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good English egg and dart arched top overmantle mirror, with original mercury mirror and
Category
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace...
Materials
Gesso, Pine
Early 19th Venetian Rectangular Carved and Gild Mirror
Located in IT
This beautiful rectangular mercury mirror in carved and gilded wood frame was made in the early
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$18,685 Sale Price
40% Off
French 19th Century Empire Trumeau Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large 19th century French Empire trumeau mirror that is bold yet refined, using Neoclassical
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Gold
Gold Louis Philippe Period Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from the Louis Philippe period in France. This mirror features the original mercury mirror
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Rare Large Giltwood Oval Overmantel Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
. The mercury mirror glass plate of oval form is set within a stunningly hand carved moulded, fluted and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Antique Louis Philippe French Mirror in Green and Gold, Late 19th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
glass and original back. Ready to hang.
Material: Wood, mercury mirror glass
Colour: Green with gilt
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Mirror Depicting Four Seasons
Located in PARIS, FR
the pediment.
Mercury mirror.
Excellent original condition, original gilt.
Northern Italy, early
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$25,153 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Antique Louis Philippe French Giltwood Mirror Late 19th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
: wood, mercury mirror glass
Colour: Giltwood
Dimensions (in inches): Height: 36 in. Width: 28 in. Depth
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Louis Philippe French Mirror in Silver, Late 19th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
back with paper from a later date.
Material: Wood, mercury mirror glass
Colour: Silver
Dimensions (in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
A W N Pugin. Made by John Webb attr. A Gothic Revival Oak Dressing Table Mirror.
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in London, GB
with a carved spiral stretcher and carved roses. Made from pale walnut with the original mercury mirror
Category
Antique 1840s English Gothic Revival Table Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Trumeau Mirror Ca 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
accentuate the classic characteristics. Mercury mirror has good reflectivity, circa 1820.
Large scale at 5.5
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace M...
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$6,750 Sale Price
69% Off
Exceptionally Rare Pair of Stunning 19th Century Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Dublin, IE
bevelled, mercury mirror glass plate is set within a very fine, intricately hand carved moulded giltwood
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Large Antique Louis Philippe French Giltwood Mirror in Black, Late 19th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
mirror features a refined black frame with a carved gilt line and soft gold trim, mercury glass, and a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
18th Century, Italian Rectangular Mirror with Carved and Giltwood Frame
Located in IT
original mercury mirrors interrupted by 8 bas-reliefs in giltwood in the shape of a flower. Two of these
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Regency Round Giltwood and Ebonized Convex Mirror with Carved Eagle
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian antique early 19th century round convex wall mirror featuring the original mercury
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Regency Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
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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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