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Rectangular Silver Gilt Mirror in its Original Mercury Glass
Located in Washington, DC
A rectangular silver gilt mirror in its original mercury glass.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
Large 19th Century Birch Wood Mirror with Mercury Plate
Located in London, GB
A charming late 19th century birch wood mirror of large scale, with mercury glass mirror plate.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Birch
Mid-19th Century Venetian Mercury Glass Rectangular Cushion Mirror
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-19th century Venetian glass cushion mirror with mercury glass plate and borders, the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
Antique French Directoire Giltwood Mirror with Divided Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine period French Directoire giltwood mirror with divided mercury glass. Beautiful detail on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Directoire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century English Parquetry Mirror with Mercury Plate
Located in London, GB
An unusual mid-19th century parquetry mirror, the diamond border inlaid with box wood and tulip
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Boxwood, Tulipwood
Antique Italian Giltwood
Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Italian Giltwood & Mercury Glass Mirror
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Circa 1880 French Mercury Glass Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Mercury Glass Mirrors with Crackled White Gold Frames. Original Mirrors: C.1880
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Louis Philippe Period Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis Philippe period mirror with floral etching on a silver leaf frame, original mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass Mirror, France circa 1860
Located in Culver City, CA
Mercury Glass Mirror
France circa 1860
Gold painted wooden frame with foxing on glass
31.5"w x 2
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Venetian Mercury Glass Pier Mirror with Cresting
Located in London, GB
A rare and unusual early 19th century Venetian glass mirror, constructed entirely with sparkling
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
18th Century Italian Carved and Giltwood Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
mirror has original mercury glass. A beautiful decorative accent!
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Directoire Period Mirror with Divided Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb large scale 19th century French Directoire period mirror with original divided mercury glass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French Napoleon III giltwood mirror with original divided mercury glass
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Large Regency Gilt Convex Mirror with Original Mercury Plate
Located in Sherborne, GB
mercury convex mirror plate. The inner slip is reeded and ebonised, followed by a carved gilt decoration
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Rare Lambs of Manchester Aesthetic Movement Mercury Glass Mirror
By Lamb of Manchester
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
glass mirror
An exceptionally fine quality mirror with original mercury plate glass, the mirror has a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
French Brass Framed Bistro Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Buchanan, NY
19th century French bistro mirror with a brass over wood frame. The mirror has the original wood
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Dennis
Leen Queen Anne Giltwood Sectioned Mercury Glass Mirror
By Dennis
Leen
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Dennis & Leen Queen Anne Giltwood Sectioned Mercury Glass Mirror.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Queen Anne Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Giltwood Mirror Louis XV with Mercury Plate
Located in Milano, MI
A 18th century Italian Louis XV carved and giltwood mirror, with shaped scrolling, foliate carving
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Pine
18th Century Italian Carved Wood Mirror with 2-Panel Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous large scale 18th century Italian carved wood mirror with 2 panels. The panels are original
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
Napoleon III mirror, circa 1880, with its original mercury glass
Located in LYON, FR
The blackened wood frame features intricate floral and beaded gilt detailing, typical of the Second Empire style.
Its sculpted crest, adorned with palmettes and volutes, brings a th...
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
19th Century Venetian Mirror with Blue Glass Borders and Mercury Plate
Located in London, GB
A fine late 19th century rectangular mirror with bevelled mercury plate and blue glass borders
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass, Mercury Glass
19th Century French Black and Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century Regency style mirror features its original mercury glass. Recently
Category
Antique 1850s French Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood, Paint
Early 18th Century French Regency Period Giltwood Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale mid-18th century French Regency period giltwood mirror features its original
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Gilded and Painted Italian Mirror with Mercury Glass Plate
Located in London, GB
decorated with gilt floral motif, with mercury glass mirror plate.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Louis XV Italian Carved and Gilt Walnut Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Milano, MI
with mercury glass.
In good condition, this elegant rectangular mirror comes from a Milanese private
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Walnut
French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror with Giltwood Vase and Mercury Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted trumeau mirror from the 19th century, with carved giltwood vase and mercury glass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Italian Baroque Mercury Glass Mirror with with Frame in Gilded Wood, 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian baroque mercury glass mirror with with frame in gilded wood, 1700s
Venetian mirror with
Category
Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
19th Century Louis Philippe Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass, Antique
Located in Fayetteville, AR
In remarkable condition for its age, this elegant French Louis Philippe period mirror features an
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Giltwood Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
mirror. Crafted in the Burgundy region of France, circa 1860, the rectangular Louis Philippe mirror has
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Gilt Wood Mirror Louis XV with Mercury Plate
Located in Milano, MI
An Italian Louis XV carved and gilt wood mirror dating back to the mid-18th century. Of Italian
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Pine
18th Century Gold and Silver Leaf Mercury Glass Mirror from Spain
Located in Round Top, TX
Such character this mirror has. It is early Spanish with silver and gold leaf. It's leaf is
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Silver Leaf Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
mercury clad mirror glass.
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Wall Mirrors
Large Late 19th C. Mercury Brass Bistro Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large late 19th C. Lyonnais brass bistro mirror
Original foxed mercury glass mirror plate
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Giltwood mirror with heavily patinated mercury. French c1800
Located in London, GB
Elegant giltood mirror with heavily patinated mercury glass plate.
French c1800
Dimensions: 61 x
Category
Antique 18th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Large French 19th Century Mirror Carved Gilt wood with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Milano, MI
Large and tall antique carved and gilded wooden mirror with superb original mercury glass measuring
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Plaster, Giltwood
Italian Large Louis Philippe Mirror 1850s Bulino Carved Gilt-Wood Mercury Glass
Located in Milano, MI
really uncommon to find such a large whole, unique mercury plate mirror.
It shows a worn part with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Giltwood Mirror Louis Philippe Original Mercury Glass
Located in Milano, MI
French 19th century giltwood mirror decorated throughout with foliate scrolls and floral leafted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Plaster, Giltwood
Rare Georgian circa 1800 Walnut Wall Mirror Original Mercury Glass Lovely Patina
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1800 walnut Georgian mirror circa 1800 with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Walnut
19th Century English Brass Repousse Mirror with Original Mercury Beveled Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Exquisite 19th century English brass repousse mirror with original mercury glass. Beautiful images
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Mirror of the 1930s in Macassar Ebony, with Mercury Bevelled Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Magnificent mirror of the 1930s in Macassar ebony, with mercury bevelled mirror.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Macassar
19th C French gilt mirror with original mercury glass.
Located in Houston, TX
19th C. French gilt mirror with original mercury glass. Detail carving and wonderful age and patina
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oval Top Wood Frame Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Culver City, CA
Oval top wood hand painted mirror original mercury glass and back boards.
Category
Early 20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Glass
18th Century Directoire Giltwood Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century Directoire giltwood mirror. The mirror has 2 panels of original mercury
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Gilt Wood and Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entry or a powder room with this large antique wall mirror. Crafted in France circa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Shaving Mirror 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare shaving mirror made in Sweden during the early 19th Century. Original mercury
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Decorative Boxes
Rimadesio 1960s Rare Italian Round Mirror with Bronze Tinted Mercury Plate
By Rimadesio
Located in New York, NY
A very rare round mirror by the Italian Company Rimadesio, founded in Desio in 1956. Immediately
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
1920s Oval Beveled Edge Mercury Plate Mirror Period Solid Oak Backing Board
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1920 Mercury plate glass oval mirror with
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Midcentury French White Gesso Mirror Frame, with Later Mercury Plate
Located in London, GB
A midcentury French white gesso frame, with later mercury glass mirror plate.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso
Late 17th Century Large Carved Baroque Mirror Frame with Mercury Plate
Located in London, GB
A late 17th century Spanish carved baroque mirror frame of large scale, with later mercury glass
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Decorative Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Mirror
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French More Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror
$2,900
Louis Philippe Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gold Leaf, Floral Motif
Category
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror
$4,950
Beautiful Palm Leaf Gilded Mirror with Roses and Mercury Glass
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very beautiful and unusual gilded mirror with palm leaves, berries, rose and floral crest, and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Louis Philippe Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Louis Philippe Ballroom mirrors with gold trim.
Category
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
$18,000
Late 19th Century Red and Blue Painted Italian Mirror with Mercury Plate
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century red and blue painted Italian mirror with original mercury plate, the border
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Giltwood Rope Twist Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
By Charles Nosotti
Located in London, GB
This is a very large giltwood mirror with the original mercury plate glass. Gorgeous rope twist
Category
Antique 1860s British Classical Roman Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Louis Phillipe Mirror with Tinned Mercury Plate
Located in Dallas, TX
carved Louis Phillipe gilt mirror
label on back reads
"Etamage au Mercure, Procede Lenoir
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
French Antique Trumeau Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful antique French trumeau mirror with an intricately hand carved cartouche, original mercury
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French More Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
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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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