Mirror Carved Shell
Antique 1750s European George III Wall Mirrors
Gesso
Early 20th Century Wall Mirrors
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Wall Mirrors
Walnut, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Floor Mirrors and Full-Le...
Giltwood, Glass, Paint, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dressers
Upholstery, Mirror, Glass, Wood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Console Tables
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Vanities
Marble
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Bookcases
Brass
Antique 18th Century English Wall Mirrors
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary More Mirrors
21st Century and Contemporary Wall Mirrors
Lacquer
20th Century Unknown More Mirrors
Wood, Paint, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Mirrors
Beech
20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood
Vintage 1970s Unknown Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Vintage 1940s Unknown Revival Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Other Wall Mirrors
Wood, Glass
20th Century American Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century More Mirrors
Wood
Antique 17th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Antique Early 18th Century British Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French More Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1960s Italian More Mirrors
Paint
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
20th Century European George IV Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century European Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace M...
Giltwood
20th Century American Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique Early 1900s English Baroque Wall Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Wood
20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French More Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Early 20th Century French More Mirrors
Antique Early 19th Century Trumeau Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Glass
Antique 19th Century English Table Mirrors
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century Danish Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century German Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
20th Century Italian Decorative Art
Vintage 1930s Italian Picture Frames
20th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
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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.
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