Super Ebonised and Gilt Overmantle Mirror
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Stylish Victorian ebonised wall mirror, having original glass with some imperfections in moulded and shaped ebonised frame with fine floral carvings to corners. This antique mirror w...
Pine
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1840 ITALIAN FOXED GLASS ORIGINAL PLATE MiRROR STUNNING GILT FRAME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1840 Italian original plate glass mirror with giltwood and ebonised frame Please note t...
Glass
EXQUISITE ANTiQUE 19TH CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL DESIGN GOLD GILT OVERMANTLE MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1860-1880 hand carved Walnut framed overmantel mirror in the Neoclassical taste and with...
Mirror, Walnut
Likely 19th Century Mirror Created From an Antique Chinese Wood Panel
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mirror created from an antique Chinese wood panel. The delighful, likely 19th century, Chinese carved panel was custom mounted as a mirror in the 1970s in Hong Kong for the last owne...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Near Pair of Victorian Period Ormolu Mounted and Engraved Mirrors
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The rectangle bevelled edged mirror plate bordered by engraved panels in Venetian style these finished with interlace beaded ormolu border, the upper section with scroll ormolu decor...
Brass
$2,986Sale Price|20% Off
Large Antique Overmantle Mirror, English, Giltwood, Nautical Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique overmantle mirror. An English, giltwood and mercury glass lounge mirror, presenting distinctive nautical taste, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 18...
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Large Gilt Marginal Plate Overmantle Mirror
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century French Giltwood And Gesso Rectangular Overmantle Mirror, Having Sectioned Marginal Frame With Superbly Elegant Foliate And Scrolling Carved Decor...
Gesso, Giltwood
Antique English Cast Iron & Minton Tile Wall Fireplace Overmantle Mirror 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A fine Antique English cast iron & Minton tiled wall or overmantle mirror, Circa 1890. An unusual cast iron gilded mirror with a winged cherub finial above a twin arched mirror, fla...
Iron
Antique 19th Century Monumental Giltwood Overmantel Full Length Pier Mirror 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A monumental antique American giltwood overmantle full length mirror, New York, Circa 1860. This exquisite mirror having a stepped ogee crown flanked with a crenelated border, below...
Mirror, Giltwood
STUNNING ANTiQUE CIRCA 1860-1880 HAND CARVED ROUND MIRROR WITH ORNATE GILDING
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale stunning antique Victorian hand carved gold gilt round wall mirror with ornate frame that is really quite wo...
Mirror, Oak
Old stuccoed wooden gilt frame
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Elevate the elegance of any space with this magnificent golden stuccoed wooden frame with beautiful floral details, this frame captivates thanks to its age and golden patina, with it...
Wood
19th Century Antique English Full Length Gilt Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine large and attractive gilt mirror of arched rectangular form within an elaborate leaf and scroll work surround, surmounted with scrollwork and central shell raised on a pl...
Gesso
19th Century Trisection Ornate Giltwood Overmantel Fireplace Mirror, Circa 1880s
Located in Germantown, MD
A gorgeous 19th Century Trisection Ornate Giltwood Overmantel Fireplace Mirror measuring 50.5" in width and 14.75" in height, Circa 1880s.
Mirror, Giltwood
Victorian Black Lacquered Mirrored Armoire with Gilt Embellishments
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian black lacquered armoire with gilt embellishments, painted Moorish scenes, and mirrored door.
Giltwood, Lacquer
French Victorian Gilt Carved Half Round Console Table with Pier Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian gilt carved floral design half round console table with pier mirror.
Mirror
Victorian Console Table with a Mirror in gilt wood and marble, Austria 1880s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptional console table with an extra large mirror sitting a top of its marble top. It is done in Late Victorian style and made in Austria around 1...
Quartz
19th Century Victorian Era Gilt Bronze Mounted Mirror Wall Sconce Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning 19th century gilt bronze ormolu mounted mirrored three light sculptural wall sconce girandole. Created before electricity was available, this sconce was originally used a...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Antique Victorian French Hand Painted Porcelain Gilt Bevelled Edge Hand Mirror
Located in London, GB
Wonderful antique Victorian French bevelled edge decorative hand mirror with a gilt finish.
$665Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Victorian Aesthetic Gold Gilt Carved Foliate Picture Oil Painting Frame
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian Aesthetic Period gold gilt picture / mirror / oil painting frame featuring a carved Aesthetic foliate design.
Giltwood
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish American War Commemorative Mirrored Hall Rack
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spanish American War Commemorative Mirrored Hall Rack USA, Circa 1900 An uncommon example of American historical memorabilia, This mirrored hall rack depicts a portrait of Admiral ...
Metal
Italian Mirror Frame with English Chromolithographic Floral Prints -06
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. The ...
Mirror, Wood, Paper
Double Scent Bottle Sampson Mordan Silver Gilt Opera Glasses, Fitted Case, 1870s
By Samson Mordan and Co
Located in London, GB
The pair of scent or perfume bottle holders is realistically modelled as silver gilt binoculars or opera glasses with leather cladding and mirrored glass in the terminals.
Silver
Antique Victorian Louis XIV Style Centrepiece by Barnard & Sons
By Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian Louis XIV style centrepiece by Barnard & Sons English, 1850-53 Dimensions: height 63cm, width 132cm, depth 87cm.
Silver
19th Century R. & J. Beck Stereoscope
By R.&J. Beck 1
Located in Norwood, NJ
Museum quality tabletop Stereoscope by British maker R. & J. Beck London. It is fitted with with adjustable rack and pinion focusing and elevation adjustment for ease of viewing. Eac...
Brass
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.