Ernest Igl Illuminated Mid-Century Wall Mirror with Brass Crown, by Hillebrand
By Ernest Igl, Hillebrand, Egon Hillebrand
Located in Vienna, AT
Made of off-white cream to beige colored metal, it features beautiful brass accents—most notably a charming swirled “crown” at the top. The mirror is in good vintage condition, showi...
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Wooden Trophy Hunting Mirror
Located in Wichita, KS
The top or crown of the mirror contains carved arrows, leaves and an an axe.
Mirror, Wood
Italian 18th Century Venetian St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The frame leads up to the top crown with a central mirror plate with a floral bottom decoration flanked by additional foliate branches.
Mirror, Giltwood
French 18th century Louis XIV Period Giltwood mirror
By Jean Bérain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Above is the striking scalloped top crown with its original mirror plate centered at the top by an exquisite intricately detailed large palmette surrounded by foliate scrolls, floral...
Mirror, Giltwood
French Early 18th Century Regence Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
At the top are theatrical masks amidst scrolls, garlands and foliate with a large central mask at the top crown.
Mirror, Giltwood
French 18th Century Regence Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The impressive mirrored top crown also retains its original mirror plate and displays exceptional finely carved scrolled foliate movements amidst lovely flowers.
Mirror, Giltwood
Set of Three Italian Early 19th Century Venetian Etched Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A set of three stunning Italian early 19th century Venetian etched mirrors. The wonderful mirrors have a unique shape with scrolls and foliate frames and an elegant top crown.
Mirror
French Late 18th Century Regence Style Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant mirrored gadroon band extends along the bottom of the majestic mirrored top crown with striking scrolled foliate movements framing the original mirror plate.
Mirror, Giltwood
French Early 18th Century Regence Period Giltwood Mirror, circa 1720
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
At the bottom is a fluted seashell reserve while above is the striking mirrored top crown retaining its original mirror plate and centered by a lovely tied floral arrangement.
Mirror, Giltwood
French Mid-19th Century Regence St. Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Above is the striking scalloped top crown with its original mirror plate centered by an exquisite intricately detailed etched woven basket of flowers framed within stunning interlock...
Mirror, Giltwood
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The carvings in each corner are decorated by scrolling acanthus leaves and berried bands. The unique top crown of this wonderful mirror contains a concave opening in the center being...
Giltwood
Gothic Carved Oak Oval Mirror, 19th Century, Floral Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Gothic Carved Oak Oval Mirror A lovely piece, the wide frame has a beautifully carved border decorated with Roses and a crown at the top.
Oak
French 19th century Regence st. Napoleon III Period Ebony and Ormolu mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The exquisite and uniquely shaped top crown displays an etched mirror bordered with pierced scrolled Ormolu foliate mounts.
Ormolu
A pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated and Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The elaborate pierced top crown of each mirror is decorated by scrolling foliate designs and laurel vines draping over both sides.
Giltwood
French Louis XVI St. Early 19th Century Patinated Green and Gilt Trumeau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giltwood trim panels on each side with an urn of prosperity at the bottom and draped floral garland at the top, below the moulded giltwood top crown. The original mirror plate is fra...
Wood, Giltwood
Adjustable Space Age Gallery Spot Floor Lamp by Staff
By Staff Leuchten, Dieter Witte, Cosack Leuchten, Gino Sarfatti, Gebrüder Cosack
Located in München, DE
Width: 40 cm / 15.75 in. 1x E27/E26 socket for crown-silvered (mirror-top) bulbs. Shipped without light bulb.
Metal
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze d’Ore and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
The piece sports a double crown at top, with rose medallion crystals. The shape of the crown at top does well to mirror the curved arms below.
Crystal, Gold Plate, Bronze
Vintage Venetian Octagonal Paneled Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Etched panels surround the centre of the mirror. Multi-piece cartouche crowns the top finishes the mirror very elegantly.
Glass
Antique Italy Venetian Mirror
By Venetian School
Located in Vilnius, LT
Venetian mirror with a smaller central mirror with etched mirrors around the mirror perimeter and there is a crown at the top of the mirror.
Mirror
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H 125 in W 62 in D 20 in
Huge French Empire Mantel and Mirror, Mahogany with Ormolu, circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
It also comes with a black slate hearth. The top crown of the mirror is detachable and may be left off if necessary.
Ormolu
Vintage Elegant Venetian Style Crown Top Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Venetian style mirror with an elaborated etched detail crown top.
Glass
Sold
H 60 in W 30 in D 4 in
Outstanding Pair Of Ornate French Giltwood Delicately Carved Crown Top Mirrors
Located in Roslyn, NY
This wonderful pair of ornately and richly delicately carved gilt wood mirrors from the early 20th c are in wonderful condition. The sides are detailed with beautiful floral and scr...
Mirror, Wood
Louis XVI Gilt Tall Narrow Mirror With Crown Top
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1780 tall, narrow Louis XVI gilded mirror with elaborate, open-work foliate crest.
Giltwood, Mirror
Provencal Painted Tole Mirrors with Crown Decoration on the Top
Located in Washington, DC
Provençal painted tole mirrors with crown decoration on the top.
Metal
Early 19th Century Hand Carved Giltwood Crown Top Wall Mirror
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century hand carved giltwood frame with crown top design details hanging wall mirror. The mirror is in great antique condition with appropriate wear consistent with age / ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French White Patinated Wooden Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
The sophisticated ornamentation crowning the mirror’s top depicts a coat of arms complemented by diagonally arranged arrows and a pigeon sitting atop the crest, symbolizing protectio...
Mirror, Wood
Antique Venetian Etched Glass Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb antique Venetian etched glass mirror. Beautiful etching of flowers and there is a crown at the top of the mirror as well as other scrolls along the edges.
Glass
Rococo Giltwood Golden Phoenix Bird Wall Mirror, 19th Century, England
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Elaborately carved, the wood mirror frame features a double head phoenix bird with crown surmounted at the top.
Metal
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H 60.5 in W 31.5 in D 4 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirror with Ribbon and Bow Motif
Located in Fayetteville, AR
An elegantly knotted ribbon and bow crowns the top of the mirror. With its exquisite gilding in excellent condition, this piece is sure to lend its beauty to any interior, circa 1870.
Mirror, Giltwood
True Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XIV St. Giltwood Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Each sensational mirrored top crown displays wonderful and detailed etchings.
Brass Hollywood Regency Cheval Style Standing Mirror
Located in Toronto, ON
There are beautiful detailing throughout such as the crowns on the top corners. The mirror tilts which can be adjusted to desired position.
Brass
Marquetry Cheval Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Traditional hanging swivel mirror designed with sculpted crown top and beveled mirror on stretcher with carved paw feet.
19th Century Louis Philippe Gilded Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
Crowning the mirror's top is a beautifully carved flower wreath, adding an ornate accent that punctuates the refined character of this enduring antique.
Giltwood
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The very impressive top crown, with a central mirror is embellished with ’S’ scrolls and foliate.
Pair of Round Brass Girandole Wall Mirrors, in a Regal Design
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Round Brass Girandole Wall Mirrors, in a Regal Design A superb pair of French Regal wall mirrors with twin lights These are very unusual pieces, the bevelled mercury gl...
Brass
French Art Deco Side Table
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully Curved Nickel Plated Bronze Mounted on Ebony Wood and Crowned with a Beveled Mirror Top Create a Lovely Deco Side Table.
Mirror
Brass Hall Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Elegantly detailed four-light pierced brass lantern or hall light with rare original beveled glass panels. Top crown piece (not shown) mirrors the motif of the four feet.
Sold
H 62.75 in W 26 in D 15.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Vitrine, Signed F. Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
All below the pierced ormolu gallery and oval chased ormolu band that follows the contours of the top crown. All original mirror plates and gilt François Linke (1855-1946) Renowne...
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H 68.5 in W 48 in D 25.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Vanity, Signed F. Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The bevelled mirror above is within a mahogany frame with scrolled and foliate ormolu borders, centred by a scrolled ormolu foliate top crown.
Small French Green and Gilded Crown Top Mirror
Located in Troy, MI
Small wood framed French mirror has a green painted finish accented with gilding and a shell form crown, circa 1920s. Unknown maker. Actual Mirror Size: 14.5” h x 13” w
Mirror, Wood
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H 63 in W 32 in D 2 in
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Large-Scale Octagonal Venetian Italian Mirror
Located in Roslyn, NY
Gorgeous large-scale octagonal Venetian mirror with crown top. Mirror has Fine etched details on top and around the sides as well as beveling.
Mirror
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H 30.71 in W 16.93 in D 1.19 in
Italian Brass Wall or Hallway Mirror with Crown-Like Decoration on Top
Located in Wien, Au
Italian brass Wall or Hallway Mirror with Crown-Like Decoration on Top, polished and stove enamelled replaced mirror glass
Brass
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H 39.77 in W 16.15 in D 0.79 in
Italian Brass Wall or Hallway Mirror with Crown-Like Decoration on Top 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Italian brass wall or hallway mirror with crown-Like decoration on top 1950s polished and stove enameled.
Brass
Large Venetian Style Oval Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous large Venetian style oval mirror. Crown tiered topped with festoon regalia and embellished with scalloped tiered top.
Mirror
Large Italian Brass Framed Wall Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptionally beautiful brass framed Italian model mirror with brass buttons on the side and a stylish crown at the top giving the mirror a romantic look.
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.
In "Object Permanence 4," on view at the 1stdibs Gallery, Emma Holland Denvir and Leah Ring have brought together pieces that range from polished to playful.
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Leading talents tell us what goes into their mirrored creations and where to put them on a wall.
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