More Mirrors
2010s British Organic Modern More Mirrors
Mirror
2010s British Organic Modern More Mirrors
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century Spanish More Mirrors
Bamboo
Early 19th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique More Mirrors
Oak
Late 20th Century Spanish More Mirrors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian More Mirrors
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Brass
1970s French Modern Vintage More Mirrors
Giltwood, Paint, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical More Mirrors
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French More Mirrors
Glass, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical More Mirrors
Metal
Late 17th Century European Baroque Antique More Mirrors
Wood
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Danish Bauhaus More Mirrors
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Spanish More Mirrors
Wicker
1920s Italian Vintage More Mirrors
Metal, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Mirrors
Aluminum
19th Century French Antique More Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Aluminum
1920s French Renaissance Vintage More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage More Mirrors
Brass
2010s British Art Deco More Mirrors
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco More Mirrors
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Antique More Mirrors
Wood
1880s English Antique More Mirrors
Wood
20th Century English Art Deco More Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
20th Century French Art Deco More Mirrors
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron
2010s Danish Bauhaus More Mirrors
Copper
Late 20th Century Spanish More Mirrors
Bamboo, Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial More Mirrors
Glass, Plaster
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Mirrors
Wood, Porcelain, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Mirrors
Brass, Metal, Sheet Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie More Mirrors
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Mirrors
Metal, Sheet Metal, Stainless Steel
1760s English Georgian Antique More Mirrors
Mahogany
Early 19th Century European Antique More Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist More Mirrors
Carrara Marble, Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Mirrors
Glass
Early 20th Century French Colonial Revival More Mirrors
Wood
1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage More Mirrors
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage More Mirrors
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Mirrors
Blown Glass
Early 1900s Antique More Mirrors
Beech
Antique Mirrors for Sale: Wall Mirrors, Vintage Table Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors for Bedrooms on 1stDibs
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.