Antique mirrors including, but not limited to, dressing table mirrors, cheval mirrors, swing mirrors and gilt mirrors. A mirror is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the direction of the image in an equal yet opposite angle from which the light shines upon it. This allows the viewer to see themselves or objects behind them, or even objects that are at an angle from them but out of their field of view, such as around a corner. Natural mirrors have existed since prehistoric times, such as the surface of water, but people have been manufacturing mirrors out of a variety of materials for thousands of years, like stone, metals, and glass. In modern mirrors, metals like silver or aluminum are often used due to their high reflectivity, applied as a thin coating on glass because of its naturally smooth and very hard surface.
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1830, large Scottish George IV mahogany dressing mirror with unusual design. The rectangular mirror plate with bevelled edges (in good condition) is within a neat cross banded frame. Supported on turned and block supports...
£475.00
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Circa 1880, Regency style convex mirror. The circular convex mirror has an ebonised reeded bezel contained within a large circular gilt wood frame with carved, gilded bobbles. The top is surmounted by a carved foliate...
£850.00
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Circa 1815, Regency giltwood and verre eglomise mirror. With gilded top with gilded beadings beneath, the frieze has a trellis design and flower heads at each end. It has a large painted glass panel showing...
£1,950.00
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Circa 1950s, carved wood and gilded oval mirror in the style of Robert Adam. The oval shaped mirror is surmounted by a spray of foliate carving held in place by c-scroll brackets. These occur continually...
£2,500.00
view detailsmartin day decorative, rayleigh, united kingdom
A nice example in Mahogany of a Georgian Fretted Wall Mirror. Possibly with the replacement in the past of the Mirror Plate with a Victorian example and exhibiting a small (well executed) repair to the...
£295.00
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Circa 1860, large Victorian giltwood oval overmantel mirror or side mirror. Surmounted by an open cartouche with acanthus leaf and flowerhead decoration and enclosing the original oval mirror plate, which has areas of foxing. The...
£1,650.00
view detailskoos limburg jnr, glen prosen, united kingdom
A Decorative Carved Oak Oval Mirror, Louise seize Style, circa 1900 The mirror is crisply carved out of one piece of oak with the typical Louise seize ribbon and knot. With bevelled glass mirror. In...
£225.00
view detailsgeorgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1920, mahogany framed toilet mirror by Whytock & Reid of Edinburgh. With Queen Anne style shaped frame, moulded facing and held in place by stepped uprights and cast brass axe head drops. The base...
£475.00
view detailsbore park antiques, nuneaton, united kingdom
Superb all original mirror condition good no perfect but over 200 years old at least, frame is walnut nicely decorated, height 93cm length across 53cm, offering free worldwide delivery reference BBB
£975.00
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Circa 1920, unusual French oak pier mirror. With chamfered moulded top sections and beneath is a gilded and brass plaque in the form of a ide cartouche with foliate motifs. With bevelled edge and shaped...
£325.00
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Circa 1800, Georgian Chippendale style mahogany and giltwood wall mirror. With a classical Chippendale shaped pediment with engraved and gilded foliate decorations surmounted by applied giltwood rococo scrolls and feathers. The original rectangular bevelled mirror...
£2,500.00
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Circa 1860, Swedish mahogany, carved wood and gilded mirror. With top consisting of a casting of flowers in an urn, rococo style figures and in wood, gesso and gilding. The rectangular, original mirror plate is...
£2,250.00
view detailskoos limburg jnr, glen prosen, united kingdom
Two Very Decorative And Interesting Mirrors, Oriental, circa 1960 The two mirrors have the same design but they are completely different carved. Each carved out of one piece of hardwood, finely painted and with traces...
£475.00
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Circa 1835, William IV Scottish Ash dressing mirror. The rectangular frame is held in place by 2 scrolling uprights with ebonized knob handles and beneath this is a large base with a canted corner and...
£425.00
view detailsthe attic saleroom, figheldean, united kingdom
Welcome to the Attic Saleroom Stunning Matching Pair of Large Antique Vintage Gold Gilt Bevel Edge Wall Mirrors D:90mm H:1000mm W:900mm A truly stunning matching pair of large 20th century gold gilt mirrors with bevel...
£350.00
view detailsthe attic saleroom, figheldean, united kingdom
Welcome to the Attic Saleroom Huge Antique Edwardian Gold Gilt Rococo Rectangular Wall Mirror 1300mm x 930mm Very Good Condition - Please study the pictures carefully, some minor losses to the plaster in various small...
£280.00
view detailsgeorgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1815, neat size original Regency giltwood pier mirror. The moulded pediment has gilded lion-head masks above Corinthian pillars flanking the two mirrors with their original plates. Stock No. 198
£550.00
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Circa 1820, large Dutch marquetry toilet mirror. In mahogany and inlaid with classic Dutch marquetry, it has an architectural pediment on 2 uprights and a large rectangular mirror. The base has marquetry in floral and...
£1,850.00
view detailssamexpress, cairo, egypt
Mirror made of pure copper with golen colour old egypt style of Art from 1801 - 1902 hand made
£950.00
view detailssamexpress, cairo, egypt
copper Mirror hand made from Old Egyptian style the style of the mirror is for the era of 1801 to 1902 art. avaialbe other sizes and designs.
£950.00
view detailsgeorgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1880, George II style, carved walnut and gilt frame mirror. The original, bevelled edge mirror (with some foxing) has a classical shaped broken pediment above with carved gilded cartouche in the centre, and a...
£2,750.00
view detailsgeorgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1880, pair of cast brass Victorian cartouche shaped wall sconces which are converted for electricity. With their bevelled edge mirror backs following the shape and form of the frames which are surmounted by a...
£1,850.00
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Circa 1920, Georgian style mahogany cheval mirror. The moulded rectangular frame (with very fine foxing to the mirror plate) is on reeded tapering supports with brass pineapple finials. Beneath is a shaped stretcher and it...
£625.00
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Circa 1880, pair of carved and giltwood wall mirrors. With original glass (with blemishes and speckled) and an oval frame with well carved, open fretwork foliate carving. The gilding has faded in areas, revealing the...
£650.00
view detailsgeorgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1860, unusual and rare Irish oval gilded mirror with a moulded, raised pattern in gold leaf and retaining its plate glass and back. Stock No. 26515
£425.00
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