antique mirrors: mirrors & looking glasses
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.
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Tall, Late-Georgian Mahogany and Gilt Wall Mirror in Excellent Condition
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1800 with restorations. Tall, late Georgian mahogany and gilt framed wall mirror in excellent condition. Surmounted by a shaped fretted cornice with a gilded HoHo bird, the moulded two-part fluted frame with a gilt...
£1,090.00
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Convex Wall Mirror
blue boar antiques ltd, launceston, united kingdom
A fantastic convex wall mirror dating from the early 19th Century. It has a gilded frame with applied ball decoration, a carved eagle on the top and carved leaf decoration below the mirror. The quality...
£750.00
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Large Antique Gilt Mirror
blue boar antiques ltd, launceston, united kingdom
A beautifully large antique French pier mirror dating from the late 19th Century. The frame is carved wood and gesso with a stylish twisted rope design and oval corner pieces. It has its original mercury...
£1,500.00
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Sheraton mahogany cheval dressing mirror
john hubbard antiques, kidderminster, united kingdom
A Sheraton period mahogany inlaid cheval dressing mirror. Original plate in good condition with substantial brass swing adjusters, on an umbrella base with original brass and leather castors. Size: 61" (155cm) high x 26" (66cm)...
£895.00
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Georgian mahogany inlaid dressing / toilet mirror
john hubbard antiques, kidderminster, united kingdom
A George III period mahogany three drawer dressing mirror. Curl mahogany top with boxwood lines surrounding the top and sides and edging the three drawers, standing on small ogee feet. Sze: 16.1/2" (42cm) wide x...
£295.00
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Victorian Mahogany Toilet Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1870. A quality mahogany mid-Victorian toiler mirror. The arched mirror contained in a moulded mahogany frame, supported on two elegant sinuous and curvaceous carved uprights in the form of a swans neck and head,...
£450.00
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Pair Mahogany and Gilded Two-Part Wall Mirrors with Convex Glass
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1830 with adaptations. Pair of late Georgian tall mahogany and gilded wall mirrors. Surmounted by shaped pediments with original convex glass decorations within moulded, two-part fluted frames with gilt slips containing bevel glass mirrors,...
£3,390.00
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Decorative George III Style Open Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1870. George III style open carved giltwood wall mirror. The rectangular plate with rounded tops within a shaped open carved giltwood frame with atheneum flower trails, acanthus and C scroll decorations surmounted by a...
£1,290.00
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Gilded and Ebonized Pier Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1880. A good George III style ebonized and gilded pier mirror. The large rectangular shaped mirror held in place by a stylish ebonized slip with four mirrors around it, in a gilded frame, with...
£1,750.00
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Art Deco Oak Framed Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1930s. A neat size stylish oak framed bevel edged mirror, the rectangular shaped mirror with oval top and bottom with fine egg and dart beaded frame, the original mirror with no foxing. Stock No...
£325.00
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Mirror early 18th century circa 1720
bore park antiques, nuneaton, united kingdom
A really fantastic looking item of beauty, consider Italian from the early part of the 18th century, condition is not perfect, the mirror being original has some blemishes as dos the frame and the cherubs...
£4,500.00
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Large Florentine Style Giltwood Wall Mirror
pyrontique antiques, sittingbourne, united kingdom
Large Florentine Style Giltwood Wall Mirror This beautifully carved gilt mirror features large floral leaves and shells surrounding a moulded rope inner frame. To the rear are hanging hooks for landscape or portrait hanging modes....
£1,100.00
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Antique Victorian quality continental porcelain oval mirror
unique antiques by emma jade, ipswich, united kingdom
Antique Victorian quality continental porcelain oval mirror having a quality continental porcelain mirror with two cherubs to the top and pink ribbon to the bottom in wonderful hand painted blue, pink, yellow, green, orange, white...
£375.00
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2 Similar Indian Carved and Brass Inlaid Mirrors
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1930s. Two similar Indian carved teak and brass inlaid mirrors. The larger mirror with a moulded edge with brass inlay, a large section pierced with wonderful honeycomb patterns and another section of brass inlay...
£500.00
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Large early 20th century Venetian mirror
vintage midcentury, seaford, united kingdom
This exquisite large antique Venetian mirror, crafted in the elegant French style, is a testament to timeless beauty and meticulous artistry. Adorned with intricate etched flowers, the mirror embodies the delicate charm of a bygone...
£550.00
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Elegant French Brass & Wood Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1870. A stylish French Victorian brass beech and engraved mirror. The principle bevel edge mirror with fine brass beading and timber mouldings, the frieze with four long and narrow etched mirrors, (one damaged) with...
£1,650.00
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Inlaid Fretwork Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1890 A George III style carved gilded and inlaid fret work mirror. The pierced top with gilded Hoh0 bird and fine fretwork on all sides, the mirror with rounded corners at the top is...
£650.00
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George I Walnut Toilet Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1720. A good George I walnut toilet mirror. The rectangular mirror with rounded top, with a carved and gilded gesso slip and the original bevel edge mirror. The mirror frame is held in place...
£800.00
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Mahogany Fretwork Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1800 and later. George III mahogany fretwork mirror. The shaped top with lovely fretwork edges, and running down the sides, the base of the mirror similar work, but is slightly curved, the original mirror...
£575.00
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Edwardian Fretwork Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1900. A small Edwardian George III style fretwork mirror. The shaped top and sides with fretwork, with similar fretwork on the bottom, the mirror is contained in a simple raised mahogany slip. Stock No 12631B
£400.00
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An outstanding quality large Victorian burr walnut toilet mirror.
john hubbard antiques, kidderminster, united kingdom
An outstanding large Victorian burr walnut toilet mirror. The arched mirror supported on cylindrical tapered columns topped with urn finials, with adjustable brass candle holders, upon a serpentine shaped base with a hinged shaped cover...
£595.00
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Faux Snake Skin Oval Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1930s. An interesting oval shaped bevel edge mirror contained in a metal frame which has been plamished and looks like faux snakes skin. The mirror with some scratches and foxing with the frame folded...
£300.00
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Flemish Ebonized and Tortoise Shell Framed Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1900. A fine example of a Flemish ebonized and tortoise shell mirror. The outer ebonized frame with Flemish fretwork, with a shaped tortoise section, then a raised section which is ribbing on the sides...
£800.00
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Adam Style Oval Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
32761 Circa 1920 A stylish quality oval Adams style mirror, the outer edge with gilded dragooning on the fore-edge, then 8 mirrors in the frieze separated by stylish carved gilded flower heads and foliate carving,...
£1,650.00
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George III Style Fretwork Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1880. A good George III style gilded and fret work mirror, the shaped fret work top with a gilded pierced flower in the center, rectangular shaped original mirror with some foxing, held in place...
£675.00
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