Antique Bullseye Mirrors
19th Century Federal Bullseye mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
This exquisite 19th-century American Federal bullseye mirror is a striking example of classic
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1810s American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Poplar
Early 19th Century Giltwood Bullseye Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted in the Early 19th Century, this antique English bullseye mirror stands out with its
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Early 19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century American Federal Large Full Eagle Bullseye Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century American Federal large full eagle bullseye mirror. Carved gilt wood full body spread
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19th Century American Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
English, 19th Century, Square Framed Bullseye Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular English bullseye mirror, with engraved plate, from the latter part of the 19th
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
Great 19th Century 50" English Giltwood Bullseye Mirror With Eagle
Located in Charleston, SC
Great 19th century 50" English giltwood bullseye mirror with carved eagle and floral adornements
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19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Bullseye Mirror
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A very large Regency hand carved wall mirror, centred with convex glass. Shown here water gilded
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19th Century British Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
English Regency Eagle Gilt Convex Bullseye Mirror
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
English Regency eagle gilt convex bullseye mirror, berries and leaf pattern and black ebonised
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
English 19th Century Giltwood Convex Girandole Bullseye Mirror with Eagle Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English giltwood convex girandole bullseye mirror from the 19th century, with carved eagle motif
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19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
English 1900s Silver Gilt Convex Girandole Bullseye Mirror with Eagle Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English silver gilt convex girandole bullseye mirror from the early 20th century, with eagle
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
English 1900s Silver Leaf Beaded Convex Bullseye Mirror with Ebonized Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English turn of the century silver leaf convex bullseye mirror from the early 20th century, with
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
English 1900s Silver Leaf Convex Girandole Bullseye Mirror with Eagle Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English silver leaf convex girandole bullseye mirror from the early 20th century, with carved
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
19th Century Federal Eagle Bullseye Mirror with Carved Giltwood and Foliate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent American 19th-century Federal-style bullseye mirror, featuring a richly carved
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19th Century American Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Georgian Convex Giltwood Bullseye Mirror with a Dragon
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th century circular regency giltwood convex mirror. Mirror features a carved dragon
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century English Giltwood Bullseye Mirror with Girandola arms
Located in Charleston, SC
Beautiful English convex mirror with girandole arms. Mirror i topped with a carved eagle and
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Early 19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Classical Italian Giltwood Figural Bullseye Wall Mirror with Eagle 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Classical Italian figural bullseye mirror offers giltwood construction with eagle or
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Early 20th Century Italian Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
H 37.5 in W 17 in D 3.5 in
Extraordinary Fine Period Georgian Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceptional Antique Gilt Wood Bullseye Mirror with fine traditional form having a Well Carved
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19th Century Georgian Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Small 1880s English Oak Convex Bullseye Girandole Mirror with Natural Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak girandole bullseye convex mirror from the late 19th century with petite spheres and
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Oak
H 18.5 in W 18.5 in D 3 in
19th C. Bulls-Eye Mirror w/Convex Center, Black & Bronze
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American carved-wood bullseye accent mirror in black and bronze/gold, from the 19th century
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19th Century American Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique American Federal Bullseye Wall Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty early 19th Century American federal bullseye wall mirror hand crafted in wood having a carved
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Antique 19th Century American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open
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Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
H 22.5 in W 14.25 in D 3.25 in
19th English Regency Bullseye Convex Giltwood Frame Mirror with Eagle
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful 18th Century Regency Round Bullseye Giltwood Mirror. An Eagle mount adorns the top of the
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19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic giltwood antique convex round mirror having traditional eagle at the top, deep round frame
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Early 1900s American Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Exceptionally Large Georgian Giltwood Bullseye Convex Mirror, English circa 1820
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
& ribbon shaped elements. Georgian period convex mirrors - also referred to as bulls-eye or butlers mirrors
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Gesso, Mirror, Pine
American Sunburst Gilt Carved Wood & Gesso Bullseye Wall Mirror, C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sunburst gilt carved wood and gesso bullseye wall mirror with interior molded edge border
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1870s American American Empire Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
ANTiQUE REGENCY CIR 1820 ALBAN VOKINS GOLD GILTWOOD CONVEX BULLSEYE EAGLE MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
fully stamped original Alban Vokins signed Regency Convex Bullseye wall mirror with large hand carved
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1820s English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
H 43.31 in W 25.2 in D 7.49 in
Pair of Mirrored and Giltwood Two Light Bullseye Sconces NYC, circa 1910
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of giltwood and gilt metal wall sconces with mirrored backs. The round framed backs with
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1910s American Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Recent Sales
Federal Carved Gilt-Wood Convex Bullseye Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Federal carved gilt-wood carved convex glass bullseye mirror surmounted with a spread wing eagle.
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Early 20th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Austrian 19th Century Carved Giltwood Bullseye Mirror
Located in Redding, CA
A very nice mirror we have hung for almost 30 years in our home, always very lovely where ever it
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Bullseye Mirror Sconces
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of hand carved American mirrored bullseye sconces with gilt finish. Old repairs to the arm
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19th Century American Antique Bullseye Mirrors
A Carved, Gilded and Ebonized Bullseye Mirror, England c. 1850
Located in New York, NY
A Carved, Gilded and Ebonized Bullseye/Convex Mirror Surmounted with A Carved Eagle, England c
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1850s English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Bullseye or Butler Mirror, United Kingdom, circa 1900
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
Bullseye or butler mirror in a different model
Oval convex mirror mounted in a silvered, gilded
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Adam Style Bullseye Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
Painted Adam style, bullseye mirror
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Composition
George III Bullseye Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
a George III bullseye mirror, giltwood with elaborate base and top. Eagle at the very top.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
19th Century Bullseye Mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An impressive bullseye mirror. Great gilding and carving..
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19th Century British Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Gilded Bullseye Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique gilded bullseye mirror.
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19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century English Bullseye Mirror
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century English Bullseye Mirror
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19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
English Regency Bullseye Mirror with Eagle
Located in Dallas, TX
An English Regency gilded wood and plaster bullseye mirror with eagle.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Large Regency Gilt Framed Bullseye Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English or American early 19th century gilt framed bullseye mirror with beadwork and rope turned
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19th Century British Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Glass
19th Century English Gilt Bullseye Mirror
Located in Naples, IT
An English painted wood bullseye mirror from the late 19th century. The painted wood outer frame
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Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Giltwood Bullseye Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome English regency style giltwood bullseye mirror with convex glass surrounded by an
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19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Federal Style Bullseye Mirror, Custom Quality
Located in Manhasset, NY
A custom quality bullseye mirror with a fabulous perched eagle crest. Fantastic design with
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Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Pair of English Regency Convex Bullseye Mirrors
Located in Stamford, CT
An impressive pair of English Regency gilt and ebonized wood bullseye mirrors. Rare to find a pair
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Regency Giltwood Bullseye Mirror with Eagle Cresting
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small-scale good quality Regency period bullseye mirror, the round rope-turned gilded frame with
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Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Large 19th Century English Painted Bullseye Mirror with Convex Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 19th Century English Painted Bullseye Mirror with Convex Glass
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19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
19th Century English Giltwood Bullseye Mirror with Ebonized Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
Giltwood bullseye mirror with convex mirror glass featuring gilt orbs around the outer perimeter
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19th Century English Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Rare Pair Antique American Federal Convex "Bullseye" Mirrors, Circa 1850-1870.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Pair Antique American Federal Convex "Bullseye" Mirrors, Circa 1850-1870. Carved Gilt Wood
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Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Metal
H 39.5 in W 30 in D 10 in
19th Century Stripped Pine Bullseye Mirror with Dolphins and Ebonized Balls
Located in Charleston, SC
Great 19th century English stripped pine bullseye mirror with dolphins and ebonized balls.
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Pine
H 45 in W 27.75 in D 4 in
English 1860s Silver Leaf Convex Girandole Bullseye Mirror with Eagle Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English silver leaf convex girandole bullseye mirror from the mid-19th century, with eagle motif
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Antique Bullseye Mirror
Located in East Hampton, NY
Painted black antique mirror with convex mirrrored glass......
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19th Century American Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood
English 1870s Painted Wood Convex Bullseye Mirror with Ebonized Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English painted wood bullseye convex mirror from the late 19th century with ebonized reeded
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
English Regency Bullseye Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
an English Regency Period giltwood convex mirror with four candle arms surmounted by swags of
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19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
English Sorcerer's or Bullseye Mirror from the Campaign Era (Diameter 16 3/4)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English sorcerers or bullseye mirror from the Campaign Era, with thirteen reverse ground
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Glass
Monumental William IV Convex Bullseye Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
Monumental convex mirror of nautical motif with gilt hippocampus crest
--Large scale and
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
English Regency Bullseye Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
painted eagle. Provided height is from highest to lowest points on mirror.
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19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Regency English Giltwood Convex Bullseye Mirror, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19 giltwood bullseye Regency mirror with convex mirror, ebonized banding and acanthus leaf
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
English 1870s Distressed Wood Convex Bullseye Mirror with Ebonized Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English painted bullseye convex mirror from the late 19th century with ebonized reeded accents
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
H 21.5 in W 21.5 in D 2.75 in
Period America Early 19th Century Federal Convex or Bullseye Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
Period American federal convex mirror.
Original carved eagle and foliate motif.
Original
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
French 19th Century Gold Bullseye Accent Mirror (27" Diameter)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and gilt wood bullseye mirror from the 19th century. This antique mirror from
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19th Century French Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century English Giltwood Bullseye / Convex Mirror with Ebonized Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
Regency style giltwood Bullseye mirror with convex glass ebonized detail and gilt orbs around the
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19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Convex Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
English round distressed convex bullseye mirror.
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19th Century British Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood
English Round Sorcerer's or Bullseye Convex Mirror (Diameter 15)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English sorcerers or bullseye mirror from the 19th century, with nine reverse ground optics
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19th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Glass, Wood
English Massive Pine Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive English pine convex bullseye mirror with petite spheres and natural finish. Created in
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19th Century English Other Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
18th Century Black Bulls Eye Mirror
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1880s English bullseye mirror has ebonised wood frame.
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19th Century British Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Convex Mirrors
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three different bullseye mirrors sold separately. Please email or call for measurements and prices.
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Early 20th Century Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood
English 1920s-1930s Giltwood Bullseye Convex Girandole Mirror with Small Spheres
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English giltwood bullseye convex girandole mirror from the early 20th century, with petite
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
H 21.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Late 19th Century Regency Carved and Ebonized Giltwood Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Manhasset, NY
Late 19th or very early 20th century Regency carved and ebonized giltwood bullseye mirror. The
Category
Early 20th Century Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Federal Giltwood Convex Eagle Mirror
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A fine example of a gilded bullseye mirror. Great gilding.
Category
19th Century British Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Small Convex Mirror in Painted Wood Frame
Located in Buchanan, NY
Small convex bullseye mirror with painted frame. The mirror is original with age shown with light
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Late 19th Century French Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Fine Pair of Carved 19th Century Chinese Chippendale Convex Gilt Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of late 19th century Chinese Chippendale hand carved and gilt convex bullseye mirrors.
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Late 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Regency Convex Mirror Girandoles with Hippocampus
Located in Essex, MA
Rare pair of Regency convex or bullseye mirrors --Original gilding being conserved and restored at
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Convex Regency Period Mirror with Eagle
Located in Greenwich, CT
English Regency bullseye mirror of exceptional quality and important scale, circa 1820. Surrounded
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1820s English Georgian Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French Bullseye Sconces
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of gilt bullseye mirror 2 candle sconces
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Antique Federal Hand Carved and Gilt Bullseye Eagle Mirror, 1815
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a Federal period bullseye mirror with a stunning eagle embellishment at top. The
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1810s American Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th Century Federal Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous example of a giltwood fully restored Federal mirror with circular cove carved frame with
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19th Century Unknown Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Federal Giltwood Bullseye Convex Mirror Wall Sconce
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th century federal giltwood bullseye convex mirror.
Category
Late 19th Century Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Gold Gilt Bullseye Federal Style Mirror C. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome carved gold gilt Federal style mirror with bullseye glass and carved eagle at the top.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Gold
Antique 19th Century American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open
Category
Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
H 29.5 in W 21.75 in D 2.75 in
A pair of convex mirrored hurricane sconces
Located in New York, NY
IS2557
A pair of black and brass double light sconces with bullseye mirrors and clear
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open
Category
Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
H 31.5 in W 23 in D 1.5 in
Monumental Statement Quality Regency Period Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A statement quality, monumental Regency period Bullseye convex mirror with giltwood and parcel
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Antique Federal Giltwood and Ebonized Figural Eagle Bullseye Wall Mirror
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Federal giltwood bullseye wall mirror features spread eagle crest and stylized fanned tail
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19th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Federalist Bullseye Convex Giltwood Wall Mirror with Eagle, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Federal Revival wall mirror offers giltwood frame with figural eagle form finial, convex
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Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Federal Giltwood Convex Bullseye Eagle Acanthus Mirror 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century gold giltwood bullseye / convex wall mirror featuring a round frame carved
Category
Late 19th Century Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
H 30.5 in W 3 in D 22.25 in
Large English Regency William IV Period Bullseye Convex Form Giltwood Mirror
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusually large English Regency style, William IV period, circa 1835 'bullseye' giltwood mirror
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1830s English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
English Regency Giltwood Bullseye Convex Mirror with Eagle Crest, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Regency English gilt-wood "bulleye" convex mirror with ebonized eagle crest, stylized foliage and
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Louis XIV Gilt Meta Figural Cherub Bullseye Wall Mirror, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV figural bullseye wall mirror offers circular form with pierced cast
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Metal
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19th Century American Federal Wall Mirror with Eagle Crest
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and rare antique American Federal giltwood wall mirror dating to the first half of the 19th century. The fine quality example surmounted by a large carved figural eagle cr...
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Bullseye Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
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Antique Bullseye Mirrors For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique bullseye mirrors is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, glass and giltwood, all antique bullseye mirrors available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique bullseye mirrors available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique bullseye mirrors bearing Regency or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Antique Bullseye Mirrors?
Prices for antique bullseye mirrors start at $295 and top out at $38,000 with the average selling for $2,900.
Finding the Right Mirrors for You
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.
Questions About Antique Bullseye Mirrors
- What is a bullseye mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A bullseye mirror is a decorative, circular, convex mirror. A mirror of this type can introduce more depth and personality to any room. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage bullseye mirrors.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021You can tell if a mirror is antique through a number of indicators. For example, most antique mirrors are quite small in size, measuring no more than 2 feet. Additionally, antique mirrors will show signs of sports or discoloration. Many antique mirrors will have bubbling or waves in the glass.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To tell if a mirror is antique, check the glass to see if it's wavy or has any imperfections. Modern glass tends to be perfect. While this can be a clue, it might just signify that the mirror is old, not antique. Another thing to check for is the reflective coating on the back of the glass to see if it has begun oxidizing and has any age scratches. Finally, check out the frame to see if it has the appearance of age. Shop a large collection of antique mirrors from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An antique mirror is a mirror of considerable age that has historical significance or is in great demand due to its beauty or rarity. Oftentimes, you’ll hear an antique be defined as any item that is more than 100 years old, but this is not a specific measurement of an antique nor is it a requirement. Shop a collection of antique mirrors from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 21, 2020
Repairs and replacements can go toward devaluing any piece of antique or vintage furniture, and any modifications or repairs done to a centuries-old mirror should be handled by experts and executed with care. Because antique Venetian mirrors were handcrafted by Italian artisans and can in some cases be hundreds of years old, it is strongly recommended that you consult with experts in the field of restoring antique or decorative mirrors in the event that your piece should require restorative work.
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