Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
Oil Painting Portrait of a Lady Dressed in Ottoman Style Costume, Certified
Located in Miami, FL
A fine oil on canvas painting representing a woman in a typical Ottoman costume of XIX century. Very good condition.
This beautiful and good quality work of art possesses vibrant c...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Carved And Gilt Three Part Over-The-Mantel Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The three part beveled mirror with classic 19th c. details. The cornice with attached balls (a few missing on the left) and three projecting leafy column supports with rosettes on th...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Mirror, Wood
19th century American Classical Federal Monumental Eglomise Overmantel Mirror
Located in Savannah, GA
Unusual very large sized American wall mirror or overmantel featuring lavish ornamentation. The classical style elaborate fluted Corinthian columns are featured in both the carved gi...
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Early 1800s American Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
French 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Mantel Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fine French Louis XVI style mantel mirror hand-crafted in France in the 19th century. The ornately carved giltwood frame is in excellent condition and is richly patinated. The fram...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Giltwood Trumeau Mirror Ca 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
Finely ornamented, large Italian Neoclassic Style Italian Trumeau mirror. Patinated beige lacquer antiqued by age, combines with gold giltwood details to create a grande & impressive...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Mirror, Giltwood
Swedish Neoclassical Ormolu and Etched Glass Mirror Designed by Burchard Precht
By Burchard Precht
Located in Stamford, CT
A Fine Swedish ormolu etched and engraved glass mirror after the model by Burchard Precht.The rectangular plate within a beveled foliate-decorate...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Antique Gold Leaf Wall Mirror Italy 1850s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
19th Century Antique Gold Leaf Wall Mirror Italy 1850s
A rare 19th century gold leaf oval mirror with classy refined inlaid solid wood frame.
The mirror is made of a solid wood fr...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
19th Century Neoclassical Grand Giltwood Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant French Louis XVI style giltwood mirror, dating from the Napoleon III period, retaining the original mirror plate, the wide frame decorated with a string of pearls and a foliage of olive tree, surmounted by a Central leaf and a farandole of delicate roses. This mirror will bring the French chic touch you...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Giltwood
Large Neoclassical Style Mahogany and Gilt Beveled Pier Mirror by LaBarge
By LaBarge
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and striking Neoclassical style mirror crafted with gilt palmettes on the cornice and frieze with basket of flowers and leaves. The segmented half column supports turned with...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Italian Silver Gilt Embossed Foilate Wall Mirror with Ebonized Frame, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian silver gilt embossed foilate wall mirror with an ebonized checkered frame, four canted side mirrors, flanking corner medallions, and retains the ...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Silver
Neoclassical Style Mirror or Picture Frame
Located in Sheffield, MA
A large rectangular 38" x 48" American Classical style carved giltwood frame for mirror or painting, with boldly carved fluting, and raised square and roundel centre. May be hung hor...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Wood
Italian Neoclassic Giltwood Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
With original wonderful surface gilding. The crest with urn of flowers and trailing arabesques over an original distressed mirror plate that we will replace if requested. The frame w...
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1790s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Pine, Giltwood
Neoclassical tole Giltwood and Mahogany Ornamental Trumeau or Mantle Mirror
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Neoclassical tole Giltwood and Mahogany Ornamental Trumeau or Mantle Mirror. Ornately carved mahogany giltwood mirror. Top features a raised mounted classic urn crest. From the urn, ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Gold Leaf
Neoclassical Gold Leaf Gilt Mirror 3 Sections
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Wonderful three section neoclassical gold leaf gilt mirror, it retains the original mirror and gold gilt. Measuring 64.25 inches wide x 26 inches...
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1830s Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Italian Neoclassical Silver Gilt Wood & Gesso Foliage Crest Wall Mirror, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian neoclassical silver gilt wood & gesso red lacquered wall mirror with a central urn lion mask cartouche decorated with scrolled foliate ...
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1810s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood, Lacquer
French Antique 18th Century Neoclassical Style Marble Mirror, Giltwood, Distress
Located in Manhasset, NY
Finest antique parcel-gilt and marble mirror in the neoclassical taste dated from the late 18th century, the rectangular looking glass surmounted by marble frame and flanked by marbl...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror 'A la Grecque'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The Louis XVI Giltwood Mirror in the ‘goût grec’ taste, of rectangular shape surmounted by an urn in a circle and hung with a ribbon-tied pendant foliate swag partially wrapping each...
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1770s Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Giltwood
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Mantel Mirror with Marble & Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Mantel Mirror with Marble & Bronze Mounts is the perfect choice for tall mantels, broad surfaces, over cased openings, and more. Hand-crafted f...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Marble, Bronze
Antique Neoclassical Carved Figural Quarter-Sawn Fireplace Mantel Mirror Topper
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Neoclassical Hand Carved Figural and Foliate Quarter-Sawn Fireplace Mantel Beveled Mirror Topper
Stunning 19th Century Neoclassical Hand Carved Finely Detailed Figural and F...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Grand Antique Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand Antique Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Mirror is a spectacular example of timeless style on a large scale! Stretching over seven feet in width,...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood
Pair of Carved Giltwood Neoclassical Oval Mirrors
By Robert Adam
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A very fine pair of late 18th century neoclassical, carved and giltwood oval mirrors with original plates. The beaded oval frames have tall classical urns capped with ears of wheat, ...
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Late 18th Century Irish Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Giltwood
Neoclassical Style Verre Églomisé Overmantel or Console Mirror
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical style verre églomisé overmantel mirror. Having three mirror panels flanked by column-form sides this giltwood mirror is meticulously carved and depicts the Hollywood Reg...
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1960s Vintage Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Mirror
Antique French Ebony Dressing Table Mirror
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mirror will look wonderful placed on a woman’s dressing table. It features an ebony frame which is intricately carved with a variety of motifs, inspired by classical design.
The item is composed of an oval mirror, which is set within a shaped rectangular wooden frame. The frame is crowned by a medallion containing a portrait of a woman’s head in profile. This is decorated with a ribbon bow and flower swags which are held by two female figures, positioned either side of the medallion. The women have classical style nude...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Ebony
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Mirror Ivory and Giltwood Overmantel
Located in Milano, MI
Italian antique ivory color painted and giltwood fireplace mirror, dating back to the mid-19th century. This elegant Neoclassical overmantel mirror...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Wood
Italian Parcel Ebonized Walnut Mirror, 18th Century, Great color and scale.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian parcel ebonized walnut mirror
18th century
of breakfront outline, the mirror plate of horizontal rectangular form and flanked by fo...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Gustavian Wall Mirror with Faux Porphyry
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very unusual Swedish wall mirror painted in faux porphyry, the frame around the original mirror plate is painted under glass, so it looks even more like polished porphyry. Swedish porphyry was first discovered in 1731 in the valley of Älvdalen, but serious mining there was only begun some fifty years later. The Älvdalen workshop produced a wide range of neoclassical objects...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Decorative Oval Brass Mirror with Large Noddles on Top
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very elegant and decorative oval mirror is made of brass with large voddles on Top. This is a French. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Brass
Italian Neoclassic Carved & Gilt Overmantel Mirror 'with Dark Tint' 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical carved and gilt wood frame mirror from the 19th century. This antique mirror from Italy is rectangular in shape and features a putto carved...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century Neoclassic Wall Mirror or Fireplace, Hand-Carved Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian, circa 1850, neoclassic wall mirror or fireplace, hand-carved walnut wax polished
Measures cm: H 88 x W 150 x D 12.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Romantic 19th Century Italian Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding and romantic 19th century Italian hand carved wood frame with a classical acanthus leaf motif and with a custom antiqued wavy glass mirror...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Custom Neoclassical Style Trumeau Mantel Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
Custom made to sit on the mantel above a fireplace or hung, the trumeau mirror has two mirrors framed in gilt trim and painted grey. The top overhang is also gilt. Can work well in S...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Cast Iron and Brass Wall Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom wall mirror features an antique, neoclassical, cast iron and nickel plated fireplace surround with brass accents and beveled mirror.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Iron, Brass
Antique American Neoclassical Walnut and Ash Overmantel Mirror, circa 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A substantial antique American walnut and ash overmantel mirror, circa 1870. The mirror of neoclassical form and having a swan's neck pediment to the top with applied carvings. Below...
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1870s American Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Ash, Walnut
Venetian Figural Pagoda Gilt Carved Wood and Red Lacquer Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian Figural pagoda crest gilt carved wood and gesso red lacquered scrolled foliage wall mirror. Mirror retains the original glass and wood backing. Late 18th century.
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Mirror, Gesso
Italian Neoclassical Silver and Gold Gilt Foliage Wall Mirror, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian neoclassical silver and gold gilt carved wood & gesso wall mirror with a foliage scroll work cartouche, arched mirror plate with molded rosette surrounds, flanked by foliage ...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
French Carved Overmantel Mirror
Located in Vista, CA
This mirror is a stately, French, carved oak, rectangular overmantel, with a heavy influence of symmetry in the Henry II renaissance style.
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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Oak
American Classical Gilt Wood Cornucopia & Grape Cluster Oval Wall Mirror, C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Classical gilt carved wood Cornucopia and grape cluster oval wall mirror with flanking scrolling terminals bound by a lower intertwined ribbon pendent, Early 19th Century. M...
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1820s American Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror, Gesso
Neoclassical Georgian English Oak Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A deeply carved, late 18th / early 19th century English oak Georgian era fire mantel, circa 1800. Highly decorative, this antique fireplace is carved to the frieze tablet with the ma...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Oak
White Oak 'Piazza' Mirror by Scott James Furniture
Located in Tiverton, RI
The "Piazza" mirror is handmade out of white oak with a whitewash finish. It has a presence in any room. Handmade with traditional joinery techniques it is available in custom sizes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Hardwood
Neoclassical mantel mirrors and fireplace mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical mantel mirrors and fireplace mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage mantel mirrors and fireplace mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical mantel mirrors and fireplace mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mantel mirrors and fireplace mirrors, popular names associated with this style include John-Richard, and LaBarge. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for mantel mirrors and fireplace mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $765 and tops out at $28,492 while the average work can sell for $3,350.