Mirror mirror on the wall … well, in this case not on the wall but an antique vanity mirror in your home. In the beginning, “natural” glass was used to make glass products, which came from volcanoes that melted granite and turned glassy when cooled. Later, people learned to make glass, but the origin is unknown, glass beads appeared around 4000 BC and the first glass industry did not begin until much later, which led to the creation of mirrors.
With such a wide variety of styles to choose from, you can design your home in a way that expresses itself through décor. A favorite of many is filling its treasured nooks and walls with history by using antique mirrors from the past. What is an antique? An old collector’s item. What Makes a Mirrored Dressing Table Antique? Age, beauty, rarity, condition and history. Antiques are often family heirlooms passed down from generation to generation and an antique mirrored dresser is very special because they are often created by someone with a love of wood and an artist’s heart. Craftsmanship is usually unique and precise for what the craftsman intends and many times you can tell who the craftsman is by their personal touches to the finished product.
The vanity mirror comes in many shapes and styles. Oval, with or without inlays. Square, oblong, three-sided, high, low, etc. All of them can have different designs engraved on them. The mirror can also be made with different colors of glass that can give the mirror a smoky reflection, a soft reflection, or the bright reflection of every day. Gold mirror frames were popular in the 18th century and were covered with real gold in leaf engravings, but very few could afford it. Usually only the very wealthy had them or settled on boats or common areas in high-end businesses.
Madame’s and brothels were famous for having mirrored dressing tables for the ladies. Handheld vanity mirrors were all the rage when they came out in the early days of ancient Greece and Rome and people could afford them, later full length mirrors were made. Today, you can buy beautiful antique dressers and antique dresser mirrors in countless places. You can buy vanity mirrors that are surrounded by brass or wood that are used in tables or dressers, or antique vanity mirrors that are attached to a dresser or dresser-type dresser.
There are also beautiful antique hand-held vanity mirrors on the market with ceramic, wood or metal tiles on the back, and colorful pictures. Just by holding one in your hand you can see that the craft is not only for dresser mirror tables or tabletop vanity mirrors, but also for hand mirrors. There are so many options and so many styles that you will surely want to do a little research and compare some prices, but in the end these furniture and mirrors are warm and charming editions for any home.