Metal frame mirrors

Antique metal-framed mirrors represent one of the most varied and materially distinctive categories within French mirror making, where copper, zinc, and worked metal were used to produce frames of considerable character and craft.

The collection draws from several centuries and traditions. Louis XIII style repoussé copper mirrors, with their elaborately worked cartouches, foliate bosses, and multi-panel frames in aged green and gilt copper, represent the most ambitious end of French metalwork applied to the mirror form. Folk repoussé examples bring a more vernacular energy, their hand-worked surfaces shaped by regional craft rather than courtly convention. Haussmannian zinc bull's-eye dormer mirrors, salvaged from the architectural fabric of 19th-century Paris, carry a monumental scale and industrial character that is entirely their own, their oval mercury glass surfaces reflecting the light of the rooms they originally illuminated. Mid-century metal sunburst mirrors offer a lighter, more decorative register.

These mirrors work across a wide range of interiors. Repoussé copper examples suit studies and living rooms, while bull's-eye mirrors command entryways and reception rooms. Mid-century sunburst forms pair naturally with antique French lighting for a considered wall arrangement.

Each mirror is precisely measured, clearly documented, and professionally photographed, with condition and glass integrity carefully noted. Stock is updated in real time, and all mirrors ship directly from France, professionally packed to protect antique glass and worked metal frames.