Antique vanity mirror!
Mirror mirror on the wall… well in this case not on the wall but on an old dresser mirror in your house. Originally, “Natural” glass was used to make glass products, which came from volcanoes that melted granite, turning it glassy when it cooled. Later, people learned to make glass, but the origin is unknown, glass beads appeared around 4000 BC. C. and the first glass industry did not start until much later, leading 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 for many is to fill their treasured nooks and walls with history using antique mirrors from the past. What is an antique? An old collector’s item. What does a dresser do with an old mirror? Age, beauty, rarity, condition and history. Antiques are often family heirlooms that are passed down through the generations and an antique dresser with a mirror is very special because they are often created by someone who loves wood and has an artist’s heart. The craft is often unique and accurate to what the artisan intended and you can often tell who the artisan is by his or her personal touches on the finished product.
The vanity mirror comes in many shapes and styles. Oval, with or without inlays. Square, oblong, three-sided, tall, short, 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 your everyday bright reflection. Gilt mirror frames were popular in the 18th century and covered with real gold in the engravings on the leaves, but very few could afford them. They were usually only kept by the very wealthy, or they were set up on ships or common areas in high-end businesses.
Madame’s and brothels were famous for having mirrored dressing tables for their ladies to sit in. 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 vanity mirrors in countless places. You can buy vanity mirrors that are surrounded by brass or wood that are used on 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 paintings. Just holding one in your hand can let you see that the craft is not only for vanity mirror tables or tabletop vanity mirrors, but also for handheld mirrors. There are so many options and so many styles that you may want to do some research and compare prices, but in the end, these pieces of furniture and mirrors are lovely and warm editions to any home.
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