What is a triptych dressing mirror?

A central plate with two hinged side wings that fold in against it. Eleven titles use the word, and related listings say triple, trifold or tri fold. They fall mostly in the 1900s to 1930s, which puts them alongside the Art Deco and vanity mirrors rather than the Georgian swing mirrors.

Are table mirrors ever sold in pairs?

Very scarce. Three pairs occur across the whole archive: one in gilt metal, one Art Deco, and one in gilt bronze with marble. Everything else comes singly.

How many come up for sale each year?

Around sixty-three reach the market on Sellingantiques in a year, and 210 different dealers have listed one. That spread tells you something. It's a category almost every general furniture dealer touches at some point, rather than a specialism.

Which woods do these mirrors turn up in?

Mahogany accounts for a little under half of all titles, with walnut next and oak behind it. Satinwood appears in ten. After that the list runs in ones and twos: rosewood, kingwood, amboyda, yew, harewood, laburnum, burr maple, Oregon pine, Swedish birch, teak and Sorrento olive wood.

Do unusual or foreign examples appear?

Once in a blue moon. A Dutch Delft mirror on a wooden backing, an Italian reliquary mirror, a Chinese Qing mother-of-pearl inlaid cheval, a Black Forest carved lime wood frame and a Murano glass frame of about 1925 each turn up. The outright oddities appear once and nowhere else: a boot maker's mirror, a jeweller's plateau mirror, a pair of "sorcerer type" plateau mirrors, a scientific optical mirror and a campaign box mirror.

Why do period labels in titles disagree with dates?

Labels are applied loosely across this category. Several titles say Georgian while the dated field reads Regency, or the other way round. Only 204 of 638 listings carry a clean year at all. The rest are placed by reign or century, and the largest single bucket is the broad "19th Century". So the period word in a title is best read as an approximation.

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A small free-standing mirror made to sit on a dressing table or chest, the plate tilting between two uprights, often over a shallow base fitted with a drawer or two for combs and trinkets.

19th century

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Antique Table Mirror French Empire 19th Century Circa 1815 Known as a 19th Century Toilet Mirror Table Mirror and Vanity Mirror of Bronze Ormolu Marble and Gilt Metal

From Gerald Neville Antiques

£1,950

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18th century

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George III Burr Maple Dressing Mirror

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£345

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19th century

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William IV Mahogany Swing Toilet Mirror

From Affordable Old Furniture

£250

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Edwardian Mahogany Oval Dressing Table Mirror

1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Mahogany Oval Dressing Table Mirror

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£295

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Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Toilet Mirror

18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Toilet Mirror

From Thakeham Furniture

£980

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19th century

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Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Toilet Mirror

From Thakeham Furniture

£950

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of Sorcerer Type Plateau Mirrors

From Ropeworks Antiques

£275

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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18th Century Walnut Toilet Mirror

From Holmes Antiques

£1,200

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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Georgian 18th Century Dressing Table Mirror

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£1,500

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Georgian Serpentine Toilet or Dressing Table Mirror

18th century

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Georgian Serpentine Toilet or Dressing Table Mirror

From James Reeve (Quinneys of Warwick)

£375

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Mahogany appears in more table mirror titles on Sellingantiques than any other timber. Rosewood, amboyna, laburnum and Sorrento olive wood each turn up about once.

19th century

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19th Century Swedish Birch Vanity Mirror

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£395

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1900 - 1920

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Pretty Etched Mirror

From Ropeworks Antiques

£155

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18th century

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George III Walnut Toilet Mirror

From Thakeham Furniture

£880

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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George III Satinwood Toilet Mirror

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£795

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table Mirror

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£1,450

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Large Regency Bow Fronted Dressing Table Mirror

19th century

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Large Regency Bow Fronted Dressing Table Mirror

From Graham Pickett

£225

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Table Mirrors

Antique Table Mirror French Empire 19th Century Circa 1815 Known as a 19th Century Toilet Mirror Table Mirror and Vanity Mirror of Bronze Ormolu Marble and Gilt Metal

George III Burr Maple Dressing Mirror

William IV Mahogany Swing Toilet Mirror

Edwardian Mahogany Oval Dressing Table Mirror

Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Toilet Mirror

Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Toilet Mirror

Pair of Sorcerer Type Plateau Mirrors

18th Century Walnut Toilet Mirror

Georgian 18th Century Dressing Table Mirror

Georgian Serpentine Toilet or Dressing Table Mirror

19th Century Swedish Birch Vanity Mirror

Pretty Etched Mirror

George III Walnut Toilet Mirror

George III Satinwood Toilet Mirror

Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table Mirror

Large Regency Bow Fronted Dressing Table Mirror

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