The glass in antique mirrors was all backed with silver mercury, which over time, created cloudy-looking glass due to oxidation. This can help determine if you have an antique mirror or not.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s time for the final DIY project in the kitchen – making clear glass look like antique mirror or mercury glass. This is a project you can do anywhere and it’s very ...

Combine one part vinegar and one part water in a bowl. Dampen a clean microfiber cloth with the mixture and apply it to the ...

Restoration Hardware is recalling 1,400 of its 18th Century Venetian style glass beveled mirrors because they could cause lacerations. The glass is not properly glued to the mirror's backing, and ...

‘Buying a piece of original antique mirror glass can be expensive and risky, as the glass usually needs to be cut down to fit the frame and can easily break,’ he explains. Starting his career as a ...

One faux-antique mirror's speckled glass contrasts with a clean wood frame, while another small mirror's upper margin ascends into baroque curlicues.

Shrewsbury-based Mirror Works, for example, hand makes mirror glass, distressing, ageing and antiquing to order, and aims for its glass to be “indistinguishable from actual vintage mirror”.

Restoration Hardware is recalling 1,400 of its 18th Century Venetian style glass beveled mirrors because they could cause lacerations. The glass is not properly glued to the mirror's backing, and ...