Art Deco Dressing Tables
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Teak
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Mahogany
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Rosewood
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vanities
Satinwood, Giltwood
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Sycamore
Vintage 1930s French Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Table Mirrors
Metal
Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Early 2000s German Art Deco Vanities
Wool
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Sycamore
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Bronze, Steel
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vanities
Aluminum
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Mahogany, Parchment Paper
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Mirrors
Ebony
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Dressers
Marble
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Tables
Mirror, Walnut
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Walnut
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Vanities
Oak
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Maple
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Chrome
20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Glass, Mahogany, Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Vanities
Quartz
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Console Tables
Marble
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vanities
Nickel
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Vanities
Walnut
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vanities
Chrome
20th Century French Louis XV Tables
Rosewood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vanities
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vanities
Brass
2010s French Neoclassical Cabinets
Sycamore, Wenge
2010s British Art Deco Vanities
Brass
20th Century British Vanities
Oak
2010s German Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Steel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Marble
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Vanities
Silver Leaf
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vanities
Metal, Nickel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Gueridon
Wood
Vintage 1940s Vanities
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Silver Plate
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Nickel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Wood, Mirror
Vintage 1950s British Art Deco Vanities
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Tables
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Hardwood
20th Century British Art Deco Vanities
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Vanities
Rock Crystal, Stone, Brass
20th Century English Art Deco Vanities
Mirror
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Vanities
Wood, Parchment Paper
Late 20th Century Art Deco Console Tables
Marble, Brass
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Art Deco Dressing Tables For Sale on 1stDibs
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Finding the Right Vanities for You
Vintage, new and antique vanity tables have forever felt like personal, intimate sanctuaries of sorts, designed to introduce a level of serenity that feels rare and welcome in our otherwise frenetic days. They’ve been variously known as dressing tables or makeup tables over the years, but no matter what we call them — and whether it's a sophisticated contemporary piece or an iconic vintage Luigi Massoni vanity — vanities have offered a special place for us to get ready for work, an early-morning appointment or lunch date or whatever lies ahead.
“Beauty routines, taking the time to protect what you have, a moment to accessorize, a moment to pause and slow down — these are all so important now as an antidote to our fast and hectic lives,” says Oona Bannon, creative director of Pinch Design in Clapham, South London. “Just thinking about a dressing table makes me feel calm.”
When decorative boxes would no longer suffice as repositories for cosmetics, fragrant oils and perfumes, dressing tables originated in France and England during the 17th century. Men who called the latter home used “shaving tables” — a proto-dressing table — for their grooming routines while women found in dressing tables an oasis for applying makeup, particularly as improvements upon vanity tables equipped them with mirrors and lighting. In the United States, as vanity tables became a seamless component of bedroom furniture, furniture makers working in Chippendale, Rococo and other styles were regularly commissioned to produce these popular items.
Vanity tables have evolved over the years, and while there is lots to love about the ornate carving and pronounced curvilinear forms of Victorian vanities, the clean lines that characterize mid-century modern vanities and the decorative flourishes associated with Art Deco vanities, the main elements of this furnishing are the same. All vanities are about as tall as a standard table with room for seating furniture, which tends to be a small bench, a stool or an armless chair. Many also have special organization features for makeup. Without a chair and a mirror, a vanity would resemble a dresser.
Nowadays, vanities are more than a place to do hair and makeup. They’re a platform to display beauty products and store makeup collections. Vanities are standard in bedrooms, particularly if you’re not lucky enough to have a spacious dressing room or walk-in closet for your dressing table. The better the lighting is in your bedroom or wherever you’ve positioned your vanity table — even if you’ve opted for a moody setting versus a bright one — the more you will benefit from having this personal place of respite to prepare for the day ahead.
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