Kidney Shaped Vanity
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Early 20th Century Louis XV Vanities
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Vanities
Brass
Antique 19th Century British Vanities
Wood
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Walnut
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Onyx, Brass
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Metal
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Marble, Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Bronze
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Mirror, Fiberglass, Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vanities
Bronze
Early 20th Century Vanities
Kingwood
2010s British Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Vanities
Copper, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Desks
Wood
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Stone Sinks
Petrified Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Benches
Cane, Giltwood
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Burl
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
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Walnut
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Walnut
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Vanities
Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Vanities
Pine
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Bedroom Sets
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vanities
Brass
20th Century British Art Deco Vanities
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Marble
Antique 19th Century Vanities
Satin
Antique 1820s French Louis XIII Cabinets
Oak
2010s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century European Dressers
Rosewood, Mirror
Antique 1860s French Louis Philippe Cabinets
Marble, Iron
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Vanities
Marble
Antique 1890s British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Wood
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Vanities
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century French International Style Bedroom Sets
Brass
Vintage 1920s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1940s Argentine Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut, Rosewood
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Mirror
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Wood
Early 20th Century English Vanities
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Vanities
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Wood
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s British Queen Anne Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Ormolu
20th Century American Vanities
Wood, Glass
Vintage 1940s American Vanities
Antique 19th Century English Vanities
Mirror
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Vanities
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Mirror, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Vintage 1950s English Vanities
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Vanities
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Vanities
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Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Walnut, Oak, Mirror
Vintage 1940s French Vanities
Early 20th Century Vanities
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Wood, Glass
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Kingwood
Vintage 1950s American Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
20th Century Desks
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Glass, Olive
Vintage 1950s American Desks
Brass
Vintage 1940s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Benches
Cane, Wood
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
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Resin, Synthetic
Vintage 1940s French Vanities
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1930s French Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Brass
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Bronze
Kidney Shaped Vanity 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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