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18th century dressing table
18th century dressing table

18th century dressing table

Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL

Entirely in good and original condition. Can be used as a dressing table, but also as a console table or a small writing desk.

Category

Antique 1780s Dutch Console Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian 18th Century Dressing Table Mirror
Georgian 18th Century Dressing Table Mirror

Georgian 18th Century Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Dressing table mirrors, which can often be referred to as “toilet mirrors”were made from the beginning of the 18th century onwards.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George II Table Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian 18th Century Dressing Table Mirror
Georgian 18th Century Dressing Table Mirror

Georgian 18th Century Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Often referred to as “toilet mirrors”, dressing table mirrors were made from the beginning of the 18th Century onwards.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Table Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Queen Anne Style  Single Drawer Lowboy
18th Century Queen Anne Style  Single Drawer Lowboy

18th Century Queen Anne Style Single Drawer Lowboy

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A handsome and early Queen Ann style Lowboy Table with a fine form and age patina. An 18th century dressing table with a single drawer having an engraved escutcheon plate, brass tear...

Category

Antique 18th Century Queen Anne Tables

Materials

Brass

Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table, England, Late 18th Century
Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table, England, Late 18th Century

Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table, England, Late 18th Century

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

This well proportioned 18th century dressing table is of excellent quality, constructed from high grade, rich, mahogany timbers and its extremely well put together so to speak. 

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Side Tables

Materials

American Mahogany

Federal period low boy / dressing table, 18th century
Federal period low boy / dressing table, 18th century

Federal period low boy / dressing table, 18th century

Located in Houston, TX

Federal-period mahogany dressing table / lowboy of elegant proportions. This exceptional piece from the late 1700s features a beautifully figured crotch-mahogany drawer front arrang...

Category

Antique 18th Century American Federal Lowboys

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Bowfront Dressing Table Mirror
18th Century Mahogany Bowfront Dressing Table Mirror

18th Century Mahogany Bowfront Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Often referred to as “toilet mirrors”, dressing table mirrors were made from the beginning of the 18th Century onwards.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Table Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

Rare 18th Century Harewood Dressing Table Mirror
Rare 18th Century Harewood Dressing Table Mirror

Rare 18th Century Harewood Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A Stunning Quality And Extremely Rare Late 18th Century Harewood Dressing Table Mirror, Having Square Upright Supports To Original Swing Mirror Plate, Over Well Figured Box Base, Wit...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Table Mirrors

Materials

Sycamore, Harewood

18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table

18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table

Located in Belmont, MA

The table is in good condition with the expected wear and tear of a 18th century piece.

Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Vanities

Materials

Kingwood, Walnut

Early 18th Century Georgian Walnut Dressing Table Mirror
Early 18th Century Georgian Walnut Dressing Table Mirror

Early 18th Century Georgian Walnut Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Dressing table mirrors, often referred to as “toilet mirrors”were made from the beginning of the 18th Century onwards.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Table Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Dressing Table
Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Dressing Table

Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Dressing Table

Located in Charlottesville, VA

Raised on tapered square legs. Circa late 18th century.

Category

Antique 18th Century English Console Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Dutch Walnut Inlaid Dressing Table Mirror
18th Century Dutch Walnut Inlaid Dressing Table Mirror

18th Century Dutch Walnut Inlaid Dressing Table Mirror

Located in GB

A wonderful 18th century inlaid dressing table mirror. Centre floral inlay surrounded by Tulip Flower inlay on miniature bun feet.

Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Table Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

Antique 18th century baroque Dressing Table with Mirror
Antique 18th century baroque Dressing Table with Mirror

Antique 18th century baroque Dressing Table with Mirror

Located in Doha, QA

“MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO’S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL”? This ladies’ antique dressing table is elegant and playful. It decorated with gold gilded ornaments on the legs, mirro...

Category

Antique 18th Century Austrian Baroque Vanities

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut, Pine

Queen Anne Walnut Dressing Table Mirror Early 18th Century
Queen Anne Walnut Dressing Table Mirror Early 18th Century

Queen Anne Walnut Dressing Table Mirror Early 18th Century

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Dressing table mirrors, which were often referred to as “toilet mirrors”, were made from the beginning of the 18th Century onwards.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Table Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

Fine Quality Antique Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Dressing
Fine Quality Antique Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Dressing

Fine Quality Antique Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Dressing

Located in Wisbech, England

Georgian Cuban Mahogany Writing Table - Late 18th Century Desk Side Dressing. This exceptional piece boasts solid construction with tight joints and no woodworm, radiating character...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Small 18th Century Walnut Lowboy Dressing Table Vanity
Small 18th Century Walnut Lowboy Dressing Table Vanity

Small 18th Century Walnut Lowboy Dressing Table Vanity

Located in Lymington, GB

A compact-sized 18th-century walnut lowboy / dressing table / vanity.

Category

Antique 1790s English George II Lowboys

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Venetian Rococo Chinoiserie Yellow Polychrome Paint Dressing Table
18th Century Venetian Rococo Chinoiserie Yellow Polychrome Paint Dressing Table

18th Century Venetian Rococo Chinoiserie Yellow Polychrome Paint Dressing Table

Located in Forney, TX

This type of table has survived into the modern era. Originally known as a toilette or toilet table, the word “toilette” referred to a cloth (toile) that was spread over a woman’s d...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Vanities

Materials

Gesso, Mercury Glass, Wood, Oak, Pine, Paint

High-Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - Early 18th Century Desk Side Dressing
High-Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - Early 18th Century Desk Side Dressing

High-Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - Early 18th Century Desk Side Dressing

Located in Wisbech, England

Introducing an antique quality early 18th Century oak writing table, versatile as a desk or dressing table, boasting a classical Early Georgian design.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Rare Louis XVI Oak Dressing Table or Sofa Table, End of 18th Century
Rare Louis XVI Oak Dressing Table or Sofa Table, End of 18th Century

Rare Louis XVI Oak Dressing Table or Sofa Table, End of 18th Century

Located in Brussels, Brussels

A rare antique Louis XVI oak dressing table, Lovely piece in very good condition. The top flaps open to reveal 3 sections. On the lower section of the piece, we can find four small ...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Sofa Tables

Materials

Oak

German Walnut Baroque Desk or Dressing table Mid-18th Century
German Walnut Baroque Desk or Dressing table Mid-18th Century

German Walnut Baroque Desk or Dressing table Mid-18th Century

Located in London, GB

Baroque Desk, middle/end of the 18th century. Elaborately inlaid with walnut burl wood, among other things. See other German baroque pieces from same period pieces to complete a su...

Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique 18th Century Georgian Walnut Writing Side / Dressing Table
Antique 18th Century Georgian Walnut Writing Side / Dressing Table

Antique 18th Century Georgian Walnut Writing Side / Dressing Table

Located in Wisbech, England

Antique 18th Century Georgian Walnut Writing Side / Dressing Table – Fine Quality A fine quality 18th-century Georgian walnut writing side or dressing table, displaying attractive a...

Category

Antique 1750s British Georgian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Elegant Late 18th Century Gustavian Mahogany Dressing Mirror
Elegant Late 18th Century Gustavian Mahogany Dressing Mirror

Elegant Late 18th Century Gustavian Mahogany Dressing Mirror

Located in Knivsta, SE

Elegant Late 18th Century Gustavian Mahogany Dressing Mirror An exceptionally refined Gustavian dressing mirror, crafted in Stockholm in the late 18th century, embodying the poised...

Category

Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Table Mirrors

Materials

Brass

18th Century Breton Cherrywood Table
18th Century Breton Cherrywood Table

18th Century Breton Cherrywood Table

Located in Hixson, TN

18th century Breton cherrywood dressing table with sliding front surrounding a center drawer.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Country Tables

Materials

Cherry

Antique Early 18th Century Georgian George II Oak Lowboy Dressing Table 1750
Antique Early 18th Century Georgian George II Oak Lowboy Dressing Table 1750

Antique Early 18th Century Georgian George II Oak Lowboy Dressing Table 1750

Located in Portland, OR

A good and early antique Georgian oak lowboy/dressing table, circa 1750. The George II lowboy having an overhanging top, with a carved kneehole with three drawers above, each having ...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Italian 18th Century Renaissance Vanity, Desk with Two Chairs, Dressing Table
Italian 18th Century Renaissance Vanity, Desk with Two Chairs, Dressing Table

Italian 18th Century Renaissance Vanity, Desk with Two Chairs, Dressing Table

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Antique renaissance Vanity, desk with mirror and two chairs in carved ebonized walnut. Fabulous and elegant dressing table or desk Measure cm desk: H 73, W 88, D 55 Measure cm c...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing...

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Georgian Walnut Dressing Table Mirror
Georgian Walnut Dressing Table Mirror

Georgian Walnut Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Dressing table mirrors, often referred to as “toilet mirrors”were made from the beginning of the 18th Century onwards.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Table Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table Mirror
Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table Mirror

Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Dressing table mirrors, often referred to as “toilet mirrors”were made from the beginning of the 18th Century onwards.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George II Table Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XV Rosewood Veneered Parquetry Design Dressing Table
Louis XV Rosewood Veneered Parquetry Design Dressing Table

Louis XV Rosewood Veneered Parquetry Design Dressing Table

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An elegant Louis XV rosewood veneered parquetry design dressing table (coiffeuse) with folding looking-glass, compartments and drawers, France, mid-18th century.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Vanities

Materials

Rosewood

Queen Anne Dressing Glass with Pivoting Looking Glass, English, 18th Century
Queen Anne Dressing Glass with Pivoting Looking Glass, English, 18th Century

Queen Anne Dressing Glass with Pivoting Looking Glass, English, 18th Century

Located in Stamford, CT

Queen Anne dressing glass with pivoting looking glass, English, 18th century Two short drawers flanking a serpentine center section. Provenance: Keno Auctions, Important American...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Queen Anne Table Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Small Mid 18th C Walnut Cabriole Leg Lowboy Dressing Table With Two Drawers
Small Mid 18th C Walnut Cabriole Leg Lowboy Dressing Table With Two Drawers

Small Mid 18th C Walnut Cabriole Leg Lowboy Dressing Table With Two Drawers

Located in valatie, NY

A Small Mid 18th C Walnut Lowboy Raised on Turned and Tapered Cabriole Legs Ending on Pad Feet. The lowboy has great proportions. The top with cross-banded bookmatched veneers above ...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Lowboys

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Serpentine Mahogany Large Georgian Dressing Table Mirror
Serpentine Mahogany Large Georgian Dressing Table Mirror

Serpentine Mahogany Large Georgian Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Often referred to as “toilet mirrors”, dressing table mirrors were made from the beginning of the 18th Century onwards.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Table Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

Important Burr & Burl Gothic Antique Dressing Table with Polished Brass Fittings
Important Burr & Burl Gothic Antique Dressing Table with Polished Brass Fittings

Important Burr & Burl Gothic Antique Dressing Table with Polished Brass Fittings

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important, Museum quality, Gothic style Antique Burr & Burl Walnut Dressing table with oversized, polished brass fittings This ...

Category

Antique 18th Century European Gothic Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Classicism Dressing Table, Poudruese, Ladies Vanites Table, German, circa 1790
Classicism Dressing Table, Poudruese, Ladies Vanites Table, German, circa 1790

Classicism Dressing Table, Poudruese, Ladies Vanites Table, German, circa 1790

Located in Berlin, DE

Antique classic dressing table made of different fruit trees. Inlaid thread edge. Rectangular panel 5 front drawers, on four-cornered, down-tapering legs. Dressing table, so-called ...

Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Vanities

Materials

Fruitwood

Louis XVI Men's Dressing Table In Cuban Mahogany Stamped Jean-frederic Ratié In
Louis XVI Men's Dressing Table In Cuban Mahogany Stamped Jean-frederic Ratié In

Louis XVI Men's Dressing Table In Cuban Mahogany Stamped Jean-frederic Ratié In

Located in BARSAC, FR

BIBLIOGRAPHY French Furniture of the 18th Century - Pierre Kjellberg - Les Editions de l'Amateur - 2008 Cabinetmakers of the 18th Century - Comte François de Salverte - Les édition...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Vanities

Materials

Carrara Marble

Serpentine-Front Chinese Gilt-Decorated Chinoiserie Dressing Table Mirror
Serpentine-Front Chinese Gilt-Decorated Chinoiserie Dressing Table Mirror

Serpentine-Front Chinese Gilt-Decorated Chinoiserie Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An elegant serpentine-front Chinese gilt-decorated chinoiserie black lacquered dressing table mirror. This is a fine example of a ladies dressing table accessory from the 18th century.

Category

Antique 18th Century Table Mirrors

Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table
Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table

Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table

Located in Forney, TX

Metamorphic like, the multipurpose piece transforming from a library table or console - vanity - work table - writing desk) Refined elegant sophistication at its finest, born in lat...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Vanities

Materials

Brass

Transitional French Dressing Table in Tulipwood, circa 1760
Transitional French Dressing Table in Tulipwood, circa 1760

Transitional French Dressing Table in Tulipwood, circa 1760

Located in Atlanta, GA

A petite Louis XV-Louis XVI dressing table in tulipwood. The exterior highlighted with delicate inlay of various woods on the front, sides, and top. The body retaining the original i...

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV End Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Carved Mahogany Dressing Table
18th Century Carved Mahogany Dressing Table

18th Century Carved Mahogany Dressing Table

Located in Savannah, GA

This is a dressing table made in England, circa 1770. It is made of solid mahogany and is beautifully hand carved throughout with fine quality deep carving. The top has a molded edge...

Category

Antique 1770s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

George I Walnut Desk or Dressing Table
George I Walnut Desk or Dressing Table

George I Walnut Desk or Dressing Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine early Georgian walnut kneehole desk pr dressing table, the top with well figured quarter veneered book-matched top having crossbanding, herringbone inlay and ogee molded edge, o...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Bureau Mirror, English, Dressing Table, Boudoir, Georgian, Circa 1800
Antique Bureau Mirror, English, Dressing Table, Boudoir, Georgian, Circa 1800

Antique Bureau Mirror, English, Dressing Table, Boudoir, Georgian, Circa 1800

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique bureau mirror. An English, mahogany and oak dressing table mirror, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Fascinating bureau form, with a suite of drawers an...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Table Mirrors

Materials

Oak

Dressing Chest
Dressing Chest

Dressing Chest

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

An 18th century mahogany dressing chest with bookcase and writing surface, designed by Thomas Chippendale. An attractive, practical and compact piece of English Georgian furniture in...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Georgian 1790 Mahogany & Gilt Dressing Table Mirror with Brass Handles
Antique Georgian 1790 Mahogany & Gilt Dressing Table Mirror with Brass Handles

Antique Georgian 1790 Mahogany & Gilt Dressing Table Mirror with Brass Handles

Located in King's Lynn, GB

Here we have a Antique Georgian 1790 Mahogany & Gilt Dressing Table Mirror with Brass Handles. Standing on ogee bracket feet with three drawers, all with fine dovetails and brass han...

Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Table Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

George III Mahogany Dressing Mirror
George III Mahogany Dressing Mirror

George III Mahogany Dressing Mirror

$2,200Sale Price|20% Off

George III Mahogany Dressing Mirror

Located in Huntington, NY

A lovely George III Mahogany dressing mirror, it’s oval mounted Above a serpentine case with 3 drawers raised on bracket feet. Brass Handles & keyhole escutcheon.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century George III Table Mirrors

Materials

Brass

George I Padouk Dressing Mirror
George I Padouk Dressing Mirror

George I Padouk Dressing Mirror

Located in New York, NY

The rectangular mirror plate with cusped top corners within a conforming incised gilt surround and molded hinged wood frame set between two square spreading supports surmounted by fl...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Table Mirrors

Materials

Glass

Rococo Dressing Mirror by Johan Åkerblad
Rococo Dressing Mirror by Johan Åkerblad

Rococo Dressing Mirror by Johan Åkerblad

By Johan åkerblad

Located in Ljungby, SE

A Stockholm piece in Rococo style by Johan Åkerblad (master in Stockholm 1758-1799), featuring the signature "IÅ" under a crown on the back. Original glass with mercury backing, whic...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Table Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Pine

18th c. English Solid-Side Fruitwood Lowboy
18th c. English Solid-Side Fruitwood Lowboy

18th c. English Solid-Side Fruitwood Lowboy

Located in Greenwich, CT

An unusual English 18th century fruitwood lowboy or dressing table having richly molded top over three drawers and solid sides, finished with molded feet.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Side Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

Very Rare Carved Gilt Gesso Dressing Mirror, circa 1710-1720
Very Rare Carved Gilt Gesso Dressing Mirror, circa 1710-1720

Very Rare Carved Gilt Gesso Dressing Mirror, circa 1710-1720

Located in Lymington, GB

It may have been part of a suite of furniture, would have been extremely costly, and very much the reserve of the aristocracy and wealthy in the early part of the 18th century. For ...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Table Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Georgian Glass Dressing Table Bottle, Monogrammed, 18th/19th Century
Antique Georgian Glass Dressing Table Bottle, Monogrammed, 18th/19th Century

Antique Georgian Glass Dressing Table Bottle, Monogrammed, 18th/19th Century

Located in Chatham, ON

Antique - Georgian period - large wheel cut faceted glass dressing table bottle - Cv.M - monogram in Old English script - United Kingdom (likely) - late 18th/early 19th century.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Bottles

Materials

Crystal

George III period Dressing Mirror in Mahogany & Gilt, c. 1790
George III period Dressing Mirror in Mahogany & Gilt, c. 1790

George III period Dressing Mirror in Mahogany & Gilt, c. 1790

Located in Atlanta, GA

A good George III period Table-top mirror, dating from the fourth quarter of the 1700s, and English in origin. The body with a figured Mahogany exterior and gilt accents. The origin...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Table Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

George II Oak Dressing Table or Desk
George II Oak Dressing Table or Desk

George II Oak Dressing Table or Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

George II oak desk or dressing table with a single drawer above three short drawers flanking an arched center kneehole with cabinet door, brass hardware, England, early 18th century.

Category

Antique 18th Century English George II Desks

Materials

Oak

Lady's Dressing Table Kneehole Desk
Lady's Dressing Table Kneehole Desk

Lady's Dressing Table Kneehole Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A walnut kneehole of high quality on bracket feet with walnut English veneer. The drawers have a simple cross banding with a lip edge mounting. Top has a Tobacco brown leather inser...

Category

Antique 18th Century English Desks

Materials

Wood

George III Walnut Lowboy Dressing Table, English c. 1770 with Boxwood Stringing
George III Walnut Lowboy Dressing Table, English c. 1770 with Boxwood Stringing

George III Walnut Lowboy Dressing Table, English c. 1770 with Boxwood Stringing

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An exceptional English George III period walnut lowboy dressing table, dating to the late 18th century (circa 1770).

Category

Antique Late 18th Century George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

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Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century dressing table available at 1stDibs. A 18th century dressing table — often made from wood, mahogany and walnut — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 18th century dressing table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. A 18th century dressing table, designed in the Georgian, Louis XV or Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made 18th century dressing table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Thomas Chippendale, Coduri of Lyon, France and Gillows of Lancaster & London are consistently popular.

How Much is a 18th Century Dressing Table?

A 18th century dressing table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,035, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $64,850.
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