18th Century Dressing Vanity
18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
Located in Belmont, MA
expected wear and tear of a 18th century piece.
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Austrian Baroque Vanities
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Pine
18th Century French Marquetry Louis XV Dressing Table or So-Called Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XV marquetry dressing table or so-called Coiffeuse
18th century Louis
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Bronze
H 29.14 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in
Louis XV Rosewood Veneered Parquetry Design Dressing Table
Located in Palm Desert, CA
looking-glass, compartments and drawers, France, mid-18th century.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Rosewood
Important Burr & Burl Gothic Antique Dressing Table with Polished Brass Fittings
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Antique Burr & Burl Walnut Dressing table with oversized, polished brass fittings
This piece is part of a
Category
Antique 18th Century European Gothic Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
H 64.77 in W 52.96 in D 24.61 in
Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and spectacular George III period (1760-1820) Beau Brummell gentleman's dressing table
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Vanities
Materials
Brass
H 29.5 in W 44.5 in D 25.75 in
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
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Vanities
Materials
Fruitwood
H 30.52 in W 33.86 in D 22.64 in
Small 18th Century Walnut Lowboy Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Lymington, GB
A compact-sized 18th-century walnut lowboy / dressing table / vanity.
George II period, circa 1750
Category
Antique 1790s English George II Lowboys
Materials
Walnut
18th century French side table dressing table Louis XVI style marble top vanity
Located in Roswell, GA
Late 18th century French bedside table/dressing table. A petite dressing table usable as a bedside
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Wood
H 28.5 in W 25 in D 1,525 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing...
Materials
Walnut, Mirror
H 28.75 in W 34.65 in D 21.66 in
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18th Century Vanity / Dressing Table Louis XV Period with Mirror
Located in EVREUX, FR
18th century vanity / dressing table Louis XV period with mirror
Charming period vanity / dressing
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Brass
18th c. Gentleman's Dressing Table
Located in Savannah, GA
Late 18th century mahogany English Beau Brummell dressing table with original bowl, compartments
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vanities
18th Century Painted Venetian Dressing Table
Located in Houston, TX
18th century painted Venetian dressing table with mirror and two drawers
Lots of painted
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Wood
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Dressing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century George III Period mahogany dressing table with brass pulls
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vanities
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Crusty Dressing Table
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful antique vanity with seven drawers and original mirror plate. The paint is worn and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vanities
Materials
Wood
A George II Walnut Dressing-table
Located in New York, NY
The quarter-veneered top with feather-banded borders, above three short drawers and shaped apron, raised on cabriole legs ending in trefoil feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vanities
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Walnut and Yellow Pine Dressing Table, Pennsylvania, circa 1750s
Located in Litchfield, CT
This rare Queen Anne diminutive size dressing table made of walnut and pine has a wonderful figured
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Vanities
Materials
Walnut, Pine
H 27.75 in W 34 in D 10.25 in
18th Century French Dressing Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
An 18th century French Louis XV coiffeuse in walnut, with various compartments and a mirror that
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Queen Ann Marquetry Dressing table, 18th century
Located in Westwood, NJ
Fine Dutch Queen Ann marquetry three drawer dressing table with cabriole legs and pad feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vanities
Antique Dressing Table Manufactured in Italy, 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Italy, 18th century.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Vanities
Materials
Marble
18th Century Mahogany Adam's Dressing Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This beautiful ladies dressing table is made of solid mahogany with pine and dill secondary woods
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Vanities
Materials
Pine
Late 18th century French Directoire Dressing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mahogany Wood with Ebony Inlaid.
Old Original Repair to the top.
Rounded Leg with Ebony Inlaid . Invisible drawer with Antique
original Hidden Mirror.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Vanities
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Mirror
18th Century English George II Dressing Table in Walnut
Located in Dallas, TX
A George II English dressing table in walnut with inlaid border on drawer front. Single drawer with
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Vanities
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Dressing Table, Kingwood,
Located in Belmont, MA
French Louis XV woman's dressing table or "poudreuse" dates back to the 18th century.
For the
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Kingwood
Small 18th Century Cherry Wood Dressing Table with Flower Inlay
Located in Berlin, DE
A small Louis XV cherrywood dressing table or poudreuse with flower inlay. The serpentine top is
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Cherry
English Mahogany Knee Hole Vanity or Dressing Table, c. 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Georgian Cubus mahogany knee hole vanity or dressing table. The top has a molded edge with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Vanities
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Cube Pattern Marquetry Dressing Table or Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV Cube Pattern Marquetry Dressing Table or Coiffeuse
Charming 18th
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Wood
H 29.14 in W 30.32 in D 18.51 in
Louis XV Mahogany and Marquetry Dressing Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XV mahogany and marquetry dressing table, the serpentine platform with cubed parquetry inlay
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Vanities
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Period Dressing Table
Located in Vista, CA
Exquisite Louis XV Period Dressing table with creme peinte, and an olive green border. The flip top
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Louis XV Vanities
Directoire Mahogany Dressing Table French
Located in San Francisco, CA
Directoire period solid mahogany and brass-mounted dressing table. Opening to reveal a slightly
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Vanities
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Beau Brummell Dressing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
grooming in order and this gentleman's dressing table is just the thing Beau would have gravitated toward
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vanities
A Fine George III Large Gentleman's Dressing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine gentleman's dressing table is of large scale and with a nicely fitted interior. Made of
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Dressing Table, Attributed to Pierre Roussel
Located in Berlin, DE
A Louis XV dressing table attributed to Pierre Roussel (1723-1782). The table is veneered in
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Queen Anne Figured Walnut Dressing Table circa 1750
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Queen Anne Figured walnut dressing table, Boston- area Massachusetts circa 1750. Dark brown
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Queen Anne Vanities
Chippendale George III Dressing Table, England, 1770-1780
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small elegant dressing table / furniture made of mahogany.
Table top can open under which décor
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
18th Century Georgian dressing table mirror toilet mirror vanity
Located in Chelmsford, GB
A Sheraton period, late 18th century, serpentine fronted, 3 drawer toilet mirror having a shield
Category
Antique 18th Century English Sheraton Table Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Curved Back Vanity Or Dressing Table Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Upholstery-ready exquisite curved back vanity chair. This carved 18th century french style chair
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Muslin, Upholstery
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Venetian Hand Painted Bombay Vanity Dressing Table Desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
18th century, Italian Louis XV Lacquered Wood Vanity Dressing Cabinet
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Louis XV Lacquered Wood Vanity Dressing Cabinet
The vanity dressing cabinet
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Wood
H 32.29 in W 35.44 in D 19.69 in
Tantalizing 18th Century Louis XVI Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sublime Louis XVI dressing table, France, 1780. Two types of veneer including walnut and ebony
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Walnut, Ebony
18th Century Louis XVI Italian Marquetry Dressing Table Lift Top Vanity Table
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy a late 18h century Louis XVI lift top lady's vanity desk, an antique walnut veneer and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
H 30.71 in W 33.47 in D 19.3 in
18th Century Louis XVI Dressing Table, Coiffeuse
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Louis XVI dressing table with parquetry inlay.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Walnut
French, 18th Century Fruitwood Ladies Dressing Bedroom Table
By France"
Located in Dallas, TX
French, 18th century fruitwood ladies vanity dressing table or poudreuse, the top consisting of a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Country Vanities
Fine 18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Dressing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very fine 18th century Louis XVI Geometrical marquetry dressing table or coiffeuse. The
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Elm, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Geometrical Marquetry Dressing Table or 'Perruquiere'
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XVI Geometrical Marquetry Dressing Table, "Coiffeuse" or 'Perruquiere'
A
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Bronze
H 28.35 in W 29.93 in D 18.12 in
George III Sideboard or Dressing Table
Located in London, GB
or a dressing table) of elegant small proportions. The serpentine cross-banded mahogany top of superb
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Vanities
Antique 18th Century Victorian Mahogany Dressing Mirror/Vanity
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century Victorian mahogany dressing mirror having an arched top, original mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century English Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Louis XV Dressing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This small, delicate piece features a central mirrored compartment flanked by two side compartments and two functioning drawers (one drawer is false), all newly lined in light blue s...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Vanities
English Dressing Table/ Vanity c. 1760
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular Sheraton Style Dressing Table. Mahogany with Inlaid Satinwood. Beautiful original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vanities
Materials
Wood, Mirror
18th Century English Queen Anne Oak Dressing Table
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Rectangular top with molded edge projecting over case with three drawers and shaped apron, on turned legs with pad feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Queen Anne Vanities
Materials
Oak
Dressing Table Side Table 18th Century Venetian with Brushing Side
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century Venetian dressing table with brushing slide with mirror five small drawers polychrome
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Pine
Small Queen Anne Period Walnut Vanity with Dressing Mirror, circa 1710
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A small Queen Anne period walnut dressing mirror of elegant design. Wonderful colour and
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Vanities
Dutch Mahogany Dressing Table , 19th C in 18th C Style
Located in Hallowell, US
Dutch Mahogany Dressing Table, Mid to laye 19th C Approximately 34" wide, clean Dutch dressing
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Rococo Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
English Dressing Table
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
All original English or American dressing table with lift top and interior mirror. The two bottom
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
Sheraton Satinwood Dressing Table
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in London, GB
Sheraton satinwood Dressing Table, the top opening to reveal a dressing mirror and several lidded
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Sheraton Vanities
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Dressing/Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular ebonized banded top with central panel inlaid with floral marquetry bouquet and folding out to reveal a framed mirror above a central slide front and long drawer flan...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Vanities
Materials
Wood, Glass
An Irish Mahogany Dressing Table.
Located in Dublin, IE
An Irish Mahogany Dressing Table. Circa 1780.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
George III Period Dressing Table
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A George III period Irish mahogany dressing table, the central cabinet with an oval mirror flanked
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish George III Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
A Burled Walnut Queen Anne Dressing Table
Located in Providence, RI
harbinger of the Chippendale form that emerges later in the 18th century. Tthe walnut on the top and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Queen Anne Vanities
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Marquetry Dressing Table
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Top inlaid instruments of music and doves, opens with three panes revealing a mirror, the front and sides inlaid baskets and flower vases, on cabriole legs ending in sabots.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Tulipwood
Sheraton Period Mahogany and Satinwood Dressing Table
Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
A particularly good George III period mahogany and satinwood lady’s dressing table, the double
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sheraton Vanities
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Gentleman's Satinwood Dressing Table In The Manner Of George Hepplewhite
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Towcester, Northamptonshire
A George III satinwood dressing table in the manner of George Hepplewhite. The rectangular hinged
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Vanities
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
George II Period Mahogany Kneehole Dressing-Table by Elizabeth Bell of London
Located in Cambridge, GB
George II period mahogany kneehole dressing-table by Elizabeth Bell of London; the oak-lined
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Vanities
H 29.5 in W 33 in D 17.25 in
18th Century Country French Fruitwood Lift Top Dressing Table
Located in Concord, MA
18th century country French fruitwood lift top dressing table.
Lift top mirror with original
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Vanities
Materials
Fruitwood
George III period Gentleman's Dressing Table
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good George III period mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table, the envelope opening top over a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
Kingwood Louis XVI Dressing Table with Desk Drawer
Located in Houston, TX
Charming kingwood dressing table is a truly remarkably versatile piece.
Top has two compartments
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XV French Dressing Table with Three Drawers in Original French Gray Paint
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Beautifully carved and polychrome, late 18th century French dressing table in a gray-green ground
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 29.5 in W 28.38 in D 18.5 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 18th century dressing vanity you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each 18th century dressing vanity for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and mahogany. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 18th century dressing vanity, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. When you’re browsing for the right 18th century dressing vanity, those designed in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Coduri of Lyon, France and Mayhew & Ince each produced at least one beautiful 18th century dressing vanity that is worth considering.
How Much is a 18th Century Dressing Vanity?
Prices for a 18th century dressing vanity start at $450 and top out at $38,000 with the average selling for $7,250.
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