$4,248
H 47.25 in W 34.45 in D 19.69 in
Art Deco Vanity/Dressing Table with Round Mirror, France, Circa 1930's
Located in Beirut, LB
A rare and beautifully preserved example of French Art Deco cabinetmaking, this vanity dressing table dates to circa 1930's and speaks the period's design language with complete conf...
Mirror, Wood
$18,000
H 41.75 in W 29.5 in D 15.75 in
Wall-mounted Vanity Console with Mirror by Gio Ponti, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Wall-mounted console featuring a tilting oval mirror and two shelves with gracefully curved outlines. The shelf edges and wall mounting are executed in chromed metal. The upper shelf...
Chrome
French Art Deco Vanity Mirror with Drawer, 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
A French vanity mirror from the 1930s–1940s, sourced in the South of France and capturing the late Art Deco spirit.
Metal
1930s ART DECO C.W.S CABINET WORKS DRESSING TABLE WITH MIRROR
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London A distinctive Art Deco dressing table by C.W.S. Cabinet Works, Birmingham, dating to the 1930s. This piece combines the elegance of period design with practica...
Hardwood
$11,800
H 65.36 in W 20.87 in D 17.72 in
Vintage 1930s French Vanity Make up Mirror with pouf Black lacquer
Located in Milano, IT
Rare French Dressing or Makeup Mirror Set, circa 1930 This refined ensemble, comprising a tall tapering dressing mirror and a matching pouf, captures the elegance and sophistication ...
Brass
$7,560 / set
H 69.69 in W 57.88 in D 16.15 in
French Art Deco Vanity with Sliding Center Cabinet and Stool, 1930s
Located in Almelo, NL
French Art Deco Vanity with Sliding Center Cabinet and Stool, 1930s Exceptional French Art Deco vanity with large round mirror, sliding central cabinet, and original stool, crafted ...
Metal
Unavailable
H 61.82 in W 46.07 in D 16.93 in
Danish Art Deco Vanity Desk with Tri-Folding Mirrors, 1930s
Located in Vordingborg, DK
A Danish Art Deco vanity desk with tri-folding mirrors and two small cabinets. Made of mirror cut golden elm veneer. Fine vintage condition with signs of wear consistent with age ...
Elm
Unavailable
H 28.35 in W 45.28 in D 17.72 in
Art Deco Walnut Veneer Dressing Table with Six Drawers and Large Mirror, 1930s
Located in Halstead, GB
Art Deco walnut veneer dressing table with six drawers and large mirror, 1930s. British design, the color is lighter than many dressers of this era. It is less imposing and harmonise...
Walnut
Beautiful Art Deco Wrought Iron Vanity and Chair by Ferro Brandt
By Ferro Brandt
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Graceful 1930s wrought iron vanity with round mirror and original black glass top.
1930'S French Mirrored Vanity
Located in New York, NY
1930's Mirrored Vanity with Tryptic Mirror
Mirror, Wood
1930s beveled mirrored vanity with tryptich mirror
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful beveled mirrored vanity with glass pulls and tryptich mirror with cabriole legs
Wood, Mirror
Dressing Table with Mirror, Italy, 1930s-1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Dressing table with mirror in rosewood veneer, inlaid decorated legs, glass.
Glass, Mirror, Rosewood
Sold
H 59.45 in W 45.28 in D 22.05 in
Burr & Burl Walnut Dressing Table with Trifold Mirrors & Glass Top, circa 1930s
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1930s burr and burl walnut dressing table with tri-folding mirrors This dressing really is exquisite, the walnut simply glows ...
Mirror, Walnut
Art Deco French Vanity
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine circ 1930s Vanity with a tilting full length mirror. Four by Four drawers flanking an ebonized framed tilting mirror.
Metal
Sold
H 31.11 in W 48.43 in D 20.87 in
Art Deco Vanity in Mahogany With Swiveling Luminescent Mirror - France, 1930s
Located in Girona, Girona
Exceptional Art Deco vanity, mahogany veneer with a sliding blind on top and a big door on the front, swiveling luminescent mirror and nickel plated brass handle, 4 sides completely ...
Brass, Nickel
Sold
H 67.5 in W 49 in D 14.25 in
Art Deco Mirrored Vanity with Cabinet in Hammered Steel and Onyx, 1930s
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco dressing table with full length beveled mirror. Cabinets and frame are formed from steel that looks like bronze with onyx cabinet tops and original mirror. The hammered and ...
Onyx, Steel
1930'S French Mirrored Vanity
Located in New York, NY
1930's Mirrored Vanity with Tryptic Mirror
Mirror, Wood
French Art Deco Vanity with Mirror and Lighted Tabletop, circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
This vanity or coiffeuse is made of Amboine and mirror. The mirrored tabletop is lighted from within.
Mirror, Wood
Art Deco Vanity, Mirror and Stool in Maple Burl Wood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish Art Deco 1930s vanity with full mirror, stool and custom fitted glass protective tops if you wish to use them.
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Textile
1930s Asymmetrical Art Deco Vanity With Tri-Fold Circle Mirror
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Gorgeous Art Deco vanity with walnut base circa 1930s. Four drawers with complementary wood pulls and dovetail joinery.
Mirror, Walnut
$1,250 / set
H 51.19 in W 36.62 in D 12.6 in
Cool Dutch 1970's Space Age Vanity Dressing Table & Matching Wallmounted Mirror
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Fantastic 1970's Space Age Bedroom Vanity / Dressing Table The Vanity has an adjustable mirror and a drawer unit for storing your make up goodies A cute wall mounted mirror in yel...
Brass
$6,964 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Art Deco Vanity in the style of Desky and Rohde
By Donald Deskey
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well-crafted luxurious dark book matched mahogany Art Deco vanity with round mirror, and three drawers having polished brass pulls. The piece has a unique curved end and angle...
Mirror, Wood
$4,800
H 65.5 in W 54.25 in D 23 in
Vintage Art Deco Modernist Walnut Wood Vanity with Storage Shelving and Mirror
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage art deco vanity set. This lovely modernist vanity set features a large vertical rectangular mirror and ample storage across its sculpted wood base cabinet. The cabinet feat...
Wood
$1,208Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.85 in W 37.01 in D 20.48 in
20th Century French Vintage Wooden Vanity Table with Mirror Top and Drawers
Located in Sofia, BG
Very well preserved 20th century french vintage vanity table with mirror top and drawers that is made in fruit wood. It is raised on slightly curved legs with a delicate detail at th...
Fruitwood
$5,200
H 30 in W 48 in D 16 in
French Art Deco Flip Top Madagascar Rosewood & Brass Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elegant French Art Deco Madagascar Rosewood and brass dressing table vanity desk, featuring sleek tapered legs, brass-capped feet, and geometric parquetry detailing. The central comp...
Brass
Sold|$2,655 / set
H 62.41 in W 45.48 in D 14.57 in
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Dressing Table or Vanity by J.J. Zijfers, 1920s
By J.J. Zijfers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School dressing table or vanity. Design by J.J. Zijfers Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with original drawer...
Mirror, Macassar, Oak
Art Deco Mirror Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia. Built inside light. Very good condition with minor signs of wear.
Mirror, Wood
$2,800
H 28 in W 51.75 in D 16 in
Art Deco Art Moderne Streamline Gilbert Rohde Herman Miller Vanity c 1930's
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Art Deco, Art Moderne vanity designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, circa 1936. The vanity features a bank of three drawers, which supports a floating glass top surface,...
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Walnut
$1,003
H 25.6 in W 40.95 in D 15.75 in
Vanity dressing table by Raymond Loewy by Doubinsky Frères in the 1960s
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Dressing table - Raymond Loewy - model "DF2000" - Doubinsky Frères - 1960s Wear Consistent with age And Use : See Photos Compagnie de L’Esthétique Industrielle (CEI) was a design co...
Mirror, Plastic, Acrylic, Wood
$15,500Sale Price|50% Off
H 37.5 in W 35 in D 22 in
English Mahogany Beau Brummell Gentleman Dressing Desk, Aristocratic Pedigree
By Maple & Co.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Mahogany Beau Brummell Gentleman dressing desk. Aristocratic Pedigree. Outstanding example of a rare mechanical piece of furniture of museum quality. The luxurious polish...
Mahogany
$2,360
H 48.04 in W 39.38 in D 15.16 in
1960s Small Elegant Fully Restored Rosewood Vanity Table in Excellent Condition
By Niels Clausen
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s small elegant fully restored rosewood vanity table in excellent condition The well designed and manufactored table is flexible and can be turned into a small desk by removing ...
Rosewood
$3,160Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 60 in W 46 in D 14 in
Italian Deco Vanety with the Triptih BrassMirrore and Pier Luigi Colli Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian Art Deco vanity with a triptych metal mirror is a piece of furniture from the early 1950 s that combines functionality with the distinctive aesthetic of the Art Deco move...
Metal, Brass
$16,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.5 in W 59.5 in D 34 in
Curved Art Deco Modern Vanity Set By Paul Poiret
By Paul Poiret
Located in North York, ON
This stunning Modern Art Deco Style curved vanity, designed by the iconic French designer Paul Poiret, is an impressive work of art perfect for any bedroom. The vanity features a lar...
Metal
$3,720Sale Price|20% Off
H 44.5 in W 46.25 in D 16.88 in
Kai Kristiansen Danish Modern Rosewood Vanity for Aksel Kjersgaard
By Aksel Kjersgaard, Kai Kristiansen
Located in New Windsor, NY
Kai Kristiansen designed rosewood vanity/dressing table by Ansel Kjersgaard featuring a finely figured rosewood veneers, removable tri-fold mirror, beveled edge legs, three drawers w...
Brass
$14,000Sale Price|60% Off
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The ...
Aluminum
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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