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1940s Vanity With Mirror

1940s Danish Ebonised Vanity Dressing Table With Triptych Mirror
Located in London, GB
1940s dressing table with a black etched glass top, its original triptych mirror and brass handles
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Smoked Glass, Wood

Italian 1940s Oak Wood Vanity with Two Drawers and Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Oak Wood Vanity with Two Drawers and Mirror.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Vanities

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Brass

Italian 1940s Oak Wood Vanity with Two Drawers and Mirror
Italian 1940s Oak Wood Vanity with Two Drawers and Mirror
$4,731
H 32.09 in W 42.52 in D 19.69 in
1940s Italian Art Deco Burl and Marble Vanity Dressing Table with Beveled Mirror
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco mid-century vanity or dressing table with amazing Portoro marble top, a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vanities

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Marble, Brass

1940s Italian Art Deco Burl and Marble Vanity Dressing Table with Beveled Mirror
1940s Italian Art Deco Burl and Marble Vanity Dressing Table with Beveled Mirror
$1,759 Sale Price
40% Off
H 55.12 in W 37.41 in D 21.66 in
1940s Scandinavian Vanity Dressing Table with Its Triptych Mirror
Located in London, GB
This is a classic Swedish dressing table/vanity table from the 1930s/40s, showcasing the timeless
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vanities

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Walnut

1940s Mahogany Tabletop Vanity Mirror with Drawer
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Mahogany Tabletop Vanity Mirror with Drawer Beveled Mirror Edges
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Vintage 1940s Table Mirrors

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Mirror, Mahogany

1940s Mahogany Tabletop Vanity Mirror with Drawer
1940s Mahogany Tabletop Vanity Mirror with Drawer
$650
H 18.5 in W 16.75 in D 7.5 in
Tiffany & Co 1940s 14k Gold Compact Mirror Box With Ruby Detail
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This exquisite compact mirror box from Tiffany & Co., dating back to the 1940s, is a stunning
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Mid-20th Century Vanity Items

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14k Gold

Art Deco Dressers, (1940-1949), 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
for refurbishing the new Art Deco apartments of the 1940s. Vanity dresser with mirror: Height with
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20th Century French Art Deco Dressers

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Metal

Art Deco Dressers, (1940-1949), 20th Century
Art Deco Dressers, (1940-1949), 20th Century
$10,148 / set
H 29.53 in W 40.95 in D 18.12 in

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1940s Vanity, Mirrored Glass with Stool, Art Deco Mirror Dressing Table
Located in Harrisburg, PA
This beautiful Art Deco vanity came from a large old estate on Long Island, NY. The round mirror
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Vanities

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Mirror, Wood

1940s Flame Walnut Art Deco Vanity with Tri-Fold Dressing Mirror
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Beautiful art deco vanity with book-matched flame walnut veneer over solid wood. Triptych mirror
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Vintage 1940s Vanities

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Metal

1940's Egliomise Mirrored Vanity
Located in New York, NY
1940's Egliomise Mirrored Vanity with a tryptic mirror, one drawer and two revolving sides
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Vintage 1940s French Vanities

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Mirror

1940's Mirrored Vanity With Tryptic Mirror
Located in New York, NY
1940's Mirrored Vanity With Tryptic Mirror
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Vintage 1940s American Vanities

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Glass, Wood

1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity With Tryptic Mirror
Located in New York, NY
1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity with Tryptic Mirror
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Vintage 1940s French Vanities

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Wood, Mirror

1940's Egliomise Mirrored Vanity
Located in New York, NY
1940's Egliomise Mirrored Vanity with a Triptic mirror, one drawer and two revolving sides.
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Vintage 1940s French Vanities

1940's Egliomise Mirrored Vanity
1940's Egliomise Mirrored Vanity
H 76 in W 60 in D 16 in
1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity With Tryptic Mirror
Located in New York, NY
1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity with Tryptic Mirror
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Vintage 1940s French Vanities

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Wood, Glass

1940'S FRENCH FULL LENGTH MIRRORED VANITY
Located in New York, NY
1940'S FRENCH FULL LENGTH MIRRORED VANITY WITH PIE CRUST DETAILING AND FLOWER ETCHING IN 4 DRAWERS
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Vintage 1940s French Vanities

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Mirror, Wood, Lacquer

1940s Mirrored Vanity
Located in Pasadena, CA
Glamorous 1940s Venetian mirrored vanity table with silver leaf wood detail.
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Vintage 1940s Vanities

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Mirror

1940s Mirrored Vanity
1940s Mirrored Vanity
H 30.5 in W 48 in D 21.5 in
1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity with Blond Legs
Located in New York, NY
1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity with Bolnd Legs
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Vintage 1940s French Vanities

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Glass, Wood

1940s Mirrored Vanity with Asian Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Mirrored Vanity, American, circa 1940's. It retains it's original hand painted Asian
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Wood

1940's Hollywood Mirrored Vanity with Trifold Dressing Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful mirrored vanity fitted with two drawers with glass pull details, and with
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20th Century Vanities

1940's Hollywood Mirrored Vanity with Directoire Style Design
Located in New York, NY
All mirrored vanity from the Hollywood Era with Directoire style tapered legs and
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20th Century Vanities

1940's Lucite Dressing Table With Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
1940's American lucite and glass dressing table featuring a rectangular top, four narrow
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Lucite, Mirror

Gorgeous 1940s Mirrored Vanity with Tri-Fold Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous mirrored vanity comes complete with two drawers with chrome pulls, a demountable tri
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vanities

Art Deco dressing table, vanity with mirror, Poland, 1940s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco dressing table, Poland, 1940s. Very good condition, after professional renovation. Wood
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Vintage 1940s Polish Art Deco Vanities

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Walnut

1940s Danish Ebonized Vanity Dressing Table with Triptych Mirror Glass Etch Top
Located in London, England
1940s vanity dressing table with a black etched glass top, its original triptych mirror and brass
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Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Vanities

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Glass, Mirror, Wood

Stunning 1940s Hollywood Mirrored Vanity with Backlit Trifold
Located in New York, NY
Illuminated Three Way Trifold backlit mirror with Lucite Pulls and Antiqued Rosettes
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20th Century Vanities

1940s Danish Ebonised Vanity Dressing Table with Triptych Mirror & Brass Handles
Located in London, England
A 1940s dressing table with a black etched glass top with its original triptych mirror and brass
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Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Vanities

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Brass

Gorgeous 1940s Mirrored Vanity with Tri-Fold Mirror and Cabriole Legs
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous mirrored vanity comes complete with two drawers with chrome pulls, a demountable tri
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Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Vanities

1940s Hollywood Vanity with Silver Leaf Cabriolet Legs and Smoked/Antique Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This posh 1940s Hollywood vanity features smoked/antique mirrored glass, floral rivets, and a
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vanities

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Chrome

Art Deco Mirrored Vanity with Drawers by English Company EG Furniture, 1940s
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Art Deco golden oak mirrored vanity with drawers manufactured by English Company EG Furniture
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Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Vanities

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Teak

MCM Heywood Wakefield Crescendo Vanity with Mirror and Vanity Stool / Poof
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky, Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
dressing room, closet or bedroom set. Circa: 1940’s Dimensions: Vanity with Mirror: H: 58.5” w/ mirror
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Velvet, Mirror, Birch

1940s Swedish Bodafors Mahogany & Brass Dressing Table with Original Mirror
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors
Located in London, England
Large 1940s Swedish Mahogany dressing table presented on four tapered legs with its original mirror
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Dressing Table with Mirror, Italy, 1930s-1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Dressing table with mirror in rosewood veneer, inlaid decorated legs, glass.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Glass, Mirror, Rosewood

Dressing Table with Mirror, Italy, 1930s-1940s
Dressing Table with Mirror, Italy, 1930s-1940s
H 65.36 in W 49.22 in L 65.36 in
Art Deco Dressing Table with Mirror and Light by Halabala, 1940s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
Iconic Art Deco dressing table designed by Jindrich Halabala for UP Zavody in 1940s. Original
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Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Vanities

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Glass, Mirror, Wood

1940's Vanity Table Top Mirror with Ebonized Stand
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful dressing mirror with shield design, sits on an ebonized walnut base. Great for vanity
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20th Century French Wall Mirrors

1940's Hollywood Trifold Vanity Mirror with Etched Designs
Located in New York, NY
Elegant trifold mirror with reverse etched starburst designs, chromed rosette details,
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20th Century Table Mirrors

An Italian 1940s satinwood dressing table and mirror with two drawers
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1940s satinwood dressing table and mirror with lovely shaped legs, inlaid detail on the
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Vanities

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Satinwood

Dressing Table with Mirror Solid Wood Exotic Wood Veneer, Italy, 1940s-1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A dressing table with mirror and five drawers, manufactured in Italy in the 1940s-50s. Solid wood
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

1940s Malachite and Sterling Silver Lipstick Case with Mirror
Located in Hicksville, NY
1940s Lipstick Case features a Mirror, crafted in Malachite and Sterling Silver. This Ornate hand
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Vanity Items

1940's, Italian Vanity Console & Mirror
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1940's Italian vanity console with matching mirror. Lacquered maple wood with blue laminate top
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Vintage 1940s Italian Console Tables

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Laminate, Maple

1940's, Italian Vanity Console & Mirror
1940's, Italian Vanity Console & Mirror
H 34 in W 40 in D 17.75 in
Art Déco French Silver and Enamel Vanity Necklace/Pendant with Mirror, 1940s
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco French silver and enamel vanity compact necklace/pendant with mirror, 1940s By: unknown
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Collectible Jewelry

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Metal, Enamel, Silver

1940's Hollywood Mirrored Vanity with Lucite & Chrome Pulls
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous 1940's Hollywood style mirrored vanity featuring four drawers to the right and another
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Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Vanities

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Chrome

1940S Scandinavian Vanity Dressing Table With Its Triptych Mirror
Located in London, GB
A 1940s Scandinavian dressing table with its triptych mirror and its original handles. The dressing
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Vintage 1940s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Walnut

Italian 1940's Cerused Oak Vanity Table with Bench
Located in New York, NY
A rare and elegant Italian 1940's cerused oak vanity table and accompanying stool/bench. The vanity
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Vanities

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Glass, Mirror, Oak

Luigi Brusotti Dressing Table with Mirror, Italy, 1940's
By Luigi Brusotti
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Lovely dressing table or vanity, designed by Luigi Brusotti in the 40's. Brass feet and structure
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Quality circa 1940's Burr & Burl Walnut Dressing Table with Trifold Mirrors
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
for sale this stunning burr walnut vintage circa 1940's double bank wardrobe with built in mirror
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Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Vanities

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Walnut

Art Deco Rosewood Mirrored Makeup Table with Sliding Glass from China, 1940s
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese 1940s rosewood vanity / makeup table made in the Art Deco style with mirrors. Found in
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Vanities

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Rosewood

Venini Murano Table Vanity Mirror with Light, Italy, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Venini Murano table vanity mirror with light, Italy, 1940s.   
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Table Mirrors

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Brass

1940's Mirrored Vanity With Tryptic Mirror
Located in New York, NY
1940's Mirrored Vanity With Tryptic Mirror
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Vintage 1940s American Vanities

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Glass, Wood

1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity With Tryptic Mirror
Located in New York, NY
1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity with Tryptic Mirror
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Vintage 1940s French Vanities

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Wood, Mirror

1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity With Tryptic Mirror
Located in New York, NY
1940's French Etched Mirrored Vanity with Tryptic Mirror
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Vintage 1940s French Vanities

Materials

Wood, Glass

Small Italian 1940s Oval Dressing Table with Integrated Mirror
Located in London, GB
A small oval dressing table with three drawers and an integrated folding mirror.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

1940s French Triptych Folding Vanity Mirror with Beveled Detail
Located in Houston, TX
This 1940s triptych mirror has three panels, hinged together. The shape is arched and features a
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Vintage 1940s French Table Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

1940's mirrorred vanity/desk with unusual cut glass pulls
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A very chic "smoked mirror" mirrored vanity/chest with unusual "emerald" cut glass pulls. 3 top
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Vintage 1940s American Desks

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Brass

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$4,250 / set
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Josef Frank, Floor Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
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18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Queen Size Blue Roma Bed
By Porte Italia
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Located in Casteren, NL
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$4,550
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French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
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$8,043 / set
H 34.65 in W 77.96 in D 16.54 in
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$99 / item
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$1,050 Sale Price
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1940s Vanity With Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1940s vanity with mirror for your home. Frequently made of glass, wood and mirror, every 1940s vanity with mirror was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 1940s vanity with mirror — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A 1940s vanity with mirror is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. Venini, Grosfeld House and Paul Frankl each produced at least one beautiful 1940s vanity with mirror that is worth considering.

How Much is a 1940s Vanity With Mirror?

Prices for a 1940s vanity with mirror can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $95 and can go as high as $248,734, while the average can fetch as much as $2,963.

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.

Find your antique, new or vintage vanity table today on 1stDibs.

Questions About 1940s Vanity With Mirror
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    The best vanity mirror is a matter of preference, as you’ll want to think about space and how your furniture is arranged with respect to where you want to put it. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of antique and vintage vanity mirrors with lights to choose from.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The best lighting for a vanity mirror can be brought about by placing two wall-mounted sconces on either side of the mirror at eye level. This creates cross-illumination. Fixtures that emit light that is as close to white as possible should be chosen with a high CRI (around 90-100) for the most accurate colors. Bulbs in the 2,500–3100 Kelvin ‘soft white' range are suitable for normal bathroom use, as well as for makeup application. Find a range of vanity lights on 1stDibs.