Chinoiserie Ebonized Wood, Fall-Front Vanity
Located in Buchanan, MI
Chinoiserie Ebonized Wood Fall Front Vanity. Bearing a mirror, atop two drawers. With a drop front
Lacquer, Mirror, Wood
French Art Deco Vanity att. Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage art deco triptych illuminated vanity features a mirror on base by Miroir-Brot
Steel, Nickel
1900s French Metal Vanity With Marble Top and Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
This elegant 1900s French metal vanity exemplifies early 20th-century design with its refined
Marble, Metal
1900s French Metal Vanity With Marble Top and Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
This 1900s French metal vanity combines delicate ironwork with functional elegance, showcasing the
Marble, Metal
$7,391Sale Price|20% Off
H 70.87 in W 37.41 in D 20.48 in
Modernist Yellow Vanity by Hendrik Wouda, Pine & Marble, 1924
By H.Pander & Zonen, Hendrik Wouda
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist yellow vanity, Hendrik Wouda, H. Pander & Zonen, Netherlands, 1924. Painted pine
Belgian Black Marble
$774 / set
H 0.4 in W 8.67 in D 1.78 in
Set of 7-Pieces Antique Vanity Set, in Crystal, Ebony & Silver Monogram
Located in Beirut, LB
A 7-piece antique ebony and silver-mounted vanity set, from the late 19th century, exuding timeless
Crystal, Silver
$3,740
H 26.25 in W 23 in D 15.25 in
Antique French Poudreuse Vanity Table with Gold Bronze Detail, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
This dressing table has a mirror inside and is nicely decorated.
Bronze
Vintage Marble Vanity Sink Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage marble vanity sink top with newly drilled holes to accommodate modern fixtures. Some rust
Marble
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
H 12.6 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
Marble dressing table with silver accents & mirror
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Marble dressing table with floral motifs applied in silver, rosewood columns supporting a mirror with a bow, and topped by pine cone-shaped knobs. Metal: Silver. Origin:...
Silver
Lift Top Louis XVI Style Lady's Vanity
Located in Woodbury, CT
Dating from the Victorian era, this Louis XVI lift top vanity is made of rosewood, satinwood and
Brass
Beautiful 1900s Middle Eastern Mother of Pearl Vanity and Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful 19th century Middle Eastern mother of pearl vanity and mirror. Old Syrian wedding chest
Mother-of-Pearl
English Washstand
Located in Geneva, IL
English washstand with three drawers.
Unavailable
H 31 in W 59 in D 35 in
Wool Felt and Gold Braid Skirted Dressing Table with Antique French Mirror Top
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century French mirror with old glass and gold leaf frame forms the top of this purpose-built custom dressing table. The fabric skirt is lined grey wool with Samuel and Sons gold...
Unavailable
H 56.75 in W 28.75 in D 16 in
Charles X Mahogany Empire Dressing Table, France, circa 1820
Located in Alexandria, VA
This Empire dressing table has a marble top and ormolu (gilt brass) mounts and knobs. The piece is French polished mahogany and figured mahogany veneer with oak secondary wood. The t...
Victorian Shaving Mirror Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Victorian shaving mirror with beautiful cast iron legs.
Iron
French Empire 19th Century Bronze and Mahogony Vanity Table
Located in Tarrytown, NY
19th Century French Empire Vanity Table
Napoleon III French Solid Mahogany Dresser, Vanity, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Bathroom Vanity! circa 1850s Measures 73 H x 61 W x 22 D, surface 35 H.
Vanity by Dutch Modernist H.Wouda, 1924
By H.Pander & Zonen, Hendrik Wouda
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist yellow vanity, Hendrik Wouda, H. Pander & Zonen, Netherlands, 1924. Painted pine
Belgian Black Marble
Sold
H 70 in W 29 in D 18 in
19th Century Wicker Dressing Stand Vanity Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Co.
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in Savannah, GA
, birdcages, serpentine curvatures, wooden balls, delicate sea grass wrap- all to form this lovely vanity. The
Brass
19th Century Continental Black Forest Shaving Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare 19th century continental Black Forest shaving stand expertly carved with griffins, flowers
Wood
Louis XV Style Chinese Black Lacquer Dressing Table, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Louis XV style . Black lacquer decorated with mountain landscapes, scenes of palace and flowers
Lacquer
Sold
H 29.53 in W 35.44 in D 20.48 in
19th Century Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Wood French Dressing Table, 1880
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French dressing table from the late 19th century. Furniture in carved and chinoiserie lacquered wood of beautiful line and pleasant decor. Dressing table equipped with internal mirro...
Brass
Antique French Burled Walnut Dressing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Burled Walnut Dressing Table with Bronze D'ore Mounts
Walnut
George III Period Dressing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
an 18th century Georgian period / Chippendale style table / desk / vanity of mahogany closed it
Mahogany, Mirror
Antique Jewelry Dressing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Inlaid Satinwood & Jewelry Dressing Table
Sold
H 55.75 in W 38.5 in D 22.5 in
Caribbean Mahogany Five Drawer Dressing Table with Barley Twist Legs. Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Caribbean mahogany two piece five drawer dressing table with acanthus carved stiles, original wood knobs, adjustable mirror with wood back, and terminating on turned ringed barley t...
Mirror, Mahogany, Poplar
Sold
H 64.18 in W 39.38 in D 13 in
Art Deco Wood and Black details Vanity Table Mirror and Stool, France 1930s
Located in IT
Art Deco vanity table with original mirror and stool. The petineuse features mirrored top and a
Mirror
Art Nouveau Vanity Table with Mirror, Austria, circa 1910
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding art nouveau vanity table in beech wood trimmed to nut wood. Coming from Austria, circa
Rare French Art Deco Atelier Martine Black Lacquer Dressing Table
By Atelier Martine
Located in London, GB
to the feet. Entirely finished in new glossy black lacquer. French, c. 1920s.
Lacquer
19 th century English dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful late 19 th century dresser, the color and the patina is much nicer in person it is unusual to have the dresser with the bronze sconces ALL SALES ARE FINAL, STORE CRED...
Bronze
Fine French Art Nouveau or Art Deco Poudreuse by Bretel
By Bretel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare and Fine Rosewood and Amboyna Poudreuse/Jewerly stand by bretel. White Gold Leaf framed Mirror and Vintage Fabric (interior). Signed and dated 1916 (Transition Art Nouveau - A...
Amboyna
Fine Tramp Art Vanity with Mirror and Drawers
Located in Manalapan, NJ
A fine tramp art vanity with decoupage floral decorations, gilded accents, drawers on the top and
Sold
H 85 in W 51 in D 26 in
19th Century English Victorian Mother of Pearl Inlaid Vanity Dressing Table
Located in Miami, FL
English Victorian vanity dressing table profusely painted and inlaid with mother of pearl..
Wood
Viennese Thonet Dressing Table
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Today bentwood furniture made by the Viennese enterprise Thonet ranges among the most desirable objects of the Wiener Jugendstil. Even before 1900 Thonet employed some of the most fa...
Mirror
Sold
H 52.76 in W 29.14 in D 16.15 in
'Table De Toilette' Empire Mahogany Dressing Table With Mirror, C. 1810
Located in London, GB
Table de toilette à psyché. Empire period mahogany dressing table with original tilting mercury mirror and white veined marble. One central drawer with lock (no key) and finely inc...
Marble, Ormolu
Bauhaus Style Vanity and Chair Black Lacquer Streamline
By Bauhaus
Located in Oakland, CA
Bauhaus vanity, mirror and black lacquer chair streamline furniture set. Aerodynamic style is
Metal
Antique Edwardian Tortoise Bamboo Vanity Dressing Table, 19th Century
Located in West Reading, PA
This is a wonderful antique burnt bamboo vanity dressing table, dating to around the turn of the
Bamboo, Rattan
19th Century Ebonized Dressing Table with Single Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Ebonized Dressing Table with Single with lift top over inset porcelain tray (side table ,night stand)
$233,240Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
Daum Nancy Lamp
By Daum
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Daum Nancy lamp Art Deco period Origin France Circa 1930 Etched glass, wrought iron Incised and signed on screen and base with Daum Nancy and the cross of Lorraine Very good conditio...
Wrought Iron
$730 / item
H 10.8 in Dm 6.8 in
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL45' Radiohus Portable Table Lamp in Pale Yellow Glass
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL45' Radiohus Portable Table Lamp in Pale Yellow Glass Originally designed in the 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen for the construction of the Radiohuset building in C...
Brass
Large (29") Smooth Undulating White Plaster Shell Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A plaster pendant in a smooth, undulating shell shape, with scalloped edges. A newer take on Francis Elkins's 1940s plaster plafonnier. Hanging by four white chains; with 3 medium ba...
Metal
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass Oleron Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Oleron' Vase. This pattern features fish. Grey staining to the details. Engraved makers mark, 'R. Lalique France No. 1008'.Book reference: 'R. LALIQUE ...
Glass
Teardrop Pendant, by JDP Interiors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Pearl pendant features hand blown frosted glass in a teardrop shade with an unlacquered brass metal finish. Our take on a pearl earring. DIMENSIONS: 42.5" H x 10" W. Glass shad...
Brass
$2,575Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.93 in W 33.47 in D 19.69 in
1950s French Lacquered Metal, Brass and Glass Coffee Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This coffee table is made of lacquered metal, brass and glass. This is a very simple and chic model. French work attributed to famous French designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950
Metal, Brass
Pair of Art Deco Cloud Shaped FiguredWalnut Single Beds
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A beautiful pair of Art Deco Single headboards of cloud shaped design. Highly figured veneers to the front of each bed. Great iconic shape and lovely honey colour. Presented in excel...
Walnut
Pair of 20th Century Swedish Headboards by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in Barcelona, ES
A Pair of 20th Century Swedish Headboards by Josef Frank in 1939. Made for Firma Svenskt Tenn.
Rattan, Mahogany
English 1930s Art Deco Walnut Double Bed
Located in Devon, England
Wonderful 1930s English walnut double bed. The veneers really make this bed outstanding book paged veneers throughout with walnut feather banding to the edges. Standard English doubl...
Iron
$3,431
H 70.87 in W 85.44 in D 21.26 in
Exceptional Large Gothic English Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Leicester, GB
An exceptional large vanity with six drawers, two cabinets and triple dressing mirrors. Circa 1900's. Made in England to the highest quality with fully panelled wooden back mirrors, ...
Mahogany, Walnut
$5,000
H 33.5 in W 35.75 in D 22.75 in
Finnegan’s of London Exquisite Mahogany Dressing Table with Accessories
By Finnigans, London 1
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Finnegan’s of London exquisite dressing table in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer. The fold out table supports a three mirror back and folding sides. This opens...
Sterling Silver
Spectacular Art Deco Satinwood Double Bed, Circa 1935
Located in Devon, England
Superb and extremely glamorous 1930s Art Deco bed. Originating from England this bed boasts the most wonderful veneers. Totally original and having been through our workshops has bee...
Iron
$6,500
H 54.5 in W 35 in D 18 in
Antique French Louis XV Vanity Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts/Porcelain Cameos
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional French vanity table with gilt bronze mounts and inlaid porcelain plates in the Sevres style having a ground of celeste blue. Painted with a floral motif. The mirrored ba...
Walnut
Werner Max Moser Sofa for Wohnbedarf, Switzerland, 1930s
By Werner Max Moser, Wohnbedarf
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Architect Werner Max Moser sofa for Wohnbedarf, Switzerland, 1930s.
Metal
$9,000
H 29.14 in W 32.29 in D 18.9 in
French 18th century Vanity or Poudreuse with exquisite Marquetry Decor
Located in Belmont, MA
This exquisite unique Louis XV vanity, or poudreuse, dates to the 1760s and originates from France. The dressing table features breathtaking marquetry décor, elegant brass fittings, ...
Kingwood, Mahogany, Yew
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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