Vanity / dressing table in Walnut, Brass and glass by Josef Frank, 1950's
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Vanity in Walnut, Brass and Mirrored Glass by Josef Frank, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Walnut, brass and mirrored glass Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Sve...
Walnut
Danish Vanity Table or Desk in Teak by Kurt Østervig, Denmark
By Kurt Østervig
Located in Karlstad, SE
A desk or vanity table in teak by Kurt Østervig, Denmark, 1950s. Small desk with exciting details. The drawers have beautifully carved handles. On the tabletop is a jewelry box with...
Brass
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
Vintage Kai Kristiansen Danish Modern Teak Vanity for Aksel Kjersgaard
By Kai Kristiansen, Aksel Kjersgaard
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern vanity dressing table in teak designed by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard, Denmark. Features sleek circular recessed pulls that open three dovetail storage dr...
Steel
Raphael Raffel Vanity or Writing Desk in Sycamore and Glass, France 1950s
By Raphaël Décorateur
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Raphael Raffel two tiered vanity or writing desk in blonde sycamore and bronze with a thick glass top, of note, are the tapering legs and the elegant curved design. Signed on...
Glass, Sycamore
Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Vanity Table and Chair, Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1960s
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare Italian "Dilly Dally" vanity by Luigi Massoni and manufactured by Poltrona Frau Italy in the 1960s. Newly upholstered in off white leatherette. Modular vanity fully upholstere...
Faux Leather
$1,324Sale Price|36% Off
French Midcentury Oak Marble Dressing Table Vanity Unit with Three Panel Mirror
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vanity dressing table with three-sided mirror and little two-doors cabinet circa 1960 Adornated floral motif, very stylish Height of the marble-top: 30.71 in. (78 cm) Good vintage c...
Marble, Chrome
Gilbert Rohde Mid-Century American Paldao Collection Dressing Table
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American dressing table featuring 4 hinged compartments on the frame's top which is conjoined with a book-matched paldao wood column of 3 oval drawers with circular pulls...
Brass
$7,500Sale Price / set|40% Off
Restored Art Deco Frankl Style Stacked Rattan Vanity w/ Round Mirror & Stool
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored horizontal-stacked rattan vanity blends vintage style charm with modern comfort. It features a Filipino mahogany table top, drawer fronts, and a round mirro...
Rattan, Mahogany
$3,300Sale Price / set|40% Off
MCM Blond Maple Vanity/ Dressing Table w/ Bench by Russel Wright for Con
By Russel Wright, Conant Ball
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century blonde maple vanity with matching stool designed by Russel Wright for Conant Ball part of the "American Modernist " Furniture line. Often sold in Macy’s Department Store...
Maple
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
1950s Vanity or Writting desk by Ico & Luisa Parisi for La Permanente Mobili
By Ico Parisi, La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Fine 1950s Vanity or Writting desk by Ico & Luisa Parisi for La Permanente Mobili di Cantù ( labelled) in solid maple and top in teak veneer with geometric pattern About Ico & Luisa...
Maple
1970s Dutch Modern Pine Vanity Set in the Style of Ate van Apeldoorn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vanity set designed in the style of Dutch furniture designer Ate van Apeldoorn, exemplifying the geometric, material-forward aesthetic of 1970s Dutch Modern. The desk surface is supp...
Pine
$2,566Sale Price|50% Off
19th Century French Mahogany Vanity Table with Swan's Heads in Empire Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved mahogany vanity table with black marble top. There is an original crystal oval mirror on the top part surrounded by two asymmetrical swan's heads. The piece is rai...
Marble
Studio Kastilia Silvi, Italian Cream Vanity Table with Blue Velvet Seat, 1970s
By Studio Kastilia 1
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century transformable vanity table in a charming ivory-cream color with its original blue velvet seat. This stunning piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s and is...
Metal
Donald Deskey Art Deco Vanity + Stool & Mirror in Highly Figured Avodire 1940s
By Donald Deskey
Located in Dallas, TX
Extraordinary vanity table with mirror and stool crafted from highly figured ribbon Avodire wood. Created by the Holland Furniture Company in the 1940s. Donald Deskey at this time wa...
Mirror, Wood
1970s Red Orange Space Age Vanity Bucket Dressing Table Set by Bremshey & Co
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Unique and hard to find "Vanity Bucket" by Bremshey & Co. Made in West Germany circa late 60's / early 70's, this space-age, plastic-fantastic gem is presented in eye-popping ...
Metal
Art Deco Vanity , Sculptural Entrance Cabinet, by Osvaldo Borsani , Burl Walnut
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1930s Art Deco Italian sculptural entry cabinet, Vanity or Dressing Table by Osvaldo Borsani in burl walnut, wax polished. The cabinet can be sold separately from the mirror Excellen...
Walnut
Vanity or Dressing Mirror in walnut burl and brass attr. to Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a spectacular Mid Century Modern Vanity or Dressing Mirror attr. to Cesare Lacca. It is done in walnut burl, with brass decorative elements. The mirror ...
Brass
Bamboo and Rattan Vanity / Dressing Table with Drawer and Mirror, 1970's Mid-cen
Located in Cork, IE
With an arched bamboo frame and rounded corners this vanity table is a great example of organic modernism often found in European furniture designs from the 1970's. Well crafted and...
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s Free Standing Beauty Salon Styling Station with Mirror Vanity Hair Salon
Located in Monrovia, CA
1950s Free standing beauty salon styling station with mirror vanity hair salon This is a free standing vintage styling station with it's original mirror. The beauty styling stati...
Metal, Aluminum
Space Age Vanity Table by Cabinetmaker MB Italy, White Lacquer, 1970
By MB Italy
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind dressing table, space age style, 70s, with great influence of Art Deco aesthetics. In white lacquered wood, with a black marble effect fiberglass top. Large circular m...
Lacquer, Wood, Fiberglass, Mirror
M.C. Magnani & A. Schieppati 1950s Milanese Vanity Table in Walnut and Maple
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio Architettura Ambientazione Arredamento M.C. Magnani & A. Schieppati, vanity table, walnut, maple, mirrored glass, Milan, Italy, 1950s This charming vanity table is a 1950s de...
Mirror, Maple, Walnut
L. Massoni Dilly Dally White Leather Vanity Table by Poltrona Frau, Italy 1960s
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning white “Dilly Dally” dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni and produced by Poltrona Frau in Italy during the 1960s. Fully original and in amazing condition, with all orig...
Metal
Antique Karl Johan Dressing Table/Vanity & Mirror in Mahogany w/ Rococo Carvings
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exquisite Karl Johan dressing table or vanity in fine West Indies mahogany with elaborate floral and foliate rococo carvings along the mirror frame and center pedestal base. Offer...
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Wood Dressing Table with Folding Mirror, 1955
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice dressing table . All original . The light Yellow ,so typical 1950s . Folding mirrors . Metal legs . Manufactured by Vroomshoop . Holland 1950s
Wood
French Mid-Century Pecan Wood Dressing Table with Parquetry, 1940s
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pecan wood dressing table with a parquetry top and mirror (20" high) over a drawer centered by 2 open side shelves.
Nutwood
Italian Vanity Table with Chair in Bamboo and Rattan by Vivai del Sud, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century vanity table with matching chair in bamboo, rattan, and wicker. This stylish and unique organic set was designed by Vivai del Sud and produced in Italy during t...
Brass
Mid Century Dressing Table in Walnut by Alfred COX for Heals, 1950s
By Alfred Cox
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid-century walnut dressing table from Alfred Cox, circa 1950s. These pieces were usually retailed through Heals . The dressing table includes six drawers and a mirror which tilt...
Walnut
Petite Vanity/Writing Table with Stool Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage mahogany vanity/writing table with corresponding naugahyde stool designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar (ca. 1950s, Indiana, USA). Angular form with triangular edges and whit...
Naugahyde, Laminate, Mahogany
Guglielmo Pecorini Rare Vanity Table Venini Folding Mirror Model No 21 and Chair
By Guglielmo Pecorini
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally rare and refined three-drawer vanity desk in cherry wood, attributed to Guglielmo Pecorini, accompanied by its original folding Venini Murano glass mirror (model no....
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Wooden Dressing Table with Lightning Mirror, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian wooden dressing table, 1960s Measures: Height mirror : 189cm Height console : 76cm.
Wood
1950´s Restored Danish Mid-Century Teak Dressing Table with Floating Table Top
Located in Knebel, DK
1950´s Restored Danish Mid-Century Teak Vanity Set with Floating Table Top Fully Restored Danish wall mounted vanity table with floating table top and large wall mounted mirror and ...
Metal
$2,709Sale Price|30% Off
19th Century French Vanity Table in Red Hand Painted Wood with Chinese Scene
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century impressing vanity table made in hand carved wood with Chinese figures hand painted in gold as a decoration of the piece which is painted in beautiful red colour with gol...
Wood
Queen Anne Walnut and Burl Walnut Lowboy, English Mid-18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Queen Anne walnut and burl walnut lowboy dressing table. The top with figured burl walnut with walnut cross banding above a pair of short drawers over a single long drawer, standin...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Glass and Steel Dressing Table with Oval Mirror, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Mid-Century Modern Glass and Steel Dressing Table, 1960s, with Oval Mirror Elegant dressing table from the 1960s, featuring a sleek metal structure with a refined black opal glass t...
Metal
Mid Century Modern 'Positano 1306' Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid Century Modern 'Positano 1306' Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1958.
Wood
Dressing table with chair in Art Deco style, Poland, mid-20th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco dressing table with chair from the 1950s. A dressing table in a geometric form characteristic of the Art Deco style. The furniture has one small drawer, a spacious top idea...
Walnut
Solid oak wood vanity desk table with mirror LED light touch sensor and storage
By Esvee, Esvee
Located in Hyderabad, TG
This Dressing Vanity Desk is a harmonious blend of elegant form and thoughtful functionality, designed to transform your daily ritual into a moment of serene indulgence. Handcrafted ...
Mirror, Oak
Art Deco Mirrored Dressing Table or Vanity by Gaetano Borsani Polished to Wax
By Gaetano Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian elegant Art Deco mirrored three drowers vanity or dressing table by Gaetano Borsani restored and wax polished. Legs in ebonized walnut, flat surfaces in walnut veneer, edges ...
Brass
Mid 19th century Swedish ebonised dressing table with classical detail
Located in London, GB
A decorative and functional ebonised Swedish dressing table in a Empire style with angular cornice and applied gilt rosette detail to the support columns of the mirror. The dressing ...
Wood
Mid Century Louis XVI Style Dressing Table with Lime Green Accents
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
White lacquered mid century Louis XVI style dressing table outlined in lime green accent.
Wood
French Neoclassical Style Chrome Vanity Hook, C1970s
Located in Trensacq, FR
French Neoclassical Revival Style Chrome Vanity Hook, C1970s. Stylish French double hook in chrome, with finely cast acanthus leaf scrollwork and embellished with delicate marguerit...
Metal, Chrome
2-Piece American Art Moderne Lucite Mirror and Brush Set
Located in Queens, NY
2-Piece American Art Moderne Lucite vanity set (1 comb, 1 hand mirror) (20th Cent.) (PRICED AS SET)
Lucite
Neoclassical Revival Chrome and Glass Vanity Shelf, C1970s
Located in Trensacq, FR
A charming Neoclassical Revival vanity shelf in chrome, made in France circa 1970s. This elegant wall-mounted design features a clear glass shelf supported by two finely cast acanthu...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1970s French Neoclassical Chrome Vanity Hook with Acanthus Design
Located in Trensacq, FR
French Neoclassical Revival Style Chrome Vanity Hook, C1970s. Stylish French simple hook in chrome, with finely cast acanthus leaf scrollwork and embellished with delicate marguerit...
Metal, Chrome, Brass
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.
Rosewood
French Rose Flower Vanity Shelves, Gilded Bronze and Brass C1950 - two available
Located in Trensacq, FR
Charming mid-century vanity shelves in gilded bronze and brass C1950s France.
Brass, Bronze
Inlaid Dressing Table / Jewelry Table, Napoleon III Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Inlaid Dressing Table / Jewelry Table - Napoleon III Period Charming dressing table or jewelry table from the Napoleon III period, in light wood beautifully inlaid with floral motif...
Wood
Teak Dressing Table from Uniflex, 1960s
By Gunther Hoffstead, Uniflex
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid-century teak dressing table from the sought-after "Q" range, designed by Gunther Hoffstead for Uniflex circa 1960. Featuring distinctive sculptural U-shaped legs, recessed draw...
Teak
Alfred Cox Dressing Table in Walnut by Alfred Cox for Heals, 1950s
By Alfred Cox
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid-century walnut dressing table by Alfred Cox, dating from the 1960s. Standing on elegant tapered legs and beautifully figured walnut veneers. Featuring the original shaped mir...
Walnut
Alfred Cox Dressing Table in Walnut by Alfred Cox for Heals, 1950s
By Alfred Cox
Located in South Shields, GB
A stylish mid-century dressing table by Alfred Cox, dating from the 1950s. Crafted in figured walnut veneers, it features three drawers, a full-width deep drawer below, tapered legs ...
Walnut
1970s Italian Postmodern Travertine Tesserae Console Table With Matching Mirror
Located in Elkton, MD
Two-piece travertine tesserae console table with matching wall mirror, dating to the 1970s. The table and mirror are clad in small-cut travertine tiles arranged in a geometric inlaid...
Travertine
$10,625
Dressing Table, Italy, 1960s
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Dressing table with a drawer on the left side and a lift-up compartment with mirror on the right. The slightly splayed straight legs are joined at the center by a circular wooden and...
Wood
Teak Dressing Table or Chest from Wrighton, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid-century teak dressing table or chest from Wrighton, circa 1960s, complete with a mirror. The dresser has four solid teak drawers and sturdy, solid teak legs. The mirror is ...
Teak
Burr Walnut Queen Anne Style Writing Table / Dressing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
A very elegant burr walnut Queen Anne style writing table / dressing table of excellent proportions, raised on beautifully shaped cabriole legs with finely carved knees terminating i...
Walnut
Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard – Danish Modern Console Table & Mirror
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
This beautiful Danish Modern set comes from the iconic Entre series designed by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard in the 1960s. The set includes the elegant Model 384 two-drawer c...
Oak
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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