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 desk.
Lacquer, Mirror, Wood
Antique Lacquered Chinoiserie Dressing Table
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique lacquered chinoiserie dressing table of the highest order. This was made in England, it dates from the 1900-1920 period. It is of outstanding quality and is a ver...
Mirror, Wood
Fine Chinoiserie Decorated Dressing Table Circa 1900
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Chinoiserie Decorated Dressing Table circa 1900 Cream in colour7 Drawer Base Decorated With Houses, Figures, Trees, Flowers , & Foliage Sitting on Cabriole shaped Legs, With: F...
Lacquer
EXQUISITE CHINESE CHINOISERIE WALNUT DRESSING TABLE & CHAIR PART OF A SUiTE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Circa 1920's Chinese Chinoiserie hand painted dressing table and chair which is part of...
Wood
$4,118Sale Price / set|20% Off
EXQUISITE CHiNESE CHINOISERIE WALNUT DRESSING TABLE & STOOL PART OF A SUITE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1920's Hand made Chinese Chinoiserie dressing table with tri folding mirrors an...
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Japanese Wood & Brass Small Low Kyodai Vanity Dressing Table with Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Japanese Wood & Brass Small Low Kyodai Vanity Dressing Table with Beveled Gla...
Brass
$2,600 / set
Pair of English Metal Chinoiserie Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of English metal Chinoiserie tables.
Metal
18th Century Venetian Rococo Chinoiserie Yellow Polychrome Paint Dressing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most charming authentic antique Venetian Chinoiserie decorated poudreuse (dressing table) with beautifully aged original patina! Venice, Italy, 18th century A wonderful...
Gesso, Mercury Glass, Wood, Oak, Pine, Paint
Chinoiserie Vanity Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An elegant English ebonized and parcel-gilt vanity table with Chinoiserie paintings, the molded top over a frieze fitted with four drawers each has decorative brass oriental style pu...
Wood
Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Vanity
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Gorgeous French Chinoiserie style vanity table, circa 1940, overall ebonized with beautiful raised painting, the concave top over a single drawer flanked by two pedestals with three ...
Wood
English chinoiserie or japanned makeup vanity or dressing table
Located in Nashville, TN
A rare one-of-a-kind red & gilt decorated vanity in English chinoiserie or japanning . Very crisp and detailed gilt decorations. Three top working drawers over flanking cabinets doo...
Metal
Antique Lacquered Chinoiserie Dressing Table
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique lacquered chinoiserie dressing table with a matching mirror. This was made in England, it dates from the 1900-10 period. It is of wonderful quality and is a very ...
Mirror, Wood
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H 69.5 in W 38.25 in D 14.75 in
Vintage Korean Mother of Pearl Oriental Lacquer Low Vanity Table with Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Korean Mother of Pearl Oriental Lacquer Low vanity table with Mirror. Item features a low sleek design, stunning figural mother of pearl inlay with birds and other floral sce...
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Wood
French Bamboo and Rattan Chinoiserie Dressing Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely diminutive bamboo and rattan dressing table or desk. Gorgeous chinoiserie painted panels. 3 drawers on top level, shelves for storage behind panel doors. Original hardware.
Bamboo, Rattan
Walnut Kidney Shaped Chinoiserie Decorated Dressing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut kidney-shaped chinoiserie decorated dressing table. The large central circular bevelled mirror raised up on ornate superstructure with silvered foliated base. Flanked by unusu...
Walnut
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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
English Chinoiserie Decorated Queen Anne Vanity Dressing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming diminutive English Queen Anne style vanity dressing table featuring an Asian lacquer decorated case made in the 19th century Chinoiserie revival period of Western Europe. Th...
Brass
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H 28.13 in W 50 in D 18 in
Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Collection Ebonized Chinoiserie Vanity Desk
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional midcentury Hollywood Regency chinoiserie vanity desk designed by Michael Taylor for his far east collection for Baker furniture. The vanity features gorgeous walnut wo...
Mirror, Walnut
Louis XV Style Black Chinoiserie Decorated Vanity / Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV style black chinoiserie decorated vanity / desk, circa 1970's. With a fabric and glass top, raised chinoiserie decoration and brass hardware.
Brass
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H 68.5 in W 41.9 in D 20 in
Antique Hand-Painted Mahogany Commode W. Beveled Vanity Mirror Chinoiserie Style
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning, practical and all hand-crafted chest of drawers with circular mirror. This museum quality and condition piece of furniture and work of art at the same time, dates back to ...
Brass
Antique Chinoiserie Dressing Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Antique chinoiserie dressing table with folding sides and hinged mirror. When closed measures 16.75" D x 32.5" H x 24" W.
Giltwood
Vintage Hollywood Regency Split Reed Rattan Vanity
Located in Raymondville, TX
A vintage Palm Beach Regency split reed rattan dressing table or desk with mirror. This large vanity features seven spacious drawers, a solid teak wood top surface, diamond pattern d...
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed, Mirror, Teak
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H 59.85 in W 41.74 in D 20.48 in
EXQUISITE CHiNESE EXPORT CHINOISERIE WALNUT DRESSING TABLE PART OF A SUITe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1920's Hand made Chinese Chinoiserie dressing table with tri folding mirrors wh...
Mirror, Walnut
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H 27.56 in W 35.83 in D 22.05 in
20th Century Lacquered Chinoiserie Wood French Dressing Table, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French dressing table from the first half of the 20th century. Furniture in richly lacquered and chiseled wood with chinoiserie decorations. Dressing table finished for the center of...
Faux Leather, Mirror, Wood
Amazing Chinoiserie Vanity Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Fantastic Chinoiserie dressing table with heavy, beautiful age patina. Some minor restoration has been done.
Charming 1920s Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Vanity
Located in Hudson, NY
A hand-painted 1920s chinoiserie vanity with hinged mirror top and padded and upholstered storage compartments and two drawers as well as a leather covered slide out tray.
20th C Black Chinoiserie Decorated Desk or Vanity
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative classic black chinoiserie decorated queen anne style desk or dressing table.
Wood
Rococo Style Painted Chinoiserie Vanity Desk. Late 19th C
Located in New York, NY
# T043 - Rococo style dressing/writing table painted in the Chinoiserie style of Pillement . The blue background with sepia grisaille reserves of figures in a landscape bordered with...
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H 28.5 in W 20 in D 13.25 in
A Very Decorative 19th Century Chinoiserie Ladies Sewing/Vanity Table
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
A very decorative C19th Chinoiserie ladies sewing / vanity table; the serpentine shaped top with lacquered decoration depicting figures and pagodas in a landscape; the interior lined...
Faux Bamboo Vanity
Located in Stamford, CT
Faux bamboo vanity, circa late 19th century.
Faux Bamboo, Wood
Chinoiserie Decorated French Dressing Table
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Charming Dressing table with Chinoiserie decorated raised painted finish
A Victorian Lacquered Dressing Table with Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Victorian black lacquered and gilt chinoiserie decorated dressing table, the tripart top with a mirror in the center, raised on cabriole legs.
Lacquer
19th C Chinoiserie Blue Lacquered Dressing Table and Stool
Located in Essex, MA
A beautiful blue lacquered chinoiserie dressing table/vanity in slate blue with overall polychrome and gold decoration, the top with 2 hinged sides which open up to reveal a folding ...
1900s chinoiserie dresser/writing desk with matching seat
Located in London, GB
1900c chinoiserie dresser/writing desk with matching seat.
Hand painted art work on white lacquered base, depicting figures in an imaginary Chinese surrounding with bentwood ...
Wood, Lacquer
An Enchanting Rococo Style Painted Chinoiserie Dressing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
The celadon painted and shaped top; depicting a pastoral scene complete with pagoda and robed figure; the lid opens to reveal a mirror and compartment; the cabriole legs are enhanced...
Brass
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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