ANTIQUE GEORGIAN HARDWOOD WASH VANiTY STAND WITH J & MP BELL EARTHENWARE BOWL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Antique Georgian Circa 1820 Vanity wash table stand with period J & MP Bell &...
Earthenware, Hardwood
$1,596Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Carved Victorian Marble Top Wash Stand
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 57 1/2in W: 24 1/2in D: 18in. This Antique Carved Victorian Marble Top Wash Stand Vanity is really unique and made of the highest quality woods and marble! If you tak...
Marble, Brass
Antique French Louis Philippe Provincial Maple Wash Table W/ Carrara Marble
Located in Astoria, NY
A charming late 19th-century French Provincial wash table or vanity, made in the style of Louis Philippe and sourced directly from Provence, France.
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Birdseye Maple Wash Stand Vanity Console
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique French birdseye maple wash stand. circa 1880 Finely hand-crafted in the second half of the 19th century, finished on all sides so it can be placed anywhere in the r...
Marble
Antique French Louis Philippe Style Maple Wash Table or Vanity
Located in Astoria, NY
Late 19th-century country French provincial wash table or vanity made in Louis Philippe style, sourced from Provence, France.
Marble
Sold
H 41.25 in W 39.5 in D 19.75 in
19th Century French Parisian Pine Wash Stand Vanity W/ Calacatta Viola Marble
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite late 19th-century French Parisian washstand or vanity, sourced from Provence, France. This piece features a rustic pine storage cabinet topped with stunning Calacatta Vi...
Marble
Charming 19th Century Hand-Painted Wash Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely antique wash stand hand-painted a weathered pale yellow with marbleized green and gold surface, decorative flourish on a shaped backsplash, one central drawer and lower and up...
19Thc Walnut Wash Stand /Sink Vanity
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Tall walnut wash stand on tall legs or vanity. The crown is dovetailed case.
Wood
Antique French Art Nouveau Oak Wash Table Vanity W/ Carrara Marble Top
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite 1890s French Art Nouveau wash table or vanity, sourced directly from Provence, France.
Carrara Marble, Metal
Sold
H 38.25 in W 41.25 in D 23.75 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Oak Vanity or Wash Table W/ Carrara Marble
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite mid-19th century French Napoleon III washstand or vanity, sourced from Provence, France. Expertly hand-crafted from solid oak with its original ebonized finish, the piec...
Carrara Marble
Superb Hand Carved Cedar Vanity with Two Sink From Morocco
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Superb hand carved and hand wash vanity with two sink made by Berber tribe in Morocco.
Cedar
Victorian Marble Top Wash Stand in Oak with Floral Glazed Tiles
Located in Tarleton, GB
Victorian wash stand Just look at the fabulous colours on those tiles! A great find by the team at The Eclectic Trading Company UK. Dated late Victorian era this wash...
Marble
$650Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 4.73 in W 9.06 in D 3.94 in
Vetri wall lighting pair Art Glass Murano , italian 1980
By Vistosi, Vetri
Located in La xara, VC
Superb Vetri wall lighting Lamp Murano glass . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design. This Pieces of Arts glass bicolore show the e...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Chic 'Méandre' Gilt Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' gilt bronze finish side chair by Design Frères. Gilt bronze finish over steel frame. Natural linen upholstered cushion with contrasting piping. Chic and unders...
Steel
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
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
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Green Onyx
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Onyx
$697Sale Price / item|50% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and ready for you to upholster Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. ...
Oak
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$2,093Sale Price|20% Off
H 44.49 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in
Olof Ottelin, 1950s Vanity Desk Elisabeth for Stockmann Oy, Finland
By Oy Stockmann AB, Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy, Olof Ottelin
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Stylish Mid-Century Modern vanity desk with two drawers made in mahogany. Two sliding mirrors covering two glass shelves for storing make-up and other necessary things.
Mirror, Mahogany
Art Deco Italian Side Table in Burl Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Art Deco side table, walnut burl, elm burl, Italy, 1940s This stunning Art Deco side table is an exquisite example of Italian craftsmanship from the 1940s. Its design features a cap...
Burl
$6,950 / item
H 47.25 in Dm 21.66 in
Florian Schulz Double Onos 55-Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double Onos 55-pendant lamp with one E27 / model for each lamp 100 Watt bulbs. Also available in US wired.
Brass
Limestone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white Crema Luna Limestone a very soft tactile stone and ideal option with these style of sinks; these ...
Limestone
$2,500 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
Pata de Elefante Large Floor Lamp, Sculptural Parota Wood Base
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pata de Elefante Large Floor Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Floor-standing and fully commanding, the Pata de Elefante Large brings the iconic ""Elephant's Foot"" silhoue...
Fiberglass, Linen, Textile, Wood
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 20 in D 12 in
Antique Early 19th Century Enameled European Wall Sink
Located in Malibu, CA
19th Century French Cast Iron Wall sink. with German signage in excellent as found condition.
Enamel, Iron
$3,375
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
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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