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7377 Carpanese Home Italia Toilette with Metal Details
7377 Carpanese Home Italia Toilette with Metal Details

7377 Carpanese Home Italia Toilette with Metal Details

By Carpanese Home Italia

Located in Sanguinetto, IT

One drawer toilette. The beautiful mix between natural Walnut wood and golden galvanic metal details is perfect for a Contemporary and luxurious environment . The lacquered wave deco...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

Delorean Carpanese Home Italia Vanity Desk
Delorean Carpanese Home Italia Vanity Desk

Delorean Carpanese Home Italia Vanity Desk

By Carpanese Home Italia

Located in Sanguinetto, IT

This beautiful vanity desk is distinguished by the ash wood structure and the marble top that create a refined and linear design. The drawer has a soft locking system and the round f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities

Materials

Marble

Hand-Carved Walnut Console with Intricate Mother-of-pearl Geometric Design
Hand-Carved Walnut Console with Intricate Mother-of-pearl Geometric Design

Hand-Carved Walnut Console with Intricate Mother-of-pearl Geometric Design

By Shewekar Elgharably

Located in Cairo, EG

Hand-Carved Walnut Console with Intricate Mother-of-pearl Geometric Design. If you are looking to add glamour to your entrance, our bespoke Beautiful Geometry console is a must-add p...

Category

2010s Egyptian Modern Vanities

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Oak, Walnut

Art Deco Cabinet
Art Deco Cabinet

Art Deco Cabinet

$3,100Sale Price|24% Off

Art Deco Cabinet

Located in Pompano Beach, FL

French Art Deco mini makeup cabinet/table in macassar ebony with elaborately inlaid lemon wood and small drawers.

Category

Early 20th Century French Vanities

Materials

Ebony, Macassar

Oak Vanity
Oak Vanity

Oak Vanity

Located in Brooklyn, NY

original

Category

20th Century French Vanities

Materials

Oak

Majorelle art deco Dresser and Matching Stool
Majorelle art deco Dresser and Matching Stool

Majorelle art deco Dresser and Matching Stool

$6,000Sale Price / set|20% Off

Majorelle art deco Dresser and Matching Stool

By Louis Majorelle

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Majorelle dresser form the 1930's in rosewood and nickeled brass patins, matching stool

Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities

Materials

Rosewood

Boulle Writing Desk
Boulle Writing Desk

Boulle Writing Desk

Located in New York, NY

Well-proportioned French black lacquer and Boulle writing desk with metal gallery raised back. Writing surface covered in leather, and drawers with...

Category

19th Century French Antique Vanities

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Fine Louis XV Style Dressing Table by Maison Giroux
Fine Louis XV Style Dressing Table by Maison Giroux

Fine Louis XV Style Dressing Table by Maison Giroux

By Maison Giroux

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid dressing table by Maison Giroux. The underside of the drawer with a stencil mark and paper label for 'Alphonse Giroux &...

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Parquetry Sewing Table
19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Parquetry Sewing Table

19th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood Parquetry Sewing Table

Located in Vero Beach, FL

19th century Louis XV style tulipwood parquetry sewing table Ladies small sewing table with a lift-up lid. The interior has the original velvet inset. Beneath is a tray containing compartments for sewing accessories...

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities

Materials

Tulipwood

Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mounted Dressing and Writing Cabinet
Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mounted Dressing and Writing Cabinet

Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mounted Dressing and Writing Cabinet

Located in London, GB

Antique gilt bronze and porcelain mounted dressing and writing cabinet French, late 19th century Measures: Height 100cm, width 44cm, depth 38cm This elegant cabinet functions as both a vanity and a writing table. The cabinet features a rectangular upper section finished with fine veneered wood. Each side of the top is centred with an oval porcelain plaque portraying flowers, while the corners feature gilt bronze figure mounts. The top of the cabinet hinges...

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities

Materials

Ormolu

Geraldo de Barros Vanity desk, 1955
Geraldo de Barros Vanity desk, 1955

Geraldo de Barros Vanity desk, 1955

By Geraldo de Barros

Located in Barcelona, ES

Vanity Desk by Geraldo de Barros Manufactured by Unilabor Brasil, 1955 Iron, jacaranda, mirror Measurements 128 cm x 43 cm x 83h cm (149h cm mirror included) 50,39 in x 16,92 in x ...

Category

1950s Brazilian Vintage Vanities

Materials

Iron

Ikea  Vanity 1950s Sweden
Ikea  Vanity 1950s Sweden

Ikea Vanity 1950s Sweden

By IKEA

Located in Den Haag, NL

Must love this vanity so typical 1950s .Made by Ikea, Möbler. In the 1950s just a small Furniture seller in Sweden. This Little Vanity comes with Three drawers on top and one larger drawer on the right and on the left a pull down door, one original key . On top holding in a Brass fitting a oval tilting...

Category

1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Wood

Ambra Vanity Desk
Ambra Vanity Desk

Ambra Vanity Desk

$14,285 / item

Ambra Vanity Desk

By Galimberti Nino

Located in Milan, IT

This stunning vanity desk is part of the Ambra collection of fine furniture pieces that boast a retro-chic allure and exquisite details. Its simple struct...

Category

2010s Italian Vanities

Materials

Metal

George Nelson/ Alexander Girard Hanging Wall Vanity
George Nelson/ Alexander Girard Hanging Wall Vanity

George Nelson/ Alexander Girard Hanging Wall Vanity

By Herman Miller, George Nelson

Located in Philadelphia, PA

George Nelson and Alexander Girard Hanging Drop down lighted Vanity. Beautiful graphic design on the front panel. Panel opens down to reveal a mirror, small drawers and lights that...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Walnut

Louis XVI Style Kidney-Shaped Vanity Desk
Louis XVI Style Kidney-Shaped Vanity Desk

Louis XVI Style Kidney-Shaped Vanity Desk

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Elegant marble-top kidney-shaped vanity table, decorated with a carved frieze of laurel leaves around the apron, and raised on turned legs. Nice patina. ...

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vanities

Grace Dressing Table, Royal Stranger
Grace Dressing Table, Royal Stranger

Grace Dressing Table, Royal Stranger

By Royal Stranger

Located in Geneve, CH

Grace dressing table - Royal Stranger Dimensions: 182 x 160 x 45 cm Materials: Lacquered wood, brass Available in different colors: Pink and Royal red, mint and Royal green, light...

Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

French Régence Period Carved Giltwood Table with Mirror, Early 18th Century
French Régence Period Carved Giltwood Table with Mirror, Early 18th Century

French Régence Period Carved Giltwood Table with Mirror, Early 18th Century

Located in London, GB

French Régence period carved giltwood table with mirror, Early 18th Century French, c.1720 Height 68cm, width 44cm, depth 33cm The wonderfully executed carved giltwood surface o...

Category

Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

French 1950s Kidney Shape Commode
French 1950s Kidney Shape Commode

French 1950s Kidney Shape Commode

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Unusual and funky little Mid-Century dresser. The body is composed of two circular drum-like compartments, each with doors that slide back to reveal a set of shelves. Joined together...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Plywood

Engish Art Deco Crocodile Handbag

Engish Art Deco Crocodile Handbag

Located in Queens, NY

English Art Deco crocodile hand bag with chain handle.

Category

20th Century British Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Crocodile

19th Century French Ebonized Vanity Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts
19th Century French Ebonized Vanity Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts

19th Century French Ebonized Vanity Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

Refined 19th-century French vanity table in ebonized walnut, adorned with fine gilt bronze mounts in the Napoleon III style. The deep black finish, achieved through the ebonizing of ...

Category

19th Century French Antique Vanities

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Tulipwood and Amaranth Table De Toilette, circa 1760
Louis XV Tulipwood and Amaranth Table De Toilette, circa 1760

Louis XV Tulipwood and Amaranth Table De Toilette, circa 1760

Located in Spencertown, NY

A ladies dressing table with adjustable mirror, compartments on either sides and writing slide in center.

Category

1760s French Louis XV Antique Vanities

Materials

Tulipwood

Mid-Century Italian Vanity Adjustable Table Mirror in Bamboo and Rattan, 1970s
Mid-Century Italian Vanity Adjustable Table Mirror in Bamboo and Rattan, 1970s

Mid-Century Italian Vanity Adjustable Table Mirror in Bamboo and Rattan, 1970s

By Vivai del Sud

Located in Roma, IT

Wonderful Mid-Century adjustable vanity table mirror, crafted in a beautiful combination of curved rattan and hand-woven wicker. This stylish and unique organic piece was designed in...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror

Restored 19th Century Alfred Beurdeley French Louis XV Coiffeuse Dressing Table
Restored 19th Century Alfred Beurdeley French Louis XV Coiffeuse Dressing Table

Restored 19th Century Alfred Beurdeley French Louis XV Coiffeuse Dressing Table

By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer this exquisite fully restored Alfred Beurdeley attributed 19th century French Louis XV Kingwood Coiffeuse dressing table This is the best example of a Coiffeuse table I have ever seen. The marquetry inlay can only really be the work Alfred Beurdeley, it is sublime, musical and floral, all things he was well known for. Additionally the timber is King and tulip wood, walnut and mahogany, all materials he used when creating his marquetry masterpieces This table has been fully restored as mentioned, there were over 50 pieces of veneer missing, they have all been timber matched, replaced, stained and then the whole thing French polished from the ground up Dimensions Height:- 70cm Width:- 82.5cm Depth:- 46.5cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point Alfred Beurdeley, 1847-1919 Nationality: French Date of Birth: 1847 Place of Birth: Paris Place of Death: Paris Identity: Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley was a collector who came from a family of cabinetmakers, antique dealers and collectors. He was the illegitimate son of Louis-Auguste-Alfred Beurdeley (1808–82). His grandfather, Jean Beurdeley (1772–1853), who served in Napoleon's army, opened a small antique shop in the Marais district of Paris. In 1830 he bought the Pavillon de Hanovre, 28 Boulevard des Italiens, which became the Beurdeley firm's principal gallery until 1894. L.-A.-A. Beurdeley dealt in antiques and works of art and was also a cabinetmaker specializing in reproductions of seventeenth and eighteenth century furniture. His clients included Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie. Life: In 1875 E.-A. Beurdeley took over his family's gallery and workshops and until 1894 concentrated on continuing the line of luxury furniture sold by his father. He was one of the most important Parisian cabinetmakers, and won a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878. He was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1893 following the Universal Exhibition in Amsterdam. In 1895 he closed the Pavillon de Hanovre and retired to his hôtel in the Rue de Clichy. The rest of his life was spent acquiring and selling enormous collections of furniture, Chinese porcelain, paintings and drawings, including an extraordinary group of eighteenth century French drawings by François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Nicolas Lancret and Antoine Watteau in 1905. He also owned JW's La Dormeuse...

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Dos Gallos Custom Carved Console Table/Vanity
Dos Gallos Custom Carved Console Table/Vanity

Dos Gallos Custom Carved Console Table/Vanity

By Dos Gallos Studio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Custom carved console as shown here as a vanity, in walnut #2 in a light distress. Design based on a traditional Guatemalan Nahuala (animal spirit) table. Can be made custom in any s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Vanities

Materials

Walnut

MCM Blond Maple Vanity/ Dressing Table w/ Bench by Russel Wright for Con
MCM Blond Maple Vanity/ Dressing Table w/ Bench by Russel Wright for Con

MCM Blond Maple Vanity/ Dressing Table w/ Bench by Russel Wright for Con

By Conant Ball, Russel Wright

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 showrooms in New York in the 1940s. This early Modernist piece features two side cabinets and a central vanity drawer...

Category

1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Maple

1970s Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Modular 'Dilly Dally' Vanity and Chair
1970s Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Modular 'Dilly Dally' Vanity and Chair

1970s Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Modular 'Dilly Dally' Vanity and Chair

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity and coordinating Chair, designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1968. This example was produced in Italy in the 1970s. The set features a va...

Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Leather, Wood, Glass, Plastic, Acrylic

19th French Regency Carved Walnut Console Table with Drawer & Marble Top
19th French Regency Carved Walnut Console Table with Drawer & Marble Top

19th French Regency Carved Walnut Console Table with Drawer & Marble Top

Located in Miami, FL

19th French Regency carved walnut console table with drawer & marble top 19th century French Regence style beautifully carved with leaves walnut console. White cream marble top wi...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Regency Antique Vanities

Materials

Marble

Set of Asthetic movement bedroom tables
Set of Asthetic movement bedroom tables

Set of Asthetic movement bedroom tables

Located in Cheshire, GB

air of Aesthetic movement bedroom tables comprising of Oak dressing table, the central adjustable mirror supported on architectural supports above two banks of drawers. To the recta...

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Vanities

Materials

Oak

Vanity Desk
Vanity Desk

Vanity Desk

$13,890 / item

Vanity Desk

By CPRN HOMOOD

Located in Milan, IT

This vanity desk merges functionality with style in a sleek design that will match a modern decor, easily transitioning from the bedroom to the living roo...

Category

2010s Italian Vanities

Materials

Metal

Minimalist Walnut Dressing Table/Desk with Matte Finish
Minimalist Walnut Dressing Table/Desk with Matte Finish

Minimalist Walnut Dressing Table/Desk with Matte Finish

Located in NEW YORK, NY

This desk embodies refined simplicity, crafted from premium walnut with a warm, matte finish. Its clean, geometric lines and sleek silhouette make it a versatile addition to modern i...

Category

2010s European Modern Vanities

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

St. Charles Vanity by Volk
St. Charles Vanity by Volk

St. Charles Vanity by Volk

By VOLK 3

Located in Brooklyn, NY

As Shown: Bleached ash veneer with solid ash, marble, inset cork and mirror. Poplar drawer with turned brass drawer pull. Fabric lined drawer upon request at an additional fee. P...

Category

2010s American Modern Vanities

Materials

Marble, Brass, Steel

Italian Regency Hand Carved Maple Pier Console or Dressing Table with Mirror
Italian Regency Hand Carved Maple Pier Console or Dressing Table with Mirror

Italian Regency Hand Carved Maple Pier Console or Dressing Table with Mirror

By Gabriele Capello, Filippo Pelagio Palagi

Located in Firenze, IT

This Italian Regency period pier console or dressing table with swivel mirror and marble top is made of solid and burl maple wood and it's a one of a kind piece that expresses the joint result of Italian high end cabinet-making and design mastery with its elaborate carvings with fancy animalier patterns in the form of swans and dolphins and penwork drawings throughout. Sourced in a private estate of an important Italian collector in Turin, Pendimont, this museum quality piece of furniture was probably made on commission and recalls the works of Gabriele Capello known as “il Moncalvo” on Pelagio Palagi...

Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Regency Antique Vanities

Materials

Marble

Special Listing for Kristie
Special Listing for Kristie

Special Listing for Kristie

By R & Y Augousti

Located in New York, NY

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. One Soho desk...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Brass

Vanity Covered with Amber Mirror Brass Bronzed Frame Led Light Side Drawers
Vanity Covered with Amber Mirror Brass Bronzed Frame Led Light Side Drawers

Vanity Covered with Amber Mirror Brass Bronzed Frame Led Light Side Drawers

By sicis

Located in London, GB

Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Romantic Vanities

Materials

Brass

Minimalist Vanity Desk w/ Rounded Silhouette & Storage By Mondo Design Studio
Minimalist Vanity Desk w/ Rounded Silhouette & Storage By Mondo Design Studio

Minimalist Vanity Desk w/ Rounded Silhouette & Storage By Mondo Design Studio

Located in NEW YORK, NY

This dressing vanity is a sculptural masterpiece, defined by its bold yet refined silhouette. The design features a curved, contoured top crafted from luxurious marble, supported by ...

Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Vanities

Materials

Marble, Metal

Mid Century Satinwood Dressing Table by Andrew Milne for Heals, 1950s
Mid Century Satinwood Dressing Table by Andrew Milne for Heals, 1950s

Mid Century Satinwood Dressing Table by Andrew Milne for Heals, 1950s

Located in South Shields, GB

well-proportioned mid-century satinwood dressing table by Andrew Milne for Heal’s, dating to circa 1955. The design features clean lines and a total of eight drawers: three with rib...

Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Teak

Bi petineuse
Bi petineuse

Bi petineuse

$14,290 / item

Bi petineuse

By Scapin Collezioni

Located in Milan, IT

Elegant and sophisticated, BI is a luxury and dreamy petineuse. The gravity of the structure is contrasted by the lightness of the mirrors that lead into an enchanted dimension. Pouf...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

19th Century French hairdresser wash basin
19th Century French hairdresser wash basin

19th Century French hairdresser wash basin

Located in Delft, NL

19th Century French hairdresser wash basin A French hairdresser wash basin by Pelleray, Paris-Bruxelles standing on an adjustable cast iron base with a copper sink. The sink has a ...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Vanities

Materials

Brass, Iron

Custom Serpentine Etched Mirrored “Harlow” Vanity from Nancy Corzine
Custom Serpentine Etched Mirrored “Harlow” Vanity from Nancy Corzine

Custom Serpentine Etched Mirrored “Harlow” Vanity from Nancy Corzine

By Nancy Corzine

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Superb serpentine form vanity with etched decoration under the mirrored surfaces. The frieze with two short drawers with etched ribbon garlands with bows and tassels, flanking a cent...

Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Vanities

Materials

Mirror

50s hanging dressing table
50s hanging dressing table

50s hanging dressing table

By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting

Located in Milano, IT

Vintage hanging dressing table with rectangular mirror, shelf and drawer with exotic wood veneer.

Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Modern Eglomise Lily Pond Glass Vanity and Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
Modern Eglomise Lily Pond Glass Vanity and Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home

Modern Eglomise Lily Pond Glass Vanity and Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home

By Ercole Home

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The Modern Mystic Lily Pond vanity by Ercole Home has a 9-drawer, with ivory wood finish on oak. Hand painted eglomise glass panels are inset on the surface. There are nine pulls in ...

Category

2010s American Modern Vanities

Materials

Steel

Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti

Iconic Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti

By R & Y Augousti

Located in New York, NY

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The iconic desk is the perfect piece for your room. An incredible “duo” between the cream shagreen top and dark bronze-patina brass base...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Brass

Antique dressing table from Northern Europe, circa 1880. After renovation.
Antique dressing table from Northern Europe, circa 1880. After renovation.

Antique dressing table from Northern Europe, circa 1880. After renovation.

Located in Chorzów, PL

Antique dressing table from the late 19th century, Northern Europe. This piece of furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 146 cm / wi...

Category

Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Vanities

Materials

Walnut

Fine English 19th Century Adam Style Polychrome Painted Satinwood Vanity Table
Fine English 19th Century Adam Style Polychrome Painted Satinwood Vanity Table

Fine English 19th Century Adam Style Polychrome Painted Satinwood Vanity Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine English 19th century Adam style Polychrome painted satinwood vanity table. The ornately decorated cabinet surmounted with an easel mirror flanked by a pair of storage compartments centered with oval paintings, all above five top drawers, the front serpentine apron with a large drawer and raised on four tapering legs conjoined with an "X" stretcher centered with an oval storage...

Category

Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Satinwood

Silver-Gilt Dressing-Table Service by Lionel Alfred Crichton, London, 1917
Silver-Gilt Dressing-Table Service by Lionel Alfred Crichton, London, 1917

Silver-Gilt Dressing-Table Service by Lionel Alfred Crichton, London, 1917

By Crichton Brothers

Located in Paris, FR

George V dressing-table service crafted of silver-gilt, comprising an oblong tray, a large jewel box with detachable velvet lining, two hair brushes, two clothes brushes, a comb and a hand mirror, all contained in a fitted red leather covered case. The border of each piece is chased with strapwork on a matted ground, engraved with an early 18th century style cartouche surrounding a vacant shield. The rich and delicate decoration is composed of naturalistic plants and animal motifs. The jewel box and tray are beautifully embellished with grotesque in Renaissance style, depicting mascaron, animals and foliated scrolls, in a fantastic architectural setting. Hallmarked "CRICHTON BROS LONDON & NEW YORK", along with several English silver marks as follow: - Maker's mark "LAC" (for silversmith Lionel Alfred Crichton...

Category

1920s English Vintage Vanities

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

1960s Fully Restored Danish Teak Dressing, Vanity Table
1960s Fully Restored Danish Teak Dressing, Vanity Table

1960s Fully Restored Danish Teak Dressing, Vanity Table

Located in Knebel, DK

Danish teak dressing - vanity table from the 1960s. The vanity table features a large adjustable mirror, an original black glass table top and 5 spacious drawers with room for wha...

Category

1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Teak

Melting Vanity Table in Blue Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R & Y Augousti
Melting Vanity Table in Blue Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R & Y Augousti

Melting Vanity Table in Blue Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R & Y Augousti

By R & Y Augousti

Located in New York, NY

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The melting vanity table...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Brass

Vintage, New and Antique Vanities

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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