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Empire Revival Biedermeier Style Mahogany Vanity without mirror
Empire Revival Biedermeier Style Mahogany Vanity without mirror

Empire Revival Biedermeier Style Mahogany Vanity without mirror

By Biedermeier

Located in Pasadena, TX

This vanity comes from the late 19th century. The Empire Revival period was between 1880-1900. This piece is made with a nice Flaming Mahogany giving it a Biedermeier feel. It has 4 ...

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1890s American American Empire Antique Vanities

Materials

Mahogany

Italy 1920s Art Deco Credenza with Mirror , Mahogany, top in Red Verona Marble
Italy 1920s Art Deco Credenza with Mirror , Mahogany, top in Red Verona Marble

Italy 1920s Art Deco Credenza with Mirror , Mahogany, top in Red Verona Marble

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Period Art Deco credenza , cabinet with mirror with red Verona marble top, in solid and veneered mahogany from the early 1900s. With upper drawer and two lower doors, interior divid...

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Early 20th Century Italian Country Vanities

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century Marquetry Console Table with White Carrara Marble Top & Two Drawers
20th Century Marquetry Console Table with White Carrara Marble Top & Two Drawers

20th Century Marquetry Console Table with White Carrara Marble Top & Two Drawers

Located in Miami, FL

Early 19th century console in wood veneer with a white marble top. It features beautiful marquetry of rinceaux and floral motifs. It is resting on two straight legs in the back and t...

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Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Vanities

Materials

Carrara Marble

Raphael Raffel Vanity or Writing Desk in Sycamore and Glass, France 1950s
Raphael Raffel Vanity or Writing Desk in Sycamore and Glass, France 1950s

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...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Glass, Sycamore

Italian Art Deco Black and Green Lacquer, Silver Leaf Vanity Table, 1970s
Italian Art Deco Black and Green Lacquer, Silver Leaf Vanity Table, 1970s

Italian Art Deco Black and Green Lacquer, Silver Leaf Vanity Table, 1970s

Located in Meda, MB

Refined Art Deco-style vanity table, crafted in Italy during the 1970s. The structure is made of lacquered wood, featuring a striking combination of glossy black and a particular dar...

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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

21st Century Kelly Decorative Hexagonal Box in Leather Handcrafed in Italy

21st Century Kelly Decorative Hexagonal Box in Leather Handcrafed in Italy

By Pinetti

Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia

The refinement of resin meets the softness of italian leather. An elegant lid with a mother of pearl look beautifully complete the hexagonal bases fully covered inside and outside...

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2010s Italian Modern Vanities

Materials

Leather, Wood, Resin

Toilet Dione by Antonia Astori for Driade
Toilet Dione by Antonia Astori for Driade

Toilet Dione by Antonia Astori for Driade

By Driade, Antonia Astori

Located in Ravenna, IT

Dressing table designed by Antonia Astori for Driade in 1980, with shelf, chest of drawers and mirror attached to the top. Geometric volumes overlap and differ in color. Made entirel...

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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Formica

Vanity Desk, probably Austria, circa 1815-1820
Vanity Desk, probably Austria, circa 1815-1820

Vanity Desk, probably Austria, circa 1815-1820

Located in Greding, DE

Mahogany veneered Biedermeier vanity desk with floral ornaments and pilaster as well as columns at the front with ebonized bases and capitals. The doors are opened via a pressure mec...

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1810s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vanities

Materials

Mahogany

Viennese Flame Birch Veneer and Ebony Ormolu Dressing Table, Circa 1820
Viennese Flame Birch Veneer and Ebony Ormolu Dressing Table, Circa 1820

Viennese Flame Birch Veneer and Ebony Ormolu Dressing Table, Circa 1820

Located in Charleston, SC

Viennese flame birch veneered dressing table with flanking bronze eagle capitals mounted on ebony columns supporting an adjustable oval veneered framed mirror, centered drawer with b...

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1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vanities

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Modern Flip-Top Mirrored Vanity Desk
Modern Flip-Top Mirrored Vanity Desk

Modern Flip-Top Mirrored Vanity Desk

By Venfield

Located in New York, NY

Custom modern flip-top mirrored vanity desk with glass shelves. Currently out of stock but available for custom order. Customization is available ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Desk with Sèvres Plaques
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Desk with Sèvres Plaques

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Desk with Sèvres Plaques

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XV style (19th Century) kingwood lady's desk with Sevres porcelain panels and bronze trimmed gallery.

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities

Materials

Bronze

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...

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Original English Heldense Furniture Set From the 20th Century
Original English Heldense Furniture Set From the 20th Century

Original English Heldense Furniture Set From the 20th Century

Located in Opole, PL

Original English Heldense Furniture Set From the 20th Century The set consists of a table, two stools with upholstered seats, and a mirror. The entire set is dated to the second hal...

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Late 20th Century British Vanities

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

French 19th Century 1st Empire Period Ormolu, Mahogany and Marble Vanity Table
French 19th Century 1st Empire Period Ormolu, Mahogany and Marble Vanity Table

French 19th Century 1st Empire Period Ormolu, Mahogany and Marble Vanity Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A handsome and most impressive French 19th century 1st Empire period ormolu, flamed mahogany, and Portoro marble mirrored vanity table. The vanity is raised by its original casters b...

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19th Century French Antique Vanities

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

ANTIQUE GEORGIAN HARDWOOD WASH VANiTY STAND WITH J & MP BELL EARTHENWARE BOWL
ANTIQUE GEORGIAN HARDWOOD WASH VANiTY STAND WITH J & MP BELL EARTHENWARE BOWL

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 &...

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1820s English Georgian Antique Vanities

Materials

Earthenware, Hardwood

Travertine Squared and Brass Mid-Century Console Table, 2020
Travertine Squared and Brass Mid-Century Console Table, 2020

Travertine Squared and Brass Mid-Century Console Table, 2020

Located in Roma, Lazio

Console with a linear and stylish design, a beautiful sculpture also due to the union of two completely different materials such as travertine and brass. The console consists of a s...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Travertine, Brass

Art Nouveau Pearwood Vanity Table With Mirror Circa 1910
Art Nouveau Pearwood Vanity Table With Mirror Circa 1910

Art Nouveau Pearwood Vanity Table With Mirror Circa 1910

Located in Opole, PL

Art Nouveau Pearwood Vanity Table With Mirror Circa 1910 This grand Art Nouveau-style console and mirror exudes old-world glamour with its intricately carved pearwood frame and fan-...

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1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Pearwood

LITHEA/Teodora dressing table by Elena Salmistraro Natural stone white
LITHEA/Teodora dressing table by Elena Salmistraro Natural stone white

LITHEA/Teodora dressing table by Elena Salmistraro Natural stone white

By Elena Salmistraro

Located in Patti, IT

Teodora Toletta Dimensions: 118 x 51 x 155 H cm Materials: • Solid wood structure opaque black lacquered, solid wood turned and opaque white lacquered and iron sheet varnished with an opaque black powder • Top in Bianco Fenice stone honed finish. • Mirror stainless steel mirrors with Bianco Fenice stone decoration with grafts in precious stones (Lapislazzuli, pink quartz) and copper sheet...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities

Materials

Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Stainless Steel

Art Nouveau Pine Dresser Turned Into Vanity From the Early 20th Century
Art Nouveau Pine Dresser Turned Into Vanity From the Early 20th Century

Art Nouveau Pine Dresser Turned Into Vanity From the Early 20th Century

Located in Opole, PL

Art Nouveau Pine Dresser Turned Into Vanity From the Early 20th Century This pine wood vanity, in the Art Nouveau style, is dated around 1910. The piece consists of a base with four...

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1910s Polish Art Nouveau Vintage Vanities

Materials

Stone, Brass

Walnut inlaid psyche of Charles X
Walnut inlaid psyche of Charles X

Walnut inlaid psyche of Charles X

$3,389Sale Price|20% Off

Walnut inlaid psyche of Charles X

Located in Catania, IT

Inlaid walnut psyche of Charles X. Produced in good condition with small wear caused by the years and use. The Charles X Style (1824 - 1830) in the decorative arts and furnishings de...

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1830s French Charles X Antique Vanities

Materials

Walnut

1930s Solid Wood Armchair, reupholstered in leather and hand dyed
1930s Solid Wood Armchair, reupholstered in leather and hand dyed

1930s Solid Wood Armchair, reupholstered in leather and hand dyed

By I. Christiansen

Located in London, GB

1930s- 1940s Chair with Seat and back upholstered with brown leather, fitted with brass nails. Table is no longer part of this listing. Price for chair only

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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Hardwood

Neoclassical Vanity, Germany 1780
Neoclassical Vanity, Germany 1780

Neoclassical Vanity, Germany 1780

Located in Leimen, DE

Neoclassical Vanity, South Germany 1780 Elegant Neoclassical vanity from South Germany, circa 1780, crafted in fine cherry veneer with exquisite geometric inlays. The central flap op...

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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Vanities

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Vintage Dressing Table by Loughborough
Vintage Dressing Table by Loughborough

Vintage Dressing Table by Loughborough

Located in London, GB

A stylish and very well made vintage dressing table by Loughborough. This was made in England, and it dates from the 1950’s. The quality is outstanding, this is beautifully designed...

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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Austrian Bentwood Shaving Stand / Dressing Mirror

Austrian Bentwood Shaving Stand / Dressing Mirror

Located in Queens, NY

Austrian Bentwood (19th Century) shaving stand / dressing mirror with round inlaid shelf with drawer.

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19th Century Austrian Antique Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Bentwood

Elegant Tommi Parzinger Console/Vanity for Charak Modern 1940's
Elegant Tommi Parzinger Console/Vanity for Charak Modern 1940's

Elegant Tommi Parzinger Console/Vanity for Charak Modern 1940's

By Tommi Parzinger

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

A signed Tommi Parzinger console/vanity for Charak Modern in mahogany with two drawers and storage compartment (with lift up glass cover). Elegant form with curved legs. Polished br...

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1940s American Vintage Vanities

Materials

Brass

Antique Solid Wood Vanity or Console – Custom Hand-Painted Boho Tropical Décor
Antique Solid Wood Vanity or Console – Custom Hand-Painted Boho Tropical Décor

Antique Solid Wood Vanity or Console – Custom Hand-Painted Boho Tropical Décor

Located in North Fort Myers, FL

A truly one-of-a-kind antique solid wood vanity or entryway console, thoughtfully reimagined with a custom hand-painted and decoupage boho tropical motif. This piece blends Old World...

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Vanities

Materials

Wood

Toilet or entryway console table of Italian manufacture, 1940s-50s
Toilet or entryway console table of Italian manufacture, 1940s-50s

Toilet or entryway console table of Italian manufacture, 1940s-50s

Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO

Elegant and refined dressing table or entryway console, of Italian manufacture, dating from the 1940s or 1950s. The design of this furniture a style that combines elements of Art D...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Erosion Vanity by Alexandre Labruyère
Erosion Vanity by Alexandre Labruyère

Erosion Vanity by Alexandre Labruyère

By Alexandre Labruyère

Located in Paris, FR

Vanity Erosion Interested in the movement of pebbles along the coasts of the English Channel and in the ever-changing shapes they take during their journey, Alexandre Labruyère captu...

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2010s French Minimalist Vanities

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Demi-Lune Black and Mirror Console Table, 1990
Art Deco Demi-Lune Black and Mirror Console Table, 1990

Art Deco Demi-Lune Black and Mirror Console Table, 1990

Located in Roma, Lazio

Beautiful console in typical Italian style by Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi and Osvaldo Borsani. This console has a very luxurious appearance, due to the use of uncommon materials. Th...

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1990s Italian Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Brass

French Mid-Century Modern Steel and Marble Vanity or Nightstand, 1930
French Mid-Century Modern Steel and Marble Vanity or Nightstand, 1930

French Mid-Century Modern Steel and Marble Vanity or Nightstand, 1930

Located in New York, NY

Chic, yet sober vanity with pure lines combining tubular steel with a beautiful marble top. This can also be used as a nightstand or console.

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1930s French Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Marble

Velara Dressing Table With Textured Drawers And Marble Top
Velara Dressing Table With Textured Drawers And Marble Top

Velara Dressing Table With Textured Drawers And Marble Top

Located in Freamunde, PT

This lacquered dressing table combines elegance and practicality with its 3D-relief drawers that add texture and character. The brushed brass ha...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Antique Victorian Mahogany Compact Desk, 1880s
Antique Victorian Mahogany Compact Desk, 1880s

Antique Victorian Mahogany Compact Desk, 1880s

Located in South Shields, GB

A Victorian mahogany desk of small proportions, circa 1880s. It features two cupboards and three drawers, and stands on castors

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1880s British Victorian Antique Vanities

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Nomon Peonza by Andres Martinez
Nomon Peonza by Andres Martinez

Nomon Peonza by Andres Martinez

$2,420Sale Price / item|20% Off

Nomon Peonza by Andres Martinez

By Stefano Bigi, Nomon

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Tribute to the spinning top and childhood games. Our Spinning Top is also a whimsical floor mirror.

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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Vanities

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVl Style Marquetry Bonheur du Jour
Louis XVl Style Marquetry Bonheur du Jour

Louis XVl Style Marquetry Bonheur du Jour

Located in Montreal, QC

A writing table with a fitted superstructure, this beautifully crafted and elegant piece has all the positive attributes. The upper section is enclosed by a pair of doors each with o...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI 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.

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1760s French Louis XV Antique Vanities

Materials

Tulipwood

20th Century Asthetic Movement Style Bamboo Hall Stand
20th Century Asthetic Movement Style Bamboo Hall Stand

20th Century Asthetic Movement Style Bamboo Hall Stand

Located in LYON, FR

Bamboo and brass Hall stand with mirror in the style of the asthetic movement. The tiger cane bamboo has been stripped and refinished. the shelves have bee...

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Mid-20th Century Australian Aesthetic Movement Vanities

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Suitcase, circa 1960s
Midcentury Suitcase, circa 1960s

Midcentury Suitcase, circa 1960s

Located in Praha, CZ

There are no keys Good condition Traces on the surface from use

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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Metal

American Sheraton Style Painted Dressing Table
American Sheraton Style Painted Dressing Table

American Sheraton Style Painted Dressing Table

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An American Sheraton style dressing table. The table features three dovetailed drawers with Flame Mahogany veneers and glass pulls. The piece is finished in antique white, with a blu...

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Late 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Vanities

Materials

Glass, Wood

Small toilet inlaid in different woods, Napoleon III taste, 19th century
Small toilet inlaid in different woods, Napoleon III taste, 19th century

Small toilet inlaid in different woods, Napoleon III taste, 19th century

Located in Milano, IT

top decorated with a musical trophy that opens above compartments and at the back a mirror. On the girdle a geometric decoration, fluted truncated legs joined by molded crossbars, po...

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19th Century Italian Antique Vanities

Materials

Nutwood

Violette Vanity / Console Table by KLN Studio in Cherry
Violette Vanity / Console Table by KLN Studio in Cherry

Violette Vanity / Console Table by KLN Studio in Cherry

By KLN Studio

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The Violette Vanity is part of a collection of bedroom furniture pieces including matching nightstands, bedframe and a headboard. The vanity's simple but elegant design features inse...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

French Mid-Century Modern Credenza /Console / Sofa Table by Jacques Quinet, 1970
French Mid-Century Modern Credenza /Console / Sofa Table by Jacques Quinet, 1970

French Mid-Century Modern Credenza /Console / Sofa Table by Jacques Quinet, 1970

By Jacques Quinet

Located in New York, NY

A Rare and Elegant French Mid-Century console /sofa table / credenza by Jacques Quinet in the Modern Neoclassical spirit with double drawers in patinated and laminated wood set on a ...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Metal

Unique Cabinetmaker Rosewood Dressing Table Made in Denmark circa 1950
Unique Cabinetmaker Rosewood Dressing Table Made in Denmark circa 1950

Unique Cabinetmaker Rosewood Dressing Table Made in Denmark circa 1950

By Gustav Bertelsen

Located in London, GB

Freestanding Brazilian rosewood lady's desk, frame with oblique stretchers. Front with two drawers, above pull-out writing leaf. Top with three drawers, room for storage and two cabi...

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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Rosewood

English Sheraton Satinwood and Mahogany Sewing Table
English Sheraton Satinwood and Mahogany Sewing Table

English Sheraton Satinwood and Mahogany Sewing Table

Located in Queens, NY

English Sheraton-style (19th Century) satinwood and mahogany fluted inlaid sewing table with serpentine shaped flip top and stretcher.

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19th Century English Sheraton Antique Vanities

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Art Deco Vanity for Men or Shaving Stand with a Mirror done in Mahogany
Art Deco Vanity for Men or Shaving Stand with a Mirror done in Mahogany

Art Deco Vanity for Men or Shaving Stand with a Mirror done in Mahogany

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find an antique Vanity for Men, Shaving Stand or a Side Table, with adjustable Telescope Mirror. The table features a small compartment/drawer and an adjusta...

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

Portable, Inlaid Rosewood Dressing Table From the 1910-1920s
Portable, Inlaid Rosewood Dressing Table From the 1910-1920s

Portable, Inlaid Rosewood Dressing Table From the 1910-1920s

Located in Opole, PL

Portable, Inlaid Rosewood Dressing Table From the 1910-1920s A small, portable dressing table from the early 20th century in the form of a rectangular box with a movable mirror moun...

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Early 20th Century European Vanities

Materials

Rosewood

Richly Inlaid Portable Dressing Table from the 19th Century
Richly Inlaid Portable Dressing Table from the 19th Century

Richly Inlaid Portable Dressing Table from the 19th Century

Located in Opole, PL

Richly Inlaid Portable Dressing Table from the 19th Century We present you this richly inlaid portable dressing table, which can be locked with a key. The whole is from the end of 1...

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19th Century European Antique Vanities

Materials

Wood

19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur du Jour
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur du Jour

19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur du Jour

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Wonderful Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaque Bonheur Du Jour The top with a pierced three quarter gallery and white marble top above a...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vanities

Materials

Bronze

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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