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Modern Eglomise Glass Byzantine Gold Vanity and Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mystic Byzantine Gold Green 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 brushed brass finish. The hand hammered metal base...
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2010s American Modern Vanities

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Metal

Mid Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Dressing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
White lacquered mid century Louis XVI style dressing table outlined in lime green accent.
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20th Century Italian Directoire Vanities

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Wood

Custom Mirrored Vanity with Tryptic Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Custom mirrored vanity with tryptic mirror. Customization available in different sizes and hardware.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Wood, Glass

English George III Inlaid Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table or Beau Brummel
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fabulous quality rare and important antique English George III inlaid flame mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table or Beau Brummel. This table...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Vanities

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Mahogany, Bone

Swedish Vintage Elm Dressing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made Swedish vintage elm dressing table / desk. This was recently imported from Sweden, it was made by Mobelbolaget and dates from the 1950’s. The quali...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

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Elm

Vanity / dressing table in Walnut, Brass and glass by Josef Frank, 1950's
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...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Walnut

Danish Modern Teak Three Drawer Vanity Chest by Nils Jonsson
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern dresser chest in teak designed by Nils Jonsson circa 1960s. Equipped with three storage drawers accessorized with sculpted inset pulls and dovetail construction. Features a hidden mirror...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities

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Mirror, Teak

Vivian Beauty Desk, in brass, glass and wood, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vivian is a contemporary Beauty Desk, it can be a Makeup Table, a Writing Table, and even a mirror. Vivian mirror is a mirror with a jewelry shelf. An eleg...
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2010s Italian Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Illuminated Vanity Together Mirror with Stool Paramount Theater Boston
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco acid etched Illuminated Vanity with aluminum trim attached to Vanity with illuminated bottom column, original aluminum stool. From the women’s powder room Paramount Theater...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vanities

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Aluminum

Art Deco Dressing Table in Carved Walnut, France, circa 1930
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant dressing / vanity table. Structure in walnut. 2 drawers beautifully sculpted with flowers (stylized roses in the style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh) and beautiful silvere...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities

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Bronze

Vintage Anglo Indian Wicker and Rattan Peacock Vanity
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual vintage Anglo Indian vanity handcrafted in a stylized peacock form with wicker sides and back having a woven rattan top, drawers fronts, and cabinet doors. Kneehol...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vanities

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Wicker, Rattan

Antique Mahogany Dressing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5386 An elegant French dressing table in mahogany having shaped triple mirror with original bevelled edge glass (minor imperfections) decorated with a ormolu bows to the top above ...
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Early 20th Century French Vanities

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Mahogany

Italian Bamboo and Mirror Vanity
Located in New York, NY
Chic bamboo vanity crafted in Italy. Quality seen in the photos. The mirror is brass. There is a drawer in the front. Perfect entry table or room/bathroom vanity. In the manner of Ga...
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Fine Italian Deco Console/Vanity Table With Brass Mirror
Located in Westport, CT
A pristine Deco Italian console table with modified brass shield-shaped mirror. The console or vanity table shown with a black glass top with rounded clover edges above three maho...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

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Mahogany

1940s Antique Vanity Baroque Spanish, Dressing Table, Hand Carved Walnut & Burl
Located in Miami, FL
Signed by Mariano Garcia. Early 20th century, antique vanity or entrance console, available entry mirror on a hand carved walnut frame, with a gold leaf surface finish. Venetian Baro...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Vanities

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Wood

1940s Scandinavian Vanity Dressing Table with Its Triptych Mirror
Located in London, GB
This is a classic Swedish dressing table/vanity table from the 1930s/40s, showcasing the timeless elegance of Scandinavian design. The dressing table features a distinctive curved t...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vanities

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Walnut

Rose Selavy Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Selavy vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada Measures: Vanity desk • W 94 x D 59 x H 139.5 cm Stool • W 57 x D 43 x H 64 cm Des...
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2010s French Modern Vanities

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Wood

Solid oak wood vanity desk table with mirror LED light touch sensor and storage
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Oak

Superb 19th Century French Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This exceptional French 19th century Empire mahogany dressing table is complete with its original mercury glass mirror and white Carrara marble top. The oval mirror is framed with be...
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1940s French Empire Vintage Vanities

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Ormolu

Vivian beauty desk and mirror, in lacquered oak by AccardiBuccheri for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vivian is a contemporary beauty desk, it can be used as make-up table, thanks to its light wall mirror, or as jewel case. It has simple lines and sophistic...
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2010s Italian Modern Vanities

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Brass

ANTIQUE ART DECO CIRCA 1930's SATIN WALNUT DRESSING TABLE + MIRROR PART OF SUITE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely satin Walnut Art Deco circa 1930's dressing table with tri folding mirrors which is part of a sm...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Vanities

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Mirror, Walnut

Awaiting Vanity Table with Mirror Velvet and Brass
Located in Roma, IT
This vanity table and this stool are part of the Awaiting collection, presented by Secondome during Milan Fuorisalone 2016. It's a series of items born from the encounter between the...
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2010s Italian Vanities

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Brass, Metallic Thread

Rare Raymond Loewy DF 2000 Vanity for Doubinsky Freres France
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A rare DF 2000 vanity with pull down locking vanity surface, inside having two small glass shelves and a mirror with storage cubies and a jewelry d...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Vanities

Materials

Laminate

Early 20th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Console Table
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish carved walnut console table with two drawers and green marble top. This early 20th century Spanish Console tabl...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vanities

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Marble

French 19th Century Empire-Style Dressing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This exceptional mahogany dressing table is complete with its original mercury glass pivoting mirror and white marble top. The mirror has foxing and is framed with beautiful mahogany...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Vanities

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Mahogany

Stunning French Art Deco Vanity/ Dressing Table/ Full View Oval Mirror
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning French Art Deco vanity/ dressing table/ full view oval mirror, beautiful burl and mahogany, Classic Art Deco grapevine stylized details, retains original marble tops, also o...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities

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Brass

Victorian Dressing Table, Mahogany, Metal, Glass, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Vanity unit made of mahogany carved wood with the front legs turned as clusters topped by vase-shaped pieces, drawer on the front and a recessed upper body with three drawers on each...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Vanities

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Metal

Midcentury Italian Vanity Table or Dressing Table
Located in London, GB
Beautiful solid lacquered walnut vanity table. Characterized by refined simple line with elegant straight legs. Practical drawer with brass handles and key. Two beautiful bronze deco...
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1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vanities

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Walnut

Italian Mid-Century Modern Lucite Chrome and Brass Vanity Table Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern Lucite chrome and brass vanity table mirror.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass, Chrome

Midcentury Modern Wall Mounted Dressing Table from Luxus, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful wall dressing table by Uno and Östen Kristiansson, made from oak. Cool details in the joinery and the sculpted handles on the drawers.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities

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Mirror, Oak

Gino Maggioni for Atelier di Varedo 1920s Vanity Table in Carved Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Maggioni for Atelier di Varedo, vanity table / dressing table, oak, wrought iron, mirrored glas, Italy, 1920s This vanity table, designed by Gino Maggioni during his time at th...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities

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Iron

Louis XVI Vanity or Poudreuse, Germany 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Enhance your bedroom with the sophisticated elegance of this exquisite antique Louis XVI Vanity or Poudreuse from Germany, circa 1780. Crafted from walnut veneer, this exquisite piec...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Vanities

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Walnut

Italian 1970s Vanity Table & Seat made in chrome and smoked glass
Located in Roma, IT
A dressing table with sparkling and mirrored chrome like the rims of vintage cars. Made in Italy between the 60s and 70s, it is composed of two modules, a practical hexagonal section...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Vanities

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Chrome

Small dressing table with iconic round mirror, in glass and steel, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Small dressing table with iconic round mirror, in glass, wood and steel, 1970s Dressing table with drawer and round mirror, metal structure with black opal glass top and wooden dra...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

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Metal

1920'S ART DECO BURR WALNUT DRESSING TABLE WITH LARGE MiRROR CUPBOARDS & DRAWERS
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this 1920s Burr Walnut Dressing Table With Large Mirror. A beautiful well made and solid table, with some wear and one repair on the front left b...
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20th Century British Vanities

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Walnut

Early 20th C. Italian Art Nouveau Vanity in Walnut, Entry Mirror, Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italy Art Nouveau vanity in massive walnut and veneer walnut, all original, vax polished. Beautiful and useful as an entrance mirror furniture for it...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vanities

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Walnut

20th Century French Vintage Wooden Vanity Table with Mirror Top and Drawers
Located in Sofia, BG
Very well preserved 20th century french vintage vanity table with mirror top and drawers that is made in fruit wood. It is raised on slightly curved legs with a delicate detail at th...
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Mid-20th Century Vanities

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Fruitwood

Modern White Blossom Glass Mosaic Desk with Modern Metal Base by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pavia Blossom desk/vanity by Ercole Home has a 2-drawer, with a painted white wood finish on oak. Handcut glass mosaics in white and silver decorate the drawer fronts in blossom...
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2010s American Modern Vanities

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Mirrored Vanity Table after Alvar Aalto design for Artek
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Unique, petite single drawer vanity and mirror after the design of Alvar Aalto for Artek. It's simplistic design is stunning. Circa 1960's, this piece is constructed using natural B...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Oak

Late 19th Century Hand Papinted Tole French Washstand with Basin
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand painted Toleware French iron Washstand with French faience wash basin. Years of wear on this beauty, with a spectacular green.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Vanities

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Iron

1950s Mid Century Vanity by Heywood Wakefield
Located in North Hollywood, CA
✨ Mid-Century Modern Maple Vanity by Heywood-Wakefield ✨ Crafted in the 1950s, this American-made vanity by Heywood-Wakefield is a dreamy blend of form and function. With its signat...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

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Glass, Maple

1910s Antique Vanity Art Nouveau with Original Beveled Mirror in Walnut and Burl
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century, antique vanity or entrance console, oscillating entrance beveled mirror, Art Nouveau, in walnut and burl walnut, restored and polished to wax. Measures cm: H 1...
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1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Vanities

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Burl, Mirror, Walnut

21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Vanity Desk Modern, Althea V
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Two drawers vanity desk with metal base and mirrors. The beautiful mix between metal inserts and the lacquered structure is perfect for a Contemporary and luxurious environment. It i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities

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Metal

Maurice Dufrene Dressing Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco dressing table/coiffeuse, circa 1922, by Maurice Dufrene in burled mahogany and ebonized wood, and with marquetry in exotic hardwoods, abalone and mother-of-p...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities

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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany

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...
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19th Century French Antique Vanities

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Tortoise Shell

Scandinavian Modern Tubular Chrome Dresser Set, 1940s
Located in Karis, Nyland
A very rare dresser manufactured by Heteka (Helsingin Teräshuonekalutehdas) in Finland in the 1940’s. The model PÖ305 was firstly introduced in Heteka’s 1941 cataloque and became an ...
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1940s Scandinavian Bauhaus Vintage Vanities

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Steel, Chrome

Vintage 1950s Italian Vanity/Desk with Mirror, in Solid Wood, Gio Ponti Style
Located in Milano, IT
Presented here is a rare and beautiful little vanity desk, designed in the style of Giò Ponti and produced in Italy during the 1940s. Skillfully crafted from solid wood, it is a time...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Vanities

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Wood

Art Deco Style Mirrored Vanity with Triptych Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco style mirrored vanity with triptych mirror. Customization available in different sizes,and hardware.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Vanities

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Mirror, Wood

Art Deco Poudreuse Desk in Birchwood and Black Lacquer, Francs 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Step into the golden era of design with this breathtaking 1930s French Art Deco poudreuse, a rare piece that effortlessly merges elegance and utility. Whether used as a vanity, conso...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities

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Lacquer, Birch

Lovely Art Deco Faux Tortoise Shell Vanity Table and Stool Brass Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Art Deco style vanity table with faux bois tortoise shell finish. The top has a distressed gold finish covered with an inset piece of custom glass. Behind the brass mesh d...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Vanities

Materials

Brass

Fine French Art Deco Illuminated Chrome Table Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1930s partially adjustable vanity/table mirror in chrome. Signed (not identified).
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities

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Chrome

French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Pietra Dura Vanity Stand, Attr. Tahan, Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare French 19th century gilt-bronze and pietra dura vanity stand, attributed to Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Tahan (1813-1892) - Maison Tahan, Paris. The ornate slender bronze body fitted with a rectangular vanity mirror surmounted with a beaded trim and blue-celeste Cloisonné enamel corners centering a ribbon bow supported by two reeded columns, each issuing a scrolled foliate candle arm, over a flip-top gilt-bronze compartment lined with a burgundy silk and fitted with 'pietra dura' marble inlay plaques...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Vanities

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Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Early 20th C. Berkey and Gay William and Mary Style Vanity Table Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A very fine, handcrafted Berkey and Gay Furniture William and Mary Style Vanity Table Desk. All drawers dovetailed, opening and closing smoothly. Measures 51.5" in width, 21" in dept...
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Early 20th Century American William and Mary Vanities

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Walnut

Mirrored Flip-Top Vanity Desk
Located in New York, NY
Mirrored flip-top vanity desk with three drawers. Customization is available in different sizes, finish and hardware.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Wood

Derry Vanity Table
Located in Ponsacco, IT
The vanity table features a lacquered structure with a smooth, glossy finish, giving it an elegant and sophisticated look. The top is covered in leather, providing a soft, tactile su...
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2010s Italian Modern Vanities

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Leather, Wood

Stunning Gilbert Rohde Art Deco Rosewood Dressing Table, Poof and Mirror
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning and quite rare Gilbert Rohde Art Deco rosewood dressing table, pouf and mirror, purchased recently from an amazing estate, folks originally purchased new from Herman Miller ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Vanities

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Nickel

Simmons Brushed Steel Sheraton Series Desk Vanity Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, Sheraton Series vanity or desk set by Simmons Company Furniture features an upholstered gray vinyl chair seat with gray d...
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Early 20th Century American Sheraton Vanities

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Steel

Mid-Century African Mahogany Vanity or Desk by E. Gomme for G-Plan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century modern vanity/desk designed by E. Gomme for G-Plan in the United Kingdom, circa 1950s. This exquisite vanity is a true masterpiece and features four intricately crafted drawers...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

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Brass

Wall mounted oak dressing table, Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Luxus, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Beautiful Midcentury modern wall dressing table by Uno and Östen Kristiansson produced by Luxus Vittsjö, Sweden, during the 1960s. Made in oak with great details in the joinery, sc...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Oak

Antique 19th C. Italian Regency Tole Metal Flip Top Yellow Vanity Sink Drysink
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C. Italian Regency Tole Metal Flip Top Yellow Vanity Sink Drysink. Item features a rectangular form, inset water basin with mirror, three drawers, and lower storage. Pai...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Regency Antique Vanities

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Metal

Make-Up Ash Stained Set Coiffeuse and Stool
Located in Paris, FR
Coiffeuse and Stool Make-up Ash Stained Set with structures in solid ash wood in moka stained finish for the coiffeuse, stool, mirror and drawers. With top in emperador polished ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vanities

Materials

Marble

1940s Danish Ebonised Vanity Dressing Table With Triptych Mirror
Located in London, GB
1940s dressing table with a black etched glass top, its original triptych mirror and brass handles. The vanity dressing table offers plenty of sto...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

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Mirror, Smoked Glass, Wood

Classic Modern Mirrored Vanity Desk with Triptych Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Custom Classic modern mirrored vanity desk with triptych mirror. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and hardware.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Wood, Glass

Modern Flip-Top Mirrored Vanity Desk
Located in New York, NY
Custom modern flip-top mirrored vanity desk with glass shelves. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and hardware.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

North German Biedermeier Dressing/ Console Table in Mahogany with Mirror, c 1825
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite early Biedermeier dressing table or console in fine West Indies mahogany, likely from Northern Germany. Features an oval mirror...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Vanities

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Mahogany, Pine

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Tulipwood Dressing Table by Sormani
Located in London, GB
An Elegant Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood Dressing Table In the Louis XV Style Attributed to Paul Sormani A superb example of late 19th century 'mobilier de luxe,' this tulipwood-veneere...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vanities

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Ormolu

C. G. Kimerly for Widdicomb 1940s Dramatic Art Deco Large Round Mirror Vanity
Located in St. Louis, MO
C. G. Kimerly for Widdicomb Lacquered Greek key base and casing with bleached mahogany drawers and brass pulls. Dramatic large round mirror with gl...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Vanities

Materials

Brass

Rimmel Vanity by Daytona
Located in Milan, IT
The contemporary style of this original vanity table provides a stylish surface for perfume, makeup, and jewelry. Two burnished brass tubular legs support an elongated oval Emperador...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities

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Marble, Brass

Shapland & Petter, Attributed, Arts & Crafts Gentleman's Wash or Shaving Stand
Located in London, GB
Shapland & Petter, attributed An Arts & Crafts gentleman's oak wash or shaving stand, with adjustable extending mirror, upper drawer and cupboard fl...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Vanities

Materials

Oak

Handcrafted English Oak Vanity Table
Located in London, GB
A larger incarnation of our modernist handcrafted English oak vanity console table. Designed and handmade in England using skilled traditional furniture making techniques. Completely...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Vanities

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Ebonized & Inlay Vanity
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An ebonized and bone inlay petite vanity from the 1800’s, France. The vanity top is connected with brass hinges and opens to reveal an inset mirror. The base is fitted with a removable and sliding tray over a drawer. You’ll find intricate bone inlay...
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19th Century French Other Antique Vanities

Materials

Wood

Alice Contemporary and Customizable Dressing Table by Luísa Peixoto
Located in PT
Dressing table. Part with 3 drawers. Partridge eye wood "Shell" color and details in gold metal. Leather top and lacquered feet. Bespoke / customizable Identical shapes with differe...
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2010s Portuguese Vanities

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Dressing Table in Oak, 1950s
Located in South Shields, GB
A beautiful quality, 1950's oak dressing table, in the manner of Heals Complete with a concealed mirror and compartment There are six drawers altogether
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Oak

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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