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Vintage Vanity Table With Drawers By Up Zavody, Czechoslovakia 1980s
Vintage Vanity Table With Drawers By Up Zavody, Czechoslovakia 1980s

Vintage Vanity Table With Drawers By Up Zavody, Czechoslovakia 1980s

By Up Závody

Located in Zohor, SK

Lovely vanity table produced in 1986 by UP Závody, Czechoslovakia, originally part of a bedroom set and designed for use as a dressing table. The piece features two drawers fitted wi...

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1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

PVC, Birch

Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1958
Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1958

Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1958

By Ico & Luisa Parisi

Located in Berlin, DE

Dressing table model 'Positano 1306' Veneered wood, black lacquered metal construction, adjustable mirror Dimension / D. 85.5 cm, T 45 cm, H 117 cm o mirror 38 cm Design / Ico & Luis...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Wood

Dressing table with chair in Art Deco style, Poland, mid-20th century.
Dressing table with chair in Art Deco style, Poland, mid-20th century.

Dressing table with chair in Art Deco style, Poland, mid-20th century.

Located in Chorzów, PL

Art Deco dressing table with chair from the 1950s. A dressing table in a geometric form characteristic of the Art Deco style. The furniture has one small drawer, a spacious top idea...

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Mid-20th Century Polish Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Walnut

Shagreen Writing Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Shagreen Writing Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris

Shagreen Writing Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris

By Kifu 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. Inspired by the original Rhapsody lamp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Brass

Rosewood Gentleman's Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret Drawer
Rosewood Gentleman's Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret Drawer

Rosewood Gentleman's Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret Drawer

Located in Savannah, GA

This handsome rosewood English vanity box retains the original glass bottles and jars with silver plated tops, 19th century. The inside reveals multiple compartments and a spring loaded lever opens the secret drawer...

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1840s English Victorian Antique Vanities

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Dressing Table/ Chest of Drawers with Gustavian Grey Paint & Oval Mirror
Antique Dressing Table/ Chest of Drawers with Gustavian Grey Paint & Oval Mirror

Antique Dressing Table/ Chest of Drawers with Gustavian Grey Paint & Oval Mirror

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A late 19th century pine chest of drawers or dressing table with newly-painted Gustavian grey/white or driftwood color paint. Offers an oval dressing mirror that pivots and rests over a table surface that is flanked on each side by a pedestal housing a drawer for toiletries, below which are two long...

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Late 19th Century Scandinavian Late Victorian Antique Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Pine

Maurice Dufrene Dressing Table
Maurice Dufrene Dressing Table

Maurice Dufrene Dressing Table

By Maurice Dufrêne

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

Materials

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

20th French Century Marble Top Walnut Console Table with Drawer
20th French Century Marble Top Walnut Console Table with Drawer

20th French Century Marble Top Walnut Console Table with Drawer

Located in Miami, FL

Walnut console table with four curved legs with a drawer and a marble top.     

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Late 19th Century Spanish Biedermeier Antique Vanities

Materials

Marble

19th Century Oakwood Vanity Table With Candlesticks, Micro-Inlays, AT ca. 1890
19th Century Oakwood Vanity Table With Candlesticks, Micro-Inlays, AT ca. 1890

19th Century Oakwood Vanity Table With Candlesticks, Micro-Inlays, AT ca. 1890

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Remarkable late 19th century oakwood vanity table with candlesticks from the so-called "historicism" period in Austria. This exceptional "table" vanity table is an absolutely unique ...

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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Fruitwood, Oak

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

Mid Century Vanity by White & Newton of Portsmouth
Mid Century Vanity by White & Newton of Portsmouth

Mid Century Vanity by White & Newton of Portsmouth

By White & Newton

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A superbly crafted 1960s vanity/desk By White & Newton of Portsmouth. The company favored the use of teak in many of its staple designs, but on its higher end pieces used more lu...

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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Wood, Teak

French Moderne Style Vanity
French Moderne Style Vanity

French Moderne Style Vanity

Located in New York, NY

A French circa 1950s nickel-plated vanity with black glass shelves and mirror. Measurements: Height 64 3/4" Width 39" Depth 15 1/4".

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1940s French Vintage Vanities

Materials

Silver Plate

Dressing Table, Italy, 1960s
Dressing Table, Italy, 1960s

Dressing Table, Italy, 1960s

By (After) Gio Ponti

Located in New York, NY

Dressing table with a drawer on the left side and a lift-up compartment with mirror on the right. The slightly splayed straight legs are joined at the center by a circular wooden and...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Desk by Ginger Brown with Black & White Marquetry, France
Art Deco Desk by Ginger Brown with Black & White Marquetry, France

Art Deco Desk by Ginger Brown with Black & White Marquetry, France

By Ginger Brown

Located in Bourguebus, FR

This desk is made of black and white polished marquetry with brass trims. It has 2 drawers with brass handles. The legs are in black polished marquetry. It can be used as a writing d...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Brass

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Faux Bamboo Gilt Metal Console with Smoked Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Faux Bamboo Gilt Metal Console with Smoked Glass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Faux Bamboo Gilt Metal Console with Smoked Glass

Located in Miami, FL

Mid-Century Modern Italian faux bamboo gilt metal console table or vanity with smoked glass. Measures: Total height: 25.6in Height to the glass top: 24.80in Height to the middle glass shelve: 16.14in Height to the low shelves...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

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

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...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror

1963 Danish Writing Desk and Mirrored Vanity, Wood, Oestergaard
1963 Danish Writing Desk and Mirrored Vanity, Wood, Oestergaard

1963 Danish Writing Desk and Mirrored Vanity, Wood, Oestergaard

By Harry Østergaard

Located in Arosio, IT

A Mid-Century Modern small desk that can also be used as mirrored vanity. It has one tilt mirror (still bearing the original label) and one drawer. Legs are in hardwood and the top i...

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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Brass

1890 English Ironstone Basin and Pitcher on Mirrored Oak Washstand
1890 English Ironstone Basin and Pitcher on Mirrored Oak Washstand

1890 English Ironstone Basin and Pitcher on Mirrored Oak Washstand

Located in Germantown, MD

1890 English ironstone basin and pitcher on mirrored oak washstand in very good condition. Mirror seems to have been replaces and is in good condition....

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Late 19th Century English Antique Vanities

Materials

Ironstone, Mirror, Oak

Modern Butterscotch Mosaic 2-Drawer Desk with Chocolate Oak by Ercole Home
Modern Butterscotch Mosaic 2-Drawer Desk with Chocolate Oak by Ercole Home

Modern Butterscotch Mosaic 2-Drawer Desk with Chocolate Oak by Ercole Home

By Ercole Home

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This is a very attractive and functional piece to be used as a writing desk or vanity in a modern home. Rich, warm, and modern, this desk can add sleek comfort to your space. Handcr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vanities

Materials

Art Glass, Cut Glass, Oak

Danish Modern Floating-Top Teak Desk with Bookcase by Dyrlund
Danish Modern Floating-Top Teak Desk with Bookcase by Dyrlund

Danish Modern Floating-Top Teak Desk with Bookcase by Dyrlund

By Dyrlund

Located in Miami, FL

A stylish and modern teak executive desk with floating top designed and made in Denmark by Dyrlund. The Scandinavian writing table features three drawers on the left, an open filing ...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Teak

French 19th Century Gentleman’s Dressing Table
French 19th Century Gentleman’s Dressing Table

French 19th Century Gentleman’s Dressing Table

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A distinct and stately Neoclassical gentleman’s dressing table from France, perhaps inspired by the influential English aesthete Beau Brummell whose high standards for personal appea...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vanities

Materials

Marble, Brass

Rare Art Deco Vanity by Maxime Old
Rare Art Deco Vanity by Maxime Old

Rare Art Deco Vanity by Maxime Old

By Maxime Old

Located in Bridgewater, CT

A sycamore, gilt bronze and parchment vanity with mirror by Maxime Old (1910-1991,) created, circa 1940. Only three examples of this design have ever ...

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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities

Materials

Sycamore, Parchment Paper

Organic nature-inspired chenille bronzed brass Figueroa stool by InsidherLand
Organic nature-inspired chenille bronzed brass Figueroa stool by InsidherLand

Organic nature-inspired chenille bronzed brass Figueroa stool by InsidherLand

By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand

Located in Maia, Porto

Located in the sunny California, the charming Figueroa Mountain is a magical landscape that led to the creation of the Figueroa stool. The exquisite stool recreates the profile of t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass, Metal

Jacob & Josef Kohn Elegant bentwood vanity
Jacob & Josef Kohn Elegant bentwood vanity

Jacob & Josef Kohn Elegant bentwood vanity

By Jacob & Josef Kohn

Located in Milano, IT

Jacob & Josef Kohn Elegant bentwood vanity, featuring a light, sinuous structure with a contoured top and a small front drawer. The tilting mirror is framed and supported by vertica...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Vanities

Materials

Bentwood

1970s California Craftman Inlaid Coffee Table
1970s California Craftman Inlaid Coffee Table

1970s California Craftman Inlaid Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

A unique hand crafted polished wood top with black resin inlay and turquoise stones. The top is able to rotate, Lazy Susan style. The base is a natural driftwood trunk.

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Driftwood

Art Deco Donald Deskey Style Palisander Wood and Marble Vanity w/ Full Mirror
Art Deco Donald Deskey Style Palisander Wood and Marble Vanity w/ Full Mirror

Art Deco Donald Deskey Style Palisander Wood and Marble Vanity w/ Full Mirror

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Art-Deco Donald Deskey style vanity, full-length mirror. The stunning Palisander Rosewood piece has a full-length beveled mirror, with a small cabinet to each side, each with a drawe...

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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Vanities

Materials

Palisander

Mirror Vanity
Mirror Vanity

Mirror Vanity

Located in Hellerup, DK

French vintage mirror vanity with wing mirrors and a drawer. The vanity has a lovely curved table top and is in very good condition - it has patina but no nicks or cuts.

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1930s French Vintage Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Dressing Table No.23 by Jacob & Josef Kohn
Dressing Table No.23 by Jacob & Josef Kohn

Dressing Table No.23 by Jacob & Josef Kohn

Located in London, GB

A bentwood stone top dressing table by Viennese furniture makers Jacob & Josef Kohn, circa 1910. Featuring a rare and beautiful stone table top and shelf as well as a striped wood ...

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Early 20th Century Vanities

Materials

Stone

1930s ART DECO C.W.S CABINET WORKS DRESSING TABLE WITH MIRROR
1930s ART DECO C.W.S CABINET WORKS DRESSING TABLE WITH MIRROR

1930s ART DECO C.W.S CABINET WORKS DRESSING TABLE WITH MIRROR

Located in Pulborough, GB

Antiques of London A distinctive Art Deco dressing table by C.W.S. Cabinet Works, Birmingham, dating to the 1930s. This piece combines the elegance of period design with practica...

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20th Century British Vanities

Materials

Hardwood

Romeo Rega 1970s Italian Midcentury Table in Stainless Steel, brass and Mirror
Romeo Rega 1970s Italian Midcentury Table in Stainless Steel, brass and Mirror

Romeo Rega 1970s Italian Midcentury Table in Stainless Steel, brass and Mirror

By Romeo Rega

Located in bari, IT

This spectacular table, designed by Romeo Rega, is made of steel, brass and mirrored glass. Rega’s furniture is characterized by geometric shapes and reduced forms. His designs are ...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Dutch Mahogany Dressing Table
Dutch Mahogany Dressing Table

Dutch Mahogany Dressing Table

$3,262Sale Price|38% Off

Dutch Mahogany Dressing Table

Located in Cheshire, GB

Dutch mahogany and marquetry inlaid dressing table the arched mirror between tapered uprights to the base section fitted with long frieze drawer over a ...

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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Vanities

Materials

Wood

A Rare Thonet Bentwood Oak Shaving Stand / Vanity with Mirror, 19th C.
A Rare Thonet Bentwood Oak Shaving Stand / Vanity with Mirror, 19th C.

A Rare Thonet Bentwood Oak Shaving Stand / Vanity with Mirror, 19th C.

By Thonet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This beautiful and sculptural piece features an oval swivel mirror flanked by two scrolling supports joining in a single support, above three oval storage compartments with swivel tr...

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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Vanities

Materials

Oak

Teak Dressing Table or Desk from Bath Cabinet Makers, 1960s
Teak Dressing Table or Desk from Bath Cabinet Makers, 1960s

Teak Dressing Table or Desk from Bath Cabinet Makers, 1960s

By Bath Cabinet Makers

Located in South Shields, GB

A mid century teak dressing table from Bath Cabinet Makers, circa 1960s The original fixed mirror has been removed - to use this piece as a dressing table, a freestanding mirror ca...

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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Teak

Arts & Crafts Dressing Stand
Arts & Crafts Dressing Stand

Arts & Crafts Dressing Stand

$1,522Sale Price|43% Off

Arts & Crafts Dressing Stand

Located in Cheshire, GB

Dressing stand/shaving stand the mirrored adjustable top above turned back. To the base section fitted with marble top above single short draw and cupbo...

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Early 20th Century British Vanities

Materials

Pine

Toiletries 50s 60s
Toiletries 50s 60s

Toiletries 50s 60s

By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting

Located in Milano, IT

Vintage 20th-century Italian-made toilet made of oak veneer wood with stool, shelf and small chest of drawers, 1970s mirror and light point serviced and working.

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Oak

French Midcentury Chesnut Marble Dressing Table Vanity Unit Mirror
French Midcentury Chesnut Marble Dressing Table Vanity Unit Mirror

French Midcentury Chesnut Marble Dressing Table Vanity Unit Mirror

Located in Labrit, Landes

Vanity dressing table with mirror and little two-doors cabinet circa 1940 The marble is the original. It is excellent condition after renovation. The mirror will be changed. The mirr...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Marble, Chrome

ART DECO HEALS LONDON LiMED OAK DRESSING TABLE & STOOL PART OF A LARGE SUITE
ART DECO HEALS LONDON LiMED OAK DRESSING TABLE & STOOL PART OF A LARGE SUITE

ART DECO HEALS LONDON LiMED OAK DRESSING TABLE & STOOL PART OF A LARGE SUITE

By Heal's

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Art Deco Circa 1920's Limed Oak, Heals of London Dressing table & Stool which is part of a s...

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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Oak

French lacquered Work table Side table Worker Accordion Sewing Cabinet, 19th C
French lacquered Work table Side table Worker Accordion Sewing Cabinet, 19th C

French lacquered Work table Side table Worker Accordion Sewing Cabinet, 19th C

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

This Asian-inspired lacquered wooden work table is a beautiful expandable sewing box covered with lacquer on all sides. On the upper part, intended to receive the sewing material, th...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vanities

Materials

Lacquer

1970s Dutch Modern Pine Vanity Set in the Style of Ate van Apeldoorn
1970s Dutch Modern Pine Vanity Set in the Style of Ate van Apeldoorn

1970s Dutch Modern Pine Vanity Set in the Style of Ate van Apeldoorn

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vanity set designed in the style of Dutch furniture designer Ate van Apeldoorn, exemplifying the geometric, material-forward aesthetic of 1970s Dutch Modern. The desk surface is supp...

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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Pine

Danish Mid Century Teak Secretary Desk Vanity with Mirror Kai Kristiansen
Danish Mid Century Teak Secretary Desk Vanity with Mirror Kai Kristiansen

Danish Mid Century Teak Secretary Desk Vanity with Mirror Kai Kristiansen

By Kai Kristiansen

Located in Baltimore, MD

An elegant rare Mid-Century Modern teak secretary desk or vanity with mirror by famous Danish designer Kai Kristiansen for Torring, in Denmark. Featuring beautifully grained teak woo...

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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Teak

French Parchment Lacquered Vanity And  Leather Top Stool
French Parchment Lacquered Vanity And  Leather Top Stool

French Parchment Lacquered Vanity And Leather Top Stool

Located in Westport, CT

Circa 1960's french parchment,Vanity with many compartments and draws .top part opens for thee angle Mirror with key and locks,and original matching Le...

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities

Materials

Brass

Onde Table — Natural, Black and Dark Walnut
Onde Table — Natural, Black and Dark Walnut

Onde Table — Natural, Black and Dark Walnut

Located in Singapore, SG

This Onde Desk variation, designed by Studio Kallang, features the studio's signature striking Black/Natural Onde Motif along with a rich, dark-stained teak body. Handcrafted in Ind...

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2010s Indonesian Post-Modern Vanities

Materials

Teak

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Vanities

Materials

Walnut

A postmodern matching console vanity and mirror, circa 1980
A postmodern matching console vanity and mirror, circa 1980

A postmodern matching console vanity and mirror, circa 1980

Located in View Park, CA

A striking and very unique matching set including a Demi-lune console and eye-shaped mirror with colorful postmodern motif, circa 1980. Each piece is lacquered wood, and the mirror i...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Spanish Marquetry Vanity Desk with Drop Leaves
Early 20th Century Spanish Marquetry Vanity Desk with Drop Leaves

Early 20th Century Spanish Marquetry Vanity Desk with Drop Leaves

Located in BÉTERA, ES

Elegant Spanish writing desk from the early 20th century, crafted in fine wood and richly decorated with geometric marquetry across the top and drawer fronts. The piece features a v...

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Early 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Vanities

Materials

Bronze

Beautiful Dressing Table by Aksel Kjersgaard in Oak, Denmark, 1960s
Beautiful Dressing Table by Aksel Kjersgaard in Oak, Denmark, 1960s

Beautiful Dressing Table by Aksel Kjersgaard in Oak, Denmark, 1960s

By Aksel Kjersgaard

Located in Berlin, DE

Designed by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard in the mid-1960s, model 40. Solid oak drawer fronts with striking round recessed pulls. The mirror angle adjusts by sliding the oak ...

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20th Century Danish Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Oak

Swedish Biedermeier Mahogany Dressing Table, circa 1820
Swedish Biedermeier Mahogany Dressing Table, circa 1820

Swedish Biedermeier Mahogany Dressing Table, circa 1820

Located in Kastrup, DK

Swedish biedermeier / late empire mahogany mirrored dressing table. Swing mirror supported by gilt fluted columns, lyre shaped pedestal on brass ball feet. Sweden, circa 1820.

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Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Vanities

Materials

Bronze

English Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table - Black Marble Top and Mercury Mirror
English Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table - Black Marble Top and Mercury Mirror

English Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table - Black Marble Top and Mercury Mirror

Located in Firenze, IT

A finely crafted English Victorian dressing table in richly figured mahogany, dating from the 19th century, notable for its restrained scale and exceptional attention to detail. Rai...

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Vanities

Materials

Brass, Bronze

1930s Deco vanity table/dressing table
1930s Deco vanity table/dressing table

1930s Deco vanity table/dressing table

Located in London, Lambeth

Compact Deco dressing table chrome metal frame with mirrored surface and vanity mirror Cc 1930 French

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Chrome

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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