1940s Vanities

This rare and beautiful vanity designed by Paolo Buffa in Italy in the 1940s imparts a cosy, chic and glowing mood to a space. The warm rosewood remains looking beautiful and smooth ...

1940s dressing table with a black etched glass top, its original triptych mirror and brass handles. The vanity dressing table offers plenty of sto...

An ebonized and polished dark mahogany telephone cabinet or vanity table having a storage drawer and an innovative fold-out bench.

Hawker Aircraft Ltd. (British, 1920-1963) Aluminum Seven-Drawer Vanity, circa 1940, steel handles, apparently unmarked. 31" H x 47.25" W x 22" D. A w...

1940's French Provincial Ladies Vanity/ Dresser by Thomasville. Great storage drawers. 3 drawers with one under the miiror and compartment. Beautiful vanity built with excellent qual...

Early Mid-century vanity with matching stool by Paul Frankl for Brown Saltman company features his trademark combed wood sides with curled brass pulls. The Vanity includes two convex...

An Art Deco vanity made by Beautility featuring beautifully grained mahogany and a stylish flowing design. The dresser comprises of mirror, two large drawers,a jewelery drawer and t...

Osvaldo Borsani for Arredamenti Borsani Varedo, dressing table, model '6142', maple, brass, mirrored glass, lacquered wood, Italy, 1943 An exquisite and truly exceptional vanity table designed by the Italian Osvaldo Borsani, dating back to around 1943. This rare gem encapsulates the quintessence of Borsani's design ethos: elegant and graceful proportions, fine materials, and unique constellations. Crafted from warm-toned maple, every detail speaks of refinement, from the intricately carved legs adorned with graphic white lines to the kidney-shaped top embellished with a mirrored surface, reflecting one's cherished objects with finesse. An outstanding element is the trio of individual rectangular mirrors with softly rounded contours, equipped with built-in lamps executed within a brass framework, their crown sockets gracefully encircling the lightbulbs. These mirrors are affixed to a maple panel punctuated by three characteristic holes, a signature touch of Borsani. A discreet drawer offers practical storage while maintaining the table's sleek aesthetic. In every aspect, this table attests to Borsani's masterful ability to strike the perfect balance between the orante elegance of Art Deco and the daring approach towards materiality and streamlined functionality of Modernism. Osvaldo Borsani (1911-1985) was an Italian designer and architect, raised by a family of fine furniture makers in Varedo. At the age of 16, he joined his father’s furniture shop, the Atelier di Varedo, which was fully engaged in designing and furnishing homes inspired by the Italian Art Deco movement. The designer of the atelier was the Italian architect Gino Maggioni (1898-1955) who was known for his Viennese Jugendstil orientation of the early 20th century. In the 1930s, he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera and Politecnico di Milano, where he studied Fine Arts and Architecture respectively. In 1932, the family company was renamed ‘Arredamenti Borsani’ and opened its first studio in Milan. During this period, he encountered Avant-Garde artists of various artistic disciplines like Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Agenore Fabbri (1911-1998), Aligi Sassu (1912-2000), Roberto Crippa (1921-1972), Fausto Melotti (1901-1986), Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926-) and Giò Pomodoro (1930-2002). These collaborations resulted in the creation of furniture and interior design projects with a high-level of craftsmanship and artistry. In 1953, Borsani founded together with his twin brother Fulgenzio Borsani ‘Tecno’, a design and manufacturing company that produced items based on mechanical innovations and refined technicality. The ‘P40’ adjustable lounge chair (1953) has become the ideological manifesto of Borsani's Tecno program, and still remains the best known, exemplary piece in the Tecno catalogue. Other iconic works that were produced by Tecno were created by Gio Ponti (1891-1979), Vico cham...

A fine French Art Deco engraved mirrored vanity with a mahogany base and one drawer.    

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...

Dressing table, leather, glass, wood, Denmark, 1940s. With a dark blue leather surface with red lines this dressing table has a rare texture and appearance. The front with two stora...

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...

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

This rare and beautiful vanity designed by Paolo Buffa in Italy in the 1940s imparts a cosy, chic and glowing mood to a space. The warm rosewood remains looking beautiful and smooth ...

C. G. Kimerly for Widdicomb Lacquered Greek key base and casing with bleached mahogany drawers and brass pulls. Dramatic large round mirror with gl...

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 ...

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...

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...

Beautifully refinished mahogany vanity/coiffeuse by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) top and padded drawers. Kneehole: 26" high x 22" wide x 17.5" deep See our separate listings for other pieces from this same collection. See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog.

Frode Holm vanity set of mahogany. Mirror included. H. 17/75 W. 110/75 D. 29/3 cm

Dressing table or vanity in solid wood with rosewood veneer, bird’s eye-maple in the interior, pink glass and nickel-plated metal handle. Protection glass. The height of the mirror c...

Wall-mounted console with mirror, cerused chestnut, mirrored glass, Italy, early 1940s This delightful Italian-made wall-mounted shelf with mirror, originating from roughly the earl...

Original vanitie and its Art Deco stool in sycamore, circa 1940-1950.

Refined tuja burl makeup or entry dressing table with double wide and sturdy drawer, enhanced by a large glass mirror original to the period. The piece of furniture lends itself wel...

A sculptural vanity by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller. Floating top with leatherette covered 'wings'. Angled base cabinets contain three drawers with original padded leatherette cov...

Impressively sized Italian vanity with large mirror and console Single drawer w/ intricately carved butterflies. Tapered legs with brass feet Incredible piece. Table Height...

An ebonized and polished dark mahogany telephone cabinet or vanity table having a storage drawer and an innovative fold-out bench.

Very rare freestanding vanity designed by Carl-Johan Boman. Produced by Boman Oy in Finland. Dimensions (W x D x H): 106 x 50 x 113,5 ( 65 ) cm.

1940s dressing table with a black etched glass top, its original triptych mirror and brass handles. The vanity dressing table offers plenty of sto...

Very rare vanity attributed to Frode Holm. Produced by Illums Bolighus in Denmark. Measure: Height 128 (70.5) cm.

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...

French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly octagonal) oak legs with elegant feet, in...

Elegant 1940s dressing table covered in blond walnut burl with double side doors and interior shelves. In the center is an original period sliding glass with compartment and a large,...

Very nice, wall/ vanity/ table mirror, Murano glass twisted /rope pattern with yellow bright cord inside. This mirror was designed with dual purpose, to be hang and also on a table, ...

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 ...

Paolo Buffa was a prolific Italian designer who worked for Gio Ponti, his success with Milanese upper classes pushed him to open his own studio where he could create unique furniture combining high quality techniques and finest materials due to his collaboration with talented ebenists. Streamline movement, opulent touches and modern vision of Art where Buffa main principles. This elegant vanity table or console (dual use item )is made of Maple wood with three large hand carved leaves holding the table top. There is a single drawer and a creamy parchment around the free form shape. Full of sensuality ,graciousness: this piece represents Buffa sensitivity for avant garde form and lighter Art Deco...

Original vanity, sycamore wood, three drawers, one with parchment and a crystal handle, brass buttons, brass and frosted glass sconce. France, circa 1940.

Bronze mounted two-drawer and one door dressing table with large center mirror and mirror topped "drawer" stacks.

Maison Jansen, Art Deco dressing table in lemon tree and gilt metal. Very good condition.