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Mid-Century Modern Vanities

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests. The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau Faux Fur Vanity
Located in Austin, TX
Wonderful Poltrona Frau blue faux fur dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni in the 1970s. It features a cylindrical shape that folds out in two split vanities, featuring a mirror ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Vintage Danish Secretaire Desk Vanity by AG Spejl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rather special (late 1950s / early 1960s) Danish teak secretaire by AG Spejl Kobberbeskyttet with the added feature of a pull-out mirror transforming the bureau into a vanity uni...
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1860s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Teak

MidCentury art Glass and Brass Console Table, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Refined and elegant brass console and art glass, one of a kind design; brass and colored glass go perfectly together. This slick material turns this console table into a modernist sc...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Midcentury American Studio Mirror by Dean Santner
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this beautifully sculpted mirror by Dean Santner. Master Craftsman Dean Santner designs are part of the American Modern Craft movement along side Wendell Ca...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror

Art Deco Modern Vanity Dressing Table Round Mirror Leather & Walnut Wood
Located in Porto, PT
Claire Dressing Table embraced an Art Deco style with curvy and opulent shapes. This eye-catchy modern dressing table owns the promise of enriching any master bedroom design project....
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Vanity Desk by G Plan Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A truly stunning mid century vanity by G plan as part of the Quadrille range. This fantatic piece of furniture can be used as it was orignally designed as a vanity with its tripple ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Mid Century Modern Vintage Desk by Lb Kofod Larsen for G Plan Danish Range
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Here we have a fabulous Vanity Dresser by Ib Kofod Larsen, from the acclaimed "Danish Design" collection he designed for G plan in the mid 60's, a stunning desk / vanity table. This ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak, Mirror, Wood

Mid Century Modern Vintage Vanity Desk By Victor Wilkins For G Plan Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic Fresco desk/vanity designed by VB Wilkins for G Plan is a classic vintage style. It has a slim and organic shape and offers the possibility of storage with two double s...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Wood

Mid Century Modern Vintage Vanity Desk by White and Newton Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful Vanity was manufactured by British company White & Newton in the 1960s. A stunning piece of furniture made of mahogany and rosewood. On both sides of the vanity table ...
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Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mahogany, Rosewood, Mirror

Mid Century Modern Vintage Vanity Desk by G Plan Danish style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A truly stunning mid century vanity by G plan as part of the Quadrille range. This fantatic piece of furniture can be used as it was orignally designed as a vanity with its tripple ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Wood

1960s Fully Restored Danish Teak Dressing, Vanity Table
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish teak dressing - vanity table from the 1960s. The vanity table features a large adjustable mirror, an original black glass table top and 5 spacious drawers with room for wha...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Mid-Century Oak Vanity with Tambour Door and Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Mid-Century oak vanity with tambour door, three drawers and rounded edge mirror. In original condition with visible wear and patina that ...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Oak

Mid-Century Modern Italian Wooden Glass XL Mirror Dressing Table, Italy 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Italian wooden glass XL mirror dressing table, Italy 1950s. This Italian dressing table has an extraordinary XL swivel mirror made of b...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

1970s Arched Rattan Vanity with Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Super cute 1970s rattan vanity, consisting of a table with two drawer and arched mirror. Fits perfectly in a midcentury or Bohemian style home. Very good vintage condition with some ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Rattan, Mirror

Small Danish Modern Vanity in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1950s Materials: Teak Measurements: Inquire for measurements Condition: In good original condition with vintage wear. Pr...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Teak

Mid Century Modern Danish Teak Flip Top Vanity and Stool by Vamdrup Stolefabrik
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A mid century modern Danish teak flip top vanity and stool by Vamdrup Stolefabrik. A understated and beautiful mid century modern vanity set from Danish furniture manufacturer Vamdru...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Vintage French Marble and Brass Dressing Table by Georges Raimbaud
By Resistub
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage French marble and brass dressing table by Georges Raimbaud for Resistub, circa 1960’s. This is of absolutely outstanding quality, with an extremely beautiful and ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Marble, Brass

George Nelson Leather & Walnut Illuminated Vanity with Mirror & Ottoman for Herm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Leather, Glass, Walnut

Yucca Dressing Table by Anna Anselmi for Bieffeplast, 1980s
Located in Ixelles, BE
Designer - Anna Anselmi Producer - Bieffeplast Model - Yucca Dressing Table Design Period - Eighties Measurements - Width 64 cm x Depth 45 cm x Height 72 cm Materials - Laminate, Wo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Teak Dressing Table from Butilux, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid century teak dressing table from Butilux - a little known about high quality furniture makers, circa 1960's Complete with a trip...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Teak

Mid Century Teak Tallboy Dressing Chest, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid century teak dressing chest in the Danish style - circa 1960s Standing on slightly tapered legs The piece has a sleek modern look, with its handless drawers The mirror is rem...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Midcentury Teak Dressing Table by Heals from Loughborough, 1950s
Located in South Shields, GB
A teak & mahogany dressing table from Loughborough Furniture - retailed through Heals during the 1950s -  designed by Neville Ward and Frank Austin This piece stands on slim legs and...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Jay Spectre Vintage American Modern Cerused Oak Dressing / Vanity Table
Located in New York, NY
Vintage American Modern cerused oak veneer dressing / vanity table in two parts: one demilune wood piece with central shelf, and a cylindrical cabinet piece with four drawers mounted...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Metal

Ikea Vanity 1950s Sweden
By Ikea
Located in Den Haag, NL
Must love this vanity . So typical 1950s .Made by Ikea Möbler In the 1950s Ikea just a small Furniture seller in Sweden .This Little Vanity comes with Three drawers . on top , and ...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Wood

1970s Vintage Lucite Illuminated Vanity
Located in Hollywood, FL
Fabulous Hill Manufacturing Corp. mirrored Lucite vanity with matching stool and large single mirrored drawer. The vanity has a curved mirror with four lights framed in Lucite Midcen...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Lucite

Coco Chanel coffee-table
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Coco Chanel coffee table, France, gold-plated, 1970s. It has a faceted glass top. H: 54cm. W: 45cm.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Iron

MCM Heywood Wakefield Crescendo Vanity with Mirror and Vanity Stool / Poof
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Crescendo Vanity with Mirror and Vanity Stool/Poof Offered is a Mid Century Modern Vanity with Mirror a...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Birch, Velvet, Mirror

50's Dressing table with drawers, Móveis Cimo, Brazilian Mid-Century Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This exquisite chest of dressing table was expertly crafted in the 1950s by the esteemed Brazilian manufacturer, Móveis Cimo. Renowned for their meticulous attention to detail and ex...
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Wood

Italian mid-century modern wooden console wall round mirror with drawer, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern wooden wall round mirror with shelf and drawer, 1960s Wooden wall console table with mirror. Composed of a rounded m...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Fabulous 1950's Mirrored Vanity Make Up Table in Mahogany with Brass Details
Located in Bergen op Zoom, NL
Fabulous 1950's vanity / dressing table with mirror Glossy finished mahogany wood with brass hardware and legs.  
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Studio Kastilia Silvi, Italian Black Vanity Table with Purple Seat, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic midcentury transformable vanity table with stool and mirror. This stunning item was designed in Italy during the 1970s and is signed by Studio Kastilia. This unique piec...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Velvet, Fabric, Glass, Mirror, Plastic

Danish Modern Floating-Top Teak Desk with Bookcase 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

Italian Vanity Table by Ico Parisi for Mim, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous Italian vanity table designed by Ico Parisi and produced by MiM in italy in the 1960s. The quality of the wood used by MiM on this piece is outstanding and the simple strai...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Vanity and Ottoman
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Chest of drawers, dresser or desk, in theory it is part of a bedroom set, it can even be as a hall table and ottoman in the living room. Ottoman Measurements W 70 D 40 H 43.
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Jewelry Vanity Mirror Lidded Box in Teak by Ejnar Larsen & Aksel Madsen, 1950s
Located in Skokie, IL
Ejnar Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen solid teak jewelry vanity mirror lidded box for Willy Beck, Denmark, 1950s Box designed by Ejnar Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen. Produced by Cabin...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

French Midcentury Dressing Table
Located in London, GB
This beautiful dressing table was made in France in the 1960s. The top is decorated with a bevelled edge and stars around the sides of the table top. The lid in the middle lifts to...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Beech

Midcentury Teak Dressing Table by Heals from Loughborough, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
- Midcentury dressing table. - Manufactured in the UK by Loughborough - Retailed through the department store Heals, during the 1960s - Made from Teak & Teak Veneer. - Featurin...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Unique Desk or Dressing Table Made of Solid Brass and Black Glass, 1950s, Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very decorative, elegant and practical.
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Vanity + Matching Flip-Over Stool / Table in Danish Rosewood
Located in Kensington, MD
Vanity + Matching Flip-Over Stool / Table in Danish Rosewood Additional information: Material: Rosewood Featured at Kensington: Versatile piece of furniture that can serve as a desk as well as a vanity. Flush ring-pull is an elegant and functional detail. Nice sized mirror on lift-up top. Two levels of storage inside. Cushioned bench...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Rosewood

MidCentury Art Glass and Brass Console Table, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Refined and elegant brass console and art glass, one of a kind design; brass and colored glass go perfectly together. This slick material turns this console table into a modernist sc...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Pine Vanity Set with Cabinet and Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely little adjustable pine vanity set with top mirror, three drawer cabinet and upholstered stool. The top of the vanity can be placed anywhere on the cabinet. The stool measures ...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Pine

1960s Very Modern Vanity Dressing Table Cabinet and Mirror Walnut Wood
Located in National City, CA
1960s Modern vanity dressing table spacious cabinet with tall mirror. Walnut wood. Measures: 72.5 tall x 33 wide x 13.5 deep. Cabinet is 20.5 tall. Mirror 52 tall x 21 wide x 2.1...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Walnut

Vintage Vanity Table Burl Veneer, Italy, 1950s-1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Vanity Table with mirror in briarwood veneer with back-treated glass and brass.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Midcentury Leather Suitcase, circa 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of leather in Germany. There are no keys Good condition Traces on the surface from use Made of leather and leatherette.
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Leather, Fabric

Midcentury Teak Dressing Table from White & Newton, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
- Mid century dressing table. - Made in the UK by White and Newton - Featuring four drawers and mirror. .
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Olof Ottelin, 1950s Vanity Desk Elisabeth for Stockmann Oy, Finland
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Stylish Mid-Century Modern vanity desk with two drawers made in mahogany. Two sliding mirrors covering two glass shelves for storing make-up and oth...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

1970s Modern Italian Chrome, Brass and Glass Vanity Table and Stool, 2 Pieces
Located in Houston, TX
A wonderful midcentury Italian vanity table and stool set from the 1970s. Architectural in the design of a column of eleven tiers of chrome bars. Ea...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass, Chrome

MidCentury Square Red Color Glass and Brass Console Table, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Original in shape for a console rich in its workmanship, strong color and very beautiful design. Roomy and well articulated, the console has a very refined and elegant design. The c...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Midcentury White & Newton teak & Beech Dressing Table Triptych Mirror and Stool
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Midcentury White and Newton Dressing Table/desk with triple adjustable mirror in light teak with beech trim, 1960s British teak and beechwood dressing table from the late 1960s with...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Engström & Myrstrand for Smf Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors Dressing Table
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sven Engström & Gunnar Myrstrand for SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, vanity table, mahogany, mirror, Sweden, 1960s This elegant vanity ta...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Oak

Modern Studio Craft Flip Top Secretary Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice modernist design. It appears to be a custom one-off. Plywood with walnut veneer and trim with solid walnut base support. Sculpted walnut pull. Nice storage compartments wit...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Mirrored Desk 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Artisan nine drawer mirrored desk with star motif and conical blond wood legs. American, 1950's
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Metal

Danish Teak Dressing Table Manufactured by Ag Spejl Kobberbeskyttet, 1960s
Located in Elshout, NL
Introducing the AG Spejl Kobberbeskyttet Mid-Century Modern teak Danish Design Dressing table, a stunning piece that combines timeless eleganc...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Italian Midcentury Vanity Table with Armchair by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stunning and very rare Italian small Vanity Table of the 1950s, equipped with mirror and armchair, a real unique piece designed by Vittorio Dassi most likely four-handed together Gio...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Velvet, Maple

Paolo Buffa Rosewood Sycamore and Brass Console Vanity, 1940s
Located in Paris, IDF
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 ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Midcentury Gplan Tola Librenza Dressing Table / Hallway Unit, 1950s-1960s
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
G Plan Dressing Table with Cheval Mirror Librenza Rnage, 1950s-1960s It has an excellent and unusual shape which would look great in any bedr...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Maple Vanity with Mirror
Located in Oakland, CA
Midcentury Heywood Wakefield Sculptura vanity with mirror crafted of solid maple with three drawers and glass shelf, and large mirror. The...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Cut Glass, Mirror, Maple

Lady’s Desk or Vanity in Mahogany, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful midcentury desk, originally used as a desk for a lady, or vanity in the bedroom. The table is elegant combination of lighter birch wood on the sides and mahogany wood on to...
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Birch, Mahogany

Mid-century Modern vanities for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern vanities for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vanities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, storage furniture and cabinets, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern vanities made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vanities, popular names associated with this style include Heywood-Wakefield Co., G Plan Furniture, Paul McCobb, and Roger Landault. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vanities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at £357 and tops out at £28,786 while the average work can sell for £2,404.

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