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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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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Midcentury Walnut and Maple Italian Desks Writing Table, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful desk in characteristic Italian style of Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi and Osvaldo Borsani. Very particular design. Right size will perfectly fill a corner of your home. Vene...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Mid-Century Danish Modern Pedersen & Hansen Palisander Console & Mirror Set
Located in Forney, TX
An outstanding and unique Danish modern mirrored console set by Pedersen and Hansen, circa 1960s, Denmark. Exquisitely finished in luxuriously r...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Copper

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

French Forged Wrought Iron Vanities Vanities Toilette
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful French vanities dressing table belonging to the 1930s, made in France. The toelette is entirely made of forged wrought iron, unp...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Wrought Iron

Room '56 dressing table by Rob Parry for Dico, The Netherlands 1950's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This rare dressing table was designed by Rob Parry for the former and renowned Dutch bed manufacturer DICO in the 1950's. This piece was part of the 'Kamer 56' (translated: Room '56)...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Metal

Italian Desk, from 1960 in Chestnut, Honey-Colored, with 5 Drawer
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian desk, from 1960 in chestnut, honey-colored, with 5 drawers Nice design with wood in the top Height for legs from under the drawer 58 cm. Comes from an old country house in th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Chestnut

Petite Vanity/Writing Table with Stool Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage mahogany vanity/writing table with corresponding naugahyde stool designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar (ca. 1950s, Indiana, USA). Angu...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Naugahyde, Laminate, Mahogany

Bedsides by Silvio Cavatorta, Italy, 50s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
These two bedside represents the perfect e a,ple of great mid-century Italian design. The brass details are incredible and the glass, in very good conditions, make this item so reall...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century John Stuart Mirrored Vanity Desk with Bench
Located in Forney, TX
A rare Mid-Century Modern painted white mirrored vanity desk and bench by legendary American luxury designer John Stuart. Circa 1950 The sensational John Stuart designed demilune ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Leather, Wood

1960s Restored Danish Teak Dressing - Vanity Table
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish teak vanity table from the 1960s. The vanity table features a large adjustable mirror, and 2 spacious drawers with room for what you need at the vanity table. The table has ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Midcentury Murano Glass Brass and Goatskin Console Table, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Very elegant console with a wonderful design for the style and the combination of very refined materials. Linear but rich in its kind. The console is made up of a wooden body lacque...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

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

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Leather, Fabric

Pair of Vintage Ebonized Beech Writing Desks in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s - 1960s. They feature an ebonized beech frame and four Formica veneered drawers each. These desks both have the same timber but with two slightly different shade...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Formica, Beech

Small Dressing Table or Vanity by Gunther Hoffstead for Uniflex, U.K. 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Teak dressing table with a mirror, two larger drawers and two smaller drawers. Measure: Height table 60 cm.
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Glass, Teak

Decorative Metal Vanity and Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern metal vanity and chair with tufted vinyl seat cushion. This vanity features a frosted glass tabletop and an adjustable mirror. Elaborate, delicate scroll-work ador...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Danish Vanity Table or Desk in Teak by Kurt Østervig, Denmark
Located in Karlstad, SE
A desk or vanity table in teak by Kurt Østervig, Denmark, 1950s. Small desk with exciting details. The drawers have beautifully carved handles. On the tabletop is a jewelry box with...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Pallisander and Oak Vanity Table or Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
A fine vanity table in a combination of palissander and oak.   
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Palisander

Vivai del Sud Rattan and Bamboo Desk / Vanity Table Italy, C.1970
Located in London, GB
A Vivai del Sud pedestal table Rome, Italy, C.1970. Constructed in in rattan, bamboo and cane. Ideal as a small desk or vanity. The Knee hole width measures 39cm. In excellent c...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Italian Wooden Dressing Table with Lightning Mirror, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian wooden dressing table, 1960s Measures: Height mirror : 189cm Height console : 76cm.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Art Glass Black Shellac and Brass Italian Side Tables, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful of side tables in the Italian style of Fontana Arte; valuable choice of materials, a unique design. Glass with sandblasted design in the style of Gio Ponti. Lovely round s...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Burl Wood Art Deco Vanity
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Art Deco Mid-Century Modern vanity with large round mirror.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Mid-Century Modern Vanity Table in Dark Brown Veneer, Hidden Mirror Compartment
Located in Sofia, BG
This midcentury vanity table is made in dark brown veneer with a metal front line. The middle part of the top opens to reveal a hidden compar...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Dressing Table, Teak, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian dressing table, teak, 1960s.  
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Midcentury Italian Arco Desk by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This impressive vintage modern desk boasts a floating top covered in faux textured leather. A stunning Italian Industrial Design that looks amazing in any setting. The metal frame ha...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

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

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Echtes Kristall Spiegelglas Rosewood Mid Century Danish Mod Chrome Vanity Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Echtes Kristall Spiegelglas rosewood mid century Danish modern chrome vanity table. Item features flip top with fixed mirror, chrome flat bar base,...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Console Table Attributed to Ico Parisi - Italy
Located in Girona, ES
Entrance console-vanity, black lacquered solid wood structure, drawer unit in rosewood, back panel covered with the original leatherette, polished brass bars and details, original mirror (oxidation). French polish. Attributed to Ico Parisi. Maker: Waip (stamp) Italy c. 1950 Measurements: Console: W 90 x D 38 x H 90 cm / W 35.43 x D 14.96 x H 35.43 inches Mirror unit...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Mini Willy Van Der Meeren Writing Desk for Tubax
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mini Willy Van Der Meeren Industrial desks for Tubax. Printed formica top with solid black enameled metal frame in original condition with visible wear and ...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Ico Parisi Attributed Vanity Table in Beech, Italy, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and elegant vanity table attributed by Ico Parisi and manufactured by Vittorio Dassi, Italy 1955. The vanity table is made of solid beech wood and has a very nice typical I...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Maitland Smith Fossil Stone Inlaid Bronze Mount Vanity /Ladies Desk
Located in Westport, CT
Maitland smith Fossil stone inlaid, bronze mount and curved design vanity table/ladies desk, elegant flair design curved legs and 4 felt lined draws.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Precious Stone

1970s Vanity in Zebra Wood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vanity from the 1970s, zebra wood and jersey fabric with chrome handles.
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Zebra Wood

Elegant Mid-Century Vanity or Dresser from Denmark
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights use the contact dealer button to ask us, we might h...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

John Widdicomb MCM Campaign Style 3 Piece Burlwood Dresser and Vanity Set
Located in Countryside, IL
John Widdicomb mid century campaign style 3 piece burlwood dresser and vanity set Each of the two cabinets in this set is 36 wide x 19 deep x 30.5 inches high, and the middle drawer...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Driftwood

Mid-Century Italian Vanity Table
Located in London, GB
Mid-century vanity table on a four-legged lacquered metal base with a kidney-shaped glass table top and one wooden shelf. The oval mirror is tilt able. Good vintage condition.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Raphael Raffel Vanity or Writing Desk in Sycamore and Glass, France 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Raphael Raffel two tiered vanity or writing desk in blonde sycamore and bronze with a thick glass top, of note, are the tapering legs and the elegant curved design. Signed on...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Glass, Sycamore

Tawny Color Leather X-Shaped Wood Base Desk in the Style of J. Adnet, circa 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Tawny patina leather top in the style of Jacques Adnet. Saddle stitching, the top is standing on two X-shaped legs. Three front drawers with a curved central one. A leather side c...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Leather, Wood

Romeo Rega 1970s Italian Midcentury Table in Stainless Steel, brass and Mirror
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous vintage modern desk features a unique raised top along the back and sculpted feet. Sleek design with unusual recessed pulls and a wonderful vintage teak finish. This ca...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Teak

Ladislav Rado White Enameled Steel Modern Desk, Vanity, 1955, Knoll and Drake
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ladislav Rado white enameled steel modern desk, Vanity, 1955, Knoll and Drake. Knoll and Drake produced a signature modern line of furniture for a few...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern White Vanity by Bremshey 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming white vanity with an interior and a mirror was designed and made in the 1960s, Germany. It features removable trays for your accessories and a swivelling mirror. The vanity consists of metal feet and a white lacquered plywood drum box...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Plastic

Midcentury Portoro Marble Brass and Glass Italian Console Table, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Stylish and refined console, both for their design and for the particular pleasant marriage of three materials such as black marble "Portoro", brass and glass. All refinement and sty...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Marble, Brass

Nickel and Glass Vanity, France 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Nickel and glass vanity in the style of Boris Tabacoff with adjustable light, the two-tiered bean-shaped glass levels complement the curved shape of the frame, the mirror is backed i...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Nickel

Roger Landault Vanity
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vanity in teak with two drawers and two cases on top, brass legs and handles Design Roger Landault in the 1950s.  
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak

Midcentury Round Walnut Wood Italian Side Tables, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Charismatic pair of side tables due to their very particular design of the processing of the finishes present on the top and along the four sides of the leg. The tables are veneered...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Walnut

Small Mid-Century Modern Teak Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern desk features three drawers with unique carved pulls. Wonderful compact design with an abundance of work space on the top and plenty of room for storage...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Teak, Wood

Classy Paul Frankl Writing Desk for Johnson Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant proportions, conical tapering legs and brass X-handles. Reminiscent of Tommi Parzinger. This item should be purchased with the intent to refinish. Structurally sound. Priced ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

Italian Modern Rosewood + Brass Vanity by Vittorio Dassi
Located in Berkeley, CA
Stunning in design and execution, this Italian modern vanity was crafted by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s. Cased in rosewood, this vanity is suppor...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

American of Martinsville Bamboo Motif Mahogany Vanity
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Outstanding, Mid-Century Modern, mahogany vanity by American of Martinsville features 4, recessed, "wormhole" bamboo motif drawers framed in a contrasting ebonized finish with a 3 in...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Mahogany

Midcentury Black Shellac and Engraved Mirror Italian Side Table, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Surprising design for this coffee table, with an unmistakable Italian style, profoundly characterized in its qualities by an engraved and black-coloured mirror. Perfect combination o...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Mirror, Wood

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

Minimal Vanity Italian Design MIM Production Rosewood
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal vanity Italian design MIM production, pouff 40 cm height cm.75 width, 45 cm depth, height of vanity with mirror opened cm.114.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Fabric, Mirror, Laminate, Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern Single Bronze Vitrine Nightstand with Glass Door and Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
20th century single bronze nightstand with glass door and drawers. This bronze or glass vitrine cabinet or nightstand is simply stunning and constructed of the finest quality. The...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Bronze

Roger Landault Crème Cowhide Brown Wood Vanity, France, Midcentury, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Roger Landault crème cowhide brown wood vanity, modernist, France midcentury, 1950 Beautiful vanity in fantastic vintage condition upholstered in cowhide and brass detailing to th...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Vanity
Located in Weesp, NL
Jatoba vanity Mid-Century Modern Very elegant 1970s dressing table made of beautiful coromandel/ebony wood fineer. Coromandel also called Macassar...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Wood

Rare French Mid-Century Modern Lucite & Glass Writing Desk / Vanity by P. Vandel
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern lucite and glass desk /writing table / vanity by Pierre Vandel. This piece expresses the essence of modernism. It's transparent, minimal and functio...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Roger Landault Midcentury Brown Teak Brass Vanity Commode French Modernist, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Roger Landault midcentury rust teak brass vanity commode French modernist, 1960s The front drawers are upholstered in a velour velvet in the same color as the wood. The mirror ca...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Paolo Buffa Rare Vanity Table or Console, 1940s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
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...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Maple, Parchment Paper

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, case pieces and storage cabinets, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass 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 G Plan Furniture, Heywood-Wakefield Co., Paul McCobb, and Herman Miller. 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 $340 and tops out at $36,000 while the average work can sell for $2,802.

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