Arts And Crafts Bathroom Vanity
Arts
Crafts Style Vanity
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This small wood vanity features carved wood throughout. Intricate cut out designs with single
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Wood
Compact English Arts
Crafts 1920s Oak Dressing Table / Vanity
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful 1930s Art Nouveau dressing table from England. This vanity has three deep drawers to
Category
Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Oak
Liberty and Co. A rare and unusual Arts and Crafts oak corner dressing table
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A rare and unusual Arts and Crafts oak corner dressing table. The mirror pulls up
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Oak
$4,670
H 62.6 in W 33.47 in D 23.63 in
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 cupboard below. The sides fitted wi...
Category
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Materials
Pine
Morris and Co. A fine quality Arts
Crafts Walnut wash or shaving stand
By Morris
Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris and Co. A fine quality Arts & Crafts Walnut wash or shaving stand, with adjustable extending
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Walnut
$5,219
H 38 in W 20.08 in D 16.93 in
Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Dressing Table With Mirror
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts entry table or vanity dressing table with mirror
In the manner
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Marble, Copper
$2,595
H 75 in W 34.13 in D 25.25 in
Gustav Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Dressing Table With Mirror
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts vanity or dressing table with mirror and sitting chair
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Oak, Mirror
$2,695
H 57.5 in W 45 in D 21.5 in
Fine Faux Burnt Bamboo Vanity Dressing 5 Drawers Table Tilting Mirror MINT
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine Faux Burnt Bamboo Vanity Dressing 5 Drawers Table Tilting Mirror MINT
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Faux Bamboo
$7,200
H 64 in W 47 in D 24 in
Clore Fine Furniture Cherry Vanity Table With Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
Close custom fine furniture five-drawer with lots of room to organize cosmetics and jewelry. All Clore furniture are handcrafted by fine artisan of Madison in Virginia USA.
Measures ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Vanity , Sculptural Entrance Cabinet, by Osvaldo Borsani , Burl Walnut
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
movement from Vienna and who instilled in the young Borsani an appreciation for the arts and crafts and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Walnut
$12,918
H 76.38 in W 49.22 in D 20.87 in
Rare Midcentury Emil Stejnar Illuminated Floral Oval Shape Mirror, Austria 1950s
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish Mid-Century Modern vanity / make up hallway mirror for wall mounting, 1950s.
An
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
$2,631
H 32.5 in W 25 in D 3.2 in
Restored 19th Century Alfred Beurdeley French Louis XV Coiffeuse Dressing Table
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
25,000 francs to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. His collections filled twenty sale catalogues
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
$9,615
H 27.56 in W 32.49 in D 18.31 in
French Art Deco Burr Elm Sculptural Asymmetrical Dressing Table C.1930
Located in London, Park Royal
sensitivity to volume, balance, and light as the finest decorative arts of the period.
There is a clear
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$8,667
H 60.24 in W 61.42 in D 14.97 in
Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman
s Dressing Table
Located in Forney, TX
it. Metamorphic like, the multipurpose piece transforming from a library table or console - vanity
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Vanities
Materials
Brass
$9,500
H 29.5 in W 44.5 in D 25.75 in
Italian jewelry table branded Fratelli Bortolozzo Padova
Located in Milano, IT
functional storage piece, the table showcases the elegance and precision typical of Italian decorative arts
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Wood, Satin
Fabergé Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Egg Decorative Table Tray Ashtray
By Fabergé
Located in Forney, TX
organizer, open top jewelry casket, bathroom vanity, etc..
Interesting Additional Information:
History
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Ashtrays
Materials
Porcelain
$514 Sale Price
60% Off
H 1.5 in W 7.75 in D 6.25 in
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Dutch Arts
Crafts Vanity
By Architect Lucassen
Located in Houston, TX
Dutch Arts and Crafts vanity from the Hague School, Architect Lucassen.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Vanities
Materials
Oak
Antique Edwardian Arts
Crafts Mahogany Dressing Table Chest of Drawers Vanity
Located in Leeds, West Yorkshire
A magnificent antique Edwardian mahogany Arts & Crafts dressing table with mirror back and painted
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
H 64.57 in W 42.13 in D 19.69 in
Arts
Crafts Shaving Stand in the Manner of Liberty’s, circa 1900
By Liberty
Co.
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A superb oak Arts & Crafts shaving stand in the manner of liberty’s. It is of the same quality and
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Oak
Arts
Crafts Style Oak Dressing Table with Brass Accents
Located in Port Chester, NY
A dainty vanity or dressing table with brass details and three drawers, one wide single drawer in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Vanities
Materials
Brass
Gustave Serrurier-Bovy Marble Top Vanity, circa 1905
By Gustave Serrurier-Bovy
Located in Charlevoix, MI
A stunning marble top vanity by the Belgian designer Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, with copper hardware
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Oak
Gordon Russell Oak Dressing Table with Large Mirror, England, circa 1928
By Gordon Russell
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A Gordon Russell oak dressing table.
Mirror flanked with drawers.
Bog oak handles.
England, circa 1928
Measures: 140 cm H x 139 cm W x 53 cm D
Provenance: Purchased from Gordon ...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Oak
H 55.12 in W 54.73 in D 20.87 in
Contemporary arty decorative vase
By Ladio Ceramics
Located in SANTA EULÀRIA DES RIU, ES
place, time, vibration and reason for being.
She learned the craft from the master Adrián Ribas in his
Category
2010s Spanish Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Stoneware, Cord
Ash Arts
Crafts Dressing Stand
Located in Cheshire, GB
Ash dressing stand or shaving stand the adjustable bevelled mirrored top above raised shelf and pierced back. To the base section fitted with copper embossed salver above single shor...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Vanities
Arts and Crafts Dressing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Arts and crafts dressing table. The central adjustable mirror supported on architectural supports
Category
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Materials
Ash
English Arts and Crafts dressing table/desk, Gomme Furniture Wycombe
By Ebenezer Gomme
Located in Valladolid, ES
Delightful and beautiful dressing table and desk in oak wood in the Arts and Crafts style produced
Category
Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 57.09 in W 29.93 in D 18.12 in
Arts
Crafts Golden Oak Dressing Chest Table
Located in Norwich, GB
A quality Arts & Crafts solid golden oak dressing chest with unusual double mirror design, with
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Oak
Limbert French Provincial Louis XV Carved Rosewood Vanity, 1920s
By Charles Limbert, Limbert Dutch Arts and Crafts Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style vanity
By Limbert
USA, 1920s
Beautiful book-matched
Category
Vintage 1920s American Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Brass
Edward Barnsley, An Arts
Crafts Cotswold School Handmade Walnut Dressing Table
By Edward Barnsley
Located in London, GB
Edward Barnsley. An Arts & Crafts Cotswold School handmade walnut dressing table, with through
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Walnut
H 53 in W 33.5 in D 17 in
Signed Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Dressing Table, Circa 1909
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission oak Arts & Crafts vanity or dressing table with mirror
By
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Copper
1920s Faux Bamboo and White Carrera Marble Dressing Table with Central Mirror
Located in London, GB
A 1920s faux bamboo and white Carrera marble dressing table with central hinged mirror with brass acorn fixings above a central drawer and shelf, with towel rails on each side.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
H 59.06 in W 36.62 in D 17.72 in
Pine Dressing Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
A very attractive dressing table featuring a tall bonnet top mirror with oak egg and dart molding beneath the arch, two hand-cut dovetailed drawers with original ceramic knobs and a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Pine
French Mahogany Wash Stand on Casters
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Fabulous details abound in this antique French mahogany wash stand. The backsplash, which is removable, features green and white tiles decorated with stylized, floral & foliate patte...
Category
20th Century French Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Marble
40s Cerused Oak Console/Writing Desk by Jamestown Lounge
By Jamestown Lounge Company
Located in Miami, FL
Jamestown's British Oak Line, it exhibits a smart Hollywood Cottage genre with nods to Arts & Crafts stylings
Category
Vintage 1940s American American Craftsman Vanities
Materials
Brass
Antique French Art Deco Walnut Dressing Table, circa 1925
Located in London, GB
.
Art Deco or Deco,
is an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during
Category
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Moroccan Style Heavily Carved Wooden Mirror
Located in Redding, CT
Moroccan style heavily carved wooden mirror. Perfect for above a bathroom vanity. In the style of
Category
1990s Anglo-Indian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
American Arts
Crafts Style Vanity in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
This elegant vanity is crafted from solid teak in the Arts & Crafts style. Beautiful finger joinery
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Teak
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Vanity or Dressing Table, Refinished
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period vanity or dressing table with mirror
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Copper
H 55 in W 48 in D 22.5 in
Mahogany Arts
Crafts Vanity by Jac. van den Bosch for
T Binnenhuis Amsterdam
By
t Binnenhuis, Jac van den Bosch
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau vanity or dresser by Jac. van den Bosch for 't Binnenhuis
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Glass, Macassar, Mahogany, Palmwood
H 74.02 in W 61.82 in D 24.02 in
Aesthetic Movement Arts
Crafts Vanity by Gillow
Co, Bruce Talbert Attributed
By Gillows of Lancaster
London, Bruce James Talbert
Located in Lisse, NL
Movement vanity by Gillow of Lancaster that is for sale in the world and this stunning table dates from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Vanities
Materials
Brass
H 64 in W 47.8 in D 25 in
Massive Solid Oak Arts
Crafts 4 Drawers Dresser w/ Swivel Mirror
By Gustav Stickley, Hale and Kilburn Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive Solid Oak Arts & Crafts 4 Drawers Dresser w/ Swivel Mirror
Category
Antique 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Dressing Chest and Mirror, Vanity Table Art Noveau
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century dressing chest and mirror. Vanity table.
Top height: 32in.
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Vanities
19th Century Birch Root Mirrored Dressing Table or Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
very much in a Swedish arts and crafts taste. Chest surmounted by tilting mirror flanked either side by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Vanities
Materials
Birch
Hand Carved Stone Fountain Head Spout backsplash Rustic wall Mount Seashell CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
home in a bathroom or powder room as bathroom fixture on top of a vanity , set in a niche of hedges or
Category
Antique 18th Century French Fountains
Materials
Stone
H 14.5 in W 25.25 in D 7.5 in
Carved Antique Oak Mirror
Located in Redding, CT
beveled mirror. Place in an entryway or above a dresser. Even use it in a bathroom above an antique vanity
Category
Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Arts
Crafts Vanity/Dressing Table with Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful in its simple and elegant design, this original oak dressing table c. 1910 has two drawers and a tilting mirror; wonderful clean lines are timeless and work with alongside ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Vanities
Materials
Brass
Liberty of London Arts and Crafts Walnut Dressing Table
By Liberty
Co., Leonard Wyburd
Located in Port Chester, NY
An excellent example of the Liberty of London style. Dating from the Arts and Crafts period, this
Category
Early 20th Century English Vanities
Materials
Copper
Art Nouveau Arts
Crafts Small Occasional Oak Table England, Early 20th Century
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Lovely small occasional oak table, England, Arts & Crafts Period
A very original table standing on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Oak
H 19.69 in Dm 23.23 in
Robert Mouseman Thompson oak dressing table, England circa 1930
By Robert Thompson
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A rare and early oak dressing table by Robert “Mouseman” Thompson
Beautifully adzed.
The rectangular mirror supported on two octagonal shaped columns.
The adzed top above a centra...
Category
Vintage 1930s British Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Oak
Vintage Fulper Pottery Bud Vase with a Blue Flambé Glaze
By Fulper Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early 20th century posy or bud vase from the Arts & Crafts period by Fulper Pottery of
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Beveled Mirror with Ornately Carved Frame, circa 1910s
Located in Portland, OR
gilt Revival-style mirrors, nickel-plated bathroom vanities and hook-laden hall tree mirrors
Category
Vintage 1910s Arts and Crafts Wall Mirrors
Arts and Crafts Oak Washstand
Located in Manchester, GB
A marvellous Victorian oak washstand of a pure Arts and crafts design. The peacock tiles to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Copper
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Vintage 1980s American Art Nouveau Books
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
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Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Iron
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A charming unusual small proportioned Neoclassical chest of drawers from 18th-century Sweden in muted blue-blackish tone. The chest comprises three drawers, including a top drawer wi...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dressers
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Oak
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Located in Austin, TX
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Arts And Crafts Bathroom Vanity For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the arts and crafts bathroom vanity you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A arts and crafts bathroom vanity — often made from wood, oak and copper — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the arts and crafts bathroom vanity you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each arts and crafts bathroom vanity bearing Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. 't Binnenhuis, Edward Barnsley and Gordon Russell each produced at least one beautiful arts and crafts bathroom vanity that is worth considering.
How Much is a Arts And Crafts Bathroom Vanity?
Prices for a arts and crafts bathroom vanity can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $248 and can go as high as $11,228, while the average can fetch as much as $3,183.
Finding the Right Vanities for You
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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