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Vanities For Sale
Vintage Vanity Desk attr. to Pietro Chiesa
Located in Milano, IT
Step into the enchanting allure of a bygone era with our Vintage Vanity Desk attributed to the masterful Pietro Chiesa. An elegant masterpiece, thi...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
$6,232 Sale Price
20% Off
1950
s Vanity with Mirror
Lacquer Finish
Located in Fulton, CA
Glamorous lacquered dressing vanity / dresser with contrasting colors of black and yellow. Large mirror for dressing, glass top surface for durability. Three drawers and two drop-dow...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$1,850 / set
French Art Deco Dressing Table in burr Maple
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A standout piece of 1930s Art Deco design, this original burr maple dressing table offers a bold combination of sculptural form and luxurious material. With its rich, swirling grain,...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Maple
French Louis XV Style Vanity or Poudreuse, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous Louis XV style vanity or "poudreuse" dates back to the mid 19th century and comes from France. The woman's dressing table has a very pretty walnut veneer pattern. The m...
Category
1850s French Louis XV Antique Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Antique dressing table, Western Europe, around 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique dressing table from the early 20th century made in the Provencal style.
The piece of furniture has three drawers under the top, all lo...
Category
1910s French French Provincial Vintage Vanities
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Mid Century Teak Dressing Table from White
Newton, 1960s
By White
Newton
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid century teak dressing table from White and Newton, circa 1960's
Complete with a mirror
There are six drawers in total - The handles are solid teak
The piece stands on solid te...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Teak
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, leatherette, mirrored glass, plastic, brass, lacquered wood, metal, Italy, 1968
Outstanding It...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art deco yellow parchment and grey Vanity Table Coiffeuse Italy
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant and refined Italian art deco toilet or bedroom vanity with fixed oval profile mirror; wood covered in parchment simulating marble in light yellow tones veined in greys of dif...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
$2,857 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Style Mirrored Vanity with Triptych Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco style mirrored vanity with triptych mirror.
Currently out of stock but available for custom order in different sizes and colors. Please inquire about estimated production l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$16,800 / item
Alice Contemporary and Customizable Dressing Table by Luísa Peixoto
Located in PT
Dressing table.
Part with 3 drawers.
Partridge eye wood "Shell" color and details in gold metal. Leather top and lacquered feet.
Bespoke / customizable
Identical shapes with differe...
Category
2010s Portuguese Vanities
Materials
Metal
French Early 20th Century Vanity
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Charming French vanity made of rosewood and inlay. There is 3 fake drawers and an ext
Slider covered with green leather in the front.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Materials
Rosewood
Parchment Vanity with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R
Y Augousti
By R
Y 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.
The melting vanity table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Provincial Walnut Dressing Table W/ Glass Top
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Provincial Walnut Dressing Table / Vanity With protective Glass Top
Measures 49.25" in width, 19.5" in depth and 30.75" in height.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Antique Vanities
Materials
Walnut
ANTIQUE FRENCH EMPIRE HAND PAINTED 19TH CENTURY DRESSING TABLE + TRi FOLD MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original hand painted French Country dressing table which is part of a small suite Circa 1890-1910
I hav...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Shagreen Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Accents by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y 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.
The Victoria Desk inlaid in cream shagreen by R&Y Augousti is a sophisticated piece that is minimal, with intricate brass details creating an elegant and luxurious aesthetic. The three rounded drawers make it ergonomic to open a close. Add a mirror and this piece becomes a vanity. Pair it with matching Victoria chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Vanity , Sculptural Entrance Cabinet, by Osvaldo Borsani , Burl Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1930s Art Deco Italian sculptural entry cabinet, Vanity or Dressing Table by Osvaldo Borsani in burl walnut, wax polished.
The cabinet can be sold separately from the mirror
Excellen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Fine French Art Deco Illuminated Chrome Table Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1930s partially adjustable vanity/table mirror in chrome.
Signed (not identified).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Chrome
English Chinoiserie Decorated Queen Anne Vanity Dressing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming diminutive English Queen Anne style vanity dressing table featuring an Asian lacquer decorated case made in the 19th century Chinoiserie revival period of Western Europe. Th...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Vanities
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco French Mirrored Vanity on Serpentine Legs with Tri-Fold Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco French mirrored vanity is a testament to the elegance and sophistication of the era. The mirrored glass covering much of its surface creates a sense of spaciou...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$4,500 Sale Price
40% Off
French Art Deco Vanity or Dressing Table in High Gloss Black
Cherrywood, 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
A stunning example of French Art Deco elegance, this 1930s vanity – or poudreuse – pairs sculptural clarity with refined functionality. With its sleek, g...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Cherry, Lacquer
1950s Vanity or Writting desk by Ico
Luisa Parisi for La Permanente Mobili
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Fine 1950s Vanity or Writting desk by Ico & Luisa Parisi for La Permanente Mobili di Cantù ( labelled) in solid maple and top in teak veneer with geometr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Maple
Classic Modern Mirrored Vanity Desk with Triptych Mirror
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom Classic Modern mirrored vanity desk with triptych mirror.
Currently out of stock but available for custom order in different sizes, finishe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Glass
$16,800 / item
Restored Art Deco Frankl Style Stacked Rattan Vanity w/ Round Mirror
Stool
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored horizontal-stacked rattan vanity blends vintage style charm with modern comfort. It features a Filipino mahogany table top, drawer fronts, and a round mirro...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Silvi Vanity table on wheels by Studio Kastilia, 1970s
Located in Padova, IT
“Silvi” model dressing table, cylindrical body in plastic material containing an armchair with padded seat and backrest covered in fabric, a tilting mirror, wheels.
Good conditions....
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
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...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Mid Century Italian Rattan and Bamboo Desk / Vanity Table Vivai del Sud 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 condi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Romweber Style French Provincial Louis XV Carved Satinwood Vanity, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style kidney shaped vanity or ladies writing desk
In the manner of Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Beautiful carved satinwood, with original painte...
Category
1920s American French Provincial Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman
s Dressing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and spectacular George III period (1760-1820) Beau Brummell gentleman's dressing table.
There is no mistaking this remarkably distinctive table's complex design and superb quality, which is certain to attract attention, add interest, and become a conversational talking point wherever you place it. Metamorphic like, the multipurpose piece transforming from a library table or console - vanity - work table - writing desk)
Refined elegant sophistication at its finest, born in late 18th / early 19th century at the height of the George III Regency period, also known as the golden age of classical English furniture design.
Exquisitely hand-crafted of the finest mahogany, having a rectangular top with warm, rich, highly figured swirl - flame mahogany, contrasting satinwood string banding and intricate cross-banded inlays, covered with an optional later glass top, above a trio of drawers affixed with beautiful gilt brass lion pull hardware, the center drawer opening to reveal a divided interior fitted with numerous compartments, richly grained mahogany veneered lids, and a lovely Worcester porcelain desk set.
Above the drawer a pull-out panel with inset green felt functions as both a writing - work surface extension and brushing slide.
Flanking the main drawer, a pair of drawers slide-outward and open to reveal brass hinged large panel mirrors that can also be used to double the work surface, when lifted the mirrors can rotate and additional lidded storage compartments are revealed, including a pin cushion for sewing, horse hair bristle brush, and divided slots coin compartment.
Having elegant clean lines, simple apron, highest-quality reinforced drawers to support the additional weight and allow them to fully extend, all rising on tapered square legs, terminating in patinated brass capped feet with casters.
Dimensions: (approx)
29.5" High, 44.5" Wide, 25.75" Deep (table form)
Provenance:
From the Collection of Gloria Monnet Nicholson, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Acquisition:
Acquired from highly reputable auction house Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. June 2022 Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts Signature Auction #8085 catalog.
Who was Beau Brummell:
George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (1778–1840) was an important figure in Regency England and, for many years, the arbiter...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Vanities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Teak Vanity Table by AG Spejl Kobberbeskyttet, 1960s
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
This elegant mid-century modern vanity table exemplifies Scandinavian craftsmanship through its refined proportions and minimalist aesthetic. Crafted from warm, richly grained teak, ...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Wood
Echtes Kristall Spiegelglas Rosewood Mid Century Danish Modern Vanity Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Echtes Kristall Spiegelglas Rosewood Mid Century Danish Modern Chrome Vanity Table. Item features a flip top with fixed mirror, chrome flat bar base, beautiful wood grain, or...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Chrome
Great Shape and Color, English 19th Century Vanity in Wood with Dome Top
Located in Lisse, NL
A very pleasing, late 19th century vanity stand.
This marvellous mirror stand is in good condition and the wood has a truly warm, deep and rich patina. The combination of the majes...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Vanities
Materials
Wood
Woman in Paris Vanity Table in Brass by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Woman in Paris Vanity Table in Brass by Matteo Cibic is an opulent vanity table with brass inlay. It has two drawers and three mirrors, two of wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
$24,623 / item
Desk and Dressing Table, with Mirror Style of Ulrich, circa 1936, Vanity Table
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Guglielmo Ulrich manner desk and dressing table;
Desk in walnut, elm and elm burl. Feet in golden brass
A wonderful and very useful desk repr...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Art Deco Vanity or Desk with Mirror in Pine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A funky art deco vanity with mirror. Solid pine with period deco hardware. Mirror has some small dark spot from age. All in all very good condition. Price includes both vanity & mirr...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Burl Wood Vanity, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style vanity or writing desk
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Stunning book-matched exotic burled Narra wood, with carved cabriole legs, and ...
Category
1920s American Louis XV Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
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 the ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Writing Table with Two Side Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly octagonal) oak legs with elegant feet, in...
Category
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Maple, Oak
French Art Deco Dressing Table Vanity Unit with Drawers Marble
Mirror, c. 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vanity dressing table with central tilt mirror, two little drawers on the table and three large drawers, made in the Art Déco period
French
Poplar wood tinted, marble and mirror.
...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Marble
$861 Sale Price
60% Off
Desk-Dressing Table and Stool by Vittorio Valabrega, Italy, 1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful desk-dressing table and stool set by Vittorio Valabrega, circa 1930s. Crafted from rich walnut and carefully restored, revealing the natural warmth and grain of the wood,...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Victorian Tiger Bamboo and Wicker Hall Foyer Table
Located in New York, NY
An English bamboo and wicker hall foyer table with draw and shelf, Victorian period, circa late-19th to early-20th century, England. Piece also exhibits some design elements of the Art Deco period as shown in images. Table (hall, foyer, vanity area, etc.,) is oval, wicker/knitted top surface, sides, and lower shelf area, tiger bamboo frame and legs, single storage draw with loop ring pull and lined with a sheet of rose chintz wallpaper...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Vanities
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Queen Anne Burr Walnut Dressing Table circa 1930s
Located in Dereham, GB
Queen Anne Burr Walnut Dressing Table circa 1930s
Burr walnut veneer on top with Walnut Cross Banding
Shaped front with 5 drawers,
Pierced brass Handles,
Sitting on Cabriole shaped ...
Category
1930s British Queen Anne Vintage Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Solid Birch Vanity Desk by Everest Furniture, 1950s
By Everest
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Unusual and rare modernist vanity desk produced in the Netherlands by Everest Furniture early 1950s.
Solid birch frame and, veneered plywood and exotic wood (Wenge) details in the...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Birch, Teak, Wenge, Plywood
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Shagreen Writing Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Brass
Large French Regency Carved Walnut Console Table with Gilted details and drawer
Located in Miami, FL
20th French Regency carved walnut console table with gilted edges
20th century French Regence style beautifully carved with leaves walnut console. Green marble top with carved fron...
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Vanities
Materials
Marble
19th C Louis XV Style Coiffeuse or Table de Toilette
Located in Miami, FL
French nineteenth century Louis XV vanity dressing table, poudreuse or coiffeuse standing on four slender tapering cabriole legs. The to...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vanities
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Illuminated Vanity Together Mirror with Stool Paramount Theater Boston
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco acid etched Illuminated Vanity with aluminum trim attached to Vanity with illuminated bottom column, original aluminum stool.
From the women’s powder room Paramount Theater...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Aluminum
Rare French Art Deco Atelier Martine Black Lacquer Dressing Table
By Atelier Martine
Located in London, GB
A rare Art Deco carved timber dressing table attributed to Paul Poiret for Atelier Martine. Featuring an octagonal swing mirror with original bevelled plate, a shaped stand with two ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Materials
Lacquer
Italian NeoClassic Oak Parquetry Desk, Natural
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian NeoClassic style starburst pattern parquetry desk with tapered legs. It has one center drawer flanked by two smaller drawers with Verde Bronze finished handles.
Shown in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Vanities
Materials
Wood
$2,187 / item
Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Dressing Table With Mirror
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts entry table or vanity dressing table with mirror
In the manner of Stickley
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with inset ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vanities
Materials
Marble, Copper
Antique Neoclassical French Dressing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early nineteenth century neoclassical vanity table with original mirror plate.
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vanities
Materials
Wood
Early 20th C. Italian Art Nouveau Vanity in Walnut, Entry Mirror, Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italy Art Nouveau vanity in massive walnut and veneer walnut, all original, vax polished.
Beautiful and useful as an entrance mirror furniture for it...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Niels Clausen Danish Rosewood Petite Vanity
Located in Oakland, CA
Brazilian rosewood vanity by Niels Clausen, 1958, Denmark. This petite vanity with tilting mirror is crafted of beautifully grained Brazilian rosewood with a raised edge, two pull-ou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities
Materials
Rosewood
Giacometti Inspired Solid Bronze Dressing Table Made in America Chair Optional
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Solid Bronze Dressing Table in the style of Alberto Giacometti with an optional Bronze Chair that we have cast for us. Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, and print-maker extraordinaire and we have tried our best to interrupt his style on a modern edition of a Woman’s Dressing Table and matching Giacometti inspired Chair...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Bronze
Isabella Costantini, Italy, Duilio Desk with Polished Brass
Located in Ascoli Piceno, IT
Designed by IC and beautifully crafted by Italian artisans, the Duilio desk features a ribbed drawer and stylish legs. The brass, or powder coated metal, details and stunning design will bring elegance and sophistication to any space of your home.
Accessories and details: 1 velvet, or faux leather, lined drawer...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
Vanity in Teak, Beech and Brass by Bertil Fridhagen, 1958
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Vanity in Teak, Beech and Brass by Bertil Fridhagen, 1958
Additional Information:
Material: Teak, beech and brass
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Produced by Bodafors in Sweden
Dim...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
VINTAGE QUEEN ANNE STYLE LEGS DRESSING TABLE VANITY WITH LARGE MiRROR
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
This elegant dressing table in the Queen Anne style features a stunning hardwood with a rich, warm finish. The serpentine front is complemented by six drawers,...
Category
20th Century British Vanities
Materials
Hardwood
Emerald Side Table, by Nathalie du Pasquier for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Emerald Sideboard in wood, plastic laminate and mirror, designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier in 1985.
Nathalie du Pasquier was born in Bordeaux, France,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood, Plastic
Louis XVI Men
s Dressing Table In Cuban Mahogany Stamped Jean-frederic Ratié In
Located in BARSAC, FR
Jean-Frederic Ratié (1755-1838) - Parisian cabinetmaker, was admitted to the mastery on July 15, 1783.
Sober and elegant, this men's dressing table made of Cuban mahogany will del...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Vanities
Materials
Carrara Marble
Art Deco Mahogany Vanity Dresser With Mirror
By Beautility
Located in Pasadena, TX
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...
Category
1940s British Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
$2,080 Sale Price
28% Off
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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