French Art Deco Vanity Dressing Table
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Marble
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vanities
Metal, Nickel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Marble
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Sycamore
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Sycamore
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vanities
Satinwood, Giltwood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Mahogany, Parchment Paper
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Silver Plate
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Nickel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Wood, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Vanities
Rock Crystal, Stone, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Vanities
Mirror, Fiberglass, Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dressers
Bronze
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Glass, Burl
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Mirrors
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Table Mirrors
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Mirrors
Chrome
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Acrylic
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bedroom Sets
Pewter
20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Burl, Walnut
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Sycamore
20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Chrome
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Wood, Rosewood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Ebony, Mahogany, Oak
Antique 19th Century French Trunks and Luggage
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Vintage 1930s French Vanities
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Brass, Copper
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vanities
Marble
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Mahogany
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Wood
Vintage 1930s French Vanities
Vintage 1930s French Vanities
Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Walnut
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Amboyna
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Macassar
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1930s Vanities
Early 20th Century Art Deco Vanities
Vintage 1930s French Vanities
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vanities
Art Glass, Wood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vanities
Oak, Amboyna
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Mirror, Sycamore
Early 20th Century French Vanities
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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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