A table or cabinet fitted with mirrors, small drawers and compartments, used especially by ladies at their toilette. There have been many variations over the past two centuries. The great 18th century designers delighted in contriving elegant tables, ingeniously fitted with all kinds of sliding and hidden mirrors, drawers and cosmetic boxes. Some versions had small bookshelves and drawers in the superstructure, while others were plainer, square tables, with fold over lids which, when opened, revealed the mirrors and compartments.

Victorian dressing tables followed the prevailing fashions of the various revival styles, although the form became established as a table supported by scroll, turned or cabriole legs, with an oval or square mirror and a series of small drawers known as a Duchess dressing table. Another version consisted of two pedestals, fitted with drawers on either side of a cheval mirror.

Edwardian dressing tables were usually plainer, with typical turned more...

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A Victorian mahogany dressing table, by Harding & Sons,…

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, by Harding & Sons, Plymouth, England, 1870s/?80s, the deeply-lobed top mounted with a gallery of small drawers and a crested oval mirror swinging between scrolling supports, with a central frieze drawer, on scrolling…

Victorian mahogany marble top dressing table

Mahogany Marble Top Dressing Table

Victorian mahogany marble top dressing table

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, last quarter 19th century,…

Victorian mahogany dressing table with mirror and drawers

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, last quarter 19th century, the shaped top mounted with a gallery of small drawers and enclosed compartment and a crested mirror swinging between carved supports, with a central frieze drawer, on turned and gadrooned…

A Victorian burr walnut twin-pedestal dressing table with four…

Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table with Jewel Drawers

A Victorian burr walnut twin-pedestal dressing table with four jewel drawers, the base with nine drawers, bevel-edged mirror, three-quarter corner columns. Width 160 cm

A 19th century marquetry poudreuse with hinged top revealing a…

19th Century Marquetry Poudreuse with Fitted Interior

A 19th century marquetry poudreuse with hinged top revealing a fitted interior; parquetry apron; raised on turned fluted legs; gilt-metal mounts. Width 66 cm

Late Victorian demi lune dressing table with lift lid storage…

Victorian Demi Lune Dressing Table with Storage

Late Victorian demi lune dressing table with lift lid storage compartment, 91 cm wide, 147 cm high

Antique Victorian figured walnut dressing table

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table

Antique Victorian figured walnut dressing table

A Victorian, mahogany, twin pedestal dressing table with swivel…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Swivel Mirror

A Victorian, mahogany, twin pedestal dressing table with swivel mirror

Antique Victorian walnut dressing table with a central cylinder…

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table with Cylinder Glove Drawer

Antique Victorian walnut dressing table with a central cylinder glove drawer

Victorian mahogany dressing table of fine quality

Fine Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table

Victorian mahogany dressing table of fine quality

Late Victorian mahogany dressing table, with mirror, 2 trinket…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Mirror and Drawers

Late Victorian mahogany dressing table, with mirror, 2 trinket drawers and centre drawer, 122 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 160 cm high

Victorian mahogany dressing table, fitted with 8 drawers, 121…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with 8 Drawers

Victorian mahogany dressing table, fitted with 8 drawers, 121 cm wide, 61 cm deep, 174 cm high approx.

A mahogany Louis XV style poudreuse, 3rd quarter 19th century,…

Mahogany Louis XV Style Poudreuse with Birch Interior

A mahogany Louis XV style poudreuse, 3rd quarter 19th century, with a serpentine hinged lid and shaped apron with a frieze drawer opening to reveal a removable partitioned interior finely crafted in birch, the lid with mirror, upon cabriole legs with…

Late Victorian huon pine dressing table

Victorian Huon Pine Dressing Table

Late Victorian huon pine dressing table

Antique Victorian walnut dressing table

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table

Antique Victorian walnut dressing table

Victorian mahogany dressing table with 2 main & 2 trinket…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with 4 Drawers

Victorian mahogany dressing table with 2 main & 2 trinket drawers, 124 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 185 cm high

Victorian mahogany dressing table with carved cabriole leg…

Mahogany dressing table with carved cabriole legs

Victorian mahogany dressing table with carved cabriole leg supports

Victorian mahogany dressing table with carved cabriole leg…

Mahogany Dressing Table with Carved Cabriole Legs

Victorian mahogany dressing table with carved cabriole leg supports

Victorian mahogany dressing table 153 cm wide, 179 cm high

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table - 153cm x 179cm

Victorian mahogany dressing table 153 cm wide, 179 cm high

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, circa 1870s, of curvaceous…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Quatrefoil Mirror

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, circa 1870s, of curvaceous breakfront form with a quatrefoil shaped mirror between pierced decorative supports, and upon a shaped compartment with three drawers, the base with a frieze drawer and upon generous cabriole…

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, circa 1870s, a 'D' shaped…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Mirror

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, circa 1870s, a 'D' shaped table with an arched mirror between pierced decorative supports, a roll front compartment flanked by plinths each with three cockbeaded drawers, a frieze drawer and upon bold reeded cap and…

Victorian mahogany mirrored back dressing table with four small…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Mirror and Carved Legs

Victorian mahogany mirrored back dressing table with four small and one larger drawer, carved scroll front legs and platform base, 121 cm wide, 152 cm high

Victorian mahogany dressing table mirror, an oval shaped swing…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table Mirror on Marble Base

Victorian mahogany dressing table mirror, an oval shaped swing mirror on marble top base, 70 cm wide, 80 cm high

A good Victorian burr walnut twin pedestal dressing table, the…

Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table with Mirror

A good Victorian burr walnut twin pedestal dressing table, the mirror with arched top and scrolling frieze pediment supported on two ornate scrolling supports, the two pedestals with five graduating drawers each with two bun handles, a lower single drawer…

Antique Victorian mahogany stepped top dressing table with…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Swivel Mirror

Antique Victorian mahogany stepped top dressing table with swivel mirror, approx 120 cm wide

Victorian walnut cheval dressing table with twin pedestal…

Walnut Cheval Dressing Table with Twin Drawers

Victorian walnut cheval dressing table with twin pedestal drawers

Antique Victorian dressing table, 113 cm wide

Victorian Dressing Table - Antique Beauty

Antique Victorian dressing table, 113 cm wide

Substantial Victorian mahogany dressing table

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table

Substantial Victorian mahogany dressing table

Victorian mahogany dressing table of attractive proportions

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table

Victorian mahogany dressing table of attractive proportions

A Victorian walnut veneer dressing table, circa1860s, a fine…

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table

A Victorian walnut veneer dressing table, circa1860s, a fine bowfront shaped table having an oval mirror with foliate and pierced scroll supports above a shaped hinged compartment flanked by two pillars each with two small drawers, the table with a single…

An English Chinoiserie lacquer dressing table mirror, probably…

English Chinoiserie Lacquer Dressing Table Mirror, 19th Century

An English Chinoiserie lacquer dressing table mirror, probably English, 19th century, 100 cm high, 46 cm wide, 29 cm deep

Ladies fold-out dressing table. French mid 19th century, green…

French Green Painted Dressing Table with Ormolu Mounts

Ladies fold-out dressing table. French mid 19th century, green painted finish, ormolu mounts & fitted interior with makers plaque 'Cornu Aine Paris'. Height 76 cm, width 58 cm, depth 43 cm

Antique Victorian mahogany dressing table, mirrored top with…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Mirrored Top and Drawers

Antique Victorian mahogany dressing table, mirrored top with banks of drawers

Victorian mahogany 9 drawer dressing table

Mahogany 9-Drawer Victorian Dressing Table

Victorian mahogany 9 drawer dressing table

Victorian mahogany dressing table the mirror with pierced…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Floral Mirror

Victorian mahogany dressing table the mirror with pierced floral and fruit moulded surround and uprights, two frieze drawers on leaf topped cabriole legs

Victorian low mahogany dressing table, with two drawers,…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Scrolled Legs

Victorian low mahogany dressing table, with two drawers, scrolled craved legs to a platform base, 82 cm high, 126 cm wide approx

Victorian flame mahogany cheval dressing table circa 1880's.…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Cheval Dressing Table

Victorian flame mahogany cheval dressing table circa 1880's. 140 cm high, 150 cm wide, 48 cm deep.

Victorian cedar dressing table with 8 drawers, 120 cm wide

Victorian Cedar Dressing Table - 8 Drawers - 120cm Wide

Victorian cedar dressing table with 8 drawers, 120 cm wide

Late Victorian walnut dressing table, with 5 drawers, lift lid…

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table with Carved Details

Late Victorian walnut dressing table, with 5 drawers, lift lid compartment and scroll carved front supports, 120 cm wide

Victorian walnut demi-lune dressing table with lift lid storage…

Victorian Walnut Demi-Lune Dressing Table with Lift Lid Storage

Victorian walnut demi-lune dressing table with lift lid storage compartment, 102 cm wide, 139 cm high

A Victorian burr walnut cheval mirror dressing table

Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table with Cheval Mirror

A Victorian burr walnut cheval mirror dressing table

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, mid 19th century, with an…

Mahogany Dressing Table with Arch Mirror and Drawers

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, mid 19th century, with an arch framed mirror with buttress style supports upon pedestals with three drawers each and a central curved lift top compartment, a curvaceous top with a central frieze drawer and supported on…

A French walnut Poudreuse, later 19th century. The small…

French Walnut Poudreuse Dressing Table

A French walnut Poudreuse, later 19th century. The small dressing table with a serpentine rectangular top with bullnose edging and quarter veneer panels opening to partitioned and mirrored interior, with slender fluted and tapering supports to a…

A Venetian painted dressing table and matching chair, 19th…

Venetian Painted Dressing Table and Chair Set

A Venetian painted dressing table and matching chair, 19th century, the table 76 cm high, 90 cm wide, 55 cm deep

A mid Victorian mahogany dressing table 163 cm high. 115 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table - 163x115x50 cm

A mid Victorian mahogany dressing table 163 cm high. 115 cm wide, 50 cm deep

19th century French kingwood and parquetry poudreuse of…

French Kingwood Poudreuse with Parquetry and Ormolu Mounts

19th century French kingwood and parquetry poudreuse of serpentine outline the lift up top with central hinged mirror flanked by lidded compartments, leather inset writing slide and four drawer combination on cabriole legs with ormolu mounts.

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, second half 19th century,…

Victorian mahogany dressing table with arched mirror

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, second half 19th century, the dressing table with an arched mirror with foliate carved side supports above a rear section with bow front pairs of drawers centred by one other, the breakfront section below also with a…

Mid 19th century huon pine demi lune dressing table with…

Huon Pine Demi Lune Dressing Table with Mirror and Drawers

Mid 19th century huon pine demi lune dressing table with pivoting mirror and jewellery drawers

A fine Victorian burr walnut dressing table. Mid 19th century,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table

A fine Victorian burr walnut dressing table. Mid 19th century, with lovely figuration, having a quatrefoil shaped mirror flanked by pierced scrolling vegetal supports above a central shaped hinged compartment and a pair of three drawer pedestals, the…

A Victorian Rococo porcelain dressing table by Turners and…

Victorian Rococo Porcelain Dressing Table

A Victorian Rococo porcelain dressing table by Turners and Tunstall 1891-1895, finely decorated with hand painted Venetian scenes on a cream and mint green ground, 130 cm high, 146 cm wide, 66 cm deep

A Victorian oak kidney shaped dressing table with triple mirror…

Victorian Oak Dressing Table with Triple Mirror Plates

A Victorian oak kidney shaped dressing table with triple mirror plates, the table, 82 cm high, 116 cm wide, 60 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany duchess dressing table, 176 cm high, 120…

Victorian Mahogany Duchess Dressing Table - 176cm High

A Victorian mahogany duchess dressing table, 176 cm high, 120 cm wide, 54 cm deep

A Victorian houn pine dressing table with marble top, circa…

Victorian Marble-Top Dressing Table

A Victorian houn pine dressing table with marble top, circa 1870, 190 cm high, 125 cm wide, 49 cm deep

A Victorian huon pine dressing table with mahogany stain, circa…

Victorian Huon Pine Dressing Table with Mahogany Stain

A Victorian huon pine dressing table with mahogany stain, circa 1880, 120 cm high, 140 cm wide, 50 cm deep

An outstanding Victorian burr walnut dressing table. 158 cm…

Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table

An outstanding Victorian burr walnut dressing table. 158 cm high, 122 cm wide, 57 cm deep.

A Georgian mahogany dressing table mirror, English, 19th…

Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table Mirror, 19th Century

A Georgian mahogany dressing table mirror, English, 19th century, 46 cm high, 41 cm wide, 18 cm deep

A Georgian mahogany dressing table mirror, English, early 19th…

Georgian Mahogany Dressing Table Mirror, Early 19th Century

A Georgian mahogany dressing table mirror, English, early 19th century

Late Victorian walnut dressing table, with 6 small drawers…

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table, 121 cm Wide

Late Victorian walnut dressing table, with 6 small drawers above one central drawer, 121 cm wide, 54 cm deep

A Victorian marble top dressing table

Victorian Marble Dressing Table

A Victorian marble top dressing table

A Victorian dressing table, late 19th century, mahogany & cedar,…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Oval Mirror

A Victorian dressing table, late 19th century, mahogany & cedar, central oval mirror back, six drawer Duchess top over, three drawer base

A Victorian cedar mirror backed dressing table, second half…

Victorian Cedar Dressing Table with Mirror

A Victorian cedar mirror backed dressing table, second half 19th century, an oval framed mirror flanked by serpentine and pierced vegetal supports above side pedestals each with three drawers centred with an ogee profile hinged compartment, the extended…

A Louis XVI style Boulle dressing table, 19th century, 155 cm…

19th Century Boulle Dressing Table in Louis XVI Style

A Louis XVI style Boulle dressing table, 19th century, 155 cm high, 110 cm wide, 48 cm deep

A rare French 19th century serpentine shaped kingwood and…

19th Century French Serpentine Dressing Table with Sevres Panels

A rare French 19th century serpentine shaped kingwood and palisander dressing table having two Sevres panelled doors below and twin Sevres panels supporting a mirror, 178 cm high, 106 cm wide, 39 cm deep

A Louis XV style bird's eye maple poudreuse, late 19th century,…

Louis XV Bird's Eye Maple Poudreuse Table

A Louis XV style bird's eye maple poudreuse, late 19th century, the square table of serpentine profile with curvaceous drop sides, a hinged lid with mirror and a partitioned drawer with a second recessed drawer below, raised on cabriole legs with acanthus…

John Mason (attributed), dressing table, Maryborough,…

Geometric Inlaid Dressing Table

John Mason (attributed), dressing table, Maryborough, Queensland, 19th century, inlaid geometric design in cedar, kauri pine, blackwood and Baltic pine secondary timbers, original glass knobs, 163 cm high, 93 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A French marquetry poudreuse, 19th century, the top finely…

French Marquetry Poudreuse with Inlaid Trophy Motif

A French marquetry poudreuse, 19th century, the top finely inlaid with central trophy enclosed by formal devices, arabesques and vegetal motifs in boxwood and coloured timbers, opening to a mirror, a watermark taffeta green lined drawer, and demi-lune…

Victorian mahogany demilune dressing table, 105 cm wide, 144 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Demilune Dressing Table - 105cm x 144cm

Victorian mahogany demilune dressing table, 105 cm wide, 144 cm high

A Victorian walnut dressing table. 117 cm high, 119 cm wide, 59…

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table - Elegant and Functional

A Victorian walnut dressing table. 117 cm high, 119 cm wide, 59 cm deep.

Victorian mirrored dressing table, 55 cm deep, 114 cm wide, 170…

Victorian Mirrored Dressing Table - Antique Beauty

Victorian mirrored dressing table, 55 cm deep, 114 cm wide, 170 cm high

Victorian mahogany serpentine front dressing table circa 1880,…

Victorian Serpentine Front Mahogany Dressing Table

Victorian mahogany serpentine front dressing table circa 1880, height 157 cm, length 122, depth 50 cm

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, the lid lifts to reveal…

Victorian mahogany dressing table with hidden compartments

A Victorian mahogany dressing table, the lid lifts to reveal compartments for various vanity accessories, with one drawer, raised on scrolling square section legs, turned stretcher base. Width 52 cm, depth 35 cm, height 74 cm.

Victorian dressing table burr walnut mirrored back, four…

Burr Walnut Victorian Dressing Table with Mirrored Back

Victorian dressing table burr walnut mirrored back, four trinket drawers, one single central drawer, turned & reeded Legs, height 172 cm x Width 124 cm

Victorian mahogany dressing table with turned legs, height 163…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Turned Legs

Victorian mahogany dressing table with turned legs, height 163 cm, width 122 cm, depth 53 cm

A Victorian huon pine dressing table, 19th century, with a…

Victorian Huon Pine Dressing Table

A Victorian huon pine dressing table, 19th century, with a central mirror with carved crest and side supports, a central drawer, flanked by twin pedestals with three drawers each, a shaped table with drawer, above knopped supports with stud details and a…

A Victorian walnut dressing table, 19th century, with an…

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table with Arching Mirror

A Victorian walnut dressing table, 19th century, with an arching mirror and pierced carved supports above a pair of pedestals, with twin small drawers, a shaped table with a central drawer with later garlic, shaped glass handles and raised on finely…

A Victorian mahogany double pedestal dressing table, the top…

Victorian Mahogany Double Pedestal Dressing Table

A Victorian mahogany double pedestal dressing table, the top with three jewellery drawers to each side of one long central drawer, the plain mirror with restrained decoration to the top, the base with four small drawers to each pedestal and one central.…

Victorian mahogany 14 drawer dressing table with large dressing…

Antique Mahogany Dressing Table with Mirror

Victorian mahogany 14 drawer dressing table with large dressing mirror

Victorian mahogany dressing table, 119 cm wide, 58 cm deep, 157…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table - 119x58x157 cm

Victorian mahogany dressing table, 119 cm wide, 58 cm deep, 157 cm high

A late Victorian dressing table in huon pine, Duchess type,…

Late Victorian Huon Pine Dressing Table with Folding Mirrors

A late Victorian dressing table in huon pine, Duchess type, shelf back, with folding side mirrors, and spandrel carvings, height 177 cm, length 107 cm, depth 52 cm

A Louis XV style poudreuse, 19th century, the hinged centre…

Louis XV Style Poudreuse with Storage and Mirror

A Louis XV style poudreuse, 19th century, the hinged centre opening to reveal a storage interior and underside mirror. The hinged sides provide access to additional storage areas, the whole raised on slender cabriole legs., 71 cm high, 79 cm wide, 45 cm…

A Victorian dressing table with cylinder rolled top and carved…

Victorian Huon Pine Dressing Table with Carved Base

A Victorian dressing table with cylinder rolled top and carved base, Tasmanian huon pine, circa 1875, 165 cm high, 131 cm wide, 60 cm deep

Victorian mahogany Duchess dressing table, the top with three…

Mahogany Duchess Dressing Table with Fluted Columns

Victorian mahogany Duchess dressing table, the top with three small serpentine drawers, the base with long drawer, fluted column supports and concave under tier

A quality Victorian burr walnut Duchess dressing table, circa…

Victorian Burr Walnut Duchess Dressing Table

A quality Victorian burr walnut Duchess dressing table, circa 1870, in solid walnut with burr walnut veneers, an oval mirror supported by finely, carved and pierced antlers above a pair of pillars each with three petite, drawers, a central hinged…

Victorian mahogany dressing table with five drawers, 170 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with 5 Drawers

Victorian mahogany dressing table with five drawers, 170 cm high 115 cm wide

A Victorian walnut double pedestal dressing table, multiple…

Victorian Walnut Double Pedestal Dressing Table

A Victorian walnut double pedestal dressing table, multiple drawers to each pedestal, central drawer with carved upright for mirror, raised on plinth base. 153 x 60 x 157 cm.

Victorian walnut dressing table 121 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 162 cm…

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table - 121x54x162 cm

Victorian walnut dressing table 121 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 162 cm high

19th century mahogany and inlaid dressing table, adapted from a…

Mahogany Inlaid Dressing Table with Named Back

19th century mahogany and inlaid dressing table, adapted from a square piano, with painted and named back on square tapering legs joined by a shaped undertier

Late Victorian dressing table mahogany with clam shell carved,…

Mahogany Dressing Table with Clam Shell Carving & Decorated Mirror

Late Victorian dressing table mahogany with clam shell carved, decorated mirror, four trinket drawers, over five drawers & fluted legs, height 179 cm, length 137 cm, depth 66 cm

19th century huon pine 6 drawer dressing table top with bevel…

Huon Pine Dressing Table with Bevel Mirror

19th century huon pine 6 drawer dressing table top with bevel mirror

Victorian mirrored dressing table 122 cm wide, 54 cm deep and…

Victorian Mirrored Dressing Table - 122x54x160 cm

Victorian mirrored dressing table 122 cm wide, 54 cm deep and 160 cm tall.

Victorian mahogany dressing table 115 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 170…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table - 115x54x170 cm

Victorian mahogany dressing table 115 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 170 cm high

Victorian mahogany dressing table framed oval mirror, supported…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Oval Mirror

Victorian mahogany dressing table framed oval mirror, supported on carved columns, over 6 fitted drawers, and central lidded storage, to carved wood legs, height 165 cm ; width 120 cm

Victorian walnut dressing table 120 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 174 cm…

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table - 120cm x 174cm

Victorian walnut dressing table 120 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 174 cm high

Victorian mahogany dressing table 119 cm wide, 166 cm high…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Mirror

Victorian mahogany dressing table 119 cm wide, 166 cm high approx, with replacement mirror

Victorian walnut dressing table 119 cm wide, 46 cm deep, 155 cm…

Victorian Walnut Dressing Table - 155cm Height

Victorian walnut dressing table 119 cm wide, 46 cm deep, 155 cm high