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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An antique Australian huon pine dressing table, 19th century,…

An antique Australian huon pine dressing table, 19th century, 152 cm high, 105 cm wide, 55 cm deep

An antique Australian dressing table, birdseye huon pine,…

1875 Melbourne Birdseye Huon Pine Dressing Table: Antique Treasure

An antique Australian dressing table, birdseye huon pine, Melbourne origin, circa 1875, 161 cm high, 120 cm wide, 51 cm deep

Huon pine dressing table, quality 19th century with jewellery…

19th Century Huon Pine Dressing Table with Mirror and Drawers

Huon pine dressing table, quality 19th century with jewellery drawers and mirror

A fine Colonial huon pine dressing table, Melbourne, Victorian…

Colonial Huon Pine Dressing Table - Victorian Era

A fine Colonial huon pine dressing table, Melbourne, Victorian origin, circa 1885, 182 cm high, 122 cm wide, 60 cm deep

Huon pine dressing table, Tasmanian, fitted with seven drawers…

Tasmanian Huon Pine Dressing Table with Pivoting Mirror

Huon pine dressing table, Tasmanian, fitted with seven drawers and pivoting mirror

A dressing table, huon pine with marble top, Melbourne, circa…

Huon Pine Dressing Table with Marble Top

A dressing table, huon pine with marble top, Melbourne, circa 1875, 172 cm high, 129 cm wide, 54 cm deep

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

Edwardian Tasmanian huon pine dressing table of multiple…

Edwardian Huon Pine Dressing Table with Pivoting Mirror

Edwardian Tasmanian huon pine dressing table of multiple drawers with a pivoting pier mirror

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

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 Tasmanian huon pine dressing table, 202 cm high, 150 cm wide,…

Huon Pine Dressing Table - Tasmanian-made, Elegant Design

A Tasmanian huon pine dressing table, 202 cm high, 150 cm wide, 62 cm deep.

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 Colonial dressing table, Tasmanian origin, birdseye huon pine…

Tasmanian Colonial Dressing Table with Cockatoo Carvings

A Colonial dressing table, Tasmanian origin, birdseye huon pine and marble top, circa 1870 finely carved with cockatoo decoration to knees 169 cm high, 121 cm wide, 58 cm deep

An impressive Tasmanian birdseye huon pine dressing table with…

Tasmanian Huon Pine Dressing Table with Dolphin Supports

An impressive Tasmanian birdseye huon pine dressing table with carved dolphin supports, circa 1870, 185 cm high, 145 cm wide, 56 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

A dressing table, huon pine and blackwood with carved bird…

Carved bird motif dressing table, 1875

A dressing table, huon pine and blackwood with carved bird motif, circa 1875, 170 cm high, 141 cm wide, 62 cm deep. Provenance: Originally the property of William M'Millan of Landcox, Union Street Brighton, Melbourne, with a facsimile copy of original…

Huon pine dressing table

Stunning Huon Pine Dressing Table

Huon pine dressing table

A Huon pine dressing chest, circa 1880, 160 cm high, 108 cm…

Huon Pine Dressing Chest, Circa 1880

A Huon pine dressing chest, circa 1880, 160 cm high, 108 cm wide, 58 cm deep

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 marble top huon pine dressing table, W.H. Rocke & Co,…

Antique Marble Top Dressing Table by W.H. Rocke & Co

A marble top huon pine dressing table, W.H. Rocke & Co, Melbourne, circa 1875, 168 cm high, 128 cm wide, 60 cm deep. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd,…

A marble top huon pine dressing table, Tasmanian, circa 1875,…

Tasmanian Huon Pine Marble Dressing Table, 1875

A marble top huon pine dressing table, Tasmanian, circa 1875, 77 cm high, 122 cm wide, 54 cm deep

Late Victorian huon pine dressing table

Victorian Huon Pine Dressing Table

Late Victorian huon pine dressing table