A vintage-style cream vanity table with an ornate gold mirror, styled in a bright, neutral-toned room with a potted olive tree and a sofa in the background.

Louis XV French style Dressing Table

$2,700.00
$2,700.00 $3,500.00
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A vintage-style cream vanity table with an ornate gold mirror, styled in a bright, neutral-toned room with a potted olive tree and a sofa in the background.
  • A vintage-style cream vanity table with an ornate gold mirror, styled in a bright, neutral-toned room with a potted olive tree and a sofa in the background.
  • A vintage-style cream vanity table with an ornate gold mirror, styled in a bright, neutral-toned room with a potted olive tree and a sofa in the background.
Louis XV French style Dressing Table

Louis XV French style Dressing Table

$2,700.00
$2,700.00 $3,500.00

1. Historical Style, Era, and Nomenclature

  • Primary Classification: Louis XV style Dressing Table (or Vanity), historically known in French as a Coiffeuse or Poudreuse 

  • Historical Era: Built during the late 19th century to the early 20th century (specifically the Belle Époque/Edwardian era, circa 1890s–1910s). This was a peak period for "Louis Revival" (French Revival) furniture manufactured in France and Great Britain, where pieces were designed to replicate 18th-century royal French tastes for affluent homes 

  • Original Influence: Louis XV Rococo (circa 1730s–1760s) . The light-hearted, curved, and organic "natural" forms are classic indicators of Rococo design.

2. Key Architectural & Decorative Features

  • Asymmetrical Oval Swing Mirror (Psyché): The prominent oval mirror is mounted to the table by ornate carved supports[cite: 1.2.34], allowing it to tilt. It is crowned with a elaborate Rococo-style scrolling crest featuring "rocaille" (shell-like) and floral flourishes 

  • Kidney/Bow-Shaped Top (Forme Haricot): Features a gently curved "bean" or kidney-shaped tabletop, a shape popularized in 18th-century French furniture design to accommodate sitting closely 

  • Curved Drawers and Apron: The front consists of a single drawers shaped to follow the curve of the table, featuring ornate gilded brass pulls (poignées) and a floral, ribbon-like bow carved onto the center of the drawer face

  • Cabriole Legs (Pieds Galbés): Supported by four slender, gracefully S-curved "cabriole" legs , which are embellished with detailed floral and leaf carvings running down the knees and tapering to small ornamental scroll feet (pieds de biche) 

  • Distressed Cream Paint & "Gold" Detail: Made of painted wood (often beech or fruitwood underneath) with an off-white/cream finish and gilded or gold-painted highlight accents on the carvings—a visual technique known as canapé or parcelle-doré to enhance the elaborate ornamental detail 

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