Side table - Vanity mirrors - Wood, Crystal





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Description from the seller
It is a piece that embodies that early Art Deco in which modernity still carried a faint scent of classicism. The structure is simple, almost restrained, but everything about it is designed to multiply light and create a small intimate stage. The large central mirror, flanked by two slightly inclined side wings, forms a triptych that frames the face and makes it the protagonist, as if the person sitting opposite it entered a small private theater.
The completely mirrored surface prolongs that game of reflections: every object placed on the table—a bottle of perfume, a comb, a jewel—is duplicated and gains an almost cinematic aura. That taste for shiny surfaces, for clean geometry, and for the sense of accessible luxury is very characteristic of early Art Deco, when the mirror became the decor material par excellence.
Beneath that luminous modernity, the curved wooden legs provide a warm, organic counterpoint. They do not renounce elegance, but soften the piece, reminding us that we are still in a transitional moment between late nineteenth-century exuberance and the stricter aesthetics that would come later. The small central drawer, with its round handle, completes the ensemble with a functional detail that does not break the harmony.
Taken together, it is a vanity that combines sophistication, theatricality, and balance, a piece designed to accompany daily rituals with a touch of discreet glamour, very typical of refined interiors of the first decades of the 20th century.
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Seller's Story
It is a piece that embodies that early Art Deco in which modernity still carried a faint scent of classicism. The structure is simple, almost restrained, but everything about it is designed to multiply light and create a small intimate stage. The large central mirror, flanked by two slightly inclined side wings, forms a triptych that frames the face and makes it the protagonist, as if the person sitting opposite it entered a small private theater.
The completely mirrored surface prolongs that game of reflections: every object placed on the table—a bottle of perfume, a comb, a jewel—is duplicated and gains an almost cinematic aura. That taste for shiny surfaces, for clean geometry, and for the sense of accessible luxury is very characteristic of early Art Deco, when the mirror became the decor material par excellence.
Beneath that luminous modernity, the curved wooden legs provide a warm, organic counterpoint. They do not renounce elegance, but soften the piece, reminding us that we are still in a transitional moment between late nineteenth-century exuberance and the stricter aesthetics that would come later. The small central drawer, with its round handle, completes the ensemble with a functional detail that does not break the harmony.
Taken together, it is a vanity that combines sophistication, theatricality, and balance, a piece designed to accompany daily rituals with a touch of discreet glamour, very typical of refined interiors of the first decades of the 20th century.
Tracked shipping and careful packaging
