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19 Th Century French Tulipwood Poudreuse / Dressing Table
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19 Th Century French Tulipwood Poudreuse / Dressing Table

19th century
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19 th C French tulipwood Poudreuse Line inlaid and gilt mounted, the hinged top with central mirror above a black leather slide, three dummy and four real drawers it’s just gorgeous and of small proportions

Physical Dimensions
Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
141cm (55.51")
Depth
88cm (34.65")
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John Rudd Antiques has dated this French Tulipwood Dressing Table to the 19th Century.

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SA1149738
Description
19 th C French tulipwood Poudreuse Line inlaid and gilt mounted, the hinged top with central mirror above a black leather slide, three dummy and four real drawers it’s just gorgeous and of small proportions
Height
110cm (43.31")
Width
141cm (55.51")
Depth
88cm (34.65")
Date of Manufacture

John Rudd Antiques has dated this French Tulipwood Dressing Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1149738
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A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments.

19 Th Century French Tulipwood Poudreuse / Dressing Table

Archive II A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View VII
Archive VIII A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View VIII
Archive IX A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View IX
Archive X A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View X
Archive XI A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View XI
Archive XII A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View XII
Archive XIII A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View XIII
Archive XIV A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View XIV
Archive XV A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View XV
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Archive XVII A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments. View XVII
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A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments.
19 th Century French Tulipwood Poudreuse / Dressing Table
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A nineteenth-century French tulipwood dressing table featuring geometric parquetry veneering, slender cabriole legs, brass ring handles, and three hinged top compartments.
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  • ObjectDressing Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Louis XV Style
  • MaterialTulipwood, Brass, Wood Veneer
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsParquetry veneer, Cabriole legs, Brass ring pulls, Hinged top compartments
  • SizeH 110 cm (43 in) x W 141 cm (56 in) x D 88 cm (35 in)

This nineteenth-century French Louis XV style dressing table is made from warm brown tulipwood with wood veneer and brass hardware. The piece presents geometric parquetry veneering across the top and drawer fronts, slender cabriole legs with brass sabots, and circular brass ring pulls on each drawer. It includes three hinged top compartments above a configuration of dummy and real drawers, creating a symmetric facade with visible signs of vintage wear and aged timber tones. Measuring 110 cm high, 141 cm wide, and 88 cm deep, this vanity fits well in a bedroom or dressing room as a functional surface for personal grooming or as a decorative accent piece against a wall.

A poudreuse is a specialised French dressing table that originated in the eighteenth century, designed with small compartments and often a hinged central mirror to hold cosmetics, perfume, and grooming accessories.

Nineteenth-century French vanity tables were typically constructed with hardwood cores veneered in decorative timbers such as tulipwood, kingwood, or rosewood, finished with brass mountings and cast drop handles.

Authentic pieces feature hand-cut dovetail joinery in the small drawers, period-accurate brass hardware showing genuine surface patination, and hand-cut timber veneers arranged in geometric parquetry patterns.

This type of piece serves as a dedicated vanity unit in a master bedroom or dressing room, or functions as a compact console table in an entryway when closed.

Apply high-grade beeswax sparingly along the wood grain to preserve the timber finish, keep the object away from direct sunlight, and maintain stable indoor humidity levels to prevent veneer lifting.
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