What is the difference between a toilet and dressing mirror?

None, in practice. Both names describe the same table-top mirror on a stand, and dealers pick whichever term they favour. "Dressing" appears in 141 titles and "toilet" in 81, with "vanity" used the same way. Reading past the word to the description tells you what the object actually is.

Which wood is most common?

Mahogany, by a wide margin. It leads the timber vocabulary at 131 titles, with walnut a distant second and oak thinner again. Satinwood, kingwood, harewood, burr maple, laburnum, birch, beech, rosewood, teak and padouk each surface only once or twice across the sampled range, and they sit at the upper end of it.

Do these mirrors have drawers?

Many do. The archetype is a swing plate on a box base fitted with a single drawer or a run of two or three, and drawer counts turn up throughout the titles. Others stand on a plain shallow platform with no drawers at all.

How old are most of them?

The dealer-entered dates run from 1750 to 1950, a full two centuries, with 155 listings carrying a clean year. Much of the dating is broad rather than exact. "19th Century" is the largest single bucket, followed by Victorian, 18th Century, Georgian and Regency, all period labels rather than years.

Are wall mirrors included in this category?

Yes, around one in eight. Wall-hung pieces appear under the vanity heading, along with a handful of hall and framed mirrors, and gilt or giltwood examples including rococo frames. The table-top mirror on a stand still accounts for roughly half to two-thirds of the category.

Do vanity mirrors come as pairs?

Occasionally. Ten titles offer pairs and a couple offer trios, so more than one at a time does happen. Single pieces are the norm.

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A vanity mirror is a small dressing mirror, usually a wooden plate on a stand that tilts, made for washing, shaving and dressing rather than for hanging on a wall.

Large Antique Continental Porcelain Easel Mirror

19th century

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Large Antique Continental Porcelain Easel Mirror

From London City Antiques

£895

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19th century

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Dutch Marquetry Dressing Table Mirror 19th-century Toilet Swing Mirror Beautiful

From Artsonline

£599

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Large Scale Georgian Inlaid Toilet Mirror

19th century

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Large Scale Georgian Inlaid Toilet Mirror

From Camden Antiques

£795

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Rudolstadt Volstedt Porcelain Rococo Mirror, C. 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Rudolstadt Volstedt Porcelain Rococo Mirror, C. 1900.

From Philip Carrol Antiques

£1,350

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18th century

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Large Georgian Walnut Fret Mirror

From The Antiques Hound

£950

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19th century

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Antique Georgian Mahogany Swing Mirror

From The Antiques Hound

£245

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1900 - 1920

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Louis XVI Sty;e Wall Mirror

From Merchant House Antiques

£595

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19th century

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Late 19th-century French Brass Table Mirror with Bevelled Glass

From D and A Binder Ltd

£450

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Small Brass Table Mirror

From Rupert Landen Antiques

£135

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Early 20th Century French Brass Dressing Mirror.

1900 - 1920

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Early 20th Century French Brass Dressing Mirror.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£140

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One-offs to pass through include a commode seat mirror, a jeweller's plateau mirror, an Italian reliquary mirror, a mirrored wine tray and a fan-shaped chinoiserie mirror.

1900 - 1920

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Burr Walnut Wall Mirror

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£695

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19th century

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Velvet Covered Mirror.

From Ropeworks Antiques

£265

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1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Mirror C.1930

From Collinge Antiques

£395

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Fine Quality Silver Triptych Dressing Table Mirror

1900 - 1920

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Fine Quality Silver Triptych Dressing Table Mirror

From William James Antiques

£3,900

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Antique Dressing Table Mirror Three Drawers C1920

1900 - 1920

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Antique Dressing Table Mirror Three Drawers C1920

From MebleinUK

£235

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19th century

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Dressing Table Mirror

From Graham Pickett

£195

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Antique Vanity Mirrors

Large Antique Continental Porcelain Easel Mirror

Dutch Marquetry Dressing Table Mirror 19th-century Toilet Swing Mirror Beautiful

Large Scale Georgian Inlaid Toilet Mirror

Rudolstadt Volstedt Porcelain Rococo Mirror, C. 1900.

Large Georgian Walnut Fret Mirror

Antique Georgian Mahogany Swing Mirror

Louis XVI Sty;e Wall Mirror

Late 19th-century French Brass Table Mirror with Bevelled Glass

Late 19th Century Small Brass Table Mirror

Early 20th Century French Brass Dressing Mirror.

Burr Walnut Wall Mirror

Velvet Covered Mirror.

Art Deco Mirror C.1930

Fine Quality Silver Triptych Dressing Table Mirror

Antique Dressing Table Mirror Three Drawers C1920

Dressing Table Mirror

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