ANTIQUE VANITY TABLE WITH MIRROR : ANTIQUE VANITY TABLE

Really wished I could’ve gotten more pictures, but no photography/video was allowed inside. Other neat things we saw: old man in a wheelchair with two rifles or shotguns or other large imposing/old-looking firearms (I really don’t know anything about guns), an old lady with a firearm, a man who was pushing a wooden chair along but used it to sit while waiting in line, a woman who had a large 50-60 lb. bronze Japanese or Chinese elephant, a lady who had an secretary’s wooden desk from the 1800s?, a woman who brought two old 1900s Japanese pieces I think an incense holder and a bowl… worth $1000 each, a lady who brought a pristine old-looking glass mirror/vanity perfume bottle set but was told that the set was new/not antique I think because there was still sticker residue on the bottom of one or more of the glass bottles, some small cowboys/Indians figurines/toys with "made in the United States of America" on them. My friend brought a few old 1910s-1920s Japanese dolls that were valued at around $150 each for the larger ones and $40? for her small one.

When we got in we stood in line for a while with other people who had the same entry time (noon). After waiting in line we were directed to tables where we showed an attendant what items we brought and he gave us corresponding tickets, Asian Arts for my friend and Metalwork and Sculpture and Glass for me. Inside there was a walled circle where the appraisers were (and some more people in line and some filming going on) and many lines (one for each category) radiating out from it. You can sort of get a sense of that in this picture, but I took this just outside the exit so it doesn’t seem a lot of people were there. A volunteer said around 6,000 people were supposed to visit that day. Oh and some more filming happened outside the circle too, near the wall where we waited in the outside line.

Some advice if any of you decide to do this: wear comfortable shoes! This is a must. Also, it may be a good idea to bring a chair if you aren’t comfortable standing for two or more hours. (The metalwork/sculpture line took more than two hours I think and the glass line was around one hour.)

My vanity area I had been putting together. All of these items (except for the magazine, tea cup, and modern perfume bottles) were hand me downs, thrift store, flea market, or antique mall finds.

The vanity table was bought at goodwill for 8 dollars, but I sanded it down and painted it white. The art on the table was a frame found at Goodwill, that I also painted white, and cut a thrifted record album cover to fit inside. The white dishes are also from Goodwill, as is the vintage train case.
The chair and the makeup bags are hand me downs from the 70s.
The mirror, powder jar, and vintage perfume jars were antique store finds. The mirror was a tacky gold plastic, that I painted white (a habit of mine!).
The powder jar was the biggest splurge for me. Ironically, it was the most expensive, at 120 dollars. (I collect antique vanity items, and will change out what I display, but the powder jar is there to stay!)

It was really fun putting this together with my cheap little finds! 🙂