Article: Dressing tables can be good bargains; CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antique shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Sheet music: "Easter Parade," Judy Garland and Fred Astaire on cover, 1940: $22. Juicer: Sunkist jadeite: $65. Cookie jar: Metlox, rabbit on cabbage: $125. Chop plate: Vernon Kilns, Moby Dick pattern, blue, 12 inches: $175. Bakelite pin: Thumper with one foot up, painted: $245. Catalog: Stanley dealer, No. 110, hard cover, circa 1911, 52 pages: $375. Coverlet: Jacquard, rose medallions, single weave, rose border, York County, Pa., 1846, 76 x 92 inches: $535. Doll: Deanna Durbin, brown eyes, human hair wig, original dress, Ideal, 21 inches: $675. Wristwatch: Disney 1933 "Mickey Mouse Number One," three Mickeys chasing each other, Ingersoll, original box: $895. Tavern table: Queen Anne cherrywood tavern table, oval top, straight apron, pad feet, 1740-1760, 271 2 x 28 x 271 4 inches: $3,450.

A dressing table in the bedroom was an 18th-century idea, but the concept was expanded in the 19th century. Small top drawers were made to hold toiletries and valuables. A mirror was added to the back of the table about 1800.

The mirror-topped table remained in fashion for big rooms, but small bedrooms required less furniture. The table became a chest of drawers to store additional clothing.

The Empire-style dresser was made from 1820 to 1850, with several overhanging top drawers. After seeing a dressing table, it looked as if the designer squeezed some extra drawers under the table in the space between the legs. Other features of an Empire dresser were round brass handles, carved "lion ...

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