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How tall is a highboy dresser?

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How tall is a highboy dresser?
A highboy dresser is usually around six feet tall, with some versions standing even taller at seven feet or so. Highboys, which began to appear with frequency during the early 17th century in England, are essentially very tall dressers with lots of drawers, whereas a lowboy is a different type of storage furniture in that it's a dressing table with one or two rows of drawers. A wardrobe can usually be found positioned on top of a tallboy, which is yet another type of dresser.

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Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Chinoiserie Dresser
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Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern 9-Drawer Walnut Dresser by Unagusta
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Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser by Unagusta
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Bunny Williams Home Button-Down Chest (Oak)
Located in New York, NY
A handsome mid-century design and intricately carved geometric details transform this chest into a bold statement of style. Truly timeless and sturdily built, this chest will ground ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Dressers

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Wood, Oak

Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern “Riviera” Highboy Birch Dresser
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Postmodern Steel Dresser with Squiggle Pulls
Located in Round Top, TX
Welded steel, with a swirled finish, this wonderful and whimsical dresser from 1979 is a Postmodern dream. A small footprint with smoothly operating drawers in galvanized steel, we ...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Post-Modern Dressers

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