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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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Art Deco Modern Vanity Dressing Table Round Mirror Leather & Walnut Wood
Located in Porto, PT
Claire Dressing Table embraced an Art Deco style with curvy and opulent shapes. This eye-catchy modern dressing table owns the promise of enriching any master bedroom design project....
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Company Art Deco Dresser/Cabinet
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Company Art Deco dresser made mainly of steel, wood at the base and bakelite at the handles. It i...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Dressers

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Steel

Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Nesting End Table Set
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Nesting End Table Set Dimensions. Large. 21 W ; 19 D ; 16 H Medium. 18 1/2 W ; 27 D ; 14 1/2 H Small. 15 W ;...
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Wood

Kai Kristiansen. a Model 394 Rosewood Dresser from Aksel Kiersgaard Denmark 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Kai Kristiansen (Denmark. Born 1929) Low, 4-drawer chest made from rosewood, produced by Aksel Kjersgaard in Odder, Denmark, c1960. Features Kristiansen’s trademark circular drawer ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

Input Compartment with Mirror and Drawers by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Entrance furniture composed of rosewood base with drawers covered in parchment, bakelite knobs in orange date color. Follows the upper part with frame of...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires

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Steel

Stellar Restored Eight-Drawer Chest by Baker in Cream Lacquer, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful eight-drawer chest by Baker, circa 1970. Expertly crafted Walnut case construction with exquisite detail. Iconic carved interlocking circle pulls accent the drawers. A pi...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

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