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What is a tall boy?
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A tall boy is a piece of furniture that features a wardrobe on top. A tall boy should not be confused with a highboy which is a tall chest of drawers.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Broached Colonial Tall Boy
By Charles Wilson
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
traditional furniture type, a Tall Boy, which also has its origins in the late 17th century. The seven-drawer
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Shelves
Materials
Wood
$24,000 / item
Rattan Tall Boy Dresser, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rattan woven wicker six-drawer tall boy dresser or slim chest of drawers. Spain, 1960s
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Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
$2,261 Sale Price
20% Off
Georgian Chest on Chest Tall Boy Mahogany 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Georgian chest on chest
Mahogany serpentine tall boy or chest on chest
Category
Antique Early 1800s Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Transition Tall Boy or Shelf
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Transition Tall Boy or Shelf
Rectangular slight bow front Tall
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Georgian Tall Boy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality George IV mahogany chest on chest, having a dental cornice, two small and six long drawers, each with the original gilded swan neck handles and raised on bracket feet.
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
$3,798
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo and Rattan Tall Boy. 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian tall boy or chest of drawers in Bamboo and Rattan from 1970s
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Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rattan