18th Century Curly Maple Highboy
Located in East Aurora, NY
A very attractive New England Curly Maple Highboy probably Massachusetts 1730-40 with a document drawer. Excellent color and patina on the old refinished surface. I originally though...
Maple
$7,875Sale Price|50% Off
18th Century New England Queen Anne Highboy
Located in Norwood, NJ
Queen Anne bonnet top highboy, Northeast, Connecticut, Rhode Island or Massachusetts 18th century, cherry wood constructed in two parts.
Cherry
18th Century American Queen Anne Cherry Highboy
Located in Essex, MA
Early 18th century, having carved fan drawers in upper case and lower, appears to retain original hardware. Old refinish Provenance: Connecticut Historical Collection
Cherry
18th Century Queen Anne Highboy with Engraved Brasses
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Queen Anne two part highboy with a molded cornice surmounting an upper case with five graduated drawers over an associated lower case with three fitted drawers, all with early...
Brass
Antique 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Highboy Tall Chest 9 Drawer Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Highboy Tall Chest 9 Drawer Dresser.
Mahogany, Pine
18th Century New England Highboy in Cherry with Fan Carving
Located in Milford, NH
New England in origin, dating to the 18th century, in very good overall condition, with great patina, restorations, shrinkage cracks, replaced batwing brasses, and light wear commens...
Brass
Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Flat Top Maple Highboy Double
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Flat Top Maple Highboy Double, Four short drawers with central cellarette over three graduated long drawers, over a base fitted with five short...
Brass
Diminutive Early 18th Century Georgian Walnut Highboy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare highboy of diminutive proportions in walnut and mahogany with fine marquetry, feather banding, and cockbeading. The molded cornice is set on the upper case with canted and mol...
Mahogany, Walnut
18th Century Queen Anne Mahogany Lowboy or Server Made from Highboy Base
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Queen Anne mahogany lowboy or server made from a highboy base with added top with molded edges surmounting a case with three fitted drawers with crossbanded veneer borders, ea...
Brass
Early 18th Century Antique Walnut Chest on Chest or Highboy
Located in Naples, IT
Chest of drawers in walnut wood and walnut root with extractable desk. England, 18th century.
Walnut
Beautiful early 18th century English oak cabinet/chest on stand/highboy
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered this beautiful, charming early 18th century English oak cabinet/chest on stand/highboy.
Wood
18th Century Queen Anne Cherry Wood Two Part Highboy with Radial Fan Carving
Located in Milford, NH
The skirt is nicely carved, and the case is supported by four cabriole legs, terminating with pad feet. This highboy dates to the 18th century, with period batwing brasses, and is in...
Brass
18th c New England Queen Anne Tiger Maple Lowboy or Server from a Highboy Base
Located in Milford, NH
New England in origin, dating to the 18th century, in very good overall condition, with some surface imperfections, some losses on the top finish, other minor losses and wear commens...
Brass
Antique 18th Century Georgian Flame Mahogany Chest on Chest Highboy Dresser 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique flame mahogany Georgian chest on chest tallboy, circa 1780. The chest on chest is in two sections and of unusual & desirable diminutive proportions, the top section wi...
Mahogany
Desirable New England Diminutive Two Part Highboy
Located in Stamford, CT
A desirable, diminutive New England two part flat top highboy, in rare transitional William & Mary to Queen Anne form. Top and bottom are original match. Walnut veneer over pine with...
Walnut
Antique American Chippendale Mahogany Chest on Chest Highboy Dresser 70"
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite American Chippendale Highboy, circa 1790. Features a mahogany case with 9 hand dovetailed drawers of oak construction with solid classic solid brass batwing bale pulls ...
Brass
American Queen Anne Antique Sycamore Flat-Top Highboy, New England c. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine flat-top highboy executed in beautifully figured and patinated sycamore, it features a bold cove-molded crest over four graduated drawers in the upper divided by drawer b...
Brass
Antique 18thC American Federal Queen Anne Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy Salem 1790
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique late 18th century mahogany Federal period highboy, chest on stand, Salem Massachusetts, circa 1790.
Brass
18th Century Queen Anne Highboy
Located in West Chester, PA
18th century walnut Queen Anne highboy with beautiful grain three drawers over four in upper case and one over three on base still retaining it's original plate brass cabriole legs t...
$47,000
Queen Anne Walnut Highboy
By William Savery
Located in West Chester, PA
Finely grained wood, chamfered fluted corners, fishtail skirt. Cabriole legs with shells on knees terminating in bold trifit feet. Descended in the Scull family of Philadelphia. Attr...
Walnut
18th Century English Oak Highboy/Chest
Located in Richmond, VA
18th Century English Oak Highboy/Chest
Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet top highboy, 18th century.
Cherry
18th Century Connecticut Queen Anne Cherry Highboy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mid-18th century.
Cherry
Unavailable
H 68 in W 40 in D 22 in
Philadelphia Queen Ann Highboy with Spanish Feet Made of Walnut 18th Century
Located in Allentown, PA
Philadelphia Queen Ann highboy with Spanish feet made of walnut original brass.
American Queen Anne Highboy
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century flat-top highboy circa 1760, in two parts with four graduated drawers on top portion and one long drawer over three small drawers on the base.
Wood
Queen Anne Cherry Highboy
Located in Wells, ME
Weathersfield, Connecticut Queen Anne cherry highboy.
The original cove molded rectangular cornice above the upper case with a fan-carved center drawer flanked by two ...
Cherry
American Highboy
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Beautifully constructed American Cherry Highboy, with dovetails visible on case at each drawer opening. Simple lines and lovely color. Hardware is not original.
Cherry
Unavailable
H 69 in W 37.5 in D 18 in
American 18th Century Queen Anne Maple Highboy with Fan Carving, Cabriole Legs
Located in Wells, ME
American Queen Anne maple highboy in two parts with cabriole legs, pad feet, fan carved central drawer and shaped skirt. This New England highboy is a classic with a flat top, molded...
Maple, Pine
Newport, Rhode Island Maple Flattop Highboy
Located in Wells, ME
Newport, Rhode Island maple flattop highboy with shell carved apron. Diminutive in size and perfectly proportioned. The legs are the superb Townsend/Goddard square section cabriole t...
George I Black Japanned Highboy
Located in New York, NY
Good George I black japanned highboy with japanned decoration; the upper section fitted with drawers, the lower section with three drawers over a shaped apron and raised on four cabr...
Wood
Queen Anne Flat-Top Highboy
Located in Litchfield, CT
Connecticut, Probably Wethersfield, circa 1750-1775. Cherry; Secondary wood: eastern white pine. This fine example exhibits great proportions to the case with finely executed twin ca...
Carved Walnut Chippendale Bonnet-Top Highboy, Salem
Located in Providence, RI
This highboy relates to a class of highboys that, as Albert Sack remarks, "combines the academic skill of the Boston School with the romantic flavor of the more free-spirited Sa...
Walnut
Walnut Highboy in the George 1st Style
Located in London, GB
A charming highboy or chest on stand with a brushing slide in the style of George 1st, circa 1900. Very good quality and of small proportions this lovely piece will grace any room. T...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 94.75 in W 47.25 in D 24.5 in
The Baron Steigel Chippendale Carved Mahogany Highboy, Philadelphia, circa 1755
Located in Providence, RI
This important piece represents the best of the best; examples from this school are represented in the major museums through America as a highpoint of fine furniture construction and...
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Connecticut Highboy
Located in New York, NY
Like many Queen Anne-styled Connecticut highboys (circa 1740-1760), this flattop piece has an elegant and austere design. Dovetailed joints characterize its stabile and sturdy build,...
Maple, Pine
18th Century Connecticut Cherry Two-Part Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
A fine 18th century cherry two part highboy, probably Connecticut in origin, with five drawer top with molded cornice over a base with one long drawer over three fitted drawers, a ca...
Cherry
Good Connecticut 18th Century Cherry Highboy
Located in Essex, MA
Good period Connecticut highboy. Top and bottom original to one another. Charming lower apron. Queen Ann Cabriole legs.
Cherry, Pine
18th c. English Elm Highboy
Located in Greenwich, CT
A beautiful 18th c. English highboy of figured elm having drawered cornice over flight of two over three full drawers on lower waist moulding over three drawers standing on shaped ca...
Elm
18th Century Two Part Chippendale Highboy in Cherrywood
Located in Milford, NH
The chest is a rare form in this configuration and dates to the 18th century, probably Pennsylvania in origin, and is in very good condition, with minor molding and drawer front res...
Brass
18th Century Connecticut Highboy In Cherry
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine example of an 18th century Connecticut chest-on-chest in Cherry with a bonnet top and flame finials, over three small drawers, the center with a carved fan, over 7 full length...
Cherry
18th Century Queen Anne Two Part Walnut Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Queen Anne two part flat top walnut highboy, its upper case with a molded cornice surmounting a two over three drawer configuration with what appear to be the ori...
Brass
18th century English Queen Anne Highboy in Walnut
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Queen Anne highboy in walnut with moulded cornice, 9 sliding drawers and shaped apron. All resting on cabriole legs and unusual pad foot. For many more fine antiques, plea...
Brass
18th Century Queen Anne Cherrywood Highboy of Connecticut Origin
Located in Milford, NH
18th century Queen Anne cherrywood highboy of probable Connecticut origin.
Cherry
Exceptional 18th Century English Chinoiserie Two Part Oak Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
The long drawers have been lined with white paper. The highboy would command a presence in any room and dates to the 18th century in very good overall condition, with some waist mold...
Brass
18th Century Mahogany Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Hand-crafted in 1790, this George III highboy is comprised of mahogany with oak drawers. It has a two-part construction: an upper case piece with 2 small top drawers and 3 full-lengt...
Brass
18th Century Tiger Maple Highboy of Probable New England Origin
Located in Milford, NH
Probably New England in origin, dating the 18th century. Very good restored condition, with restorations, minor imperfections, shrinkage cracks, and light expected wear from age and ...
Wood
18th Century Amercian Queen Ann Highboy in Tigermaple
Located in Stamford, CT
18th Century American Queen Ann Highboy in Tigermaple with other woods.
18th Century New England Tiger Maple Highboy with Document Drawer
Located in Milford, NH
Dates to the 18th century in very good overall condition, with back upper case restoration, drawer edge losses, shrinkage cracks, and light wear commensurate with age and use.
Brass
Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
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