18th Century Maple Highboy
Antique 18th Century New Hampshire Queen Anne Maple Highboy
Located in Westfield, MA
This distinguished 18th-century New Hampshire Queen Anne maple highboy, a testament to early
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Antique Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dra...
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Maple
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
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Antique Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dra...
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Brass
American Queen Anne Maple Highboy, 18th Century - Van Sweringen Brothers Estate
Located in Savannah, GA
An American Queen Anne maple highboy, circa 1750.
Two pieces.
Provenance: Sweringen Brother's
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Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Dressers
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Maple
H 65 in W 38.75 in D 18.75 in
18th Century Queen Anne Cherry Wood Two Part Highboy with Radial Fan Carving
Located in Milford, NH
the 18th century, with period batwing brasses, and is in very good overall condition, with some minor
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Antique Mid-17th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
H 70.38 in W 40.5 in D 21.25 in
Rare Queen Anne Highboy and Matching Lowboy
Located in Woodbury, CT
This antique Queen Highboy and matching Lowboy set from Boston dates back to 1720-40 and features a
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Antique Early 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dr...
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Wood, Maple, Walnut
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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
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Antique 1770s American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple, Pine
H 69 in W 37.5 in D 18 in
Newport, Rhode Island Maple Flattop Highboy
Located in Wells, ME
Newport, Rhode Island maple flattop highboy with shell carved apron. Diminutive in size and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Maple & Tiger Maple Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
18th c. maple & tiger maple highboy with old brasses.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
18th Century New England Tiger Maple Highboy with Document Drawer
Located in Milford, NH
A Fine two part New England highboy in tiger maple, its upper case with a molded cornice
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Antique 18th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
18th Century New England Maple Highboy with Carved Fan Decoration
Located in Milford, NH
A fine two part New England maple highboy, probably Rhode Island in origin, its upper case with a
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Antique 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
18th Century Dunlap Tiger Maple Two Part Highboy of NH origin
By Dunlap Cabinetmakers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Dunlap School New Hampshire flat top tiger maple two part highboy with a molded cornice
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple
18th Century Queen Anne Maple Bonnet Top Highboy, circa 1780
Located in Milford, NH
A splendid 18th century Queen Anne two part maple bonnet top highboy with bonnet top, flame finials
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Antique 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple
18th Century Tiger Maple Highboy of Probable New England Origin
Located in Milford, NH
A nice two part curly maple highboy, its upper case with molded cornice surmounting four graduated
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Antique 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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
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Antique Late 18th Century American Dressers
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Maple, Pine
18th Century New England Queen Anne Maple Flat Top Highboy with Secret Drawer
Located in Milford, NH
A two part flat top 18th century Queen Anne highboy in a warm toned maple of New England origin
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Antique 18th Century North American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dr...
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Maple
H 70.63 in W 40 in D 23 in
18th Century Tiger Maple Bonnet Top Highboy or High Chest with Sunburst Carvings
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a two part tiger maple bonnet top highboy, the top case featuring a bonnet top
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Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple
H 79.75 in W 40.25 in D 21.5 in
Late 18th c New England Maple Highboy or High Chest with Carved Fans
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a late 18th century New England maple highboy or high chest, its upper case with
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Antique 18th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
New Hampshire Queen Anne Two-Part Tiger Maple Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
A fine two part 18th century Queen Anne tiger maple highboy, probably made in New Hampshire, its
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Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple
American Queen Anne Flat Top Maple Highboy
Located in Wilson, NC
American Queen Anne flat top maple highboy, with cove cornice, upper section with carved fan drawer
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Dressers
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Brass
18th Century American Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy
Located in Essex, MA
18th century American Queen Anne Bonnet top highboy. Figured tiger maple with pine secondary wood
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Antique Early 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dr...
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Maple, Pine
Connecticut Maple Two-Part Highboy, circa 1750
Located in Milford, NH
A fine two-part maple flat top highboy, its upper case with a molded cornice surmounting five
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Antique 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Massachusetts Queen Anne Highboy
By William Chase
Located in Nashville, TN
Featured in a very handsome and well preserved example of a middle 18th century New England high
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Antique 1740s American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple, Pine
Diminutive Maple Highboy from Proctor Family of Ipswich
Located in Essex, MA
Unusually Small Scale Maple Highboy. Queen Ann in Form, 18th Century.
Provenance
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple, Pine
Tiger Maple Highboy or High Chest Attributed to Moses Hazen, circa 1785-1805
By Moses Hazen
Located in Milford, NH
A fine curly maple highboy or high chest, attributed to Moses Hazen of Weare, New Hampshire, with
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Antique Late 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple
H 72.25 in W 39.5 in D 20 in
New Hampshire Dunlap School Tiger Maple Chest on Chest or Highboy, circa 1780
By Dunlap Cabinetmakers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine two part New Hampshire Dunlap School tiger maple highboy or chest on chest, its upper case
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Antique Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dra...
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Maple
H 75 in W 41 in D 20.5 in
NH Queen Anne Curly Maple Highboy Attributed to the Dunlap Workshop c 1760-1780
By Dunlap Cabinetmakers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a New Hampshire Queen Anne two part highboy in curly maple attributed to the
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
H 81.5 in W 41.25 in D 22 in
18th Century American Highboy
Located in Pomona, CA
Handsome 1780 New Hampshire maple chest. Two part with queen legs. The hardware not original and
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Antique 1780s American Dressers
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Brass
American Highboy
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine American Queen Anne maple highboy with five graduated drawers and three smaller drawers
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Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Linen Presses
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Wood, Maple
Period American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy
Located in Essex, MA
Period American cherry and mixedwood bonnet top highboy.
Queen Anne.
Charming Provincial Form
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Antique Early 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dr...
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Cherry, Maple
18th Century New England Queen Anne Tiger Maple Highboy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Queen Anne Tiger maple highboy. The upper dovetailed case with molded cornice over five long
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Antique 1760s American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple
New England 18th Century Highboy
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Two part high style fan carved country highboy. A really nice
example of a Connecticut flat
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass, Iron
Queen Anne Style Carved Maple Flat-Top Highboy
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A carved maple two-piece highboy with a flat cornice top over a chest of two short drawers over
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Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple
Queen Anne Tiger Maple Server, Highboy Base, Rhode Island
Located in Providence, RI
At one time, this was the base of a two-part traditional highboy, to which beautiful antique
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Serving Tables
Queen Anne Flat-Top Highboy
Located in Litchfield, CT
cabriole legs ending on pad feet.
Maple and sycamore.
Provenance: Descended through the Ford
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple, Sycamore
Newport Queen Anne Tiger Maple Highboy - Christopher Townsend Shop
By Townsend Shop
Located in Woodbury, CT
An earliest Townsend Shop flat-topped high chest or 'highboy', of subtle tiger and figured maple
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Antique Mid-18th Century American American Colonial Commodes and Chests ...
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Chestnut, Maple, Pine
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18th Century Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Commode with Writing Slide
Located in Milford, NH
A splendid Chippendale serpentine mahogany commode in its original dark finish with molded edge top surmounting a conforming case with a writing slide over three graduated drawers, e...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...
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Brass
H 31.5 in W 39.5 in D 21.25 in
Antique 18th Century Georgian George III Mahogany Tallboy Chest on Chest, 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality George III flame mahogany chest on chest/tallboy, circa 1760.
This elegant Georgian mahogany chest on chest is of the finest quality and is made from solid Cuban flame...
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Antique 1760s English George III Dressers
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Mahogany
H 78 in W 45.5 in D 23 in
18th century English Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Savannah, GA
English mahogany Chippendale chest on chest, featuring bracket feet, molded top above a line inlaid frieze and original rotunda motif brasses.
Note dovetail construction in last imag...
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Antique 1790s English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Fine Quality Bench-Made Sold Walnut Trifid Foot Georgian Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Vintage 1920s English Georgian Dressers
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Walnut
Antique English George III Slant-Front Secretary w/ Bookcase in Cuban Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century George III English bureau bookcase secretary in solid West Indies/ Cuban mahogany. The bonnet features a swan neck, broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes an...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
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Mahogany
H 90 in W 38.5 in D 21 in
Thomasville Cherry Wood Queen Anne Style Highyboy Tall Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Thomasville Cherry Wood Queen Anne Style Highyboy Tall Chest Dresser. Item features a tall impressive form, Queen Anne style legs, nice carvings, 14 dovetailed drawers, original stam...
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Late 20th Century Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Cherry
Old American Mahogany "New England Block Front" Chippendale Style Chest on Chest
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Superb quality old American mahogany "New England Block Front" Chippendale style chest on chest, circa 1910-1915. Please note hand dove-tailed, oak- lined drawers and original "Willo...
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
H 83.5 in W 38.75 in D 22 in
English Queen Anne Cherry Lowboy
Located in Wilson, NC
English Queen Anne cherry lowboy, this early 18th century piece has a molded edge top with nicely shaped pinched corners. The single long drawer over three smaller drawers have ret...
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Antique 1740s English Queen Anne Lowboys
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Brass
Antique American Chippendale Chest on Frame, Circa 1780s
Located in Peabody, MA
An American Chippendale chest on frame in cherry consisting of two drawer over four, the frame with carved skirt raised on cabriole legs with pad feet, Connecticut circa 1780.
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Dressers
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Cherry
Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet top highboy, 18th century.
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Antique 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
Antique New England Queen Anne Curly Tiger Maple Small Chest Dresser Highboy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique New England Queen Anne Curly Tiger Maple Small Tall Chest Dresser Highboy. Item features unique small size, stunning curly maple, beautiful wood grain, distressed finish, 2 p...
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Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Dressers
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Brass
H 58.5 in W 27 in D 15 in
American Queen Anne Antique Sycamore Flat-Top Highboy, New England c. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
QUEEN ANNE CARVED AND FIGURED SYCAMORE FLAT-TOP HIGHBOY
New England States, circa 1760-1780 formerly with Sotheby's in 2003
Item # 209MPN16S
A very fine flat-top highboy executed ...
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Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
H 68.75 in W 38 in D 20 in
American Queen Anne Cherry Flat Top Graduated Highboy, Connecticut, Circa 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
American Queen Anne cherry flat top highboy with a molded edge cornice, two flanking upper case drawers with a centered fan carved drawer and four lower graduated drawers retaining t...
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Antique 1750s American Queen Anne Cabinets
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Brass
H 76 in W 40.75 in D 20 in
Queen Anne Walnut Flat Top High Boy
Located in West Chester, PA
Walnut Queen Anne highboy with lovely figured wood drawer fronts. Nicely scalloped aprons and cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet.
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Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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...
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Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Dressers
Vintage 18th Century Charleston Highboy
Located in west palm beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage 18th Century highboy. Beautiful hand carved detail and a gorgeous patina from time. Acquired from a NY estate.
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Antique Early 18th Century American Dressers
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Metal
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18th Century Maple Highboy For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 18th century maple highboy you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A 18th century maple highboy — often made from wood, maple and brass — can elevate any home. When you’re browsing for the right 18th century maple highboy, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a 18th Century Maple Highboy?
Prices for a 18th century maple highboy start at $2,800 and top out at $12,800 with the average selling for $7,225.
Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
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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