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
$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
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
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 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
18th Century Queen Anne Cherry Wood Two Part Highboy with Radial Fan Carving
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful Queen Anne cherry wood two part highboy with a mahoganized finish, with a molded cornice surmounting an upper case with five graduated drawers, over a lower case with a s...
Brass
18th c New England Queen Anne Tiger Maple Lowboy or Server from a Highboy Base
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Queen Anne tiger maple server or highboy base with added tiger maple top with molded edge, surmounting a case with three fitted drawers, each with batwing brasses...
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
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...
Brass
American Queen Anne Graduated Walnut Highboy with Swan Neck Finial Cornice, 1720
Located in Charleston, SC
American Queen Anne graduated walnut highboy with a swan neck gilt finial cornice, original period brasses with escutcheons, exposed dovetails, carved scalloped skirt with acorn fini...
Brass
English Queen Anne Burl Walnut Highboy on Stand with Orig. Bulbous Legs, C. 1720
Located in Charleston, SC
English Queen Anne Graduated Burl Walnut Highboy on stand with a carved molded edge flat top, feather banding drawer border inlays, period engraved escutcheons and brasses, exposed d...
Brass
18th Century New England Highboy in Cherry with Fan Carving
Located in Milford, NH
A fine two part married cherry highboy in cherry with a molded cornice surmounting an upper case with two over four graduated drawer configuration, and an associated lower case with ...
Brass
English Queen Anne Burl Walnut Highboy w/ Orig. Cabriole Legs on Pad Feet C 1720
Located in Charleston, SC
English Queen Anne Graduated Burl Walnut Highboy with a carved molded edge flat top, feather banding drawer border inlays, period escutcheons and brasses, reverse serpentine carved s...
Brass
Vintage Queen Anne Style Wood Tallboy Dresser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exuding classic 18th-century English elegance, this vintage tallboy dresser showcases the timeless grace of traditional Queen Anne design.
Metal
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. This two section chest having wonderful proportions: the upper cas...
Brass
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
$6,973Sale Price|20% Off
Early 18th Century Geometric-Front Chest on Chest
Located in Lymington, GB
Queen Anne / George I-period. NB. This is an interesting example of a transition from the late-17th century into the early part of the 18th century.
Oak
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
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.
Walnut
18th Century Connecticut Queen Anne Cherry Highboy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Cherry highboy in two parts having nine drawers on the top section and four on the bottom, both parts fitted with deep centre drawer having well developed concave shell and leaf carv...
Cherry
Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet top highboy, 18th century.
Cherry
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...
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 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. The top molding conceals a...
Wood
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
Queen Anne Mahogany Highboy
Located in Wilson, NC
The top section of this Queen Anne highboy has a crown with Wall of Troy molding and a blind fretwork frieze carved in the manner of Thomas Elfe of 18th century Charleston, SC.
Brass
Carved Mahogany Queen Anne Server 'Highboy Base', NE
Located in Providence, RI
Often highboys were separated with a top applied to the base to be used as a small-scale server such as the one we offer and, with the upper part, feet applied and used as a conventi...
Mahogany
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.
Unavailable
H 80 in W 38.5 in D 20 in
Tiger Maple Queen Anne High Chest with Bonnet Top, Massachusetts
Located in Providence, RI
This highboy is of a small-scale with a width of only 35 in. and has a very delicate, fine appearance, with a beautifully formed pediment, which flanks its original urn and finial. W...
Maple
Unavailable
H 41.75 in W 36 in D 20.5 in
Queen Anne Desk, Burled Walnut Veneer, Original Brasses, American, circa 1740
Located in Providence, RI
This is a small-scale Queen Anne desk on bracket feet with magnificent inlays. An example of a highboy with sectioned inlays such as this is illustrated in Levy Galleries in search o...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 88.5 in W 38.5 in D 20 in
Queen Anne Fan Carved Maple Bonnet-Top High Chest, Connecticut, circa 1740-1760
Located in Providence, RI
This highboy is interesting in that it is an interpretation of the famous Boston and Salem highboys that incorporate pilasters into their design. This is a very desirable feature, an...
Maple
18th c Connecticut Queen Anne Highboy Emily Post Estate
Located in Milford, NH
18th century Queen Anne highboy in cherry with chestnut secondary wood.
Sold
H 70.63 in W 40 in D 23 in
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, with molded cornice concealing a secret long drawer surmounting an upper case with tw...
Maple
Sold
H 67.5 in W 39 in D 21 in
Antique English George II/III Queen Anne Style Chest on Stand or Highboy
By Queen Anne
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Very fine and rare antique English George II/III inlaid burr walnut Queen Anne style chest on stand on highboy. Note oak-lined drawers. Please note handsome cross-banded drawer f...
Brass
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 c. Queen Anne Cherry Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
18th c. Queen Anne cherry highboy with great color. Very desirable, small size. Probably Connecticut. Circa 1740-1760.
Cherry
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 boy. The back is inscribed with " Will Chase, Somerville Mass" The cabinet is built w...
Maple, Pine
18th Century Queen Anne Cherrywood Highboy of Connecticut Origin
Located in Milford, NH
18th century Queen Anne cherrywood highboy of probable Connecticut origin.
Cherry
18th Century American Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy
Located in Essex, MA
18th century American Queen Anne Bonnet top highboy.
Maple, Pine
Queen Anne Walnut Highboy
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a classic example of a Queen Anne highboy constructed in two sections. The upper section has a molded cornice above a series of graduated drawers. This section has three shor...
Oak, Walnut
18th Century Antique Queen Anne Highboy Flat Top Chest
Located in Peabody, MA
A Queen Anne style flat top chest in cherry of three drawers over two atop four graduated drawers, circa 1760s. Carved apron above spurred cabriole legs. Most likely Western Massachu...
Brass
18th Century Antique Queen Anne Highboy Flat Top Chest
Located in Peabody, MA
A Queen Anne style flat top chest in cherry of three drawers over two atop four graduated drawers, circa 1760s. Carved apron above spurred cabriole legs. Most likely Western Massachu...
Brass
Queen Anne Highboy Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Subtle, yet impressive details adorn this rare and important Queen Anne style highboy chest-on-chest. Crafted of sturdy mahogany, this elegant chest displays all the hallmarks of the...
Mahogany
Sold
H 88 in W 41.25 in D 22.75 in
18th Century Queen Anne Bonnet Top Walnut Highboy, Newport, Rhode Island
Located in Milford, NH
A fine restored or married walnut Queen Anne bonnet top walnut two piece highboy with broken arch pediment featuring three urn & spiral flame finials, surmounting an upper case with ...
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
Massachusetts Queen Anne Walnut Highboy
Located in Essex, MA
In two parts , the top with hidden cushion drawer in cornice over four drawers , the base with a long drawer over three small drawers , shaped skirt and raised on cabriole legs endin...
Walnut
American Queen Anne Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
With a molded cornice projecting boldly over the pair of stacked drawers on either side flanking a square drawer with a spinning pinwheel decoration, the case exudes presence while e...
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.