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Canadian PIne Bonnet Chest of Drawers
Canadian PIne Bonnet Chest of Drawers

Canadian PIne Bonnet Chest of Drawers

Located in Nantucket, MA

grain painted finish and unusual lift top

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19th Century Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Georgian Mahogany Two-Drawer Bachelor's Chest, circa 1765
English Georgian Mahogany Two-Drawer Bachelor's Chest, circa 1765

English Georgian Mahogany Two-Drawer Bachelor's Chest, circa 1765

Located in Kinderhook, NY

A fine English circa 1765 George III period bachelor's chest of rare 'hat chest' or 'bonnet chest' configuration, the luminescent mahogany case of rectangular form having top brushin...

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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique Queen Anne Style Carved Mahogany Bonnet Top High Boy C1900
Antique Queen Anne Style Carved Mahogany Bonnet Top High Boy C1900

Antique Queen Anne Style Carved Mahogany Bonnet Top High Boy C1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

This fine antique Queen Anne style bonnet top highboy, crafted from rich mahogany, dates to approximately c1900. The piece exemplifies classic early 20th-century furniture design, fe...

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Early 20th Century Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mahogany

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Tiger Maple Queen Anne High Chest with Bonnet Top, Massachusetts
Tiger Maple Queen Anne High Chest with Bonnet Top, Massachusetts

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...

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Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Maple

Queen Anne Fan Carved Maple Bonnet-Top High Chest, Connecticut, circa 1740-1760
Queen Anne Fan Carved Maple Bonnet-Top High Chest, Connecticut, circa 1740-1760

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...

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Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Maple

Carved Walnut Chippendale Bonnet-Top Highboy, Salem
Carved Walnut Chippendale Bonnet-Top Highboy, Salem

Carved Walnut Chippendale Bonnet-Top Highboy, Salem

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H 89 in W 35.5 in D 22.25 in

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...

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Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Walnut

Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy, 18th Century
Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy, 18th Century

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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18th Century American Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Cherry

Chippendale Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy, Original Finial, Newport, RI
Chippendale Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy, Original Finial, Newport, RI

Chippendale Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy, Original Finial, Newport, RI

Located in Providence, RI

An early Chippendale mahogany bonnet-top highboy, with original finial, by the Townsend/Goddard School of Cabinetmakers, Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1765.Provenance: Descended throu...

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1760s American Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mahogany

FEDERAL PERIOD NEW YORK CHEST
FEDERAL PERIOD NEW YORK CHEST

FEDERAL PERIOD NEW YORK CHEST

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H 48 in W 46 in D 22.5 in

FEDERAL PERIOD NEW YORK CHEST

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Mahogany Inlaid 4 Drawer Chest with Bonnet Top and beautiful mahogany veneered front.

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19th Century American Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Antique Chippendale Cherry Chest on Chest Attr. Nathan Booth c. 1760
Rare Antique Chippendale Cherry Chest on Chest Attr. Nathan Booth c. 1760

Rare Antique Chippendale Cherry Chest on Chest Attr. Nathan Booth c. 1760

Located in Westfield, MA

Below the bonnet top, the chest displays a highly functional arrangement of multiple drawers, offering ample storage space while maintaining a refined and balanced appearance.

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1760s American Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Cherry

19th Century Bonnet Chest of Drawers
19th Century Bonnet Chest of Drawers

19th Century Bonnet Chest of Drawers

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H 49 in W 49.5 in D 21.25 in

19th Century Bonnet Chest of Drawers

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th century large bonnet chest of drawers. Two small central drawers flanked by bonnet drawer on either side, over three full size drawers.

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19th Century North American Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Wood

19THC ORIGINAL POWDER BLUE BONNET CHEST FROM MAINE
19THC ORIGINAL POWDER BLUE BONNET CHEST FROM MAINE

19THC ORIGINAL POWDER BLUE BONNET CHEST FROM MAINE

Located in Los Angeles, CA

WONDERFUL AND RARE 19THC ORIGINAL POWDER BLUE BONNET CHEST WITH ALL ORIGINAL PORCELAIN KNOBS AND KEY HOLE COVERS.GREAT ORIGINAL CRACKLE PAINT AND WONDERFUL SURFACE.THIS CHEST HAS LAR...

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19th Century American Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Pine

19th Century Bonnet Chest in Original Bright Blue Paint
19th Century Bonnet Chest in Original Bright Blue Paint

19th Century Bonnet Chest in Original Bright Blue Paint

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th century bonnet chest in original dynamic blue paint over Tiger Maple frame with Pine as secondary drawer wood.

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Mid-19th Century Canadian Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Maple, Pine, Paint

Miniature Oak Bonnet Chest Five Drawers, circa 1900
Miniature Oak Bonnet Chest Five Drawers, circa 1900

Miniature Oak Bonnet Chest Five Drawers, circa 1900

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H 14.5 in W 14.75 in D 6.25 in

Miniature Oak Bonnet Chest Five Drawers, circa 1900

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Miniature oak bonnet chest, five drawers, circa 1900, possibly a salesman's sample or children's toy.

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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Pine, Oak

Oversized Antique Carved Oak and Bronze Five-Drawer Bonnet Chest, circa 1880
Oversized Antique Carved Oak and Bronze Five-Drawer Bonnet Chest, circa 1880

Oversized Antique Carved Oak and Bronze Five-Drawer Bonnet Chest, circa 1880

Located in Big Flats, NY

Oversized antique oak bonnet chest features two bonnet compartments over two small and three long drawers, carved foliate and shell decoration, dental and beaded molding, reeded mirr...

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Late 19th Century European Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mirror, Oak

George III Mahogany 'Bonnet' Chest, England, circa 1770
George III Mahogany 'Bonnet' Chest, England, circa 1770

George III Mahogany 'Bonnet' Chest, England, circa 1770

Located in Kinderhook, NY

Rare circa 1770 English George III period mahogany 'bonnet' or 'hat' chest having upper pull-out baize-lined brushing slide above two deep drawers, the top with divided compartment, ...

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18th Century English George III Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique Chest of Drawers in Satin Birch by Maple and Co
Antique Chest of Drawers in Satin Birch by Maple and Co

Antique Chest of Drawers in Satin Birch by Maple and Co

By Maple & Co.

Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB

The three lower drawers graduate in size, and are all deep, often Known as a Bonnet chest the central of the five drawers to the top feature a “Bonnet” or ‘Hat” drawer, flanked by fo...

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1870s European Victorian Antique Bonnet Chest

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Exceptional Connecticut Chippendale Cherry Bonnet Top Chest on Chest, circa 1765
Exceptional Connecticut Chippendale Cherry Bonnet Top Chest on Chest, circa 1765

Exceptional Connecticut Chippendale Cherry Bonnet Top Chest on Chest, circa 1765

Located in Milford, NH

This exceptional cherry chest on chest with split pediment bonnet top with rosettes, flame finials, an upper case with a center deep drawer with a spectacular radial fan carved front...

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18th Century American Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Cherry

19th Century American Mahogany Chippendale Bonnet Top High Chest Highboy
19th Century American Mahogany Chippendale Bonnet Top High Chest Highboy

19th Century American Mahogany Chippendale Bonnet Top High Chest Highboy

Located in Long Branch, NJ

19th Century American Mahogany Chippendale Bonnet Top High Chest Highboy Dimensions : 86" Tall X 39" Wide X 18" Deep This Highboy was made in the USA in the 19th century and is wel...

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19th Century American Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Maple Bonnet Top Highboy
Maple Bonnet Top Highboy

Maple Bonnet Top Highboy

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H 84 in W 38 in D 20 in

Maple Bonnet Top Highboy

Located in East Aurora, NY

Maple bonnet top Highboy probably late 19th / early 20th century. Nicely carved floral rosettes on the broken arch pediment. Maple case with Poplar secondary wood drawer construction...

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Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Maple

18th Century Tiger Maple Bonnet Top Highboy or High Chest with Sunburst Carvings
18th Century Tiger Maple Bonnet Top Highboy or High Chest with Sunburst Carvings

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 with broken swan neck pediment with rosettes and a center cut finial, flanked by two ...

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18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Maple

18th Century American Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy
18th Century American Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy

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. Carved shell design featured on top and bottom drawers, front skirt with pierced sc...

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Early 18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Maple, Pine

18th Century Queen Anne Maple Bonnet Top Highboy, circa 1780
18th Century Queen Anne Maple Bonnet Top Highboy, circa 1780

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, an upper case with three fitted small drawers over three graduated long drawers, ...

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18th Century English Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Maple

Antique 18thC American Federal Queen Anne Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy Salem 1790
Antique 18thC American Federal Queen Anne Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy Salem 1790

Antique 18thC American Federal Queen Anne Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy Salem 1790

Located in Portland, OR

This two section chest having wonderful proportions: the upper case has a closed bonnet top and arched molded pediment, with a carved pin-wheel rosette and three caved & gilded finia...

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1790s American Federal Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Brass

18th Century Queen Anne Bonnet Top Walnut Highboy, Newport, Rhode Island
18th Century Queen Anne Bonnet Top Walnut Highboy, Newport, Rhode Island

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 ...

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Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Brass

18th c Ct Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy Attrib. to Workshop of Brewster Dayton
18th c Ct Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy Attrib. to Workshop of Brewster Dayton

18th c Ct Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy Attrib. to Workshop of Brewster Dayton

Located in Milford, NH

An exceptional two part Connecticut Queen Anne cherry bonnet top highboy attributed to the Workshop of Brewster Dayton, its upper case featuring a swan's neck split pediment with thr...

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Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Brass

Period American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy
Period American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy

Period American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy

Located in Essex, MA

Period American cherry and mixedwood bonnet top highboy. Queen Anne. Charming Provincial Form. New England. Early Finish.

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Early 18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Cherry, Maple

Late 18th Century American Chippendale Mahogany Chest on Chest
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Mahogany Chest on Chest

Late 18th Century American Chippendale Mahogany Chest on Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Late 18th century American chippendale mahogany chest on chest with later bonnet. The top section with three short drawers, the center having a shell carving, over three long gradua...

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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique English Handcrafted Oak Lingerie Chest, c. 1900
Antique English Handcrafted Oak Lingerie Chest, c. 1900

Antique English Handcrafted Oak Lingerie Chest, c. 1900

Located in Doylestown, PA

English quarter sawn oak lingerie chest, c. 1900. Rare all handcrafted bonnet lingerie chest of warm toned oak with original brass hardware.

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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th C. American Queen Anne Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy Chest Dresser 85"
Antique 18th C. American Queen Anne Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy Chest Dresser 85"

Antique 18th C. American Queen Anne Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy Chest Dresser 85"

Located in Dayton, OH

Mid 18th Century American Queen Anne Bonnet Top Boston Highboy. Features a cherry case with molded swans neck pediment centering flame finials above a case with three short drawers,...

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18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Cherry

American Cherry Bonnet Top 18th Century Chest-on-Chest
American Cherry Bonnet Top 18th Century Chest-on-Chest

American Cherry Bonnet Top 18th Century Chest-on-Chest

Located in Great Barrington, MA

A small central Connecticut River Valley Chippendale bonnet top chest-on-chest. This is in two parts for easy moving.

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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bonnet Chest

Chippendale Bonnet Top Chest-on-Chest, Cherrywood, Wethersfield, CT
Chippendale Bonnet Top Chest-on-Chest, Cherrywood, Wethersfield, CT

Chippendale Bonnet Top Chest-on-Chest, Cherrywood, Wethersfield, CT

Located in Providence, RI

Among the surviving Wethersfield pieces from the 18th century, the best collected record of Wethersfield-made furniture is the Willard group. (They include 10 bonnet-top high chests,...

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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mahogany

New England Cherry Bonnet Top High Chest
New England Cherry Bonnet Top High Chest

New England Cherry Bonnet Top High Chest

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H 83 in W 39.5 in D 20.5 in

New England Cherry Bonnet Top High Chest

Located in Woodbury, CT

A Connecticut Cherry Bonnet top high chest that is well proportioned and of very desirable diminiutive size.

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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Cherry

Queen Anne Bonnet-Top Highboy

Queen Anne Bonnet-Top Highboy

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H 86 in D 20 in Dm 37 in

Queen Anne Bonnet-Top Highboy

Located in Litchfield, CT

Signed and dated, "February 1789", Lansborough, in the shop of Capt. Newal" Lansborough, Massachusetts, Connecticut River Valley. Having wonderful proportions, the upper case has ...

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18th Century and Earlier Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Cherry

Queen Anne Cherry Bonnet-Top Highboy, New England
Queen Anne Cherry Bonnet-Top Highboy, New England

Queen Anne Cherry Bonnet-Top Highboy, New England

Located in Sarasota, FL

A New England Queen Anne cherry bonnet-top highboy in two parts. Upper section with broken arched pediment, carved flame and urn finials, center drawer is shell carved flanked by two...

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18th Century American Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Cherry

19th Century Chippendale Walnut Double Bonnet-Top, Two-Part Highboy
19th Century Chippendale Walnut Double Bonnet-Top, Two-Part Highboy

19th Century Chippendale Walnut Double Bonnet-Top, Two-Part Highboy

Located in Miami, FL

Chippendale walnut bonnet top two-part highboy, having a scroll molded double bonnet top over six drawers, the four drawer base with one long drawer and three short drawers; the cent...

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19th Century American Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Period American Chippendale Chest on Chest
Period American Chippendale Chest on Chest

Period American Chippendale Chest on Chest

Located in Dallas, TX

Period American Chippendale cherry bonnet top chest on chest, molded swan neck pediment, spiral turned finials, fan-carved upper drawer & shaped ogee bracket feet.

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18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Cherry

Philadelphia-Style Bonnet-Top Highboy
Philadelphia-Style Bonnet-Top Highboy

Philadelphia-Style Bonnet-Top Highboy

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H 80.5 in W 36 in D 20 in

Philadelphia-Style Bonnet-Top Highboy

Located in San Francisco, CA

This beautiful 2-piece bonnet-top high chest features: carved rosettes; urn-and-flame finials; 11 drawers of various sizes, two of which are beautifully carved with shell and floral ...

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19th Century American Antique Bonnet Chest

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Inlaid Mahogany Armoire or Chest
Inlaid Mahogany Armoire or Chest

Inlaid Mahogany Armoire or Chest

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H 82 in W 88.5 in D 20 in

Inlaid Mahogany Armoire or Chest

Located in Stamford, CT

19th century inlaid mahogany three part armoire or chest having separate bonnets and base.

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19th Century Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mahogany

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Gustavian 19th Century Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser

$4,100

H 35.44 in W 40.16 in D 18.51 in

Gustavian 19th Century Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Late Swedish 19th century painted chest of drawers. This 3 drawer dresser has a charming break front style with the original brass hardware.

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Bronze

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Antique 18th Century Georgian George III Mahogany Tallboy Chest on Chest, 1760
Antique 18th Century Georgian George III Mahogany Tallboy Chest on Chest, 1760

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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1760s English George III Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Ralph Lauren English Regency Style Alastair Library Chair
Ralph Lauren English Regency Style Alastair Library Chair

Ralph Lauren English Regency Style Alastair Library Chair

By Ralph Lauren

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Rare English regency style library armchair designed by Ralph Lauren. From Lauren's Alastair collection, the chair features a hardwood frame with a dramatic black ebonized lacquer fi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Regency Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers, Cherrywood, Austria circa 1830
19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers, Cherrywood, Austria circa 1830

19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers, Cherrywood, Austria circa 1830

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Outstanding 19th century Biedermeier chest of drawers from the early period around 1830 in Austria. This completely restored antique three drawer Biedermeier commode impresses with i...

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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique Wabi Sabi Console Table in Worn Turquoise
Antique Wabi Sabi Console Table in Worn Turquoise

Antique Wabi Sabi Console Table in Worn Turquoise

$3,750

H 31.11 in W 68.9 in D 17.33 in

Antique Wabi Sabi Console Table in Worn Turquoise

Located in Tilburg, NL

Antique Wabi Sabi Console Table in Worn Turquoise. This is a very attractive antique side table or console table in a beautiful worn turquoise color. The beauty of this side table c...

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Early 20th Century European Other Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Metal

18th Century Mahogany Chest on Chest
18th Century Mahogany Chest on Chest

18th Century Mahogany Chest on Chest

$9,750

H 76.88 in W 44.5 in D 22 in

18th Century Mahogany Chest on Chest

Located in High Point, NC

18th century mahogany chest on chest from England. There is a dentil moulding, over an arched cove moulding. This chest is of exceptional quality. The sides are made from mahogany as...

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Early 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Bonnet Chest

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Mahogany

George Trollope & Sons fireplace & room, Paris Exhibition 1878 Gold Medal Winner
George Trollope & Sons fireplace & room, Paris Exhibition 1878 Gold Medal Winner

George Trollope & Sons fireplace & room, Paris Exhibition 1878 Gold Medal Winner

Located in London, GB

George Trollope and Sons. Exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878 winning a Gold Medal for Excellence. The set forms the four sides of a complete panelled room that was ...

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1870s Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Marble

19th Century English Cast Stone Neoclassical Garden Column Pedestal
19th Century English Cast Stone Neoclassical Garden Column Pedestal

19th Century English Cast Stone Neoclassical Garden Column Pedestal

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

An infinitely useful English, late 19th century, cast stone pedestal for Neoclassical beauty in any garden or patio, uplifting a planter, sculpture, or armillary sphere. The column f...

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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Stone

Antique Bronze Skull Bust Sculpture, Italian Vanitas & Memento Mori
Antique Bronze Skull Bust Sculpture, Italian Vanitas & Memento Mori

Antique Bronze Skull Bust Sculpture, Italian Vanitas & Memento Mori

Located in Nottingham, GB

Rare Polish Vanitas Memento Mori Bronze Bust of Teofil Lenartowicz, Late 19th Century An unusual and highly evocative Vanitas Memento Mori bust depicting the celebrated Polish Roman...

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Early 20th Century Antique Bonnet Chest

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Bonnet Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique bonnet chest available at 1stDibs. An antique bonnet chest — often made from wood, cherry and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique bonnet chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique bonnet chest, designed in the Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Antique Bonnet Chest?

The average selling price for an antique bonnet chest at 1stDibs is $9,175, while they’re typically $495 on the low end and $325,000 for the highest priced.

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.

Questions About Antique Bonnet Chest

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A bonnet chest is a chest of drawers that has a space for hats. Typically, this larger drawer or area is in the center space and toward the top. Bonnet chests get their name for their function not their shape, as there is no one standard shape for a bonnet chest. Shop a collection of vintage and antique furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024
    To tell if a chest is antique, first examine its materials and details carefully. An antique chest is one produced 100 years ago or more. This generally predates the use of engineered wood, particleboard, plastics and other synthetic materials. As a result, an antique chest usually features solid wood construction.

    In addition, antique chests are likely to be handmade, so you should be able to spot subtle signs that indicate this, such as tool marks and small irregularities in any carvings. If a piece looks flawless and regular, it is unlikely to be antique. Locating a maker's mark and then researching when the manufacturer was active can also help you date your chest. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer to learn more about your chest.

    On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique chests.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify an antique chest of drawers, look inside and beneath drawers and on the back and bottom for any type of maker's marking. Researching these marks using trusted online resources may allow you to determine who produced your chest and roughly date your piece. If your chest is at least 100 years old, it is an antique. Should you be unable to locate the maker's marks, look at the hardware. Rose head nails, one-piece cast brass pommels on the drawer handles and circular rather than hexagonal bolts may all indicate that a piece is an antique. Keep in mind that hardware may have been replaced at some point and that there are many reproductions of antique furnishings. As a result, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer complete the identification process if you're unable to identify your chest via the maker's markings. Find a range of antique chests of drawers on 1stDibs.

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