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Antique Primitive Dresser

Primitive Rustic European Farmhouse Dresser Display Unit with Storage Shelves
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A beautiful unique rustic dresser unit, originates from a Hungarian village farmhouse. A very old
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Mid-19th Century Hungarian Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Elm, Pine

19th C American Primitive Arts & Crafts Marquetry Inlay Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C American Primitive Arts & Crafts Marquetry Inlay "Lippincott Chest" Dresser. Item features
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Late 19th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Antique Primitive Dresser

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Chestnut, Mahogany

Massive Antique Rustic European Dresser Credenza
Located in Las Vegas, NV
We just adore this beautiful antique dresser. It is truly the perfect addition to any space in
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Early 20th Century Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Wood

British Scrubbed Pine Chest of Drawers Dresser or Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely simple and primitive scrubbed pine chest of drawers, displaying an arrangement of four
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Early 20th Century English Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

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19th Century Georgian Irish Black Glazed Dresser w/ Primitive Carved Pediment
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dress Up: Rather lovely rustic Irish dresser or bookcase dating from the first part of the 19th
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1820s Irish Country Antique Primitive Dresser

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Wood

Piedmont Chest in Cherry and Maple with Pine Secondary, Late 18th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
We are offering an elegant piedmont chest formed of cherry and maple with pine secondary. Believed to be American in the style of the English. It was made in the late 18th century. E...
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Late 18th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Brass

Early 18th Century Primitive Oak Welsh Dresser
Located in Boston, MA
Early 18th century primitive oak Welsh dresser.
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Early 18th Century English Antique Primitive Dresser

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Oak

Diminutive Primitive Dresser
Located in London, GB
A primitive dresser of diminutive proportions, Spanish, probably eighteenth century, the super
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18th Century and Earlier Spanish Folk Art Antique Primitive Dresser

Diminutive Primitive Dresser
Diminutive Primitive Dresser
H 58.86 in D 11.23 in
Antique 19th Century Cherry Wood Three Drawer Colonial Primitive Dresser Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century cherry wood three drawer Colonial Primitive dresser chest. Item features solid
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Late 19th Century North American American Colonial Antique Primitive Dresser

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Cherry

19th Century Welsh Primitive Cottage Dresser
Located in Brecht, BE
A charming primitive pine cottage dresser of small proportions, in original paint. the single door
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Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

19th Century Welsh Primitive Cottage Dresser
19th Century Welsh Primitive Cottage Dresser
H 65.36 in W 35.83 in D 16.15 in
19th Century Antique American Primitive Colonial Pine 4 Drawer Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Antique American Primitive Colonial Pine 4 drawer chest of drawers dresser. Item
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19th Century Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

Antique 4-Drawer Primitive Rustic Pine Wood Low Chest Dresser with Hidden Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 4-drawer primitive rustic pine wood chest dresser. Item includes hidden lower drawer, solid
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

19th C Antique Primitive Red Grain Painted 4 Drawer Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C Antique primitive red grain painted 4 drawer chest of drawers dresser. Item features red
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Wood, Paint

19thC Austrian Primitive Vernacular Pine Cupboard
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850 19thC Austrian Primitive Vernacular Pine Cupboard with removable top sku 1300B W93 x D64
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19th Century Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

Late 18th c. Chest of Drawers c. 1780-1790
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A late 18th century Oak and Pine chest of drawers constructed with dovetail joints. Graduating drawers. Bronze pulls and brass key holes. Panel back. CREATOR Unknown. ...
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Late 18th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Bronze

Late 18th c. Chest of Drawers c. 1780-1790
Late 18th c. Chest of Drawers c. 1780-1790
H 37.25 in W 41.25 in D 19.75 in
Primitive Antique 19th Century English Pine Chest of Three Drawers Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
English pine chest of drawers, circa 1870s. Features a glowing patina with three hand dovetailed divided drawers and wooden turned handles. The case is supported by hand turned peg l...
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Late 19th Century Rustic Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

Early American Antique Pine 4-Drawer Tallboy Chest Rustic Primitive Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
Early American antique pine 4-drawer tallboy chest rustic primitive dresser, circa 1850s pine
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Mid-19th Century Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

Vintage European Farmhouse Hunt Board Two-Drawer Dresser — Primitive Country
Located in Los Angeles, CA
interiors. primitive hunt board, European farmhouse dresser, antique storage console, rustic sideboard
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Late 19th Century European Shaker Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

Antique Country Primitive Oak 30" 3 Drawer Small Dresser Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Country Primitive Oak 30" 3 Drawer Small Dresser Chest. Item features solid wood
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Early 20th Century Country Antique Primitive Dresser

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Oak

Primitive Early American 2 Drawer Pine Chest Dresser Bin Dough Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century early American pine chest. Features two large hand dovetailed drawers making for perfect use as a dough bin slash box. Includes carved aprons and ribbed legs.  
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19th Century Rustic Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

19th C. Antique Pine Wood 5 Drawer Primitive Colonial Chest Of Drawers Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. Antique Pine Wood 5 Drawer Primitive Colonial Chest Of Drawers Dresser. Item features turn
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19th Century American Colonial Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

19th c. Primitive Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A 19th century Mahogany three drawer chest of drawers constructed with dovetail joints. Each drawer has a two large round knobs and brass key holes. Panel back. CREATOR U...
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Mahogany

19th c. Primitive Mahogany Chest of Drawers
19th c. Primitive Mahogany Chest of Drawers
H 29.5 in W 31.25 in D 15.75 in
Antique 19th Century Japanese Tansu Chest, Wabi Sabi, Cedar Wood, Meiji Era
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful patinated wooden small tansu from Japan. Tansu chests are very popular throughout Japan and were originally created as a portable set of drawers. Crafted using Japanese joi...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Cedar

Antique 5 Drawer French Country Farmhouse Primitive Pine Dresser Chest of Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 5 Drawer French Country Farmhouse Primitive Pine Dresser Chest of Drawers. Item features
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19th Century French Provincial Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

Early Colonial Stained Pine Petite Chest of Drawers / Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa last half 19th century folk art stained pine six-drawer chest. Despite its petite form, it offers ample storage with four shallow drawers and two more sizable bottom compartmen...
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Late 19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

Primitive Folk Art Dresser
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Primitive five-drawer antique Folk Art dresser with hand-hammered handles.
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Primitive Dresser

Primitive Folk Art Dresser
Primitive Folk Art Dresser
H 42.5 in W 36.5 in D 19 in
Country Painted Dresser
Located in Hudson, NY
A truly wonderful old cabinet with exceptional paint color. Good for the kitchen, bedroom or throw a sink in it.
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Wood, Paint

Country Painted Dresser
Country Painted Dresser
H 34 in W 39.75 in D 23.75 in
Rustic Chest of Drawers
Located in Hudson, NY
Turn-of-the-last-century, handmade chest of drawers with exposed layers of red and green milk paint and original brass handles.
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Dresser

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Hardwood

Rustic Chest of Drawers
Rustic Chest of Drawers
H 29 in W 62.5 in D 22 in
19th Century Welsh Kitchen Dresser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a very nice primitive solid pine welsh dresser some times called a pewter cupboard. It has
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19th Century British Antique Primitive Dresser

19th Century Welsh Kitchen Dresser
19th Century Welsh Kitchen Dresser
H 75 in W 64 in D 18 in

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Painter and illustrator turned furniture designer Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946) sense of rusticity and modernism is strikingly present in this set of 1930s chairs.
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1930s French Rustic Antique Primitive Dresser

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$1,186
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Primitive Dresser

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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
A hand-shaped applied ogee molding creates a step-down edge to the top of this large three drawer chest. The hand-cut dovetailed drawers are of equal depth, the top one standing sl...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

Pine Chest of Three Drawers
Pine Chest of Three Drawers
$1,695
H 37.5 in W 50 in D 23.5 in
Set of 6 Henning Kjærnulf Dining Chairs, Oak and Rubelli Bouclé, Denmark, 1960s
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Primitive Dresser

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Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Oak

19th Century English Pine Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th Century English pine chest has a beautiful warm tone patina with dark stained knobs. All of the drawers slide perfectly, making it easy for you to get items in and out of i...
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Early 1900s English Antique Primitive Dresser

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Hardwood

19th Century English Pine Chest
19th Century English Pine Chest
$2,175
H 31 in W 38.5 in D 22 in
Swedish Gustavian-Style Painted Chest of Drawers in Sienna and Antique White, Ci
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian-style chest of drawers crafted circa 1890–1900, distinguished by its warm sienna tone and hand-painted marbleized top. The subtle imitation of marble adds depth a...
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1890s Swedish Gustavian Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

18thC French Provincial Carved Oak Buffet De Corps
Located in Staffordshire, GB
C1750 18thC French Provincial Carved Oak Buffet De Corps Measures: W130 x D50 x H217 cm.  
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1750s French Antique Primitive Dresser

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Oak

18thC French Provincial Carved Oak Buffet De Corps
18thC French Provincial Carved Oak Buffet De Corps
$13,335
H 85.44 in W 51.19 in D 19.69 in
The Howard, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
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2010s Belgian Modern Antique Primitive Dresser

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Linen

The Howard, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
The Howard, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
$4,983 / item
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 31.5 in
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Early 20th Century European Other Antique Primitive Dresser

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Metal

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Antique Primitive Dresser

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Elm

Antique Serpentine Entry Stand Dresser w/ Pink Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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1940s American Other Antique Primitive Dresser

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Marble

19th Century English Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely antique pine chest! This piece dates to the 19th century and has lovely patina. The wood has a warm glow, that is accented perfectly by the original wooden knobs. Be...
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19th Century English Antique Primitive Dresser

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Pine

19th Century English Pine Chest of Drawers
19th Century English Pine Chest of Drawers
$3,475
H 41 in W 40 in D 17 in
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Early 1700s Italian Baroque Antique Primitive Dresser

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Oak

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Located in Nashville, TN
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1880s English Antique Primitive Dresser

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Hardwood

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$2,275
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Antique Primitive Dresser For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique primitive dresser for your home. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every antique primitive dresser was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique primitive dresser — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique primitive dresser, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Antique Primitive Dresser?

Prices for an antique primitive dresser start at $695 and top out at $14,995 with the average selling for $2,323.

Finding the Right Dressers for You

Antique, new and vintage dressers are a staple in any household. Whether it’s a 19th-century solid pine or oak Welsh kitchen dresser you’re using to store tableware or a Broyhill Brasilia highboy in your bedroom, these furniture fixtures are essential for making the most of your space.

The first step in finding the perfect dresser is considering your particular needs. Most tall dressers offer anywhere from five to seven drawers, essentially allowing for the organization of an entire wardrobe, while shorter, waist-height dresser varieties can be equipped with a convenient vanity mirror.

highboy dresser is usually around six feet tall, with some versions standing even taller at seven feet or so. Highboys, which began to appear with frequency during the early 17th century in England, are essentially very tall dressers with lots of drawers, whereas a lowboy is a different type of storage furniture in that it's a dressing table with one or two rows of drawers. 

When shopping for your antique or vintage dresser, consider those that bear the hallmarks of solid construction. Good furniture means making an investment, and solid hardwood pieces of maple, walnut or cherry will prove far more durable than a bedroom dresser made of particleboard.

If you’re looking for a mid-century modern case piece that boasts a subdued pairing of wood grains and uncomplicated drawer pulls, browse elegant dressers designed by Florence Knoll, Harvey Probber, Paul McCobb and other furniture makers associated with the celebrated style on 1stDibs. 

Dressers characterized by bolder designs are also popular: Not only will your new piece of furniture be a storage solution, but it'll also make a statement.

Art Deco furniture makers preferred to work with dark woods and typically incorporated decorative embellishments. An ornately carved French or Italian Art Deco dresser complete with vanity mirror and cabriole scrolled feet might better complement the other pieces in your home. Alternatively, if you favor sumptuous antique furniture with curving lines and floral flourishes, the collection on 1stDibs also includes sophisticated 1800s-era Victorian walnut dressers and washstands with marble tops.

After all, a good case piece isn’t merely for minimizing clutter in your space. The style of your chosen dresser and its specific attributes should add something to your decor and your home. Modern creations include one-of-a-kind shapes, like the venturesome chests of drawers in leather, marble and wood crafted by the likes of Roberto Cavalli.

Explore a broad array of antique and vintage dressers today on 1stDibs.

Questions About Antique Primitive Dresser
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    To identify an antique dresser, examine it for markings that indicate who produced it. Makers typically add brands, carvings, paper labels or metal tags to inconspicuous areas, such as the inside of a drawer or the back of a dresser. If you can locate a marking, you can use trusted online resources to figure out who made it and learn more about your dresser. Unfortunately, some antique pieces may be unmarked or have lost their tags or labels over the years. With these pieces, you can turn to a certified appraiser or experienced antiques dealer for assistance with the identification process. Find a wide variety of antique dressers on 1stDibs.

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