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Henredon Tansu

Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Campaign Style Chest of Drawers Dresser
Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Campaign Style Chest of Drawers Dresser

Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Campaign Style Chest of Drawers Dresser

By Henredon

Located in Long Branch, NJ

Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Campaign Style Chest of Drawers Dresser Dimensions : 72" Long X 30

Category

Vintage 1970s American Anglo-Japanese Dressers

Materials

Walnut

1970s Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Dresser Credenza
1970s Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Dresser Credenza

1970s Vintage Henredon Tansu Asian Dresser Credenza

By Henredon

Located in Chicago, IL

Henredon produced Asian-style (often called Chinoiserie or Oriental-inspired) furniture because mid

Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Dressers

Materials

Felt, Wood

Henredon Asian Tansu Style Queen Size Faux Bamboo Headboard
Henredon Asian Tansu Style Queen Size Faux Bamboo Headboard

Henredon Asian Tansu Style Queen Size Faux Bamboo Headboard

By Henredon

Located in Long Branch, NJ

Henredon Asian Tansu Style Queen Size Faux Bamboo Headboard Dimensions : 60" Wide X 38.5" Tall

Category

Vintage 1970s American Anglo-Japanese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

Henredon 3 Drawer Bachelors Chest with Campaign and Tansu Elements
Henredon 3 Drawer Bachelors Chest with Campaign and Tansu Elements

Henredon 3 Drawer Bachelors Chest with Campaign and Tansu Elements

By Henredon

Located in Chicago, IL

Henredon 3 drawer bachelors chest that blends British military campaign style with Japanese Tansu

Category

Vintage 1970s American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Henredon Asian Modern Mahogany Campaign Chests
Henredon Asian Modern Mahogany Campaign Chests

Henredon Asian Modern Mahogany Campaign Chests

$5,600 / set

H 25 in W 39 in D 18 in

Henredon Asian Modern Mahogany Campaign Chests

By Henredon

Located in Southampton, NJ

A pair of Henredon Chinoiserie Tansu Commode size nightstands with traditional Campaign styling

Category

20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Recent Sales

Pair Henredon Tansu Campaign Nightstands
Pair Henredon Tansu Campaign Nightstands

Pair Henredon Tansu Campaign Nightstands

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H 23.25 in W 23.75 in D 18 in

Pair Henredon Tansu Campaign Nightstands

By Henredon

Located in Pasadena, TX

Pair Henredon Tansu campaign nightstands Pair of nightstands in the Japanese Tansu campaign

Category

Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Night Stands

Materials

Walnut

Henredon Tansu Style Mahogany Campaign Chest
Henredon Tansu Style Mahogany Campaign Chest

Henredon Tansu Style Mahogany Campaign Chest

By Henredon

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Midcentury tansu style mahogany campaign chest by Henredon. Features a low, two drawer design with

Category

20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Henredon Solid Pine 14-Drawer Japanese Tansu Chest of Drawers
Henredon Solid Pine 14-Drawer Japanese Tansu Chest of Drawers

Henredon Solid Pine 14-Drawer Japanese Tansu Chest of Drawers

By Henredon

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous 14-drawer Japanese tansu chest By Henredon Furniture USA, circa 1970s Solid

Category

Late 20th Century American Anglo-Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Henredon Solid Pine 14-Drawer Japanese Tansu Chests of Drawers, Pair
Henredon Solid Pine 14-Drawer Japanese Tansu Chests of Drawers, Pair

Henredon Solid Pine 14-Drawer Japanese Tansu Chests of Drawers, Pair

By Henredon

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous pair of 14-drawer Japanese tansu dresser chests By Henredon Furniture USA, circa

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Late 20th Century American Anglo-Japanese Dressers

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Campaign Chest Asian Japanese Tansu End of Bed TV Table Bench
HENREDON Campaign Chest Asian Japanese Tansu End of Bed TV Table Bench

HENREDON Campaign Chest Asian Japanese Tansu End of Bed TV Table Bench

By Henredon

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A HENREDON Campaign Chest Asian Japanese Tansu

Category

Vintage 1970s Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Henredon Tansu Campaign Dresser
Henredon Tansu Campaign Dresser

Henredon Tansu Campaign Dresser

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H 30 in W 78 in D 19 in

Henredon Tansu Campaign Dresser

By Henredon

Located in Pasadena, TX

Henredon Tansu Campaign dresser A dresser in the Japanese Tansu campaign style. Made by Henredon

Category

Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Henredon Tansu Campaign Highboy Dresser
Henredon Tansu Campaign Highboy Dresser

Henredon Tansu Campaign Highboy Dresser

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H 78 in W 40 in D 19 in

Henredon Tansu Campaign Highboy Dresser

By Henredon

Located in Pasadena, TX

Henredon Tansu Asian campaign dresser A tall dresser in the Japanese Tansu campaign style. Made

Category

Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Handsome Henredon Tansu Campaign Credenza Brass Pan Asian Chinoiserie
Handsome Henredon Tansu Campaign Credenza Brass Pan Asian Chinoiserie

Handsome Henredon Tansu Campaign Credenza Brass Pan Asian Chinoiserie

By Henredon

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Gorgeous Midcentury campaign Tansu style credenza or long dresser by Henredon Fine Furniture. This

Category

Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Pair Chinoiserie Henredon Tansu Campaign Chests Nightstands Mid-Century Modern
Pair Chinoiserie Henredon Tansu Campaign Chests Nightstands Mid-Century Modern

Pair Chinoiserie Henredon Tansu Campaign Chests Nightstands Mid-Century Modern

By Henredon

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Wonderful pair of Chinoiserie Henredon campaign Tansu chests/nightstands. We love these with the

Category

Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Henredon Pan Asian Tansu Campaign Mahogany Bachelor Chest
Henredon Pan Asian Tansu Campaign Mahogany Bachelor Chest

Henredon Pan Asian Tansu Campaign Mahogany Bachelor Chest

By Henredon

Located in Southampton, NJ

A bachelor chest in the Japanese Tansu style by Henredon of Morganton, North Carolina, USA. Made

Category

Vintage 1980s American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

1970s Vintage Henredon Campaign Tansu Style Chinoisere Mahogany Double Dresser
1970s Vintage Henredon Campaign Tansu Style Chinoisere Mahogany Double Dresser

1970s Vintage Henredon Campaign Tansu Style Chinoisere Mahogany Double Dresser

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Dayton, OH

A vintage Henredon lowboy dresser in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style circa 1979. Part of their

Category

20th Century American Chinoiserie Dressers

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Mahogany Japanese Tansu Style Buffet / Credenza
HENREDON Mahogany Japanese Tansu Style Buffet / Credenza

HENREDON Mahogany Japanese Tansu Style Buffet / Credenza

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

A credenza in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Mahogany with banded top, brass

Category

Late 20th Century American Anglo-Japanese Credenzas

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Queen Size Headboard
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Queen Size Headboard

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Queen Size Headboard

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

A queen size headboard in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Solid mahogany forming

Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Bedside Cabinets / Nightstands - Pair
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Bedside Cabinets / Nightstands - Pair

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Bedside Cabinets / Nightstands - Pair

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

A pair of nightstands in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Walnut with brass hardware

Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Night Stands

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Chest of Drawers
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Chest of Drawers

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Chest of Drawers

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

A chest of drawers in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Mahogany with a rich brown

Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Extra Large Gentleman's Chest
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Extra Large Gentleman's Chest

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Extra Large Gentleman's Chest

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

An extra tall gentleman's chest in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Mahogany with

Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Modular Stackable Chests - Pair B
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Modular Stackable Chests - Pair B

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Modular Stackable Chests - Pair B

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

A pair of modular stackable two-drawer chests in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon

Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Modular Stackable Chests - Pair A
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Modular Stackable Chests - Pair A

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Modular Stackable Chests - Pair A

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

A pair of modular stackable two-drawer chests in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon

Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Dresser
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Dresser

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Dresser

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

A dresser in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Mahogany with smooth surface top, brass

Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Dressers

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Mahogany Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Console Cabinet
HENREDON Mahogany Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Console Cabinet

HENREDON Mahogany Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Console Cabinet

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

A console cabinet in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Mahogany with smooth surface

Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Cabinets

Materials

Brass

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Credenza / Dresser
HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Credenza / Dresser

HENREDON Asian Japanese Tansu Campaign Style Credenza / Dresser

By Henredon

Located in Charlotte, NC

A dresser in the Japanese Tansu Campaign style by Henredon. Walnut with brass hardware and accents

Category

Late 20th Century American Campaign Dressers

Materials

Brass

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Henredon Tansu For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal henredon tansu for your home. Each henredon tansu for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, brass and metal. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer henredon tansu, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each henredon tansu bearing hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Henredon Tansu?

The average selling price for a henredon tansu at 1stDibs is $1,995, while they’re typically $1,200 on the low end and $4,350 for the highest priced.

Henredon for sale on 1stDibs

Founded in 1945, Henredon is one of the more recently minted of the top-tier North Carolina furniture makers. Among collectors, Henredon is admired both for its sleek, sexy sofas, dining tables and other furniture of the 1970s and for its partnerships with noted designers, a program that began in the 1950s with decorating icon Dorothy Draper and architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

From the start, Henredon has been best known for its bedroom furniture and vintage case pieces, such as cabinets, dressers, armoires and credenzas. The brand was established in Morganton by former Drexel Furniture Company executives, and its name is a portmanteau term, derived from the first names of three of the company’s founders — T. Henry Wilson, Ralph Edwards and Don VanNoppen. (Sterling Collett, a fourth figure mentioned in Henredon Furniture’s history, chaired the company and served as treasurer).

Though not on the cutting edge stylistically, Henredon’s production — as well as its output under the Heritage-Henredon label — has always kept pace with contemporary tastes. 

In 1953, High Point manufacturer Heritage began a collaboration with Dorothy Draper, famed for bravura interior design commissions such as the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco and the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia. Her taste for bold, modernized historical style is reflected in the incised baroque medallions of her España line and the geometric motif of her Viennese furnishings group. In 1955, Henredon launched the Taliesin Ensemble by Wright, named after the architect’s houses in Wisconsin and Arizona. Taliesin dressers and coffee tables are recognizable by their angular shapes and a dentil motif on their edges. In those years, Henredon had a cross-licensing agreement with Heritage, and Draper and Wright's furniture is usually labeled Heritage-Henredon.

In later decades, Henredon produced collections for such designers as Ralph Lauren and Laura Ashley. The company took a stylish turn in the 1970s, fabricating new and unusual forms like mirrored room dividers and console tables with rounded corners and burl-wood veneers. Such pieces are priced in the $3,000 to $4,000 range, as are chests of drawers by Draper. Wright furniture tends toward the higher end, priced around $7,000. Henredon was an aesthetically diverse maker, but its furniture commands attention and makes a statement in any eclectic decor.

The vintage Henredon furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes bedroom furniture, coffee tables, chairs and other pieces.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.