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Danish Teak Highboy
Danish Teak Highboy

Danish Teak Highboy

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful teak eight drawer dresser with deep rich patina, tapered legs and elegant, sculptural drawer pulls. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Dressers

Materials

Teak

1940's Mirrored Highboy
1940's Mirrored Highboy

1940's Mirrored Highboy

Located in New York, NY

1940's Mirrored Highboy

Category

Vintage 1940s American Dressers

Materials

Wood, Mirror

1940's Mirrored Highboy
1940's Mirrored Highboy

1940's Mirrored Highboy

Located in New York, NY

1940's Mirrored Highboy

Category

Vintage 1940s American Dressers

Materials

Wood, Glass

1940's Mirrored Highboy
1940's Mirrored Highboy

1940's Mirrored Highboy

Located in New York, NY

1940's Mirrored Highboy

Category

Vintage 1940s American Dressers

Materials

Glass, Wood

1940's Mirrored Highboy
1940's Mirrored Highboy

1940's Mirrored Highboy

Located in New York, NY

1940's Mirrored Highboy

Category

Vintage 1940s American Dressers

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Burled Olivewood Highboy
Burled Olivewood Highboy

Burled Olivewood Highboy

Located in Pasadena, TX

A Mid-Century Modern highboy with matte black lacquer case and burled olivewood door and drawer fronts. Four lower drawers. The upper doors opening to reveal an additional drawer and...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Linen Presses

Materials

Burl, Lacquer

18th c. English Elm Highboy
18th c. English Elm Highboy

18th c. English Elm Highboy

Located in Greenwich, CT

A beautiful 18th c. English highboy of figured elm having drawered cornice over flight of two over three full drawers on lower waist moulding over three drawers standing on shaped ca...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Simmons Metal Highboy Dresser
Simmons Metal Highboy Dresser

Simmons Metal Highboy Dresser

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Vintage bare metal highboy dresser from the Simmons Manufacturing Co., Kenosha,Wi.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Dressers

Materials

Metal

Danish Teak Highboy Dresser
Danish Teak Highboy Dresser

Danish Teak Highboy Dresser

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Classic Danish modern teak highboy with recessed pulls & tapered legs. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dressers

Materials

Teak

Mid Century Magna Highboy
Mid Century Magna Highboy

Mid Century Magna Highboy

Located in Franklin Park, IL

Mid Century magna highboy Highboy measures: 42 wide x 18 deep x 46.5 high This price includes getting this piece in what we call restored vintage condition. That means the piece is ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Highboy Walnut Wood Highboy Dresser
Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Highboy Walnut Wood Highboy Dresser

Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Highboy Walnut Wood Highboy Dresser

By Florence Knoll

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is a marvelous, five-drawer dresser, made of wood, with chrome pulls and a laminate top, by Florence Knoll, circa the 1960s. In excellent condition. Has the or...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Heywood Wakefield Encore Highboy
Heywood Wakefield Encore Highboy

Heywood Wakefield Encore Highboy

By Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Solid maple Heywood Wakefield Encore dresser with 5 drawers and eyebrow drawer pulls. In completely original condition. Produced from 1948 to 1955.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Maple

Broyhill Brasilia Highboy Dresser
Broyhill Brasilia Highboy Dresser

Broyhill Brasilia Highboy Dresser

By Broyhill Brasilia, Broyhill

Located in Miami, FL

A vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut and brass chest of drawers from the highly desirable Brasilia collection manufactured by Broyhill in the 1960s. The bachelor or gentleman's chest'...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

American of Martinsville Highboy
American of Martinsville Highboy

American of Martinsville Highboy

By American of Martinsville

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Mid-century walnut dresser with unique sculptural drawer pulls. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Frank Lloyd Wright Highboy Dresser
Frank Lloyd Wright Highboy Dresser

Frank Lloyd Wright Highboy Dresser

By Frank Lloyd Wright

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Frank Lloyd Wright highboy dresser for Henredon from the "Taliesin" collection.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Torring Mobelfabrik Danish Highboy Dresser
Torring Mobelfabrik Danish Highboy Dresser

Torring Mobelfabrik Danish Highboy Dresser

By Torring Mobelfabrik

Located in Denton, TX

Torring Mobelfabrik Danish Highboy 6 Drawer Dresser.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Danish Teak Highboy
Mid-Century Danish Teak Highboy

Mid-Century Danish Teak Highboy

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This wonderful Danish highboy has beautiful drawer pulls and a fantastic teak finish. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Teak

John Stuart inc Highboy Dresser
John Stuart inc Highboy Dresser

John Stuart inc Highboy Dresser

By John Stuart

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Elegant highboy dresser by John Stuart. Mahogany wood with original pull handles. Dove tail construction. I have the matching dresser in other listing.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Sculptural 1970s Rosewood & Maple Highboy
Sculptural 1970s Rosewood & Maple Highboy

Sculptural 1970s Rosewood & Maple Highboy

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Rosewood, maple and polished steel highboy from Canada circa early 1970s. This sculptural example has been newly and masterfully refinished. It has 6 drawers and two doors with inter...

Category

Vintage 1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Steel

Paul Goldman for Plymold Highboy
Paul Goldman for Plymold Highboy

Paul Goldman for Plymold Highboy

By Paul Goldman

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration a Highboy designed by Paul Goldman for Plymold. Beautiful walnut grain selection. Drawers and doors have the bent curved finish around the edges. All drawer...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Danish Modern Teak Highboy Dresser
Danish Modern Teak Highboy Dresser

Danish Modern Teak Highboy Dresser

Located in Freehold, NJ

This Danish modern highboy dresser features pressed wood construction, teak veneer with original finish, five drawers with wood pulls, and wooden plinth base.

Matching highboy dress...

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dressers

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Modern Highboy Dresser
Mid-Century Modern Highboy Dresser

Mid-Century Modern Highboy Dresser

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This midcentury highboy dresser features a beautiful walnut finish, unique carved drawer pulls, and tapered legs which offer a modern accent and ample storage to any home or office s...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Glenn of California Walnut Highboy
Glenn of California Walnut Highboy

Glenn of California Walnut Highboy

By Glenn of California

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Robert Baron for Glenn of California highboy walnut dresser, circa late 1950s. This lovely example has five drawers spun metal hourglass drawer pulls and fabulous graining to the wal...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

John Kapel Walnut Highboy
John Kapel Walnut Highboy

John Kapel Walnut Highboy

By John Stuart, Glenn of California, John Kapel

Located in Cambridge, US

A handsome two-piece gentleman’s chest or highboy by John Kapel for Glenn of California - retailed by John Stuart of NYC.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Midcentury Highboy Dresser by Thomasville
Midcentury Highboy Dresser by Thomasville

Midcentury Highboy Dresser by Thomasville

By Thomasville

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This stylish burl walnut highboy dresser by Thomasville offers six spacious drawers and a unique vintage finish. Deco style sculpted drawer fronts add to the Mid-Century Modern appea...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Highboy Dresser
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Highboy Dresser

Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Highboy Dresser

By Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in South Bend, IN

Offering a very nice Heywood-Wakefield Sculptura highboy dresser in champagne. This dresser has five smooth sliding drawers with sculpted pulls giving this a unique and defined moder...

Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Late 18th Century Connecticut Highboy
Late 18th Century Connecticut Highboy

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 elegant and austere design. Dovetailed joints characterize its stabile and sturdy build,...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Dressers

Materials

Maple, Pine

Frank Lloyd Wright Highboy Dresser
Frank Lloyd Wright Highboy Dresser

Frank Lloyd Wright Highboy Dresser

By Heritage-Henredon, Frank Lloyd Wright

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Handsome highboy dresser by Frank Lloyd Wright manufactured by Heritage Henredon. 5 pullout drawers. Top drawer contains jewelry tray. Large swing open doors have ample storage withi...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood

Poul Volther Teak Highboy Dresser
Poul Volther Teak Highboy Dresser

Poul Volther Teak Highboy Dresser

By Poul Volther

Located in Berkeley, CA

This gorgeous Danish modern six-drawer Mid-Century teak highboy dresser designed by Poul Volther is a rare find. Rich woodgrain and high quality construction define this classic piec...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dressers

Materials

Teak

American Of Martinsville Highboy Dresser
American Of Martinsville Highboy Dresser

American Of Martinsville Highboy Dresser

By American of Martinsville

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Great Highboy Dresser from the 1960s in mint condition. Very well made and of very good quality. The handles are made of brass and it has been refinished and well kept. All drawers a...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

19th Century American Mahogany Highboy
19th Century American Mahogany Highboy

19th Century American Mahogany Highboy

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This stately American mahogany highboy has a prominent heavily carved broken swan neck pediment flanked and centered by Classic carved urns above a top section containing two short o...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Dressers

Materials

Wood

Vintage Campaign Style Highboy Dresser
Vintage Campaign Style Highboy Dresser

Vintage Campaign Style Highboy Dresser

Located in Raymondville, TX

A Mid-Century Modern Campaign style four drawer highboy dresser circa 1990. Relatively small in size, it features solid wood framing with high quality walnut veneer & durable wood la...

Category

1990s American Campaign Dressers

Materials

Metal, Brass

Empire Mahogany Highboy Dresser Unrestored
Empire Mahogany Highboy Dresser Unrestored

Empire Mahogany Highboy Dresser Unrestored

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Empire mahogany highboy dresser circa 1830-1840 with sectionals and graduated drawers. Barley twist columns flank the sides of this stately piece. Fine dovetailing and mother of pear...

Category

Antique 1830s Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Kroehler Mid Century Highboy Dresser
Kroehler Mid Century Highboy Dresser

Kroehler Mid Century Highboy Dresser

By Kroehler Mfg. Co.

Located in Franklin Park, IL

Kroehler mid century highboy dresser Dresser measures: 40.75 wide x 18 deep x 45 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage condition. That m...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood

Brutalist style large highboy dresser
Brutalist style large highboy dresser

Brutalist style large highboy dresser

By Paul Evans

Located in Sayreville, NJ

Bassett furniture gentlemen’s chest Fantastic walnut brutalist style cabinet. Loads of storage space with gorgeous wood grain pattern. Very minimal age appropriate wear. Dimension...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Stunning Rosewood and Steel Danish Highboy
Stunning Rosewood and Steel Danish Highboy

Stunning Rosewood and Steel Danish Highboy

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Stunning rosewood and steel high boy from Denmark, circa mid-1960s. This remarkable example has an exquisitely grained rosewood case with two large doors that open to reveal a beauti...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser

Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Narrow and tall, this six-drawer walnut dresser is both functional and an attractive Mid-Century Modern furnishing. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Danish Teak Highboy Dresser
Vintage Danish Teak Highboy Dresser

Vintage Danish Teak Highboy Dresser

By Ejsing Mobelfabrik

Located in San Jose, CA

Mid-Century teak tall dresser by Esjing Mobelfabrik, Denmark. This piece includes six spacious dovetailed drawers with sculpted handles.         

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dressers

Materials

Teak

Chippendale Highboy Dresser by Thomasville
Chippendale Highboy Dresser by Thomasville

Chippendale Highboy Dresser by Thomasville

By Thomasville

Located in Lake Worth, FL

For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Thomasville Banded Mah...

Category

Vintage 1980s Chippendale Dressers

Materials

Brass

MCM Vintage Walnut Highboy Dresser
MCM Vintage Walnut Highboy Dresser

MCM Vintage Walnut Highboy Dresser

Located in Medina, OH

Mid-century modern walnut dresser. It has some really neat features; danish like drawer pulls and burl-like on the front. This piece is amazing and with a little refinishing it will ...

Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

American Federal Mahogany Highboy Dresser
American Federal Mahogany Highboy Dresser

American Federal Mahogany Highboy Dresser

By Thomasville

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Materials: Mahogany Wood, Brass Pulls Style: American Federal

Category

Vintage 1950s American Federal Dressers

Materials

Brass

Highboy by American of Martinsville
Highboy by American of Martinsville

Highboy by American of Martinsville

By American of Martinsville

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Walnut mid-century chest of drawers with brass details and multiple storage options. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser

Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser

Located in San Jose, CA

Mid-Century tall dresser chest in walnut, circa 1960s. This piece includes six dovetailed drawers and provides plenty of storage space.  

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Five Drawer Highboy Dresser
Mid-Century Five Drawer Highboy Dresser

Mid-Century Five Drawer Highboy Dresser

Located in Trenton, NJ

This stylish vintage highboy dresser features quality construction and striking mid-century design.

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Metal

Jens Risom Att. Walnut Cabinet Highboy Dresser with Ebonized Pulls & Cane Doors
Jens Risom Att. Walnut Cabinet Highboy Dresser with Ebonized Pulls & Cane Doors

Jens Risom Att. Walnut Cabinet Highboy Dresser with Ebonized Pulls & Cane Doors

By Jens Risom

Located in Hudson, NY

Stunning tall Jens Risom attributed highboy with ebonized oak pulls and woven cane doors.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut, Cane, Oak

Mid-Century Modern Walnut HighBoy Dresser
Mid-Century Modern Walnut HighBoy Dresser

Mid-Century Modern Walnut HighBoy Dresser

Located in Esperance, NY

Mid-Century Modern walnut highBoy dresser.

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Paul McCobb for Calvin Highboy Dresser
Paul McCobb for Calvin Highboy Dresser

Paul McCobb for Calvin Highboy Dresser

By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb

Located in Charleston, SC

1950s Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser, Newly Refinished An exceptional mid-century modern six-drawer highboy dresser. Designed by Paul McCobb for C...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Aluminum

1960s Scandinavian Midcentury Rosewood Highboy Dresser
1960s Scandinavian Midcentury Rosewood Highboy Dresser

1960s Scandinavian Midcentury Rosewood Highboy Dresser

Located in Reggio Emilia, IT

Mid-Century Modern Danish seven-drawer Danish rosewood highboy dresser with sculpted handles, circa 1960.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dressers

Materials

Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Streamlined and elegant, mid-century modern, highboy dresser is divided into 6 drawers and hidden shelving.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

TH Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Highboy
TH Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Highboy

TH Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Highboy

By Widdicomb Furniture Co.

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Walnut four drawer highboy designed by TH Robsjohn-Gibbings. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Highboy by R-Way
Mid-Century Highboy by R-Way

Mid-Century Highboy by R-Way

By R-Way Furniture Company

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Mid-Century Modern walnut highboy by R-Way. Features five dovetail drawers with solid brass feet. Handles are stained in a brass finish.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

American of Martinsville Cerused Mahogany Highboy
American of Martinsville Cerused Mahogany Highboy

American of Martinsville Cerused Mahogany Highboy

By American of Martinsville

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration a tall highboy manufactured by American of Martinsville. Mahogany wood with custom finish. Top section two large drawers. Beautiful design with lots of s...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Mirrored Highboy Chest of Six Drawers
Mirrored Highboy Chest of Six Drawers

Mirrored Highboy Chest of Six Drawers

Located in Locust Valley, NY

This elegant mirrored highboy chest of drawers exudes sophisticated charm and contemporary style. Featuring six inset-style drawers, each adorned with two round and faceted crystal p...

Category

20th Century Dressers

Materials

Mirror

Henredon Georgian Banded Mahogany Highboy Dresser
Henredon Georgian Banded Mahogany Highboy Dresser

Henredon Georgian Banded Mahogany Highboy Dresser

By Henredon

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional Georgian or Chippendale style nine-drawer highboy dresser By Henredon USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous mahogany, with satinwood banding, and original brass hardware. Meas...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Georgian Dressers

Materials

Brass

Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg Mahogany Highboy Dresser
Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg Mahogany Highboy Dresser

Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg Mahogany Highboy Dresser

By Kittinger

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous Georgian style six-drawer highboy dresser or chest of drawers By Kittinger "Williamsburg Adaptation" collection USA, mid-20th century Solid mahogany, with origina...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Georgian Dressers

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century American Walnut Highboy Dresser
Mid-Century American Walnut Highboy Dresser

Mid-Century American Walnut Highboy Dresser

By National Furniture Company

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This sturdy highboy dresser was constructed from mid-century Walnut by National Furniture Co. Five drawers for plenty of storage, all featuring stylish plated drawer pulls. Matching ...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Highboy Dresser
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Highboy Dresser

Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Highboy Dresser

By Broyhill Brasilia

Located in Redding, CT

Sculptural Mid-Century Modern highboy dresser.Fabulous storage piece. This walnut beauty has 5 deep drawers and a sculptural door on the left that opens to 5 smaller pull out drawer...

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

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Highboy Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the highboy cabinet you’re looking for. A highboy cabinet — often made from wood, walnut and metal — can elevate any home. Find 1879 options for an antique or vintage highboy cabinet now, or shop our selection of 40 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer highboy cabinet, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A highboy cabinet made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one highboy cabinet that is appealing in its simplicity, but Lane Furniture, Drexel and American of Martinsville produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Highboy Cabinet?

The average selling price for a highboy cabinet at 1stDibs is $2,505, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $425,000 for the highest priced.

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.

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