John Stuart for Mt. Airy “Janus Collection” Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptional mid-century modern highboy dresser from the Janus Collection, designed by John Stuart for Mt.
Wood, Walnut
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Two-Tone Blue & Beige Lacquered Highboy Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Walnut, Satin Lacquered Wood, Brass Pulls This Mid-Century Modern highboy dresser pairs warm walnut with a crisp two-tone satin lacquer palette, featuring a beige top dra...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Walnut High Dresser. Featuring beautiful protruding diamond shaped pulls, five spacious drawers, and tapered legs. Please confirm location with dealer (NY...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser with Burl Handles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant mid-century modern walnut highboy dresser featuring five drawers with beautifully figured burl wood handles.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser By Young MFG.
By Young Manufacturing Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A timeless example of American mid-century modern design, this Young Manufacturing walnut highboy dresser combines exceptional craftsmanship, clean architectural lines, and practical...
Wood
$1,950 / item
Mid-Century Modern Hooker Furniture Highboy Dresser
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Classic mid-century highboy dresser by Hooker Furniture featuring sculpted wood drawers and a woven sliding door. The left side has three drawers, and the right side reveals three ad...
Cane, Walnut
Mid-Century Rosewood Highboy Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage highboy dresser offers plenty of storage in a minimal Mid-Century Modern design.
Rosewood
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enjoy! 😁 This handsome highboy dresser showcases the warm character of walnut through a clean, vertically proportioned Mid-Century Modern form.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Burl Wood Highboy Dresser by Thomasville
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood Highboy Dresser by Thomasville—elegant design with ample storage and vintage charm.
Burl
Mid-Century Modern Specialty Woodcraft Walnut Highboy Dresser
By Specialty Woodcraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a stunning walnut highboy by Specialty Woodcraft. Sporting two contoured doors and sculpted drawers, this piece will make a statement anywhere. Please confirm location with ...
Walnut
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern “Perception” Highboy Dresser
By Warren C. Church, Lane Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
😁 Materials: Walnut-Stained Oak This “Perception” highboy by Warren Church for Lane captures the clean restraint of mid-century design while adding just the right amount of textu...
Oak
Highboy Dresser by Lane Mid-Century Modern Brutalist
By Lane Furniture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach Estate fine furniture acquisitions of a Mid-Century Modern Brutalist highboy dresser by Lane Condition Report In structurally sound and sturdy...
Wood
Kent Coffey Eloquence Mid Century Modern Walnut Tall Chest Highboy Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Kent Coffey Eloquence Mid Century Modern Walnut Tall Chest Highboy Dresser.
Walnut
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted Angled Walnut Highboy Tall Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted Angled Walnut Highboy Tall Chest Dresser.
Walnut
Restored Mid-Century Modern Link Taylor Solid Walnut Highboy Dresser
Located in West Chester, PA
An amazing mcm tall chest of seven drawers crafted from solid American Black Walnut wood by Link Taylor. Professionally restored and refinished in satin clear hand rubbed finish. Ori...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Highboy Dresser with Tambour Door
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish vintage dresser showcasing the timeless appeal of Mid-Century Modern design. Crafted in warm walnut, this highboy features a distinctive layout with a tambour sliding door ca...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Curved Front Highboy Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern dresser features a unique curved front with a large hidden drawer on the bottom. There is plenty of room for storage within its nine hefty drawers with ...
Walnut
Vintage Mid Century Modern Broyhill Sculptra Walnut Highboy Dresser.
Located in Seattle, WA
This authentic mid-century modern chest of drawers from Broyhill Premier's coveted Sculptra collection features rich walnut wood construction, clean lines, and signature period detai...
Walnut
Vintage Drexel Mid Century Modern Walnut 5 Drawer Tall Chest Dresser Highboy
By Drexel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Drexel Mid Century Modern Walnut 5 Drawer Tall Chest Dresser Highboy.
Walnut
American of Martinsville HighBoy Dresser Chest Mid-Century Modern
By Merton Gershun, American of Martinsville
Located in Baltimore, MD
The brass trimmed stretcher, and solid legs, adds to its unique style. Beautiful mid-century style and construction quality keeps this dresser in such high demand today.
Brass
Rway Mid Century Highboy Dresser
By R-Way Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Rway Mid Century Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 40 wide x 18.5 deep x 40.75 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as possible.
Wood
Basic Witz Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
By Basic Witz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basic Witz Mid Century Walnut 5 Drawer Highboy Dresser. Featuring walnut wood, 5 spacious drawers and inset metal handles. Please confirm location with seller (NY or NJ)
Wood
$1,627Sale Price|25% Off
1960s Kent-Coffey Highboy Dresser, Walnut, Mid-Century Modern
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 1960s Kent-Coffey Perspecta highboy dresser. Lots of storage with three lower pull out drawers and two additional + two shelves hidden behind the upper doors. In good vin...
Rosewood, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Brutalist Inspired Highboy Dresser. Circa 1960s.
By Lane Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brutalist Inspired Highboy Dresser.
Wood, Walnut
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern “Amerasia” Style Highboy Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage design...
Elm
Drexel Heritage Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign Walnut Highboy
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style highboy dresser or chest of drawers By Drexel USA, 1970s Beautiful book-matched walnut, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Maple Highboy Dresser by Johnson Furniture Co., USA, 1950s
By Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maple highboy dresser from the Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Known for their collaborations with modernist icons, like Paul Frankl and Eliel Saarinen. This pie...
Maple
Thomasville Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign Walnut Highboy Dresser
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style highboy dresser or chest of drawers By Thomasville, "Huntley" Collection USA, 1977 Walnut, with original brass hardw...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern 5-Drawer Highboy Dresser by Hooker Furniture
Located in Seattle, WA
This Mid-Century Modern 5-drawer highboy dresser was made by Hooker Furniture, a well known American manufacturer recognized for quality craftsmanship and stylish mid-century case go...
Wood
Mid-Century Teak Highboy Dresser Made by Europa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crafted in the 1960s–70s by Europa, this highboy dresser exemplifies the best of Mid‑Century Modern design—clean lines, warm teak tones, and functional elegance.
Teak
Thomasville Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Cane Gentleman’s Chest / Highboy Dresser
By Thomasville
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Thomasville Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Cane Gentleman’s Chest / Highboy Dresser A beautifully crafted Mid-Century Modern gentleman’s chest by Thomasville, showcasing warm walnut ton...
Cane, Wood
$1,600Sale Price|33% Off
Mid-Century Modern Edmond J. Spence Highboy Dresser, Birch, 1960s
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Trenton, NJ
This Edmond Spence attributed Swedish Made Highboy Dresser is not only a practical storage solution but also a statement piece that brings mid-century charm to any room.
Wood, Birch
$1,328Sale Price|35% Off
Mid Century Modern Five Drawer Highboy Dresser with Brass Accents
By Paul McCobb
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century highboy dresser features hardwood construction, beautiful walnut veneer with unique grain pattern, six dovetailed drawers, two in the cabinet, four beneath with bras...
Walnut
Mid-Century Brutalist Walnut Highboy Dresser by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elevate your interior space with this striking Lane Brutalist Walnut Highboy Dresser, an iconic piece of mid-century design. Crafted in the United States during the 1970s, this tower...
Wood, Walnut
Vintage Mid Century Modern Gentleman's Chest Highboy Dresser with Cabinet.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage mid-century modern gentleman's chest featuring a versatile combination of drawers and cabinet storage. The upper section includes a single-door cabinet with interior shelving...
Wood
Broyhill Brasilia, Mid-Century Modern, Walnut, Brass, Highboy, USA, 1960s
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Stamford, CT
Broyhill Brasilia, Mid-Century Modern, Walnut, Brass, Highboy Dresser, USA, 1960s Modernist highboy dresser designed and produced by Broyhill Brasilia in the United States circa 196...
Brass
Young Manufacturing Mid Century Highboy Dresser
By Young Manufacturing Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Young Manufacturing Mid Century Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 42 wide x 20.75 deep x 56.5 inches high Good Vintage Condition - Stain Wear on Front Doors and Top Surface.
Wood
Mid Century Modern Bleached Mahogany 5 Drawers Highboy Chest Dresser MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Bleached Mahogany 5 Drawers Highboy Chest Dresser MINT!
Mahogany
Bassett Mayan Tall Chest Highboy Dresser Mid Century Modern 1960s
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern tall highboy dresser from the “Mayan” line by Bassett Furniture Company.
Metal
Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser with Caned Doors
By Broyhill
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut highboy dresser. Attributed to Broyhill's "Lenoir House" imprint, the sculptural base supports a tall and spacious top featuring 5 drawers and 3 levels of shelf space. Pristin...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser by Ramseur Furniture, 1970s
By Ramseur Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sturdy construction with tapered legs and a vintage walnut finish adding to the mid-century appeal. This lovely highboy dresser makes the perfect addition to any modern interior.
Brass
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern “Rhythm” Walnut Highboy Dresser by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
😁 This substantial Lane “Rhythm” highboy dresser from the 1960s showcases the clean lines, sculptural detailing, and warm walnut tones associated with classic American Mid-Century ...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kipp Stewart for Drexel “Declaration” Walnut Highboy Dresser
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Mid-Century Modern Kipp Stewart for Drexel “Declaration” Walnut Highboy Dresser, 1960s An iconic piece of American Mid-Century Modern design, this tall chest of drawers was designed...
Brass
Dillingham Mid Century Bookmatched Highboy Dresser
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Dillingham Mid Century Bookmatched Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 38 wide x 19 deep x 48.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage c...
Wood
Beautiful Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser with Brass Accents
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add timeless style and exceptional craftsmanship to your home with this beautiful mid-century walnut highboy dresser. Featuring clean, modern lines and elegant brass-accented hardwar...
Brass
Newly Refinished - Mid Century Modern “Rhythm” Walnut Highboy Dresser by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
😁 This Lane “Rhythm” highboy dresser brings a clean, sculptural presence with its warm walnut finish, tall profile, and beautifully balanced Mid-Century Modern lines.
Walnut
Henredon Mid-Century Modern Campaign Style Highboy Dresser Chest Double Door
By Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Henredon Mid-Century Modern campaign style highboy dresser chest double door compartment Mint!
Walnut
Mid-Century Five Drawer Highboy Dresser By Heywood-Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crafted in the 1950s from solid maple and birch, this iconic highboy dresser showcases the clean lines, softly rounded edges, and sculpted drawer pulls that made Heywood-Wakefield on...
Birch
Mid-Century Chinoiserie "Pagoda" Highboy Dresser By R-Way
By R-Way Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant and architecturally striking, this mid-century Pagoda highboy dresser by R-Way Furniture showcases the brand’s iconic Chinoiserie-inspired design.
Wood
1960s Heywood Wakefield Contessa Series Mid-Century Highboy Dresser
By J.B. Van Sciver Company, Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exceptional 1960s Heywood-Wakefield Contessa Series highboy dresser, showcasing the sophisticated lines and outstanding craftsmanship that have made the Contessa collection one of...
Wood
Lane Acclaim Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lane Acclaim Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 36 wide x 18 deep x 43.75 inches high Fair Vintage Condition - Finish wear throughout.
Walnut
$1,452Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Four Drawer Highboy Dresser Dovetail Drawers storage
Located in Seattle, WA
An elegant Mid-Century Modern four drawer dresser. The dresser features gorgeous walnut wood grain and sleek mid-century design. It offers ample room for storage, with four dovetaile...
Walnut
Lane Mid Century Burlwood Armoire Highboy Dresser
By Lane Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lane Mid Century Burlwood Armoire Highboy Dresser This armoire measures: 42.25 wide x 18 deep x 58 inches high Fair Vintage Condition - Piece has large piece taken out of the door.
Burl
Vintage Edmond Spence Swedish Tall Highboy Dresser in Mid Century Modern Style
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Vintage Edmond Spence Swedish Tall Highboy Dresser in Mid-Century Modern Style This Mid-Century Modern tall highboy dresser by Edmond Spence, crafted in Sweden during the 1960s, show...
Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Matching Dresser Set - 9-Drawer Low Dresser & Highboy
Located in Seattle, WA
This matching vintage Mid-Century Modern dresser set includes a coordinated low dresser and a tall highboy dresser, designed as a complementary pair with consistent proportions, fini...
Wood
Mid Century Modern Diamond Faced Walnut Highboy Dresser by United Furniture
By United Furniture Corporation
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple and elegant Highboy Dresser by United Furniture Co. Six drawers over two large drawers with diamond faced fronts. Six drawers up top incorporated into a large faceted...
Oak, Walnut
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
Stylish Pierre Cardin Highboy Tall Chest of Drawers Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stylish Pierre Cardin highboy or tall chest of drawers made in formica, wood, aluminium and chrome-plated accents. Simple, sleek chest of drawers in a two-door cabinet designed by Pi...
Chrome
Mid-Century Inlaid Walnut Highboy by Red Lion Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic and well-crafted, this vintage highboy dresser was produced by the talented union builders of Pennsylvania's Red Lion Furniture. Boasting rich walnut construction with clean ...
Brass
Edmond Spence Mid Century Birch Highboy Dresser
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Edmond Spence Mid Century Birch Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 38.5 wide x 20.25 deep x 47.5 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much ...
Birch
Helen Hobey Baker Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
By Helen Hobey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Helen Hobey Baker Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 46 wide x 22.25 deep x 56.5 inches high Restored - Mint Condition!
Walnut
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.
A 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.