Swedish Modern Gentleman's Chest of Drawers, 1930s
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fine early 20th century Swedish modern gentleman's chest of drawers in birch, with nine drawers and
Brass
Swedish Modern Gentlemans Chest in Teak + Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Teak, oak Measurements: 32.75? wide x 16.5? deep x 27.5? tall Condition: In excellent original co...
Teak, Oak
Danish Modern Gentleman’s Chest/ Dresser in Rosewood
Located in Kensington, MD
If you still need a dresser after filling this handsome gent’s chest, then perhaps you have too
Rosewood
Warren Church for Lane Mid-Century Modern Gentlemans Chest
By Warren C. Church, Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern walnut gentleman's chest designed by Warren Church for the "Perception" line by
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Gentleman's Chest Highboy by Young Mfg.
By Young Manufacturing Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic mid-century modern highboy dresser in the United Style series, crafted by Young
Wood
Paul McCobb Irwin Collection Walnut Gentleman's Chest, Newly Refinished
By Calvin Furniture, Directional, Paul McCobb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern gentleman's chest of drawers By Paul McCobb for Directional and
Brass
Widdicomb Solid Cherry Brass Pulls Hardware Block Front High Chest Dresser Mint!
By John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
-Century Modern gentleman's chest by John Widdicomb.
Brass
John Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Rosewood Gentleman's Chest, 1960s
By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern gentleman's chest or highboy dresser By Dale Ford for John
Aluminum
Mid-Century Brasilia Style Walnut and Brass Gentleman’s Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking mid-century modern gentleman’s chest in the iconic Brasilia style, crafted in warm walnut
Walnut
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
Cane, Wood
George Nakashima East Indian Laurel Wood Gentleman's Chest for Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., George Nakashima
Located in South Bend, IN
A very rare and exceptional mid-century Organic Modern gentleman's chest or highboy dresser By
Brass
George Nakashima Sculpted Walnut Gentleman's Chest for Widdicomb, Newly Restored
By George Nakashima, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A very rare and exceptional mid-century Organic Modern gentleman's chest or highboy dresser By
Brass
Lane Furniture "Rhythm" Dresser
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall mid-century modern gentleman's chest by Lane Furniture for their "Rhythm" series. Walnut grain
Walnut
Paul McCobb, American Modern, Walnut, Highboy Dresser, USA, 1970s
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Manhasset, NY
Paul McCobb, American Modern, Walnut, Highboy Dresser, USA, 1970s American modern gentleman
Brass
William Hinn 2 Pieces Swedish Modern Chest on Chest Dresser Gentleman Chest
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 2 part high chest of 4 drawers by William Hinn. Made in Sweden. Exposed
Walnut
Danish Modern Four Drawer Gentleman's Chest in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 31.5″ wide x 17″ deep x 27.5″ tall
Teak
Tall Gentleman's High Chest Mirrored Compartment
By Tommi Parzinger, John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern tall high chest with mirrored compartment and brass figural pulls. There are
Brass
Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture Gentleman's Chest
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage walnut gentleman's chest designed by Paul McCobb for his iconic mid-century
Brass
William Hinn “Exoskeleton” Gentleman Chest/Dresser, Sweden 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
William Hinn “Exoskeleton” Gentleman Chest/Dresser, Sweden 1950s. Two part 4 drawer chest. Matching
Walnut
Johannes Sorth Three Drawer Rosewood Gentleman's Chest
By Nexø Møbelfabrik 1
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Johannes Sorth Manufacturer: Nexø Era: 1960s Materials: Rosewood Measurements: 39.5" wide x 17.5" deep x 26.25" tall Condition: In excellent original condi...
Rosewood
Vodder Style Bowtie Gentlemans Chest In Rosewood
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Rosewood Measurements: 27.5" wide x 14.5" deep x 27.75" tall Condition: In excellent original condition...
Rosewood
Solid Brass Scrolls Decorated Double Door Blanket Gentleman's Chest Cabinet
By Henredon, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very decorative high quality walnut finish blanket chest or cabinet with three drawers in style of
Walnut
Johannes Sorth Orange Slice Gentlemans Chest in Teak
By Nexø Møbelfabrik 1
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Johannes Sorth Manufacturer: Nexø Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 39.5″ wide x 17.75″ deep x 31″ tall
Teak
John Widdicomb Hollywood Regency Campaign Black Lacquered Gentleman's Chest
By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
gentleman's chest By John Widdicomb USA, 1950s Black lacquered solid cherry wood, with original brass
Brass
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Large Raymond Loewy Inspired Yellow Chapter One Gentlemans Chest Armoire
By Broyhill, Ettore Sottsass, Raymond Loewy
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Gentleman’s Chest marries futuristic exuberance with impressive craftsmanship. It measures approximately 39
Plastic, Hardwood
White Pickle Finish Two Doors Compartment Gentleman's Chest Dresser
By Kent-Coffey, American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern white pickle finish over mahogany dresser high chest. Super solid craftsmanship
Brass
Bernhard Pederson and Son Tambour Front Rosewood Gentlemans Chest
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large impressive tambour front gentlemen chest. Nicely grained Rosewood panels on all four sides
Rosewood
Broyhill Multidrawer Gentleman's Chest Dresser w/ Two Doors Compartments
By Broyhill
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oak & burl wood multi-drawer chest credenza by Broyhill Premier. Stunning wood grain pattern and
Oak, Burl
Paul McCobb Gentleman's Chest of Drawers in Mahogany, circa 1950s
By Paul McCobb
Located in Westport, CT
Mahogany Gentleman's Chest of Drawers designed by Paul McCobb, beautifully restored by Stamford Modern to
Brass
Paul McCobb Gentleman's Tall Chest Irwin Collection for Calvin Furniture, 1956
By Paul McCobb
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Paul McCobb's gentleman's walnut chest with a fold down mirror Irwin line for
Brass
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Model 5911 Gentleman’s Chests Original Finish
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Don't miss these they don't come around often!! This elegant matching pair of Gentleman’s chests
Brass
Mid Century American Walnut Gentleman's Chest Dresser w/ Two Doors Compartment
By American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern American walnut two doors compartment five drawers high chest dresser cabinet.
Walnut
George Nelson Walnut One-Door 5 Drawers Gentleman's High Chest Dresser Cabinet
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
gentleman's high chest.
Walnut
Edmond Spence Walnut Brass Two Part High Gentleman's Chest Dresser Cabinet MINT
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern 2 part chest on chest dresser by Edmund Spence MINT!
Brass
Tambour Door Side by Side 13 Drawers Large Teak Gentleman Chest Dresser Cabinet
By Danflex Systems, Durland
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Midcentury teak Danish modern side by side 13 drawers tambour door compartment high chest dresser
Teak
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Gentleman's Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Danish Modern teak armoire, crafted in the mid-20th century with clean lines and warm
Metal
Exposed Sculptural Legs Double Accordion Door Compartment 3 Drawers Gentleman's
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut high chest dresser with beautiful exposed sculpted solid walnut legs. Two
Walnut
Danish Modern Teak Gentlemans Chest by Ølholm
By Ølholm Møbelfabrik
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Ølholm Møbelfabrik Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 31.5” wide x 17.75? deep x 25.5? tall Condition: In excellent origin...
Teak
Mid Century Modern Walnut Two-Piece Gentleman's Chest
Located in Elkton, MD
Detroit American Modern Walnut Bachelor's Chest, 2-Piece Tall Dresser with metal ring accents
Walnut
Lane Furniture Gentleman's Chest
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall chest of drawers by Lane Furniture in walnut grain. This gentleman's chest has four wide
Walnut
Thomasville Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Walnut Gentleman's Chest
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency gentleman's chest or highboy dresser By
Brass
Henredon Mid-Century Modern Campaign Oak Gentleman's Chest, Circa 1970s
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Campaign style highboy dresser or gentleman's chest By Henredon
Brass
Dunbar Gentleman’s Chest from Wyeth
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Gentleman's Chest, a mid-century modern dressing cabinet. USA, circa
Mirror, Wood
Gentleman's Chest by Unagusta Furniture
By Unagusta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern tall chest of drawers made by Unagusta Furniture. Five wide drawers, two hidden
Walnut
Westnofa Mid Century Modern Danish Rosewood Gentleman's Chest or Dresser
By Westnofa Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Rosewood Gentleman's Chest or Highboy circa 1950. This case is wrapped in an amazing rosewood
Wood, Rosewood
Edmond Spence Designed Gentleman's Chest
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall chest of drawers with checkerboard pattern. Designed by Edmond Spence, with Mid-Century Modern
Walnut
Henredon Mid-Century Modern Campaign Oak Gentleman's Chest, Circa 1970s
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Campaign style highboy dresser or gentleman's chest By Henredon
Brass
Tall Mid-Century Gentleman's Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large chest of drawers with side cabinet storage. This all in one unit features five deep drawers
Walnut
Tall Gentleman's Chest by Unagusta
By Unagusta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall mid-century walnut dresser with a unique curved top. Nine total drawers, four hidden by a sculpted door and one large bottom drawer. Tapered legs finish the well designed constr...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Double Door Compartment Walnut Gentleman's Chest Dresser MINT
By Lane Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern double door compartment Walnut Gentleman's Chest Dresser MINT.
Walnut
Light Medium Walnut Gentleman's High Chest Dresser Cabinet Mid-Century Modern
By Paul McCobb, American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Light medium walnut gentleman's high chest dresser cabinet Mid-Century Modern Mint.
Walnut
Merton Gershun for Dillingham Mid-Century Modern Esprit Walnut Gentleman’s Chest
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A clean-lined and versatile mid-century modern walnut gentlemen’s chest, perfect for use as a
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Danish Walnut Curved Top Gentleman Tall Chest Dresser Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Century Modern Danish Walnut Curved Top Gentleman Tall Chest Dresser Cabinet. Item features two
Walnut
Mid-Century Gentleman's Chest by Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome dresser by Widdicomb with walnut grain, six total drawers, brass spade handles. Back has a finished wood panel. (Please confirm item location-NY or NJ-with dealer).
Wood
Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modern Tall Gentleman's Chest of Drawers - Calvin Group
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in St. Louis, MO
One of Paul McCobb's most desirable designs, rare model 1013 gentleman's chest of drawers or tall
Brass
Baker Modern Light Walnut 2 Doors 6 Drawers High Gentleman's Chest Dresser MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker Modern Light Walnut 2 Doors 6 Drawers High Gentleman's Chest Dresser MINT! Sculptural
Brass
Mid-Century Drexel Dresser Gentleman’s Chest Meridian Collection
By Drexel
Located in Baltimore, MD
Stunning MidCentury dresser / gentleman's chest designed by James Bouffard for Drexel circa 1960's
Metal
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.
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.