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
Italian tall chest of drawers in wood with metal handles, 1930s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian tall chest of drawers in wood with metal handles, 1930s Chest of drawers with square base
Metal
Mid-Century Modern American Walnut Tall Skinny Lingerie Chest Dresser
By John Stuart, George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern American walnut skinny tall and narrow unusual shape dresser high chest.
Walnut
Amazing chest with tall legs and carvings, circa 100 years old.
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Amazing chest with tall legs and carvings. It features two large drawers and two small drawers
Wood
Eight Drawers Scandinavian Walnut Double Dresser on Tall Dowel Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish or Swedish Mid-Century Modern 8 drawers double dresser credenza on tall tempered legs and
Walnut
Dorothy Draper Espana Style Hollywood Regency Tall Chest of Drawers
By Dorothy Draper, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Dorothy Draper Espana for Henredon Heritage style tall chest. This Hollywood
Brass
Tall Black Lacquered Elmwood Chest with Six Drawers and Wooden Pulls
Located in Yonkers, NY
Crafted from darkly lacquered elm, this tall chest of drawers features clean lines and solid
Elm
French Modern Tall Blonde Parquetry Cabinet, Mini Armoire W/ Nickel Trim
Located in New York City, NY
A French sycamore wood tall and versatile highboy / wardrobe/ cabinet. Its geometric parquetry
Nickel
18th Century Continental Mahogany Ten-Drawers Tall Lingery Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare 18th Century Continental Mahogany Narrow Ten-Drawers Tall Chest of Drawers, very appropriate
Mahogany
$1,473Sale Price / set|20% Off
Tall Sideboard U 459 By Jiri Jiroutek For Interier Praha, 1960s
By Jiri Jiroutek, Interiér Praha
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful tall sideboard designed by Jiri Jiroutek for Interier Praha in Czechoslovakia in 1960s
Glass, Oak
Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers Lingerie Jewelry Chest
Located in North York, ON
Elevate your living space with this exquisite Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers, a
Brass
$7,470Sale Price / set|20% Off
Tall Pair of Antique Nightstands, English, Chest of Drawers, Bedside, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique nightstands. An English, mahogany bank of drawers or bedside pedestals, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. Exceptional Victorian craftsmanship...
Mahogany
Stunning Greek Key Tall Mandarin Chest Designed by Kittinger 1940s Modern
By Kittinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Fabulous tall chest of drawers/dresser by Kittinger from their earliest Mandarin collection with
Wood
Large and Tall Country Style Kitchen, Dining Room, Bedroom Server Storage Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
with this antique American commode or buffet server. This handsome tall wide and deep commode kitchen
Wood
$4,800Sale Price|43% Off
Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft Burl Wood Etched Brass Tall Chest circa 1970s
By Mastercraft
Located in Miami, FL
Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft Burl Wood Etched Brass Tall Chest circa 1970s Offered for sale is a
Brass
Tommi Parzinger For Charak Modern Mahogany And Brass Tall Chest Of Drawers
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Amazing 1950's Tommi Parzinger designed for Charak Modern mahogany and brass tall chest of drawers
Brass
$6,760Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Mahogany, Denmark, 1840
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Biedermeier or Christian VIII semainier or tall chest with seven drawers in mahogany, with
Mahogany
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 Calvin. The accordion doors are book matched veneer opening to 18 shirt shelves and fi...
Brass
Vintage Wooden Chest of Drawers, 20th Century, Country Style, 84" Tall
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage wooden chest of drawers - 20thCentury Antique - Country Furnitue Measures : 94x44cm H:84cm Material : Wood Metal No lock - No key
Wood
Circa 1765-1780 English George III Tall Straight Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1765-80 George III tall straight front chest of drawers, English. 2 short over 5 long
Wood
American Art Deco Tall Chest of Drawers by R-Way
By Eliel Saarinen, R-Way Furniture Company
Located in Hanover, MA
American Art Deco highboy dresser with Machine-Age lines in its tiered appearance and curved edge drawers. Produced circa 1947 by R-Way Furniture Co in the manner of Eliel Saarinen. ...
Mahogany, Burl
19th Century Spanish Unfinished Pine "Mobila" Tall Chest of Five Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely tall chest of drawers in pine with lift-top in pedestal form, followed by five drawers
Pine
$1,676Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Style Inlaid Mahogany Tall Chest with Brass Pull
Located in Seattle, WA
Neoclassical style tall chest of drawers, circa early 20th century Constructed possibly from
Mahogany
1950’s Bachelors Chests/ Tall Nightstands Lacquered in Farrow & Ball “Bamboozle”
Located in Charleston, SC
A matching pair of color matched gloss lacquered in Farrow & Ball “Bamboozle” small bachelors Chests or large nightstands. The nightstands have 4 drawers with brass pulls with a co...
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Italian Burl Campaign Style Eight-Drawer Tall Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian vintage burl wood Campaign style tall chest from the mid-20th century, with eight
Brass
$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
Chrome
Antique Swedish Genuine Tall Red Painted Gustavian Country Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish country house chest of drawers in gustavian style. The chest of drawers is a Swedish country house furniture from between 1820 and 1830. Made in the classic gustavian straigh...
Pine
Louis XVI Tall Secretaire (Retains Original Leather on Desk-Top), 18th C. French
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful French Louis XVI carved-cherry wood tall secretarie cabinet, with original leather on
Wood
$17,250Sale Price|25% Off
19th C. Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Tall Chest of Drawers Filing Cabinet Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Tall Chest of Drawers Filing Cabinet Antique . A tall and
Brass
Tall Mid-Century Modern Chest with Greek Key motive. Manufacture by Kittinger.
By Kittinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tall Mid-Century Modern Chest with Greek Key motive. Manufacture by Kittinger, The Mandarin Line
Wood
Tall Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Bronze Trim and White Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A tall handsome mahogany chest of drawers with a white marble top and bronze gallery. Bronze
Marble
$3,000Sale Price|21% Off
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Widdicomb Tall Walnut Dresser with Spear Shaped Handles
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Miami, FL
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Widdicomb Tall Walnut Dresser with Spear-Shaped Handles Offered for sale is
Metal
Drop Front Compartment 5 Drawer High Chest 46" Tall Dresser Mid Century MINT
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Drop Front Compartment 5 Drawer High Chest 46" Tall Dresser Mid Century MINT
Walnut
$5,692Sale Price|25% Off
Late 19th Walnut Nine Drawer Tall French Carved Chest or Siffonier
Located in Miami, FL
Extremely sturdy, almost completely original. Constructed using mortis and Tenon joints, horse glue and forged iron nails. Uprights are heavily carved with hanging garland and scroll...
Walnut
Mid-Century American Modern Tall Chest of Drawers , Cabinet or Dresser in Walnut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome clean line chest of drawers with a classic arched front design. It features beautifully grained walnut with 5 deep drawers. Very clean and ready to use condition.
Walnut
Mid-Century Danish Modern Tall Chest of Drawers , Cabinet or Dresser in Walnut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome clean line chest of drawers with a classic louver front design. It features beautifully grained walnut with 5 deep drawers. Very clean and ready to use condition.
Walnut
Rare Paul Frankl Tall Dresser High Chest Drawers X-Pulls From Johnson Furniture
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in West Hartford, CT
A rare, sophisticated high chest designed by Paul Frankl for the Johnson Furniture Company, circa late 1940s-early 1950s. The coveted Johnson hallmark is incised inside. It is a prim...
Brass
Ole Wanscher Elm Wood Tall Bow Front Chest of Drawers, Circa 1950s
By Ole Wanscher
Located in New York, NY
A Danish modern elmwood tall bow-front chest of drawers by Ole Wanscher, circa 1950s with nine bow
Elm
Two Campaign Style Black Lacquered and Brass Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Two matching professionally lacquered in black Campaign tower chests. Expertly crafted and well made. Each conforming case features seven equal sized dovetail joinery drawers; five d...
Brass
LOVELY MIRRORED CHEST OF DRAWERS IN THE ITALIAN VENETiAN STYLE 81CM TALL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Venetian mirrored chest of drawers Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it cov...
Mirror
Max Kuehne Silver Leaf Dresser on Tall Legs, with Colorful Floral Design, Signed
By Max Kuehne
Located in New York, NY
This is a chest of drawers by artist and craftsman Max Kuehne (1880–1968), who was known for his landscape paintings, decorative furniture, screens, and frames. It was likely made in...
Silver Leaf
English Chippendale Burl Walnut Tall Chest with Hearing Bone Inlays, Circa 1740
Located in Charleston, SC
English Early Chippendale burl walnut graduated tall chest with a carved molded edge cornice
Brass
Rare Fine Tall Chest Of Drawers Flame Mahogany 19th Century Victorian 7 Drawers
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous and extremely rare 19th Century tall flame mahogany chest of 7 drawers in lovely
Mahogany
Tall Highboy Light Walnut Multi-Drawer Cabinet Sliding Leather Doors Brass Pulls
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tall highboy gentleman's chest or bachelor chest. Medium to light walnut finish
Walnut
$2,114Sale Price|20% Off
Tall Vintage Trunk Stand, English, Hand-Painted Pine, Suitcase Chest of Drawers
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage trunk stand. An English, hand-painted pine suitcase chest of drawers, dating
Pine
Lambs of Manchester Attributed, a Rare Aesthetic Movement Tall Chest of Drawers
By Lamb of Manchester
Located in London, GB
Lambs of Manchester, attributed. A rare Aesthetic Movement, unusually tall chest of drawers made
Ash
Antique Genuine Swedish Red Tall Pine Folk Art Country Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Country chest of drawers from Northern Sweden made around 1810 to 1820. The chest is pine with untouched original paint and authentic patina. The paint is distressed with signs of we...
Pine
Antique French Tall Cabinet Faux Chest of Drawers Louis XIV Carved Oak c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak tall cabinet faux chest of drawers Louis XIV style. ~Direct from France
Oak
19th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Ball and Claw Highboy Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. Crotch Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Highboy Tall Chest of Drawers. Item
Mahogany
Fine Quality 6 Drawer French Brass Bound Marble Top Louis XVI Tall Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine quality French Louis XVI style tall dresser showcases timeless elegance and superior
Carrara Marble, Brass
Estate of Fritz Scholder Hand Made Tall Chest of Drawers Santa Fe Monterey Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand Made Tall Chest of Drawers from the Estate of Fritz Scholder and Donna Fuller, American
Iron
Kindel 7 Drawers Fruitwood Heavy Brass Drop Pulls High Chest Tall Dresser Mint!
By Kindel Furniture, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Kindel 7 drawers fruitwood heavy brass drop pulls high chest tall dresser mint!
Brass
Modern White Blossom Glass Mosaic Tall Chest with Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The blossom chest of drawers by Ercole Home has a 3-drawer front, with washed white wood finish on oak. Handcut glass mosaic in variety shades of white and ivory decorate the surfac...
Metal
PAIR OF VERY LARGE 110CM TALL SHERATON REVIVAL BURR YEW CHESTS OF DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
size, this are really quite large, much taller than normal chests, they are more of a tallboy size but
Yew
Pair of Mid-Century White Oak Morgan Style Five Drawer Tall Chests
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of mid-century white oak Morgan chests with five drawers mounted with scroll design brass drawer pulls. (PRICED AS PAIR)
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Tall 8 Drawers Ebonized Mahogany Lingerie High Chest Dresser
By Dunbar Furniture, Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Compact design unmarked most likely Dunbar or Harvey Prober chest with solid brass round drop pulls.
Mahogany
Max Kuehne Style Floral Incised Tall Chest of Drawers with Brass Strapping
By Max Kuehne
Located in Hanover, MA
Modernist chest of five drawers by Henredon, the faces of which have been decoratively incised with a pattern of flowers and embellished with solid brass strapping, circa 1959. Top t...
Brass
Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
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