Dutch Painted Tall Boy Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century Dutch painted tall boy beech chest of drawers. 1820. Code: 8922 Dimensions: W: 38" (96.5 cm) H: 60.5" (153.7 cm) D: 19.5" (49.5 cm)
Beech
Pair Boulle Chest of Drawers Tall Boy French Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous single French Boulle style chest of drawers Boulle was a famous French cabinet maker working out of Paris in the 1800s Boulle was reknowned for his distinctive style of inla...
Wood
French Louis XVI Chest Drawers Tall Boy Commode
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A handsome French marquetry chest of drawers - or tall boy We date this to circa 1880 and in the Louis XVI transitional style with a rich rouge marble top and finely figured kingwoo...
Marble
French Louis XVI Chest Drawers Tall Boy Commode
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A handsome French marquetry chest of drawers - or tall boy We date this to circa 1880 and in the Louis XVI transitional style with a rich rouge marble top and finely figured kingwoo...
Kingwood
19th Century Swedish Painted Tall Boy Chest
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Swedish Painted Pine tall boy chest. Fitted with six reeded decorated drawers, all with original locks and a key all with bronze hardware.
Bronze
Georgian Tall Boy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality George IV mahogany chest on chest, having a dental cornice, two small and six long drawers, each with the original gilded swan neck handles and raised on bracket feet.
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Tall Boy Chest with Carved Details, UK, 1765
Located in London, GB
This handsome George III period chest-on-chest displays a confident and well-balanced design, notable for its pleasing proportions. Unlike many tallboys of the period, it avoids exce...
Brass
Georgian Mahogany Tall Boy, circa 1800
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Chippendale period mahogany chest on chest, having a dental cornice, canted corners with blind fretwork, a brushing slide, original brass handles, oak lined drawe...
Mahogany
$2,795
H 57.88 in W 29.63 in D 19.38 in
Antique Circa Late 1700s Georgian High Boy Chest of Six Drawers
Located in Peabody, MA
A late 1700s Georgian tall chest of six graduated drawers in oak with pierced batwing brasses and beaded drawers on high bracket feet.
Brass
$4,049
H 55.71 in W 26.78 in D 15.36 in
Rare 19th Century French Marble Topped Brass Gallery Semainier Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this very rare and extremely good looking French 19th century mahogany with marble top and brass gallery rail Semainier lingerie chest of drawers This French 19t...
Marble
2 Over 4 English Bow Front Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Bow Front Tall Boy Chest of Drawers and dating from around 1900.
Wood
Empire Chiffonier Ebonized, Danish, Approx. 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late Empire black ebonized mahogany chest of drawers / tall boy, with raised semi-oval top.
Mahogany
Miniature Queen Anne Two Piece Tall Boy Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This two piece Queen Anne style chest of drawers features original brass hardware, carved legs, nine total drawers. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Brass
$1,195
H 13.88 in W 11.75 in D 7.5 in
Antique Miniature Four Drawer Tall Boy Dresser with Turned Knobs & Brass Locks
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This nicely exectued four drawer miniature tall boy is done with solid walnut with some pine secondary wood and brass lock plates.
Brass
$4,056Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24 in W 18.5 in D 17 in
Pair of Edwardian Marquetry Chests of Drawers in Hardwood & Satinwood
Located in Malibu, CA
Provided are decorative keys with tassels but they do not lock the chests. Slender & tall, nightstands or side tables, every drawer is keyed however the original keys are missing...
Hardwood, Satinwood
$3,374 / set
H 33.6 in W 24 in D 15 in
Betty Joel Attri Arts & Crafts Oak Tallboy and Matching Petite Chest of Drawers
By Betty Joel
Located in London, GB
Tall boy measures H 62 1/2", W 36 1/4", D 19 1/2".
Oak
Biedermeier Semainier or Tallboy Chest on Chest of Flame Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Danish semainier or tall boy (chest-on-chest) from the 19th century, featuring a Biedermeier design of flame-cut mahogany - canopy top over seven graduating, locking drawers w...
Metal, Brass
Unavailable
H 53.55 in W 36.23 in D 20.08 in
Antique Queen Anne style burr walnut tall boy chest of drawers commode
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine quality Queen Anne style burr walnut chest on stand tall boy circa 1920 .. The chest has a great colour and grain with a fantastic shape .
Walnut
Mahogany Tall Boy, Irish, circa 1780
Located in Lincoln, GB
An extremely good colored Irish mahogany tall boy, circa 1780. Measures: Height 177 centimeters Width 80 centimeters Depth 51 centimeters.
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 82 in W 40 in D 19 in
Antique Walnut Chest on Chest Cabinet English Furniture 1840 Tall Boy
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Fabulous antique English chest on chest in walnut. Great look to this with the partially gilded trim. Drawers feature crossbanded edges complemented by hand-carved canted corners. ...
Unavailable
H 67.33 in W 40.56 in D 20.87 in
18th century early Georgian walnut Chest on chest tall boy circa 1720
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Early 18th century very fine and grand example of a walnut chest on chest/tallboy. The cavetto cornice above an arrangement of three short and three long drawers to the top half, , a...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 59.06 in W 39.77 in D 20.48 in
Dutch High Boy Chest of Drawers with Marquetry Inlaid Shell Designs, circa 1820
Located in Antwerp, BE
A phenomenal Dutch high boy or" tall commode" in mahogany with satinwood inlaid shell designs. The drawers are oak lined with hand cut dovetail construction retaining the original br...
Mahogany
18th century miniature chest on chest
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
An outstanding miniature 18th century mahogany chest on chest or tall boy. I would say that this article is a 'Tradesmans sample' the quality of the detail is second-to-none.
Mahogany, Wood
English "Tall Boy" Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful mahogany chest of drawers in a taller version - called Tall Boy.
Brass
Art Deco Tall Boy Chest of Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant and stylish art deco style chest of drawers Crafted from satin birch with distinctive patina Clean and elegant design perfect for modern interiors Some of our items are in...
Wood
Antique Burr Walnut Tall Boy Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
This tall antique burr walnut bow fronted chest of drawers is exceptional quality and also in great condition. The drawers are all graduated in depth, with fine dovetails, original b...
Walnut
Antique Burr Walnut Tall Boy Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique tall slim chest of drawers in burr walnut, sitting on solid walnut cabriole legs. This dates from circa 1900-1920 period, it is of superb quality and in excellent...
Walnut
French Semanier Chest of Drawers Tall Boy 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quality French Mahogany Chest of Drawers or semanier This Chest of Drawers Features 7 Graduated Drawers With the seven drawers there is one for each day of the week and hence it's a ...
Mahogany
Antique Swedish Pine Tall Boy Chest of Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique pine chest of drawers or "highboy" has 6 drawers, providing ideal storage in a narrow space. The pine has aged to a slightly darker hue, please refer to the close up pho...
Wood
Victorian Tall Boy Chest Drawers Serpentine 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers. Circa 1900 This chest of drawers stands upon splay feet with a shaped apron. Having an arrangement of 6 graduated oak lined drawers. The drawer ...
Mahogany
Regency Chest Drawers Tall Boy Bow Front
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Mahogany Regency Style Bow Chest of Drawers. Circa 1920 This Chest of Drawers Stands upon Splay feet with a Shaped Apron. The Chest Features an Arrangement of 6 Oak Lined Gra...
Mahogany
Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire semainier - or tall boy Semainier refers to the fact that there are seven drawers - one for each day of the week - semaine Very on trend with...
Marble
Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire semainier - or tall boy Semainier refers to the fact that there are seven drawers - one for each day of the week - semaine Very on trend with...
Marble
French Chest Drawers Antique Tall Boy Inlay, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous antique French chest - or tall boy - with six drawers Features a marble top and a proffusion of intricate floral inlay Circa 1880 Bought from a dealer at Les Puces antiqu...
Other
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H 69.3 in W 41.15 in D 20.87 in
Antique Chest on Chest of Drawers, English, Tall Boy, Mahogany, circa 1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique chest on chest of drawers, an English, late Georgian tall boy in mahogany and dating to circa 1780.
Mahogany
Irish Tall Boy Chippendale Chest on Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
Rare and impressive Irish tall chest on stand with ornate Chippendale relief carving to frieze, quartered column sides, stand base, and legs. Beautifully proportioned with seven grad...
Mahogany
George I Tall Boy Chest of Drawers Highboy Oyster Walnut 1720
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a sumptuous Georgian period walnut highboy chest of drawers Such a classic piece of English antique furniture with nine drawers so ample storage Love the oyster walnu...
Walnut
Georgian Chest on Chest Tall Boy Mahogany 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Georgian chest on chest Mahogany serpentine tall boy or chest on chest Original ring handles in top quality finish Nine drawers so ample storage Circa 1800...
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Painted Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Six-drawer pine tall boy chest of drawers, circa 1870. Shaped front drawers that open on the key.
Pine
Sold
H 48.04 in W 33.86 in D 24.41 in
Antique Tall Hardwood Military Campaign Chest of Drawers, circa 1860
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1860 solid mahogany Military Campaign chest of drawers Please note the deliver...
Hardwood
18th Century Antique Chest of Drawers, Georgian Squat Tallboy
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a well-proportioned Georgian, antique squat tall boy, chest of drawers dating to circa 1750.
Oak
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers in Red Walnut
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful 18th century red walnut chest on chest or tall boy with pull-out leaf. Beautiful pure antique chest of drawers with a deep and warm patina.
Mahogany
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H 48.5 in W 43.5 in D 24 in
Antique 19th Century American Empire Walnut Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 19th century American Empire tall boy chest. Features a rectangular form with scrolled front.
Walnut
Biedermeier Tallboy or Chest on Chest of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A Danish tall boy (or chest-on-chest) featuring a Biedermeier-style design of flame-cut mahogany, seven graduating, locking drawers with key, and standing on scroll feet
French Semanier Chest of Flame Cut Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French semanier chest (tall boy or chest-on-chest) featuring a Biedermeier-style design of flame-cut mahogany, with moulded canopy top over seven graduating, locking drawe...
Brass
19th Century American Mahogany Chippendale Bonnet Top High Chest Highboy
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century American Mahogany Chippendale Bonnet Top High Chest Highboy Dimensions : 86" Tall X 39" Wide X 18" Deep This Highboy was made in the USA in the 19th century and is wel...
Mahogany
An Art Deco highboy dresser, early 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A rare and unique Art Deco walnut wood seven-drawer tall boy / highboy / chest of drawers / chifferobe with gilt and ebonized wood detail, early 20th century.
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century English Lowboy, commode
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing little Lowboy , 18 th century , Jorge III, England. The low-boy is a small chest of drawers, with long legs in one piece.
Brass
18th Century Massachusetts Queen Anne Highboy
By William Chase
Located in Nashville, TN
Featured in a very handsome and well preserved example of a middle 18th century New England high boy. The back is inscribed with " Will Chase, Somerville Mass" The cabinet is built w...
Maple, Pine
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H 54 in W 40 in D 20 in
Antique Early 20th Century Painted Mahogany Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Late Victorian style mahogany painted tall boy chest. Finished in black with gold painted accents.
Mahogany
Georgian Walnut Tall Boy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Georgian walnut chest on chest, with a sun burst inlaid to the bottom drawer.
Walnut
Art Deco Walnut Tall Boy
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Walnut tall boy This is a Classic piece of Art Deco Walnut Furniture This useful piece is a shelved cupboard over three drawers The Tall Boy is made from matched Walnu...
Walnut
English Georgian Oak Tallboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Batley, GB
A large early 19th century oak tall boy chest of drawers with brass swan neck handles, the original sugar paper lined drawers and tall bracket feet.
Oak
1940's Art Deco English Oak Tallboy
Located in Leicester, GB
An Art Deco 1940s English Tallboy. This is a lovely oak tall boy with attractive decorative details in contrasting shades of oak. The tallboy is made with a lightweight plywood const...
Oak
Antique Queen Anne Style Tall Boy Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Good quality Queen Anne style bow front tall boy with brushing slide circa 1920. The chest is in great condition with good figuring and great colour.
Walnut
Walnut Chest on Chest Tall Boy
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Good quality Georgian style walnut chest on chest with brushing slide circa 1910. The chest has a great colour and good figuring. It has two small over six drawers that are oak lin...
Walnut
Antique serpentine walnut tall boy chest on chest
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine Quality Burr walnut serpentine chest on chest with brushing slide circa 1900 . Good quality serpentine chest that comes in two parts the top section having two short over three ...
Walnut
Antique burr walnut tall boy chest on chest commode
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Good quality burr walnut tall boy chest on chest . The chest has a wonderful shaped front with 8 graduating drawers that are hand dovetail jointed . with wonderful decorative brass s...
Walnut
Antique English Georgian Style Walnut Tall Boy Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Good quality walnut serpentine chest on chest with brushing slide circa 1910. Stunning burr walnut chest of drawers with a wonderful colour and grain. The chest has seven full widt...
Walnut
19th Century Mahogany Chest on Chest Tall Boy with Sleeve
Located in London, GB
An elegant mahogany early 19th century chest on chest with integrated sleeve. Carved moulded edging on the cornice. Seven upper drawers on three graduating large bottom drawers. Fine...
Mahogany
English Antique burr walnut bow front chest on chest tall boy
Located in Chelmsford, GB
This is a fine quality burr walnut bow front chest of drawers tall boy circa 1900. The chest consists of 7 graduating drawers that are oak lined with fine hand dove tails ,all drawer...
Walnut
Antique burr walnut serpentine tall boy commode
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Good quality burr walnut tall boy chest on chest which has a wonderful shaped front with 8 graduating drawers that are hand dovetail jointed with wonderful decorative brass swan neck...
Walnut
Heals & Son Limed Oak Chest of Drawers
By Heal's
Located in everton lymington, GB
Original Arts & Crafts piece by Heals of London limed oak finish Tall boy chest of drawers consisting of 6 graduating drawers.
Oak
English Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, GB
fine quality Edwardian burr walnut Queen Anne style six drawer tall boy. The chest has six oak lined hand dovetailed drawers with a wonderful shape front and original brass drop han...
Walnut
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest,Tall Boy, England circa 1790. Nice piece with Greek Key fretwork and canted corner collums.
Wood
Georgian Chest on Chest in Mahogany
Located in Chulmleigh, Devon
Good model of 18th century tall boy in finely figured mahogany with sold oak linings all original swan necked handles with finely carved column corners and dog tooth frieze.
Mahogany
Mahogany Chest-on-Chest with Brushing slide, c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine 'tall-boy' or chest-on-chest of a classic stepped form.
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Tallboy
Located in London, GB
A fine George III period mahogany tall boy with fluted canted corners to the top with two short over three long drawers; the lower section with brushing slide over three long drawers...
Brass
Regency Tallboy
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Georgian painted pine graduated tall boy. Exceptionally well preserved example, painted surface are as made, handles, bracket feet and back boards also unaltered, English, circ...
Pine
Georgian Tall Boy in Walnut, England, 1720s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Rare original Georgian tall boy/chest on cabriole leg stands in walnut, England, 1720s.
Walnut
$6,623 / set
H 31.7 in W 35.83 in D 17.52 in
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Breakfront Commodes
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant pair of Gustavian-style breakfront commodes from Sweden, circa 1840–1860. Each is painted in a light blue tone with a charming patina. Below the top runs a finely carved à l...
Pine
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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