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How tall is a highboy dresser?

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How tall is a highboy dresser?
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. A wardrobe can usually be found positioned on top of a tallboy, which is yet another type of dresser.

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Jorgen Clausen for Brande Møbelfabrik Chest-On Chest
Located in Dorchester, MA
Jorgen Clausen designed this striking teak chest-on-chest for Brande Møbelfabrik in Denmark. A curved frame that extends to tapered legs capped by b...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

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Brass

Inlaid Teak Chest of Drawers from India
Located in New York, NY
A charming 5-drawer chest, handcrafted in India out of aged teak wood and cruelty-free, responsibly sourced buffalo bone inlays. Inlay is ancient decorative technique that involves...
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2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bone, Teak

Edward Wormley, Pair of Rare Dressers, Walnut, Steel, Dunbar, America, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of rare modernist cabinets or dressers. In stained walnut, legs in steel. Designed by Edward Wormley. Produced by Dunbar, Berne, Indiana, 1950s. Other designers of the per...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Steel

Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser by Dixie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished Materials: Walnut, Metal Pulls With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion ...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Metal

Vintage Colonial Revival Highboy Dresser by Kling Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Mahogany, Patinated Brass Handles This vintage Colonial Revival highboy dresser was crafted by Kling Furniture in the United States...
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Vintage 1950s American Colonial Revival Dressers

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Brass

Directional, Dresser, Walnut, Cane, USA, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and cane dresser designed and produced by Directional Furniture, USA, c. 1960s. Touch ups carried out. Dimensions: 32” H x 72.2” W x 18.1” D
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Cane, Walnut

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