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What is a chest dresser called?

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What is a chest dresser called?
What a chest dresser is called varies. Some people refer to this type of storage furniture as a bureau or chest of drawers. It's also correct to simply call one a dresser or a chest. Shop a large selection of dressers from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
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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

Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman Mid Century Oak Basketweave Dresser
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman Mid Century Oak Basketweave Dresser This lowboy measures: 61.75 wide x 18.5 deep x 33.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we cal...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Oak

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

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Steel

Grosfled House Hollywood Regency Triple 9-Drawer Dresser in Primavera, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in the 1950s, this dresser features extraordinary construction quality. Similar to Nelson's Herman Miller chests, this cabinet is made of solid primavera, a type of...
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Dressers

Materials

Wood

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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