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American Antique Highboy

American Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a special piece. Solid cherry wood exterior with solid poplar interior. Dowel construction on the entire casing. Each of the 9 drawers has dovetail construction on both the f...
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Late 19th Century American American Colonial American Antique Highboy

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Cherry

Antique American Highboy Chest of Drawers
American Highboy Chest of Drawers
H 72 in W 38 in D 20 in
Impressive Stately 19th Century Mahogany American Highboy
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large and stately 81" high American Queen Anne or Chippendale style mahogany highboy having two
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19th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

Fine Antique Highboy Chest With Shell Carving
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very well made 19th Century American Highboy. The Chest, with fine traditional form and
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19th Century American Georgian American Antique Highboy

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Brass

Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Queen Anne American Cherry Bonnet top highboy, 18th century.  
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18th Century American American Antique Highboy

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Cherry

19th Century American Chippendale Style Curly Tiger Maple Highboy
Located in Forney, TX
An antique American Chippendale style curly maple (also called tiger or figured maple) chest on
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19th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Maple

American Queen Anne Maple Highboy, 18th Century - Van Sweringen Brothers Estate
Located in Savannah, GA
An American Queen Anne maple highboy, circa 1750. Two pieces. Provenance: Sweringen Brother's
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18th Century American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Maple

Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Flat Top Maple Highboy Double
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Flat Top Maple Highboy Double, Four short drawers with
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Late 18th Century American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Brass

American Queen Anne Cherry Flat Top Graduated Highboy, Connecticut, Circa 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
American Queen Anne cherry flat top highboy with a molded edge cornice, two flanking upper case
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1750s American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Brass

American Queen Anne Antique Sycamore Flat-Top Highboy, New England c. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
QUEEN ANNE CARVED AND FIGURED SYCAMORE FLAT-TOP HIGHBOY New England States, circa 1760-1780
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18th Century American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Brass

Antique American Burl Walnut Lock Side Eastlake Highboy Chest of Drawers 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique American Aesthetic Movement walnut Eastlake lock side chest of drawers
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1870s American Eastlake American Antique Highboy

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Walnut, Burl

Antique Broken Arch Top Harlequin Highboy for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made Highboy with fine traditional form, dove-tail drawer construction, later Batwing
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19th Century American Classical American Antique Highboy

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Metal

Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to late 19th century American Empire tallboy / highboy chest. Made of flame / crotch mahognay
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Mid-19th Century American Empire American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

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American Highboy
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Beautifully constructed American Cherry Highboy, with dovetails visible on case at each drawer
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18th Century and Earlier American American Antique Highboy

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Cherry

Antique American Highboy
American Highboy
H 69.75 in W 39 in D 21 in
American Queen Anne Highboy
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century flat-top highboy circa 1760, in two parts with four graduated drawers on top portion
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Mid-18th Century American American Colonial American Antique Highboy

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Wood

Antique American Queen Anne Highboy
American Queen Anne Highboy
H 70 in W 39 in D 19 in
American 18th Century Queen Anne Maple Highboy with Fan Carving, Cabriole Legs
Located in Wells, ME
American Queen Anne maple highboy in two parts with cabriole legs, pad feet, fan carved central
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1770s American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Maple, Pine

Highboy Walnut Queen Ann Carved Shell Philadelphia, circa 1740
Located in Allentown, PA
Highboy walnut Queen Ann carved shell Philadelphia, circa 1740. Flat top with fine moldings on a
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1740s American American Colonial American Antique Highboy

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Walnut

Late 19th Century Mahogany Chippendale Style Highboy Attributed to Sypher & Co.
By Sypher & Co.
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Late 19th century mahogany chippendale style Highboy attributed to Sypher & Co. from private estate
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Late 19th Century North American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

American Highboy
Located in Charleston, SC
New York possibly Philadelphia Highboy with graduated drawers in the top and bottom cases. Shell
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

American Highboy
American Highboy
H 99 in W 43.5 in D 22.5 in
New England Highboy American Period
Located in Charleston, SC
quality American highboy. Originally from a workshop on the Rhode Island/Massachusetts border reflecting
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Highboy

New England Highboy American Period
New England Highboy American Period
H 70.5 in W 40.25 in D 19.75 in
19th Century American Mahogany Highboy
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This stately American mahogany highboy has a prominent heavily carved broken swan neck pediment
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical American Antique Highboy

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Wood

19th Century American Mahogany Highboy
19th Century American Mahogany Highboy
H 84.5 in W 40.5 in D 24 in
American Philadelphia Chippendale Highboy
Located in Charleston, SC
Philadelphia Highboy with carved shell and foliate top drawer over five drawers and a carved shell
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

American Walnut Philadelphia Highboy, circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
American walnut Philadelphia highboy, circa 1760.
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1760s American American Antique Highboy

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Walnut

Antique American Tiger Oak Highboy Dresser
Located in Fulton, CA
Early 20th century American tiger oak dresser in amazing original condition. Original and complete
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian American Antique Highboy

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Brass

Rare Early American Mahogany Highboy Dresser
Located in New York, NY
A rare piece of furniture with ten drawers. Almost seven feet high. Hand made drawer pulls. From 1840s. Small crack in a rear leg. Minor veneer chipping.
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19th Century American American Antique Highboy

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Brass

American Queen Anne Flat Top Maple Highboy
Located in Wilson, NC
American Queen Anne flat top maple highboy, with cove cornice, upper section with carved fan drawer
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Mid-18th Century American American Antique Highboy

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Brass

American Queen Anne Flat Top Maple Highboy
American Queen Anne Flat Top Maple Highboy
H 73 in W 39.25 in D 21.63 in
American Queen Anne Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. I p. 269 [American Queen Anne Highboy, Connecticut c. 1740-60
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18th Century and Earlier American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

American Queen Anne Highboy Chest of Drawers
American Queen Anne Highboy Chest of Drawers
H 71.13 in W 39.5 in D 19.25 in
Antique American Empire Quarter Sawn Oak Highboy Dresser, circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique American Empire quarter sawn oak highboy dresser or chest of drawers, USA
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Early 20th Century American American Empire American Antique Highboy

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Oak

18th Century American Queen Anne Bonnet Top Highboy
Located in Essex, MA
18th century American Queen Anne Bonnet top highboy. Figured tiger maple with pine secondary wood
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Early 18th Century American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Maple, Pine

American Chippendale Style Antique Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
highboy was probably crafted shortly after the Centennial during the last years of the 19th century or
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Late 19th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

American Queen Anne Walnut Graduated Highboy, Massachusetts , Circa 1720
Located in Charleston, SC
American Queen Anne walnut graduated highboy with a carved molded edge cornice, five upper case
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1720s American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Brass, Silver

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
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19th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

Antique American Queen Anne Connecticut Maple Highboy Chest on Stand, 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique American maple highboy or chest on stand, Connecticut, circa 1760. The highboy in
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1760s American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Maple

Fine American Queen Anne Cherry Highboy Chest of Drawers, New England
Located in Shippensburg, PA
century, the highboy survives in simply outstanding condition. The bold cornice is a complex multipiece
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Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Pine, Cherry

Superb American Queen Anne Curly Maple Highboy Chest of Drawers, circa 1760-1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This superb New England highboy is crafted out of a powerful curly maple hardwood which lends
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1760s American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Brass

Walnut Highboy Dresser with Mirror, Victorian Eastlake
Located in Petaluma, CA
Very handsome and large American walnut Eastlake highboy with 5 drawers with original handles and
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19th Century American American Antique Highboy

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Glass

Vintage Mahogany 5 Drawer Banded Inlay Tall Chest Dresser Highboy by Stiehl
By Stiehl Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage mahogany 5 drawer banded inlay tall chest dresser highboy by Stiehl. Item features banded
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Early 20th Century North American Sheraton American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

18th Century Amercian Queen Ann Highboy in Tigermaple
Located in Manhasset, NY
18th Century American Queen Ann Highboy in Tigermaple with other woods. Circa 1767-1780
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18th Century and Earlier American American Antique Highboy

18th Century New England Queen Anne Maple Flat Top Highboy with Secret Drawer
Located in Milford, NH
A two part flat top 18th century Queen Anne highboy in a warm toned maple of New England origin
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18th Century North American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Maple

Antique American Empire Burled Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Circa 1820s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Empire four-drawer highboy dresser or chest of drawers USA, Circa 1820s
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Early 19th Century American American Empire American Antique Highboy

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Glass, Cherry, Mahogany, Burl

American Highboy
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine American Queen Anne maple highboy with five graduated drawers and three smaller drawers
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18th Century American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Wood, Maple

American Highboy
American Highboy
H 68 in W 36.5 in D 19.75 in
18th Century American Highboy
Located in Pomona, CA
Handsome 1780 New Hampshire maple chest. Two part with queen legs. The hardware not original and small carving missing.
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1780s American American Antique Highboy

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Brass

18th Century American Highboy
18th Century American Highboy
H 72 in W 39.5 in D 19 in
Antique American Tiger Maple Highboy
Located in East Hampton, NY
Beautiful tiger maple highboy of excellent quality and condition in two pieces.
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19th Century American American Antique Highboy

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Wood

Period American Cherry Bonnet Top Highboy
Located in Essex, MA
Period American cherry and mixedwood bonnet top highboy. Queen Anne. Charming Provincial Form
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Early 18th Century American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Cherry, Maple

Immaculate American Empire Flame Mahogany Highboy Chest of Drawers, Dated 1886
Located in South Bend, IN
An immaculate and monumental American Empire flame mahogany chest of drawers. The chest features
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1880s American American Empire American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

Antique American Mahogany Highboy Chest on Stand Salem Massachusetts, 1760
Located in Portland, OR
Fine antique American 18th century chippendale mahogany highboy / tall chest on stand, Salem
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1760s American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

Antique American Federal Highboy Chest of Drawers Early 19th C.
Located in Southampton, NJ
American Federal early 19th century highboy chest with four graduated cockbeaded and dovetailed
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Early 19th Century American Federal American Antique Highboy

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Cherry, Pine, Burl

Antique Empire Highboy Dresser
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique Empire highboy dresser American Empire mahogany chest of drawers. The chest features
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1880s North American Empire American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

Antique Empire Highboy Dresser
Antique Empire Highboy Dresser
H 72.5 in W 53 in D 21 in
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Chest on Frame Highboy Dresser
Located in Peabody, MA
American Chippendale chest on frame highboy dresser in cherry with mahogany drawer fronts. Features
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Brass

Walnut Queen Anne Highboy
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice Walnut Queen Anne Flat top Highboy. This is a very nicely proportioned looking Highboy
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Late 18th Century North American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Walnut

Walnut Queen Anne Highboy
Walnut Queen Anne Highboy
H 70.5 in W 42.5 in D 22.5 in
Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany 5 Drawer Highboy Tall Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany 5 Drawer Highboy Tall Chest Dresser. Item features five
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Empire American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

Antique American 18th Century Mahogany Highboy Chest on Stand Massachusetts 1760
Located in Portland, OR
Fine Antique American 18th century Chippendale mahogany highboy/chest on stand, most likely Boston
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1760s American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

Simmons Brushed Steel Highboy Dresser
By Simmons Company Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, brushed steel, highboy dresser by Simmons And Company with 5 drawers
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1920s North American Industrial American Antique Highboy

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Steel

Simmons Brushed Steel Highboy Dresser
Simmons Brushed Steel Highboy Dresser
H 44.5 in W 32 in D 19 in
Antique Mahogany 10-Drawer Highboy Chest of Drawers, circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique mahogany highboy chest by Estey Manufacturing Co. of Owosso, MI. The dresser
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial American Antique Highboy

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Brass

18th Century Early American Chippendale Maple Chest of Drawers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Early American Chippendale six-drawer highboy dresser or chest of drawers
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial American Antique Highboy

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Brass

18th Century American Mahogany Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a lovely Mahogany chest. The style is in the George III style with carted reeded corners. It is believed to be Originally from Northern Virginia. This is a handsome piece ...
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18th Century and Earlier American George III American Antique Highboy

18th Century Highboy
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A beautiful late 18th century piece in fabulous condition.
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Late 18th Century North American American Antique Highboy

18th Century Highboy
18th Century Highboy
H 70.5 in W 47.5 in D 24.25 in
American Massachusetts Queen Anne Maple Highboy with Cabriole Legs, Circa 1750
Located in Wells, ME
American Queen Anne Massachusetts maple two part highboy with cabriole legs, pad feet, shaped skirt
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1740s American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Maple, Pine

American Queen Anne Walnut and Birch Highboy New England circa 1765
Located in Hallowell, US
New England highboy with fan set in skirt, elegant proportions. I have no tolerance for a mediocre
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1760s American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Walnut

1950s Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Highboy Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Hollywood, FL
Splendid Heywood Wakefield blonde birch wood five drawer tall dresser. Features Heywood Wakefield classic curved sculptured pulls with rare double pulls on each drawer. Rounded corne...
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Early 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern American Antique Highboy

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Wood

Connecticut Chest-on-chest-on-legs
Located in Vancouver, BC
Early American Cherrywood Bonnet-Top Highboy from Connecticut. C 1750 in three parts: The upper
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18th Century and Earlier American American Antique Highboy

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Cherry

Connecticut Chest-on-chest-on-legs
Connecticut Chest-on-chest-on-legs
H 84 in W 43 in D 20 in
Newport Queen Anne Tiger Maple Highboy - Christopher Townsend Shop
By Townsend Shop
Located in Woodbury, CT
An earliest Townsend Shop flat-topped high chest or 'highboy', of subtle tiger and figured maple
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Mid-18th Century American American Colonial American Antique Highboy

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Chestnut, Maple, Pine

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Antique 18th Century Georgian George III Mahogany Tallboy Chest on Chest, 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality George III flame mahogany chest on chest/tallboy, circa 1760. This elegant Georgian mahogany chest on chest is of the finest quality and is made from solid Cuban flame...
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1760s English George III American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

Chippendale Mahogany Philadelphia High Boy
Located in West Chester, PA
Scroll top with flame and urn finials and carved rosettes. Nicely carved shell and streamers on top drawer. Scalloped aprons on cabriole legs with shells terminating in ball and claw...
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18th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Queen Size Poster Bed
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style four poster queen size bed By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Beautiful carved solid mahogany, with brass accents. Measures: 66.13"W x 8...
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1980s American Georgian American Antique Highboy

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Brass

Antique English George III Slant-Front Secretary w/ Bookcase in Cuban Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th century George III English bureau bookcase secretary in solid West Indies/ Cuban mahogany. The bonnet features a swan neck, broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes an...
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Late 18th Century English George III American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

18th Century English Mahogany Chippendale Style Chest on Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Thrilled to find this piece! An exceptional 18th century English Chippendale style mahogany chest on stand. Having flame mahogany veneer drawer fronts over solid oak, the body of so...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Brass

Exceptional 18th Century English Chinoiserie Two Part Oak Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional English Chinoiserie or Japanned lacquered two part oak highboy with a molded cornice surmounting an upper case with hidden document drawer over three small fitted draw...
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18th Century English Chinoiserie American Antique Highboy

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Brass

Mahogany Chippendale Style Block Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top
Located in Milford, NH
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Late 19th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Brass

18th Century Massachusetts Cherry Chippendale Chest on Chest
Located in Essex, MA
A Massachusetts Chippendale period 18th century cherry chest-on-chest. In two parts, the swan's neck pediment with brass floral rosettes centering brass spherical and flame finial...
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Mid-18th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Chestnut

Early 1900's Chippendale Mahogany Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful and patinated Early 1900's Chippendale genuine Mahogany highboy chest of drawers in good condition. Beautiful mahogany grain. Dovetail drawers construction with patinated...
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

18th Century George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Mahogany George III Chest on Chest. Carved Adam Frieze with exotic wood chamfered corners. Original backboards and dovetailed drawers. Quite lovely patina and color. Early ...
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Mid-18th Century English George III American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

18th Century New England Highboy in Cherry with Fan Carving
Located in Milford, NH
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18th Century American Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Brass

American Chippendale Mahogany Chest
Located in Queens, NY
American Chippendale style mahogany chest on chest cabinet with 7 drawers below 3 shell carved small drawers with flame form finials and broken pediment top (Early 20th century).
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Early 20th Century American Federal American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

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Queen Anne Mahogany Highboy
Located in Wilson, NC
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1770s English American Antique Highboy

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Brass

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Queen Anne Mahogany Highboy
H 65.5 in W 40.75 in D 21.38 in
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale American Antique Highboy

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Mahogany

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Late 20th Century Queen Anne American Antique Highboy

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Wood, Cherry

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American Antique Highboy For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the American antique highboy you’re looking for. An American antique highboy — often made from wood, maple and brass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the American antique highboy you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An American antique highboy is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Neoclassical and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Stiehl Furniture each produced at least one beautiful American antique highboy that is worth considering.

How Much is an American Antique Highboy?

An American antique highboy can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $7,350, while the lowest priced sells for $950 and the highest can go for as much as $38,000.

Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You

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.

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