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Atomic Teak Bureau
Located in Puslinch, ON
: A vintage teak desk/bureau with drawers. Freshly imported from Denmark. Turn-around time 3-4 weeks
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Atomic Teak Bureau
Atomic Teak Bureau
H 53.75 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 in
Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk
Located in Puslinch, ON
: A vintage teak desk/bureau with drawers. Freshly imported from Denmark. Price includes restoration
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk
Atomic Teak Bureau/Desk
H 53.75 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 in
Mid-Century Teak Bureau Table with Drawers
Located in London, GB
Teak bureau with six small draws and galley over six further draws. Created in circa 1960s/70s
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Teak Bureau Table with Drawers
Mid-Century Teak Bureau Table with Drawers
H 38.59 in W 39.38 in D 15.75 in
Arts and Crafts Golden Oak Stained Glass Students Bureau, Book Case This is a b
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
below On one side there is a glazed shelved cabinet the other a fall front bureau with drawers below
Category

Antique 1890s Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Oak

Edwardian Bureau Secretary 4 Drawers Chest with Original Mirror, circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
C. 1920s American Oak 4 drawers bureau secretary Chest of drawers with original mirror. Mirror
Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Maple, Oak

Large Italian Bureau 18th Century Inlayed Walnut Chest of Drawers with Flap
Located in Milano, MI
An Italian monumental sized bureau with flap dating back to the second half of 18th century. Three
Category

Antique 1770s Italian Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cherry, Maple, Walnut

19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
flanked by sliding storage compartments, as well as a series of small interior drawers around a central
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Georgian Oak Bureau
Located in Billingshurst, GB
18th century Georgian oak bureau the bureau has four drawers with swan neck handles. The bureau has
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

18th Century Georgian Oak Bureau
18th Century Georgian Oak Bureau
H 42 in W 36.5 in D 20 in
English Mahogany Writing Desk, Bureau
Located in Schellebelle, BE
English Mahogany Writing Desk Bureau with nice old patina 9 drawers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

English Mahogany Writing Desk, Bureau
English Mahogany Writing Desk, Bureau
H 31.5 in W 59.06 in D 39.38 in
Vintage Mid-Century Teak Writing Bureau Secretaire With Fitted Compartment by G
Located in Elkton, MD
A striking vintage teak writing bureau by G Plan, crafted in England circa 1975. Featuring a sleek
Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Swedish Art Deco Stained Birch Bureau
Located in Kramfors, SE
. The bureau has four drawers with the original drawer pulls in brass. Good vintage condition consistent
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch

Swedish Art Deco Stained Birch Bureau
Swedish Art Deco Stained Birch Bureau
H 26.78 in W 25.2 in D 14.97 in
Le Bureau de Paolo Wooden Desk with several drawers
By Sam Baron
Located in Roma, IT
Le bureau de Paolo is a desk constituted of wide variety of boxes and drawers. These boxes have a
Category

2010s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Art Deco Walnut Secretaire or Bureau with 4 drawers, Germany 1930s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a very striking Art Deco Walnut secretaire or bureau. As you can see
Category

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Teak Two Part Campaign Chest with Brass Trim
Located in Norwell, MA
Two part campaign chest bureau with two drawers on each half. Inlaid brass handles and corners
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Bureau Plat Mahogany France 1780 Writing Desk with Side Drawers
Located in Epfach, DE
A bureau plat from the late 18th century, made around 1780 in the French style, epitomises the
Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

English Antique 1930's Oak Bureau Cabinet with Glass Vitrine and Drawers
Located in Leicester, GB
This is a beautiful compact solid oak cabinet that opens out to a bureau. The antique cabinet has a
Category

Vintage 1930s British Arts and Crafts Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Oak

Dorothy Bureau, Modern Walnut Chest of Drawers with Turned Legs and Shaped Pulls
By Phloem Studio
Located in Stevenson, WA
The Dorothy Bureau is a solid wood chest of drawers with a continuous grain matched waterfall miter
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dressers

Materials

Hardwood

Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, tuscan cabinetmaking, mid-1700s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A beautiful 18th-century Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, internal drawers, and hidden
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Directoire Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Georgian Mahogany Bureau, 18th Century
Located in Southall, GB
bureau flap when open has two rests, the interior has four drawers, a central door with a disguised
Category

Antique 18th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Bureau, 18th Century
Georgian Mahogany Bureau, 18th Century
H 42.72 in W 38.39 in D 21.46 in
20th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 20th Century French Bureau Plat or desk with drawers and leather inset. In addition the
Category

Vintage 1920s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

20th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat
20th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat
H 30.32 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau
Located in Leicester, GB
delivery price. A cute retro teak bureau desk with three drawers. Lovely sculpted legs in solid teak
Category

Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Teak

Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau
Retro Mid Century Teak Secretaire Bureau
H 42.52 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
18th Century George III Period Oak Bureau
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
drawers, along with a concealed well for added functionality. Beneath the writing surface, the bureau is
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century George III Period Oak Bureau
18th Century George III Period Oak Bureau
H 40.16 in W 37.41 in D 20.08 in
18th Century French Regence Walnut Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century French Regence Bureau Plat. Four drawers, with pieced leather top with
Category

Antique 18th Century French Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Reprodux Bevan Funnell Lovely Campaign Style Bureau
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer this lovely campaign style small bureau with brass handles and four drawers on
Category

Mid-20th Century British Campaign Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Oak Wood Dutch Bureau Desk, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
and excellent proportions. Bureau equipped with six external drawers and a central door, of good
Category

Vintage 1920s Dutch Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Oak Wood Dutch Bureau Desk, 1920
20th Century Oak Wood Dutch Bureau Desk, 1920
H 38.19 in W 35.04 in D 16.15 in
20th Century Wood Venetian Style Bureau Desk, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian bureau from the mid-20th century. Furniture with a wavy front and sides, inlaid with
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Exemplary George I Mulberry Bureau Bookcase c. 1720
By Coxed and Woster
Located in Heathfield, GB
drawers. The well fitted interior of the bureau with mulberry faced drawers and original well with two
Category

Antique 18th Century George I Bookcases

Materials

Maple

Antique Gentleman's Bureau, English, Walnut, Writing Desk, Secretaire, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
superb antique fall front bureau, with a complement of drawers and internal storage as an accompaniment
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Antique Bureau Mirror, English, Dressing Table, Boudoir, Georgian, Circa 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
the Georgian period, circa 1800. Fascinating bureau form, with a suite of drawers and great colour
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Table Mirrors

Materials

Oak

20th Century Inlaid Walnut, Maple and Fruitwood Italian Bureau Desk, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian bureau from the first half of the 20th century. Antique-style furniture carved and inlaid
Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple, Walnut

20th Century Inlaid Rosewood Maple Walnut Cherry Wood French Bureau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
in rosewood, maple, walnut, cherry and fruitwood. Bureau equipped with two external drawers of
Category

Vintage 1960s French Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Maple, Nutwood

Antique Oak Secretary Desk / Chest of Drawers – Late 18th Century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this beautiful large antique oak secretary desk / chest of drawers / bureau with burl
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Classical Roman Secretaires

Materials

Wood, Oak, Walnut

20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Venetian Trumeau Desk, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
bureau complete with three drawers and a desk top of discreet size and service (see picture). Upper body
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Small Mahogany and Rosewood Middle Desk, Napoleonic Period
Located in HÉRIC, FR
distinguished by its meticulous details and exceptional craftsmanship. The bureau opens with three drawers, one
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

20th Century Wood Italian Double Body Trumeau Vitrine, 1970s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
large drawers and fall-front. Inside of the bureau complete with two small drawers, four compartments
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Vitrines

Materials

Wood

20th Century Lacquered, Painted and Gilded Wood Italian Venetian Trumeau, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
capacity. Interior of the bureau complete with two small drawers and a desk of good measure and service
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

20th Century Inlaid Wood Genoese Trumeau Desk, 1930s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
-quality in inlaid kingwood, rosewood and burl. Lower body with bureau having three external drawers of
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A French Louis XV style black lacquered writing table or bureau plat. With three working drawers
Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Table
Black Lacquered Louis XV Style Writing Table
H 29.93 in W 41.34 in D 24.41 in
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian in Louis XV Style Trumeau Desk, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
bureau with two drawers, four compartments for documents and a desk of good size and service (see photo
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century Walnut, Burl, Beech, Mahogany Wood English Double Body Trumeau 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
and fall front. Inside of the bureau complete with numerous drawers, various document holder openings
Category

Vintage 1960s English Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Trumeau Bookcases or Cabinets by Paolo Buffa, 1940
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
excellent capacity. Interior of bureau with 3 drawers, document holder and writing desk. Upper body with
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Trumeau Bookcases or Cabinets by Paolo Buffa, 1940
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
excellent capacity. Interior of bureau with 3 drawers, document holder and writing desk. Upper body with
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Trumeau Bookcases or Cabinets by Paolo Buffa, 1940
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
excellent capacity. Interior of bureau with 3 drawers, document holder and writing desk. Upper body with
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style ebonized wood and gilt bronze-mounted figural bureau plat
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
fully open to reveal a STUNNING bureau area with 3 doors, 2 drawers and to 2 cubbies. Each is heavily
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood

"Bureau Little Shanghai" Desk by Aymeric Lefort
Located in London, GB
"Bureau Little Shanghai" Limited Edition desk by Aymeric Lefort, France, 2006. "Bureau
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

"Bureau Little Shanghai" Desk by Aymeric Lefort
"Bureau Little Shanghai" Desk by Aymeric Lefort
H 28.75 in W 64.18 in D 27.56 in
Mid-19th Victorian Mahogany Feather Table Desk
Located in Badia Polesine, Rovigo
Mid-19th century english cabinetmaking mahogany tabledesk bureau with drawers. Dimensions
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-19th Victorian Mahogany Feather Table Desk
Mid-19th Victorian Mahogany Feather Table Desk
H 35.04 in W 39.38 in D 17.33 in
Grey Painted Gustavian Bureau with Three Drawers, Carved Legs & Brass Hardware
Located in Memphis, TN
1900s grey painted Gustavian bureau with three drawers, carved legs & original brass hardware
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

18th Century Mahogany Bureau with Inlaid Interior and Secret Drawers, circa 1780
Located in Salisbury, GB
18th century mahogany bureau with inlaid interior and secret drawers, circa 1780.
Category

Antique 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Classical Mahogany Bureau with Brass Inlay, Labeled Carter, New York, circa 1830
Located in Providence, RI
masterful bureau is composed of four drawers which retain their original quality brass pulls. The defining
Category

Antique 19th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

French Art Deco Bureau Desk with Three-Thin Drawers in Black Piano Lacquer
Located in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg
Giving your office the unique charm of the roaring 1920. With the black Glass tabletop the bureau
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood

Lacquered Bureau
Located in London, GB
1950's black lacquered bureau with five drawers in the Louis XV taste.
Category

Vintage 1950s Spanish Rococo Desks

Lacquered Bureau
Lacquered Bureau
H 42.92 in W 48.43 in D 19.3 in
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounted
Located in Madrid, ES
Louis XVI mahogany Bureau Plat with ormolu mounted. Four drawers in front and the back simulated
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

English George II Bureau
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Mahogany bureau with graduated drawers on bracket feet; panelled back; drawers have hand routed
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Desks

English George II Bureau
English George II Bureau
H 41 in W 43 in D 21 in
Louis XV Bureau Plat
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV desk inlaid with ebony, darkened wood and brass. This bureau plat is opening with two
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Louis XV Bureau Plat
Louis XV Bureau Plat
H 30.32 in W 24.41 in D 50.79 in
Stripped Oak, Late 19th Century Bureau
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Solid oak bureau. A very useful stripped bureau with large drawers.
Category

Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Stripped Oak, Late 19th Century Bureau
Stripped Oak, Late 19th Century Bureau
H 38.19 in W 38.19 in D 22.45 in
French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
Located in Natchez, MS
bureau with false drawers on reverse side.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat
H 30 in W 71 in D 33 in
French Fruitwood Bureau Plat, circa 1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
French fruitwood bureau plat, circa 1800. With two drawers and two book pulls.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Fruitwood

Italian Walnut 18th Century Bureau Plat
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian Louis XVI walnut bureau plat with three drawers, having carved rosette and swag decoration
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

George III Mahogany Breakfront Bureau Bookcase
Located in Cleveland, OH
a conforming case centring a hinged bureau desk fitted with drawers and a writing surface, above
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Bookcases

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Bureau With Drawers For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of bureau with drawers is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct bureau with drawers — often made from wood, mahogany and walnut — can elevate any home. We have 28 antique and vintage bureau with drawers in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Bureau with drawers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Bureau with drawers made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Empire — are very popular at 1stDibs. Bureau with drawers have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Phloem Studio and Youth Editions are consistently popular.

How Much are Bureau With Drawers?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $5,950, while they’re typically $1,076 on the low end and $18,800 highest priced.
Questions About Bureau With Drawers
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
    The difference between a bureau, a chest of drawers and a dresser comes down to shape and function. Dressers and chests of drawers are both types of bedroom furniture that feature storage drawers. However, bureaus tend to be wider and shorter, while chests of drawers are narrower and taller. Often used for storage outside of bedrooms, bureaus are usually about the same height as dressers but are shorter than chests of drawers. Find a wide range of casegoods on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a dresser, a bureau and a chest of drawers is where you place these furnishings and their overall shapes and designs. Usually positioned in a bedroom, a dresser is a wide, low casegood consisting of two or more columns of drawers. When this type of furniture is placed in a living room, office, library or other space beyond the bedroom, people normally refer to it as a bureau. Another type of bedroom furnishing is a chest of drawers, which is a tall vertical column of drawers stacked one above the other. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of dressers, bureaus and chests of drawers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A bureau with respect to furniture is a chest of drawers or a writing desk having drawers and a slanted top. Both are used for storing items. A bureau with only drawers is usually placed in the bedroom while a bureau that is styled like a writing desk lives in an office or library. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage bureaus.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    An antique bureau is any bureau that is 100 years old or older. The term bureau today is typically used as another word for a dresser or a chest of drawers. This word has also been used to refer to a writing desk. Find a collection of antique bureaus on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 1, 2024
    The difference between a bureau and a dresser has to do with their location and function: The type of bureau that we associate with getting dressed in the morning is little more than a dresser with a mirror on top. This type of storage furniture is essentially a cabinet with a stack of horizontal drawers. Typically, a bureau-dressing table is waist-high and placed in the bedroom. A dresser is a short case piece with drawers that is also typically located in the bedroom.

    A bureau can also refer to a secretaire, a furnishing with a writing surface. This kind of bureau features a desk with drawers. Much like a traditional secretary but without the upper half, the slant-top desk, also known as a slant-front or bureau desk, originated in the 18th century.

    Find vintage and antique dressers for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A bank of drawers is a piece of storage furniture that differs considerably from a chest of drawers. This furnishing is typically going to feature many more drawers than an ordinary chest of drawers might, and is often used interchangeably with the term “apothecary cabinet” because pharmacists used to require such a structure that afforded ample storage for classifying and filing away items in their places of business. Find antique and vintage banks of drawers today on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The term “file drawer” likely refers to filing cabinets. This is a type of office furniture that is used for storing paper documents in file folders. The two most common forms of filing cabinets are lateral filing cabinets and vertical filing cabinets. Shop for a variety of antique and vintage filing cabinets and other storage solutions on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A bachelor’s chest of drawers is a relatively short and shallow chest, usually with three or four drawers. The name refers to their historical use as multi-purpose, space-saving fixtures that are perfect for a bachelor sharing a friend’s flat. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique and modern bachelor’s chests from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    A chest of drawers is also sometimes known as a dresser or a bureau. It is a cabinet with several parallel horizontal drawers stacked on top of one another. A chest of drawers is frequently used to store clothing and a variety of personal items. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary chests of drawers from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What a desk with drawers is called depends on its design. One that consists of a tabletop supported by a base with drawers on both sides is a pedestal desk. Pieces that combine lower drawers with overhead cabinets and shelves is a credenza desk. You'll find a large selection of antique and vintage desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a dresser and a drawer is that one is a piece of furniture, and the other is a storage feature found in many types of furniture. A drawer is a storage compartment that slides out of a surrounding frame, giving you access to whatever you place inside. Dresser is the term for a long, low piece of bedroom furniture that usually features two or more columns of drawers. Drawers are also found in built-in cabinetry, bathroom vanities, desks and other types of casegood furniture. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of dressers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify an antique chest of drawers, look inside and beneath drawers and on the back and bottom for any type of maker's marking. Researching these marks using trusted online resources may allow you to determine who produced your chest and roughly date your piece. If your chest is at least 100 years old, it is an antique. Should you be unable to locate the maker's marks, look at the hardware. Rose head nails, one-piece cast brass pommels on the drawer handles and circular rather than hexagonal bolts may all indicate that a piece is an antique. Keep in mind that hardware may have been replaced at some point and that there are many reproductions of antique furnishings. As a result, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer complete the identification process if you're unable to identify your chest via the maker's markings. Find a range of antique chests of drawers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    What a tall dresser with drawers is called depends on its design. A one-piece tall dresser may be referred to as a vertical dresser or a vertical chest of drawers. On the other hand, a tall dresser that consists of two sections stacked one atop the other is a highboy or a tallboy. Shop a large selection of dressers from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To remove Thomasville dresser drawers, first empty them. Then, pull one drawer out to its farthest point. Feel around the interior of the dresser on both sides. Locate the release button. While pushing on the button, lift the drawer up and out. Find a range of Thomasville dressers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2023
    A wardrobe with drawers is called a chifforobe or chifferobe. It usually features a large, roomy interior for hanging clothes on one side and a chest of drawers on the other. Chifforobes date back to the early 20th century, and their name is a combination of the words wardrobe and chiffonier, the term for a narrow chest of drawers. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of chifforobes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The first chest of drawers was invented by Chinese physician Hua Tuo during the 3rd century. In the west, chests of drawers began to appear during the 17th century and rose in popularity from there. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique chests of drawers from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, you can remove filing cabinet drawers from most cabinets. However, the methods of doing so vary. Some cabinets feature track hardware that allows you to pull the drawers out. With others, you need to shake the cabinet to dislodge the drawers. Shop a range of vintage and antique filing cabinets on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An apothecary cabinet is a cabinet with a great number of drawers. This versatile piece of furniture was originally used by pharmacists in the 1800s to store and organize medicines and herbs. Shop an array of apothecary cabinets from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A man’s chest of drawers is also known as a gentleman’s chest. It is characterized by its tall cabinet section that hangs clothes like suits and pants, and also features a column of drawers. Shop a collection of gentleman’s chests from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 1, 2024
    How deep the average dresser drawer is depends on the size of the dresser. The depth of dresser drawers ranges from approximately 14 or 15 inches to around 20 inches. The depth of drawers in larger dressers may exceed 20 inches. A dresser’s drawers will typically be deeper than those in a chest of drawers.

    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.

    Antique and vintage dressers are a staple in any household. Whether it’s a 19th-century solid pine or oak Welsh kitchen dresser you’re using to store tableware or a Broyhill Brasilia highboy in your bedroom, these furniture fixtures are essential for making the most of your space.

    Find antique dressers as well as vintage mid-century modern dressers on 1stDibs.

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28 Cheerful Home Bars, Where Everybody (Literally) Knows Your Name

Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.

Ask an Interior Designer: Work-from-Home Edition

Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.

Collected and Eclectic, ‘Wunderkammern’ Are Back in a Big Way

Introduced nearly 500 years ago, curiosity cabinets are finding new fans among today's collectors and designers.

Meet the Incredible Woman Transforming Fallen Trees into Sleek Furniture

In the hands of New York Heartwoods cofounder Megan Offner, unwanted local trees become works of design art.

These New York Architects Love a Complicated Project

From Brooklyn townhouses to Maine campgrounds, Trattie Davies and Jonathan Toews relish a challenge, like transforming a former warehouse space into the new 1stdibs Gallery.