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Swedish Gustavian Tall Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian tall chest, its been restored and repainted with milk paints "Oyster
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1880s Swedish Gustavian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Wood

Swedish Gustavian Tall Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian tall chest, it’s been restored and repainted with milk paints, "Oyster
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1890s Swedish Gustavian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Wood

Fantastic 18thc New England Tall Chest/dovetailed Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS WITH GREAT CUT OUT FEET.THE FRAME IS DOVETAILED AND THE TOP OF THE
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Maple

Antique Chippendale Cherry Tall Chest, Circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chippendale tall chest of drawers offers cherry construction with three small drawers
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Early 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Wood, Cherry

19th c. New England Chippendale Tall Chest
Located in Milford, NH
New England Chippendale tall chest, dated on back 1802. Applied molded and dovetailed top above
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19th Century American Chippendale Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Brass

Pennsylvania Chippendale Walnut Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Milford, NH
Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut tall chest of drawers. This chest features 3 over 5 drawers
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Brass

Tall Chest of Drawers, Germany, 1775-1780
Located in Greding, DE
Tall chest of drawers with a bow front and five drawers, standing on bun feet. Rococo escutcheons
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1770s German Louis XVI Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Walnut

Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Tall chest of drawers on square feet with five drawers and a large optically blended drawer in the
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish Five-Drawer Tall Chest in Pine, circa 1860
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Scandinavian tall chest with five drawers in scrubbed pine, circa 1860. This Classic Swedish tall
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19th Century Swedish Belle Époque Antique Tall Chest

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Pine

Serpentine Fronted Kingwood Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century French kingwood and tulip wood banded tall chest of draws in the Louis XVI taste, the
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Late 19th Century French Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Kingwood

Early 20th Century French Marble-Top Tall Chest
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century French Marble Top Tall Chest. Has original handles, hand cut dove tails. Lovely
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tall Chest

Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Burl Tall Chest C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian Eastlake tall chest offers walnut construction with burl panels, incised
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Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Walnut, Burl

19th Century flame mahogany tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century flame mahogany tall chest of drawers circa 1870. Fine quality caddy top tall chest of
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

19th century flame mahogany tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century flame mahogany tall chest of drawers circa 1870. Fine quality caddy top tall chest of
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Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Directoire Influenced Mahogany Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century directoire influenced mahogany tall chest of drawers, circa 1860. Fine quality tall
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Directoire Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Directoire Influenced Mahogany Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century directoire influenced mahogany tall chest of drawers, circa 1860. Fine quality tall
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Directoire Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century burr walnut tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr walnut tall chest of drawers circa 1880. Great quality tall chest of drawers
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Walnut

Swedish 19th Century Birch Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century birch tall chest of drawers, circa 1870. Elegant and good quality piece
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Birch

Antique Sheraton Faux Painted Softwood Tall Chest circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Sheraton tall chest offers softwood paneled construction with faux painted drawers
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Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Softwood

19th century mahogany and brass tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century directoire influenced mahogany tall chest of drawers, circa 1890. Fine quality tall
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Late 19th Century Swedish Directoire Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Brass

19th Century mahogany and brass tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century directoire influenced mahogany tall chest of drawers, circa 1890. Fine quality tall
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Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

A Fine English Hepplewhite Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine tall chest shows great care in wood selection and construction. The chest has a lovely
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Regency Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century Regency tall chest of drawers, English. Interesting, rarely seen, 4 short over 4
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Wood

Walnut Pennsylvania Tall Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very nice 18th century Pennsylvania Walnut tall chest. This piece has an old refinish with a great
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Tall Chests with Round Posts
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th Century tall chests is made from Elm Wood and has a drawer and round posts. Made
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19th Century Chinese Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Elm

Antique Flame Mahogany Scottish Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Dramatic old world flame mahogany hand crafted Scottish tall chest of drawers having beautiful hand
Category

19th Century Scottish Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

English Regency Period Mahogany 4 Drawer Tall Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English Regency period mahogany 4 drawer tall chest, the molded top above a false dressing slide
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1820s English Regency Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Georgian Mahogany Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Georgian mahogany tall chest of drawers, circa 1800. Tallboy chest fitted
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Directoire Influenced Mahogany Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality tall chest in the Directoire style, circa 1860. Six-drawer chest, loop handles and
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Directoire Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century Biedermeier tall chest of drawers with bronze mounts. Gorgeous polished finish
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Bronze

American Walnut PA Tall Chest on Bracket Feet, circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
American walnut tall chest with pine secondary wood. Very nice vine carving starting at base
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1770s North American Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Walnut

A Tall Chest
Located in New York, NY
A Renaissance Revival five drawer chest, crafted of fir and walnut, with burled walnut drawer
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19th Century Swedish Renaissance Revival Antique Tall Chest

19th Century French Mahogany Serpentine Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality tall chest, circa 1850. Two part chest with removable top. Beautiful color on the
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Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish Five-Drawer Tall Chest in Pine, circa 1880
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Swedish five-drawer tall chest in pine, circa 1880. Completely original and in perfect working
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19th Century Swedish Country Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Pine

6 Drawer Swedish Gustavian Tall Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 6 drawer Swedish Gustavian tall chest, its been restored and repainted with milk paints
Category

1880s Swedish Gustavian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Wood

5 Drawer Swedish Gustavian Tall Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 5 drawer Swedish Gustavian tall chest, its been restored and repainted with milk paints
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1880s European Gustavian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Wood

English Tall Chest or High Chest of Drawers of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English tall chest or high chest of mahogany, featuring a moulded rectangular top with reed
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Early 20th Century English Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Metal, Brass

Rare Miniature Welsh Tall Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charming and unusual early 18th Century Welsh tall chest having four small over three larger
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1720s Great Britain (UK) George I Antique Tall Chest

Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Style Biedermeier Mahogany Tall Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century Austrian Empire style Biedermeier mahogany tall chest. Beautiful polished
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

A Tall Chest of Drawers with Ebonized Side Columns and Knobs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tall chest of drawers with ebonized side columns and knobs. Originating from France, circa 1840.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Walnut

Swedish Neoclassical Style Painted Tall Chest with Carved Faces and Palmettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish neoclassical style mid-19th century wooden tall chest-of-drawers painted in a cream color
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Wood

18th Century Pennsylvania Cherry Tall Chest with Great Proportions
Located in Milford, NH
tall chest with great proportions, with graduated drawers, oval brass pulls, supported by French
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Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Tall Chest

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble-Top Tall Chest, Early 20th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Excellent mahogany tall chest fitted with eight drawers, all with brass banding, Raised on bulbous
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Early 1900s French Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century burr walnut tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr walnut tall chest of drawers circa 1870. Beautiful quality walnut chest of
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Walnut

19th century burr walnut tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr walnut tall chest of drawers circa 1870. Beautiful quality walnut chest of
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Walnut

American Chippendale Cherry Seven-Drawer Tall Chest, circa 1780s
Located in Shippensburg, PA
American Chippendale cherry tall chest of drawers Probably Connecticut circa 1780 with original
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18th Century American Chippendale Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Wood, Cherry

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French semainier or tall chest of mahogany, c. 1820, featuring a marble top over a
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19th Century French Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

Antique Mahogany Queen Anne Tall Chest on Chest by Copenhaver s Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Queen Anne style tall chest on chest by Copenhaver's Furniture, Winchester, VA offers
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Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Brass

Swedish Tall Chest of Drawers in Pine with Distressed Paint, circa 1880
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Swedish Tall Chest of Drawers in Pine with Distressed Paint, c. 1880. Hardware has been replaced
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19th Century Swedish Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Pine

Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Culver City, CA
Wonderful chest with all original handles and hardware
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Tall Chest of 7 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany tall chest of 7 drawers having a quality mahogany rectangular
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19th Century English George III Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Other

18th Century New England Chippendale Tiger Maple Five Drawer Tall Chest
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an 18th century New England Chippendale tall chest in bold tiger maple with
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Maple

Antique French Kingwood Tall Chest Semainier
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French semainier, or tall chest in Louis XV revival style and circa
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19th Century French Antique Tall Chest

English Tall Chest or High Chest of Drawers from the Georgian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English tall chest or high chest of mahogany from the Georgian period, featuring a
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Metal, Brass

18THC NEW ENGLAND TALL CHEST W/ GREAT CUT OUTS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY AND VERY BEAUTIFUL 18THC TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS ON SUPER TALL CUT OUT FEET.THIS HANDSOME CHEST
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Maple

18th Century English Tall Chest of Drawers with Bracket Base and Brass Hardware
Located in Middleburg, VA
18th Century English tall chest of drawers with bracket base. England, circa 1701 - 1800 Measures
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18th Century English Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique Napoleon III Style Berkey Gay Flame Mahogany Tall Chest c1910
By Berkey Gay Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Napoleon III style tall chest of drawers by Berkey and Gay offers flame mahogany
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Early 20th Century American Napoleon III Antique Tall Chest

Materials

Mahogany

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Antique Tall Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique tall chest for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every antique tall chest was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique tall chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique tall chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Victorian and Louis XV styles are sought with frequency. Conrad Mauter, Daniel Cottier and George Washington Maher each produced at least one beautiful antique tall chest that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Tall Chest?

Prices for an antique tall chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $400 and can go as high as $50,669, while the average can fetch as much as $4,471.

Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You

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.

Questions About Antique Tall Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A tall chest of drawers is known as a standard chest of drawers and also as a vertical chest. These are tall and narrow storage pieces. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage tall chests of drawers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024
    To tell if a chest is antique, first examine its materials and details carefully. An antique chest is one produced 100 years ago or more. This generally predates the use of engineered wood, particleboard, plastics and other synthetic materials. As a result, an antique chest usually features solid wood construction.

    In addition, antique chests are likely to be handmade, so you should be able to spot subtle signs that indicate this, such as tool marks and small irregularities in any carvings. If a piece looks flawless and regular, it is unlikely to be antique. Locating a maker's mark and then researching when the manufacturer was active can also help you date your chest. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer to learn more about your chest.

    On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique chests.
  • 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.

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