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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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Art Deco Modern Vanity Dressing Table Round Mirror Leather & Walnut Wood
Located in Porto, PT
Claire Dressing Table embraced an Art Deco style with curvy and opulent shapes. This eye-catchy modern dressing table owns the promise of enriching any master bedroom design project....
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Postmodern Orange Lacquer Laminate Waterfall Dresser - 9 Drawer
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Make a vibrant addition to your bedroom with this Postmodern Orange Lacquer Laminate Waterfall Dresser. Featuring a bold orange fini...
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Vintage 1980s American Dressers

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French Norman sideboard in molded and carved oak – late 17th early 18th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful Norman buffet in molded and carved oak opening with four leaves separated by drawers. The doors have a panel decorated with a polylobed reserve surrounded by rocaille motif...
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Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Wardrobes and Armoires

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Wood

Antique Philadelphia Queen Anne Maple Dressing Table Yale University 1760
Located in Portland, OR
Fine & rare antique 18th century American maple & figured maple dressing table, Philidelphia circa 1970. From the Yale University Mabel Brady Garvan Collection. This fine and rare an...
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Antique 1760s American Queen Anne Dressers

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Maple

Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern 5 Drawer Dresser in Style of Munch Slagelse
Located in Seattle, WA
Danish Modern Teak wood 5 drawer dresser in style of furniture by designer Munch  Slagelse. Dovetailed drawers with milled and sculpted wooden handles. Dimensions. 36W 18D 44H
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Teak

Vintage Stained Satinwood Nine-Drawer Dresser with Brass Pulls by Henredon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Luxurious Hendredon nine-drawer chest of drawers/dresser (ca. 1970s, USA). Composed of a richly stained satinwood chest featuring seven long and two short drawers with interlocking b...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Brass

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