There were some good pieces in the room, including an ancient tallboy in fruity mahogany, every drawer of which was turned out on the bed without avail.
"A Thief in the Night"
E. W. Hornung
She struck a match softly and crept across the room to the old mahogany tallboy.
"Gone to Earth"
Mary Webb
Helen's clothes lay like a patch of moonlight on a chair, the tallboy and the little stool by which she reached the topmost drawers changed from their semblances of beasts to sedate and beautiful furniture.
"Moor Fires"
E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young