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18th Century English Dresser Base
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18th Century English Dresser Base

18th century
Sold 20 March 2025 · Arcadia Antiques
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Description

Good mid 18th century Engish 3 drawer oak dresser base with nice colouring. 1750.

Code: 8730

Dimensions:

W: 80.5" (204.5 cm)

H: 34" (86.4 cm)

D: 19.5" (49.5 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Arcadia Antiques has dated this 18th Century Dresser Base to the 1750s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
86cm (33.86")
Width
205cm (80.71")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1117368
Dealers Internal Reference
8730
Description
Good mid 18th century Engish 3 drawer oak dresser base with nice colouring. 1750.

Code: 8730

Dimensions:

W: 80.5" (204.5 cm)

H: 34" (86.4 cm)

D: 19.5" (49.5 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Arcadia Antiques has dated this 18th Century Dresser Base to the 1750s.

Height
86cm (33.86")
Width
205cm (80.71")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1117368
Dealers Internal Ref
8730
Arcadia Antiques
Arcadia Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2009
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An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

18th Century English Dresser Base

Archive II An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs. View II
Archive III An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs. View III
Archive IV An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs. View IV
Archive V An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs. View V
Archive VI An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs. View VI
Archive VII An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs. View VIII
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Arcadia Antiques

Arcadia Antiques
Telephone 07768 666 833 or 01926 611923
Location
Westfields Farm
Fosse Way
Radford Semele
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV31 1XL
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/arcadia
Verified Since Jun 2009
Items For Sale 699
Items Sold 6,196
Arcadia Antiques
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Location: Westfields Farm, Fosse Way, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1XL,
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An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs.
18th Century English Dresser Base
Ref: SA1117368
An 18th century dark oak dresser base featuring a rectangular top, three frieze drawers with brass drop handles and escutcheons, above a shaped apron and square legs.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSideboards
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialOak, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsBrass drop handles, Shaped apron, Hand-cut dovetails, Square section legs
  • SizeH 86 cm (34 in) x W 205 cm (81 in) x D 50 cm (20 in)

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An 18th-century dresser base is a freestanding low wooden unit featuring drawers and sometimes cupboards, originally used in kitchens or dining rooms for food preparation and storage before plate racks were added above.

These pieces were typically constructed from solid native timbers such as oak, elm, or fruitwood, utilising traditional hand-cut joinery like dovetails for drawers and pegged mortise and tenon joints for the frame.

Authenticity is identified through period-appropriate tool marks, hand-cut dovetailing with irregularities, timber shrinkage consistent with age, period brass hardware, and a deep, aged patina developed over centuries of use.

Such a piece works effectively as a grounding element in contemporary spaces, serving as a sideboard in a dining room, a hall console, or a media unit where its historical texture contrasts with modern minimalism.

Preservation involves maintaining stable indoor humidity and temperature levels away from direct heat sources, applying occasional microcrystalline wax, and avoiding modern silicone-based polishes to protect the historic finish.
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