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Rare and Early Welsh Potboard Dresser of Small Proportions, Circa 1730
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Rare and Early Welsh Potboard Dresser of Small Proportions, Circa 1730

18th century
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Description

Exceptional dresser of small proportions, in native Welsh oak and fruitwood. The plate rack has an elaborately-shaped frieze above two shelves, over a base with a moulded edged top with rounded corners, above three drawers with a shaped apron beneath, and raised on finely-turned legs united by a potboard. This rare example is much earlier in date than is usual for dressers of this style.

Wonderful colour and surface patination.

West Wales, circa 1730

EXCLUDES PEWTER AND POTTERY DISHES

Height: 71.5 inches; 182 cms

Width:52.25 inches; 132.5 cms

Depth: 13 inches; 33 cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
182cm (71.65")
Width
132.5cm (52.17")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Declaration

WelshAntiques has dated this Antique Oak Potboard Dresser to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1136377
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Description
Exceptional dresser of small proportions, in native Welsh oak and fruitwood. The plate rack has an elaborately-shaped frieze above two shelves, over a base with a moulded edged top with rounded corners, above three drawers with a shaped apron beneath, and raised on finely-turned legs united by a potboard. This rare example is much earlier in date than is usual for dressers of this style.

Wonderful colour and surface patination.

West Wales, circa 1730

EXCLUDES PEWTER AND POTTERY DISHES

Height: 71.5 inches; 182 cms

Width:52.25 inches; 132.5 cms

Depth: 13 inches; 33 cms

Height
182cm (71.65")
Width
132.5cm (52.17")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Date of Manufacture

WelshAntiques has dated this Antique Oak Potboard Dresser to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1136377
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Rare and Early Welsh Potboard Dresser of Small Proportions, circa 1730

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An eighteenth-century dark oak Welsh potboard dresser with a upper plate rack, three frieze drawers fitted with brass handles, turned legs, and an open lower shelf.
Rare and Early Welsh Potboard Dresser of Small Proportions, circa 1730
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An eighteenth-century dark oak Welsh potboard dresser with a upper plate rack, three frieze drawers fitted with brass handles, turned legs, and an open lower shelf.
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A Welsh potboard dresser is a regional variant of traditional British country furniture originating in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, characterised by an open lower shelf designed to store large pots alongside an upper plate rack for displaying tableware.

Early Welsh dressers were constructed predominantly from local native oak using traditional mortise and tenon joinery secured with wooden pegs, often featuring hand-cut drawer dovetails and cast brass hardware.

Authentic 18th-century dressers display hand-planed timber surfaces, irregular tool marks, peg construction, historical wear around the lower potboard platform, and original unrefined backboards.

A potboard dresser can serve as a focal point in a dining room, hallway, or kitchen, offering open display space for contemporary ceramics or pewter while adding warm timber tones to modern neutral decor.

Routine care involves dusting with a dry, soft cloth and applying a clear beeswax polish once or twice a year to preserve the original patination, avoiding silicone polishes and direct heat sources.
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