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18th Century English Oak Country House Linen Press
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18th Century English Oak Country House Linen Press

18th century
Sold 30 May 2025 · Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
This “18th Century English Oak Country House Linen Press” found a buyer.

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Description

An 18th Century English Oak Country House Linen Press or Wardrobe of Excellent Colour.

This fine piece of oak furniture is in exceptional, original condition. The two cupboard doors, with their fielded panelled fronts of interesting and unusual shape, sit above five drawers in a configuration of four smaller drawers above one larger one. The interior of the cupboard section is untouched, retaining all of its original linen slides. The cupboard doors retain their original gilt brass ring handles and brass edge mounts and the swan's neck drawer handles are also all original.

The oak surface has attained a lovely colour and patination and has plenty of surface figure as well. This is a particularly attractive example of a linen press and a really honest piece of 18th century oak furniture. Features such as the panelled sides and the unusually intricate double moulding to the fielded front door panels are features demonstrating that this piece was made in a very capable provincial workshop.

Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this Antique Oak Linen Press to the 18th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
190cm (74.80")
Width
127cm (50.00")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1136946
Dealers Internal Reference
3740
Description
An 18th Century English Oak Country House Linen Press or Wardrobe of Excellent Colour.

This fine piece of oak furniture is in exceptional, original condition.

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The two cupboard doors, with their fielded panelled fronts of interesting and unusual shape, sit above five drawers in a configuration of four smaller drawers above one larger one.
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

The interior of the cupboard section is untouched, retaining all of its original linen slides. The cupboard doors retain their original gilt brass ring handles and brass edge mounts and the swan's neck drawer handles are also all original.

fig 1. An 18th-century English oak linen press featuring upper panelled doors and a base section with multiple storage drawers fitted with brass drop handles.
fig 1. 18th Century English Oak Country House Linen Press

The oak surface has attained a lovely colour and patination and has plenty of surface figure as well. This is a particularly attractive example of a linen press and a really honest piece of 18th century oak furniture. Features such as the panelled sides and the unusually intricate double moulding to the fielded front door panels are features demonstrating that this piece was made in a very capable provincial workshop.

Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this Antique Oak Linen Press to the 18th Century.

Height
190cm (74.80")
Width
127cm (50.00")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1136946
Dealers Internal Ref
3740
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2018
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Archive I An 18th-century English oak linen press featuring upper panelled doors and a base section with multiple storage drawers fitted with brass drop handles. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

18th Century English Oak Country House Linen Press

Archive II An 18th-century English oak linen press featuring upper panelled doors and a base section with multiple storage drawers fitted with brass drop handles. View II
Archive III An 18th-century English oak linen press featuring upper panelled doors and a base section with multiple storage drawers fitted with brass drop handles. View III
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Archive V An 18th-century English oak linen press featuring upper panelled doors and a base section with multiple storage drawers fitted with brass drop handles. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century English oak linen press featuring upper panelled doors and a base section with multiple storage drawers fitted with brass drop handles. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century English oak linen press featuring upper panelled doors and a base section with multiple storage drawers fitted with brass drop handles. View VII
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Location
Lodge Farm
Walton Lane
Husbands Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6NN
United Kingdom

By appointment only
Verified Since Nov 2018
Items For Sale 151
Items Sold 1,021
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Verified Since Nov 2018
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Location: Lodge Farm, Walton Lane, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6NN, United Kingdom, , By appointment only
Verified
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151
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An 18th-century English oak linen press featuring upper panelled doors and a base section with multiple storage drawers fitted with brass drop handles.
18th Century English Oak Country House Linen Press
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An 18th-century English oak linen press featuring upper panelled doors and a base section with multiple storage drawers fitted with brass drop handles.
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  • ObjectWardrobes and Armoires
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian Country
  • MaterialOak, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsPanelled doors, Bracket feet, Brass drop handles, Flush drawers
  • SizeH 190 cm (75 in) x W 127 cm (50 in) x D 61 cm (24 in)

Originally developed to store household linens flat before the widespread use of hangers, the linen press evolved into a staple piece of bedroom and dressing room furniture in prosperous country houses.

Master craftsmen typically built these pieces from solid native oak using traditional joinery techniques such as mortise and tenon, hand-cut dovetails for the drawers, and panelled doors.

Authentic pieces generally exhibit hand-planed surfaces, irregularities in the timber grain, handmade wrought iron or brass hardware, and pegged joints rather than modern mechanical fixings.

This substantial piece functions well as a focal storage unit in a bedroom or hallway, where its rich wood tones contrast effectively against neutral plaster walls and minimalist contemporary decor.

Maintain the wood by keeping it away from direct heat sources and sunlight, dusting regularly with a dry cloth, and occasionally applying traditional beeswax to nourish the finish.
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