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17th Century Oak Dresser Base
Hesketh Antiques
for sale €4,446     $4,826
£3,800

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17th Century Oak Dresser Base

17th century
For Sale by Hesketh Antiques
Description

A wonderful example of a 17th century oak dresser base.

Two plank oak top with a moulded edge, three drawers with iron pear shaped handles.

Raised on square back legs and rare wonderfully carved wooden front legs.

Physical Dimensions
Height
86cm (33.86")
Width
203cm (79.92")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Declaration

Hesketh Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Dresser Base to the 17th Century.

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SA1157372
Description
A wonderful example of a 17th century oak dresser base.

Two plank oak top with a moulded edge, three drawers with iron pear shaped handles.

Raised on square back legs and rare wonderfully carved wooden front legs.

Height
86cm (33.86")
Width
203cm (79.92")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Date of Manufacture

Hesketh Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Dresser Base to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1157372
Hesketh Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2025
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Hesketh Antiques
Telephone 07877 820741
Location
The Old Coach House
Lamberts Lane
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9DH
United Kingdom

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Friday and Saturday 11:00 - 16:30

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Location: The Old Coach House, Lamberts Lane, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9DH, United Kingdom, , Shop hours:, Friday and Saturday 11:00 - 16:30, , Or by appointment.
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A long 17th-century dark oak dresser base featuring six geometric-moulded drawer fronts with iron teardrop handles and shaped legs.
17TH CENTURY OAK DRESSER BASE
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A 17th-century oak dresser base is a low, wide storage piece with drawers and legs, originally designed during the Jacobean or Carolean periods for serving food and storing tableware.

Early oak dressers were crafted from solid English oak using hand-cut mortise and tenon joinery, oak dowel pegs, and hand-moulded geometric drawer panels.

Authentic period pieces display hand-planed surfaces, irregular wooden pegs, hand-forged iron handles, deep natural patination, and visible saw or adze marks on unexposed wood.

An oak dresser base serves as a console in an entryway, a sideboard in a dining room, or a focal storage unit in a living area, contrasting warm wood tones against modern decor.

Dust surfaces regularly with a soft cloth and apply clear beeswax polish once or twice per year to preserve the wood finish, avoiding direct sunlight and radiators.
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