A Mid 19th C. Irish Pine Chicken Coop Dresser.  This charming piece of Irish vernacular furniture has a top section with three shelves and the base having two coops with shaped tops that raise the rails. Diagonal boards to the back and a lower shaped plinth.It has been dry scraped back to it''s original paint finish with remanants of later paint layers showing.Despite it''s age this interesting piece is in a solid condition, with honest historic repairs including paint to the lower panels and scars from ancient woodworm.These traditional Irish dressers had coops in the lower section to house hens or other fowl, keeping them indoors kept them safe and also the warmer temperatures encouraged more egg production all year round.Width 124 cmDepth 46.5 cmHeight 196.5 cmThe photographs form part of the description so please study these carefully to make sure you are happy before purchasing.If you have any questions or require more photos or a video to help ...