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English Potboard Dresser Base
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English Potboard Dresser Base

19th century
For Sale by Arcadia Antiques
Description

Small 19th century English painted oak potboard dresser base. 1890.

Physical Dimensions
Height
77.5cm (30.51")
Width
137cm (53.94")
Depth
44.5cm (17.52")
Declaration

Arcadia Antiques has dated this Antique Potboard Dresser Base to the 19th Century.

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SA1190909
Dealers Internal Reference
9267
Description
Small 19th century English painted oak potboard dresser base. 1890.
Height
77.5cm (30.51")
Width
137cm (53.94")
Depth
44.5cm (17.52")
Date of Manufacture

Arcadia Antiques has dated this Antique Potboard Dresser Base to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1190909
Dealers Internal Ref
9267
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Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2009
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A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf.
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Archive I A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf.

English Potboard Dresser Base

Archive II A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View II
Archive III A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View III
Archive IV A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View IV
Archive V A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View V
Archive VI A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View VI
Archive VII A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View VII
Archive VIII A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View VIII
Archive IX A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View IX
Archive X A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View X
Archive XI A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf. View XI
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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
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Location: Westfields Farm, Fosse Way, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1XL,
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A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf.
English Potboard Dresser Base
Ref: SA1190909
A painted cream timber potboard dresser base featuring three drawers with brass knobs, a scalloped apron, turned legs, and an open lower shelf.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDressers & Sideboards
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEnglish Country
  • MaterialPainted Wood, Brass
  • ColourCream
  • MotifsScalloped apron, Turned legs, Open lower potboard
  • SizeH 77.5 cm (31 in) x W 137 cm (54 in) x D 44.5 cm (18 in)

This nineteenth-century English country potboard dresser base is made from painted oak with a cream finish and brass hardware. The piece measures 77.5 cm high, 137 cm wide, and 44.5 cm deep, presenting a rustic farmhouse design with visible signs of age. Key details include three drawers fitted with small round brass knobs, a scalloped apron running along the lower edge of the frieze, turned upright legs, and an open lower potboard shelf supported near the floor. In a contemporary interior, this dresser base provides useful surface and storage space in a hallway, kitchen, or dining room. The cream-painted timber surfaces show a gently distressed texture that complements traditional and relaxed rustic room schemes, while the lower shelf offers practical storage for baskets, books, or kitchenware.

FAQs

A potboard dresser base is a traditional piece of regional English country furniture featuring a flat top surface, drawers for cutlery and linen, and an open lower shelf originally intended for storing heavy kitchenware.

These dressers were typically constructed from solid regional timbers such as oak, pine, or elm, joined with traditional mortise and tenon joints and often finished with hand-turned support legs.

Authentic pieces usually demonstrate signs of hand-planed timber, pegged joinery, original drawer construction details, and age-appropriate surface wear or historic paint layers.

A potboard dresser base serves effectively as a hallway console, dining room server, or kitchen sideboard, styled with stoneware vessels on the top and woven baskets on the lower shelf.

Dust the painted surfaces regularly with a soft dry cloth, avoid water or chemical polish that might compromise historic paint finishes, and maintain stable indoor humidity.
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