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Super E 19thc Oak Inlaid English Potboard Dresser Base .
Mike Melody Antiques
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Super E 19thc Oak Inlaid English Potboard Dresser Base .

19th century
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Dating from around 1820 a super inlaid e 19thc oak dresser base from the yorkshire area. It measures 199cms l only 47cms d and 85cms h.

In pristine condition and suitable for many areas in the home from the hallway ,the kitchen behind the sofa etc etc.

The original use of the potboard was to store the milk churns etc in farmhouses of the day.

The colour is superb and the marquetry inlay is typical of yorkshire craftmanship.

Absolutely no repairs or faults

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Established in1977 in chester

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Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Oak Potboard Dresser Base to the 19th Century.

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Dating from around 1820 a super inlaid e 19thc oak dresser base from the yorkshire area. It measures 199cms l only 47cms d and 85cms h.
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In pristine condition and suitable for many areas in the home from the hallway ,the kitchen behind the sofa etc etc.
Mike Melody Antiques
fig 1. A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf.
fig 1. Super E 19thc Oak Inlaid English Potboard Dresser Base .

The original use of the potboard was to store the milk churns etc in farmhouses of the day.

The colour is superb and the marquetry inlay is typical of yorkshire craftmanship.

Absolutely no repairs or faults

UK delivery included

All forms of payment including ccs etc

Lapada_cinoa members since1985

Established in1977 in chester

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Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Oak Potboard Dresser Base to the 19th Century.

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SA1224371
Mike Melody Antiques
Mike Melody Antiques
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Combined 85 years of buying and selling quality antiques and still loving it.

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Archive I A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf.

SUPER E 19THC OAK INLAID ENGLISH POTBOARD DRESSER BASE .

Archive II A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf. View II
Archive III A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf. View VII
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A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf.
SUPER E 19THC OAK INLAID ENGLISH POTBOARD DRESSER BASE .
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A 19th-century dark oak potboard dresser base featuring three inline drawers with brass swan-neck handles, geometric inlay details, carved arches, and an open lower shelf.
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A potboard dresser base is a traditional piece of regional English storage furniture characterized by a top surface, a row of utility drawers, and an open lower shelf originally designed to keep heavy kitchen pots elevated off cold stone floors.

Nineteenth-century dressers were predominantly constructed using solid native oak with mortise-and-tenon joinery, hand-dovetailed drawer boxes, and brass ironmongery, often featuring decorative geometric cross-banding or ebony and holly inlays.

Authentic pieces exhibit irregular hand-planed surfaces, hand-sawn wood marks on original backboards, age-related shrinkage to wide timber panels, and natural oxidisation around original brass drawer fittings.

Positioned in a hallway or dining area, a dresser base provides a low surface for display ceramics or table lamps, while the open lower potboard offers space for decorative baskets or oversized pottery.

Dust regularly with a soft, dry cloth and apply a high-grade beeswax polish once or twice a year, avoiding modern aerosol sprays and proximity to direct heat sources to prevent wood movement.
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