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Chatsworth House Massive Antique Drying Rack in Original Painted Pine
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    34 years in the antiques trade, miles is constantly sourcing interesting, original, mainly english antique furniture and accessories.
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Chatsworth House Massive Antique Drying Rack in Original Painted Pine

19th century
Sold 7 October 2026 · Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
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Chatsworth House Massive Antique Drying Rack in Original Painted Pine

This is a wonderful large scale English 19th century original painted pine drying rack from the Laundry rooms at Chatsworth House. In excellent strong and complete condition with rounded tops and four horizontal tiers. Well made in pine and still in the original paint finish. Would be great to use in a retail display for fabric and clothes or even for horse rugs in a Country House stable yard. We do have one other available too.

Dimensions

Height: 160cm (63.49")

Width: 214cm (84.92")

Depth: 56cm (22.22")

Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Pine Drying Rack to the 19th Century.

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SA1238733
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Chatsworth House Massive Antique Drying Rack in Original Painted Pine
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This is a wonderful large scale English 19th century original painted pine drying rack from the Laundry rooms at Chatsworth House.
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

In excellent strong and complete condition with rounded tops and four horizontal tiers. Well made in pine and still in the original paint finish. Would be great to use in a retail display for fabric and clothes or even for horse rugs in a Country House stable yard. We do have one other available too.

Dimensions

Height: 160cm (63.49")

Width: 214cm (84.92")

Depth: 56cm (22.22")

Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Pine Drying Rack to the 19th Century.

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SA1238733
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2009

34 years in the antiques trade, miles is constantly sourcing interesting, original, mainly english antique furniture and accessories.

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Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd is a registered member of LAPADA 

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A large freestanding antique pine drying rack featuring three long horizontal wooden bars held between two upright posts on T-shaped feet with worn grey paint. SOLD7 OCT 26
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Archive I A large freestanding antique pine drying rack featuring three long horizontal wooden bars held between two upright posts on T-shaped feet with worn grey paint. SOLD7 OCT 26

Chatsworth House Massive Antique Drying Rack in Original Painted Pine

Archive II A large freestanding antique pine drying rack featuring three long horizontal wooden bars held between two upright posts on T-shaped feet with worn grey paint. View II
Archive III A large freestanding antique pine drying rack featuring three long horizontal wooden bars held between two upright posts on T-shaped feet with worn grey paint. View III
Archive IV A large freestanding antique pine drying rack featuring three long horizontal wooden bars held between two upright posts on T-shaped feet with worn grey paint. View IV
Archive V A large freestanding antique pine drying rack featuring three long horizontal wooden bars held between two upright posts on T-shaped feet with worn grey paint. View V
Archive VI A large freestanding antique pine drying rack featuring three long horizontal wooden bars held between two upright posts on T-shaped feet with worn grey paint. View VI
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Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Telephone 01524 241716
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Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/mga
Verified Since May 2009
Items For Sale 161
Items Sold 10,765
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A large freestanding antique pine drying rack featuring three long horizontal wooden bars held between two upright posts on T-shaped feet with worn grey paint.
Chatsworth House Massive Antique Drying Rack in Original Painted Pine
Ref: SA1238733
A large freestanding antique pine drying rack featuring three long horizontal wooden bars held between two upright posts on T-shaped feet with worn grey paint.
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  • ObjectDrying Racks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRustic Farmhouse
  • MaterialPine, Paint
  • ColourGrey, Brown
  • MotifsMortise and tenon joinery, T-shaped feet, Horizontal crossbars

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An antique clothes drying rack, historically termed a clothes horse or clothes maiden, is a wooden frame constructed with horizontal bars designed for air-drying damp laundry indoors. These utilitarian structures were standard equipment in nineteenth-century domestic laundries and country house sculleries.

Traditional drying racks were typically constructed from resilient softwoods like pine or durable hardwoods like beech and ash. Joinery favoured wedged mortise and tenon joints with broad T-shaped or trestle bases to maintain stability when supporting heavy damp linens.

Authentic period airers exhibit genuine wear markers, including hand-cut joinery, pegged timber joints, and uneven surface patination along the horizontal rungs where damp cloth rested. Original painted surfaces often show micro-crazing, flaking, or rub-through to the bare timber beneath.

In contemporary spaces, a large freestanding drying rack functions well as an expansive towel stand in a spacious bathroom or a room divider in a open-plan utility space. It can also be utilized as a display frame for antique textiles, quilts, or throw blankets in a bedroom.

Maintain the item by keeping it in a dry indoor environment with stable relative humidity to prevent timber movement or joint loosening. Clean dusting should be carried out using a soft, dry lint-free cloth or brush, avoiding water washdowns or abrasive chemical treatments.
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