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18th Century Style Dresser
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18th Century Style Dresser

1900 - 1920
For Sale by FB Antiques
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18th-Century Style Oak Dresser with Plate Rack

An attractive oak dresser in the traditional 18th-century English country style, featuring a moulded cornice above an open plate rack with shaped detailing, small side recesses and drawers. The dresser base is fitted with three drawers with brass handles, standing on turned supports above a shaped apron and potboard. A characterful and practical piece, offering useful storage and classic period-inspired country-house appeal.

Dimensions Width 157 cm Depth 44cm Height 190 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
190cm (74.80")
Width
157cm (61.81")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Declaration

FB Antiques has dated this Oak Welsh Kitchen Dresser to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1240172
Dealers Internal Reference
EL12/811
Description
18th-Century Style Oak Dresser with Plate Rack
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An attractive oak dresser in the traditional 18th-century English country style, featuring a moulded cornice above an open plate rack with shaped detailing, small side recesses and drawers.
FB Antiques

The dresser base is fitted with three drawers with brass handles, standing on turned supports above a shaped apron and potboard. A characterful and practical piece, offering useful storage and classic period-inspired country-house appeal.

Dimensions Width 157 cm Depth 44cm Height 190 cm

Height
190cm (74.80")
Width
157cm (61.81")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this Oak Welsh Kitchen Dresser to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1240172
Dealers Internal Ref
EL12/811
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A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs.
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Archive I A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs.

18th Century Style Dresser

Archive II A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs. View II
Archive III A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs. View III
Archive IV A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs. View IV
Archive V A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs. View V
Archive VI A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs. View VI
Archive VII A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs. View VII
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Rawlings Farm Buildings
Unit 7 Main Road
Rettendon Common
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 8DY
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/fbantiques
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Location: Rawlings Farm Buildings, Unit 7 Main Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford , Essex, CM3 8DY, United Kingdom
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A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs.
18th Century Style Dresser
Ref: SA1240172
A warm brown oak Welsh dresser featuring an open tiered rack with scalloped aprons above three drawers and a potboard base on turned legs.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectWelsh Dresser
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEnglish Country
  • MaterialOak, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsScalloped apron, Turned legs, Potboard shelf, Brass drop handles
  • SizeH 190 cm (75 in) x W 157 cm (62 in) x D 44 cm (17 in)

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An 18th-century style Welsh dresser typically features an open shelf rack mounted on a shallow base containing drawers and either cupboards, dog-kennel openings, or an open potboard. They are traditionally constructed from native hardwoods such as oak or fruitwood and feature utilitarian, decorative elements like scalloped aprons and turned legs.

Traditional country dressers are primarily constructed from solid oak, pine, or elm using hand-cut dovetail joints, mortise and tenon joinery, and wooden pegs. Drawer fronts were often fitted with solid brass swan-neck or batwing handle plates.

Period 18th-century pieces display signs of hand-planing on rear panels, uneven shrinkage across wide solid boards, hand-forged nails or wooden dowel construction, and authentic wear around handle fixings and drawer runners.

A traditional dresser can be styled by pairing the open timber shelves with contemporary ceramic tableware, neutral ironstone pitchers, or minimalist glassware to create visual contrast against the dark wood finish.

Maintain timber dressers by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year following the grain. Avoid chemical sprays, direct heat sources, and damp environments to prevent wood warping or finish damage.
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