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Oak Welsh Dresser with Arched Plate Rack & Cupboards C.1810
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Oak Welsh Dresser with Arched Plate Rack & Cupboards C.1810

19th century
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Handsome early 19th.c. oak Welsh dresser of unusual design, North Wales c.1810. Top featuring a moulded cornice above a plate rack at the centre, with a graceful arched canopy over three shelves and reeded uprights. Flanked on both sides with narrow cupboards with lovely turned spindles to create the vented panels typically found on food or 'livery' cupboards (known locally as bread & cheese cupboards) plus small spice drawers below. Base with six drawers and two cupboards (internal depth 17½"). Retaining the original turned wooden knobs and brass escutcheons across both sections. Oak panelled sides, deal drawer linings and back boards. With a charming pencil inscription to the inside of the door on the left hand food cupboard:

Elizabeth yw'r enw Elizabeth is the name

An iar wen Our little white hen

Yr wydd bach The little goose

April 8

18 wy un 18 eggs each

Excellent colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Keys supplied.

Width: 83" (211 cm)

Height: 64" (162.5 cm)

Depth: 20" (51 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Collinge Antiques has dated this Georgian Oak Welsh Dresser to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09711731
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 195-240 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Hand-cut dovetails on the drawer sides: joints cut entirely with hand tools.
Wide rough-sawn pine backboards: provincial secondary timber cut before circular sawmills.
Quarter-sawn oak panels: silvery medullary ray flecks showing across the cupboard faces.
Turned spindle grilles: traditional regional venting for domestic food storage.
Darkened wax patina on the oak: generations of handling and regular care.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
162.5cm (63.98")
Width
211cm (83.07")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1244533
Dealers Internal Reference
38786
Dealers Notes

Please contact us for more images, delivery and international shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. Open 7 days a week. 01492 580022.

Description
Handsome early 19th.c. oak Welsh dresser of unusual design, North Wales c.1810.
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Top featuring a moulded cornice above a plate rack at the centre, with a graceful arched canopy over three shelves and reeded uprights.
Collinge Antiques

Flanked on both sides with narrow cupboards with lovely turned spindles to create the vented panels typically found on food or 'livery' cupboards (known locally as bread & cheese cupboards) plus small spice drawers below. Base with six drawers and two cupboards (internal depth 17½"). Retaining the original turned wooden knobs and brass escutcheons across both sections. Oak panelled sides, deal drawer linings and back boards. With a charming pencil inscription to the inside of the door on the left hand food cupboard:

fig 1. A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards.
fig 1. Oak Welsh Dresser with Arched Plate Rack & Cupboards C.1810

Elizabeth yw'r enw Elizabeth is the name

An iar wen Our little white hen

Yr wydd bach The little goose

April 8

18 wy un 18 eggs each

Excellent colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Keys supplied.

Width: 83" (211 cm)

Height: 64" (162.5 cm)

Depth: 20" (51 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Collinge Antiques has dated this Georgian Oak Welsh Dresser to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09711731
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 195-240 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Hand-cut dovetails on the drawer sides: joints cut entirely with hand tools.
Wide rough-sawn pine backboards: provincial secondary timber cut before circular sawmills.
Quarter-sawn oak panels: silvery medullary ray flecks showing across the cupboard faces.
Turned spindle grilles: traditional regional venting for domestic food storage.
Darkened wax patina on the oak: generations of handling and regular care.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
162.5cm (63.98")
Width
211cm (83.07")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1244533
Dealers Internal Ref
38786
Collinge Antiques
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Archive I A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards.

Oak Welsh Dresser with Arched Plate Rack & Cupboards C.1810

Archive II A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View II
Archive III A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View III
Archive IV A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View IV
Archive V A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View V
Archive VI A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View VI
Archive VII A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View VII
Archive VIII A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View VIII
Archive IX A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View IX
Archive X A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View X
Archive XI A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View XI
Archive XII A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View XII
Archive XIII A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View XIII
Archive XIV A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards. View XIV
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A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards.
Oak Welsh Dresser with Arched Plate Rack & Cupboards c.1810
Ref: SA1244533
A Georgian oak Welsh dresser featuring a central arched open plate rack flanked by two panelled cupboards with spindle top vents, over a base containing drawers and cupboards.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectWelsh Dressers
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialOak, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsArched top rack, Spindle panels, Turned wooden knobs, Bracket feet
  • SizeH 162.5 cm (64 in) x W 211 cm (83 in) x D 51 cm (20 in)

Originating in the late 17th century and reaching widespread popularity during the 18th and 19th centuries, the Welsh dresser is a functional storage unit comprising a lower cupboard base and an open upper rack originally intended to display pewter and earthenware.

Traditional Welsh dressers were constructed predominantly from locally sourced hardwoods such as oak, pine, and elm, featuring hand-carved joinery, oak drawer linings, and turned timber handles or brass fittings.

Authentic Georgian pieces display signs of hand construction, including hand-sawn backboards, irregular dovetail jointing, original brass escutcheons, and historic wear patterns consistent with two centuries of use.

In modern interiors, a Welsh dresser functions as a focal storage piece in a dining room, open-plan kitchen, or large hallway, holding tableware or decorative ceramics to provide visual depth alongside clean architectural lines.

Dust regularly using a dry microfibre cloth and apply a natural beeswax polish twice yearly along the grain to preserve the wood moisture, avoiding placing the item near modern heating radiators.
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