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Unusual English 19th Century Antique Bow Ended Kitchen Dresser
For sale by Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
for sale €1,697     $1,842
£1,450
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

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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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Unusual English 19th Century Antique Bow Ended Kitchen Dresser

19th century
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Unusual English 19th Century Antique Bow Ended Kitchen Dresser

This is a wonderful English antique dresser base that dates from around 1840, a very unusual model, having two short over two long drawers to the centre which are flanks by lovely bow curved cupboard doors. This would have been very difficult and expensive to construct. In excellent original condition throughout, all the drawers have the original brass handles, as do the bowed cupboards and under the shaped dresser top are supporting carved pine corbels. Complete with original iron roller wheels, this English antique pine bow ended dresser is all a very lovely colour and a rarer design.

Dimensions

Height: 80cm (31.75")

Width: 151cm (59.92")

Depth: 53cm (21.03")

Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Victorian Pine Dresser Base to the 1850s.

Independent Date Check ID 09719760
Dealer's Item Date1850s
Sellingantiques Date1850s
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-180 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1850s:
Solid pine top with scattered water marks and darkening: prolonged domestic use.
Carved foliate corbels above fluted pilasters: typical mid-Victorian styling.
Heavy cast-iron roller castors beneath plinth: original mid-19th century fittings.
Bowed panel doors constructed with curved framing: skilful mid-Victorian joinery.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled 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.

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SA1245680
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Description
Unusual English 19th Century Antique Bow Ended Kitchen Dresser

This is a wonderful English antique dresser base that dates from around 1840, a very unusual model, having two short over two long drawers to the centre which are flanks by lovely bow curved cupboard doors. This would have been very difficult and expensive to construct.

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In excellent original condition throughout, all the drawers have the original brass handles, as do the bowed cupboards and under the shaped dresser top are supporting carved pine corbels.
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

Complete with original iron roller wheels, this English antique pine bow ended dresser is all a very lovely colour and a rarer design.

Dimensions

Height: 80cm (31.75")

Width: 151cm (59.92")

Depth: 53cm (21.03")

Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Victorian Pine Dresser Base to the 1850s.

Independent Date Report ID 09719760
Dealer's Item Date1850s
Sellingantiques dating1850s
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-180 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1850s:
Solid pine top with scattered water marks and darkening: prolonged domestic use.
Carved foliate corbels above fluted pilasters: typical mid-Victorian styling.
Heavy cast-iron roller castors beneath plinth: original mid-19th century fittings.
Bowed panel doors constructed with curved framing: skilful mid-Victorian joinery.

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.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1245680
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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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd Profile Page

Trade Associations

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd is a registered member of LAPADA 

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A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles.
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Archive I A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles.

Unusual English 19th Century Antique Bow Ended Kitchen Dresser

Archive II A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles. View II
Archive III A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles. View III
Archive IV A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles. View IV
Archive V A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles. View V
Archive VI A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles. View VII
Archive VIII A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles. View VIII
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Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Telephone 01524 241716
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North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/mga
Verified Since May 2009
Items For Sale 161
Items Sold 10,767
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
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A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles.
Unusual English 19th Century Antique Bow Ended Kitchen Dresser
Ref: SA1245680
A Victorian pine bow-ended dresser base featuring four central drawers, side cupboards, carved corbels, and brass handles.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSideboards
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Country
  • MaterialPine, Brass
  • ColourWarm Honey
  • MotifsBowfront profile, Carved corbels, Brass drop handles, Panelled cupboard doors

This 19th-century English Victorian Country sideboard is a pine kitchen dresser base in a warm honey colour with a bowfront profile. The piece stands on small iron roller wheels and displays a shaped top supported by carved wooden corbels, panelled curved cupboard doors with drop handles, and four central drawers fitted with brass hardware. The timber exhibits natural knots, grain variations, and warm honey tones consistent with its original surface condition. Measuring 151 cm wide, 80 cm high, and 53 cm deep, this dresser provides substantial surface space and concealed storage. It suits a rustic farmhouse kitchen, dining room, or hallway as a sideboard for serving food, storing tableware, or displaying decorative items in a traditional or eclectic interior setting.

FAQs

A 19th-century bow-ended dresser base features a convex central front profile flanked by rounded side cupboards, designed to provide substantial storage within dining and kitchen spaces.

These pieces were typically constructed from solid pine, featuring hand-dovetailed drawer joints, hand-carved decorative pilasters or corbels, and solid timber panelled backs.

Authentic period dressers show uneven timber shrinkage along joint lines, original hand-cut dovetails inside drawers, historical wear surrounding handles, and castors on the plinth base.

A pine dresser base can be positioned in a dining room, kitchen, or large hallway to create visual grounding, contrast against contemporary plaster wall finishes, and provide functional storage.

Maintain pine surfaces by dusting with a dry microfibre cloth and applying clear beeswax along the wood grain periodically, keeping the piece away from direct radiators to prevent drying.
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