19th.c. Welsh Open Dresser Base C.1825.

Name: 19th.c. Welsh Open Dresser Base C.1825.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA619860
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Collinge Antiques

Description

Early 19th.c. Welsh open dresser base with handwritten inscription dated 1825. Longer than most dressers of this type, measuring 98" wide, with a two plank top with a thumb moulded edge over three long and one short drawer. The short drawer to one end is a very unusual feature, unbalancing the traditional symmetry of Georgian era design. It’s presence is explained with a charming handwritten inscription in ink on the side of the drawer recording it as being made specially for a new born member of the family.

Dated May 1825 it read: ‘This drawer was made for (Miss?) Jane Kendrick. April 29th 1825 Between 3 & 4 O’clock in the evening. God save us all and keep us from sin’.

Cockbeaded oak drawer fronts with shield shaped bone escutcheons and original brass swan neck handles. Over a simple straight apron and raised on tapering square stiles. Oak panelled sides, deal drawer linings and a single piece elm back board. Excellent colour and condition, cleaned and polished in our workshops.

Dimensions: width 98", depth 20½", height 34".

Physical Dimensions

Height

87cm (34.25")

Width

249cm (98.03")

Depth

53cm (20.87")

Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA619860

Dealers Internal Reference

32801

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

Early 19th.c. Welsh open dresser base with handwritten inscription dated 1825.

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Longer than most dressers of this type, measuring 98" wide, with a two plank top with a thumb moulded edge over three long and one short drawer.

Collinge Antiques

The short drawer to one end is a very unusual feature, unbalancing the traditional symmetry of Georgian era design. It’s presence is explained with a charming handwritten inscription in ink on the side of the drawer recording it as being made specially for a new born member of the family.

fig 1. 19th.c. Welsh Open Dresser Base c.1825. — fig 1. 19th.c. Welsh Open Dresser Base C.1825.

Dated May 1825 it read: ‘This drawer was made for (Miss?) Jane Kendrick. April 29th 1825 Between 3 & 4 O’clock in the evening. God save us all and keep us from sin’.

Cockbeaded oak drawer fronts with shield shaped bone escutcheons and original brass swan neck handles. Over a simple straight apron and raised on tapering square stiles. Oak panelled sides, deal drawer linings and a single piece elm back board. Excellent colour and condition, cleaned and polished in our workshops.

Dimensions: width 98", depth 20½", height 34".