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Rare Welsh Oak Cupboard Dresser, Circa 1690
WelshAntiques
for sale €14,333     $15,558
£12,250
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Rare Welsh Oak Cupboard Dresser, Circa 1690

17th century
For Sale by WelshAntiques
Description

A rare and desirable form of dresser in the heavy and dense native oak of Snowdonia. The upper section has a bold cornice with side pendants, or droppers, above three shelves backed by panelled hewn boards and flanked by shaped "belly-rack" sides with shaped shoes, over a base with a pair of doors with arched raised and fielded panels, enclosing a shelved interior.

Wonderful colour and surface patination. Snowdonia, north-west Wales, circa 1690.

This is an important piece and a collector's dream.

(Totally original condition apart from a couple of baseboards and interior shelf, later knobs)

Height: 76.75 ins; 195 cms

Width: 57.25 ins; 146 cms

Depth: 20.5 ins; 52 cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
195cm (76.77")
Width
146cm (57.48")
Depth
52cm (20.47")
Declaration

WelshAntiques has dated this Welsh Oak Cupboard Dresser to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA809401
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Description
A rare and desirable form of dresser in the heavy and dense native oak of Snowdonia. The upper section has a bold cornice with side pendants, or droppers, above three shelves backed by panelled hewn boards and flanked by shaped "belly-rack" sides with shaped shoes, over a base with a pair of doors with arched raised and fielded panels, enclosing a shelved interior.
fig 1. A dark oak Welsh cupboard dresser with a three-tiered upper display rack and a lower base containing two fielded panel doors.
fig 1. Rare Welsh Oak Cupboard Dresser, Circa 1690

Wonderful colour and surface patination. Snowdonia, north-west Wales, circa 1690.

This is an important piece and a collector's dream.

(Totally original condition apart from a couple of baseboards and interior shelf, later knobs)

Height: 76.75 ins; 195 cms

Width: 57.25 ins; 146 cms

Depth: 20.5 ins; 52 cms

Height
195cm (76.77")
Width
146cm (57.48")
Depth
52cm (20.47")
Date of Manufacture

WelshAntiques has dated this Welsh Oak Cupboard Dresser to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA809401
WelshAntiques
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Leading specialist in welsh furniture and folk art for 56 years

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Archive I A dark oak Welsh cupboard dresser with a three-tiered upper display rack and a lower base containing two fielded panel doors.

Rare Welsh Oak Cupboard Dresser, Circa 1690

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Archive VIII A dark oak Welsh cupboard dresser with a three-tiered upper display rack and a lower base containing two fielded panel doors. View VIII
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A dark oak Welsh cupboard dresser with a three-tiered upper display rack and a lower base containing two fielded panel doors.
Rare Welsh Oak Cupboard Dresser, circa 1690
Ref: SA809401
A dark oak Welsh cupboard dresser with a three-tiered upper display rack and a lower base containing two fielded panel doors.
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A Welsh cupboard dresser is a regional form of British vernacular furniture featuring an enclosed lower cupboard base paired with an upper section of open shelves for storing and displaying ceramics.

Pieces from this period were crafted from native oak timber using traditional mortise and tenon joinery, wooden dowel pegs, hand-planed backboards, and hand-carved panels.

Authentic period dressers exhibit evidence of hand-sawing, irregular wear along edges, original pegged joints, period-appropriate iron or turned wooden fixings, and naturally aged surface patination.

A period oak dresser can be styled in dining areas or open-plan kitchens to display neutral stoneware or contemporary ceramics against traditional dark wood tones.

Position the item away from central heating radiators and direct sunlight, dust regularly with a soft cloth, and apply high-grade beeswax sparingly along the wood grain.
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