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18th Century West Country Painted Potboard Dresser Base
Pappilon
for sale €4,212     $4,572
£3,600
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18th Century West Country Painted Potboard Dresser Base

18th century
For Sale by Pappilon
Description

An exceptional 18th century west country potboard dresser base. Raised on charming turned legs, united by an elegantly shaped potboard base. Featuring its original brown paint, displaying a lovely rich patina throughout.

Height - 79cm

Width - 190cm

Depth - 56cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
190cm (74.80")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Declaration

Pappilon has dated this Painted Potboard Dresser Base to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA846493
Description
An exceptional 18th century west country potboard dresser base. Raised on charming turned legs, united by an elegantly shaped potboard base. Featuring its original brown paint, displaying a lovely rich patina throughout.

Height - 79cm

Width - 190cm

Depth - 56cm

Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
190cm (74.80")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Date of Manufacture

Pappilon has dated this Painted Potboard Dresser Base to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA846493
Pappilon
Pappilon
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An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf.
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Archive I An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf.

18th Century West Country Painted Potboard Dresser Base

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Archive VI An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View VI
Archive VII An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View VII
Archive VIII An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View VIII
Archive IX An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View IX
Archive X An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View X
Archive XI An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View XI
Archive XII An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View XII
Archive XIII An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View XIII
Archive XIV An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View XIV
Archive XV An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View XV
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Archive XVII An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf. View XVII
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Telephone 07565 414 253
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Basingstoke
Hampshire
United Kingdom

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An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf.
18th Century West Country Painted Potboard Dresser base
Ref: SA846493
An eighteenth-century dark painted wooden potboard dresser base with three drawers, turned front legs, and an open lower display shelf.
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A potboard dresser base is a traditional regional English furniture piece featuring a long top surface, drawers, and an open lower shelf near floor level originally designed to store heavy cooking pots, pans, and earthenware.

These pieces were typically constructed from native English timbers including oak, elm, and pine, often joined using mortise-and-tenon construction and finished with oil, dark varnish, or milk paint.

Authentic period dressers show evidence of hand-sawn timber marks, hand-cut dovetail joints on the drawers, wooden peg construction, and distinct wear patterns along the bottom shelf where items rested.

Position the dresser in a hallway or dining room, using the top surface for table lamps and decorative objects, while arranging large ceramic vases or woven baskets on the low potboard shelf.

Dust surfaces regularly with a soft cloth and apply clear beeswax sparingly to unpainted timber, keeping the item away from damp areas, radiators, and direct sunlight to protect the patinated surface.
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