This striking dresser was made primarily for display; the unusual, overhanging, or canopied cornice with a pair of pendant finials along with a wealth of hooks along four levels of the rack offer a great stage to show your favourite wares.The unusually shallow base, just over 15.5” deep, contains five drawers, the top three with mahogany crossbanding which is repeated along the edge of the arched and cockbeaded frieze. The two lower drawers each simulate a pair of short drawers and flank a mahogany frieze with central chequered detail. The wooden knobs are original.The planked potboard is joined by four ring and wrythen carved front legs and, most unusually, the two rear legs match them rather than being of the more conventional square section form. The ends of the base have a pair of scratch moulded, flush panels. The single piece plinth is shaped in a pleasing, undulating design.Shown fully dressed in the traditional livery of blue and white plates on the shelves, copper ...