What is a pot board dresser?

It's a dresser whose base stands on open legs with a low shelf, the pot board, running between the front feet. Heavy crocks and pots sat there. It's the base type named most often in titles on Sellingantiques, and it recurs through the middle and upper part of the range.

Why are so many dressers called Welsh?

Welsh country dressers are the largest recognisable population in the category, appearing in roughly a quarter to a third of titles. Regional attribution goes further than most vernacular furniture. Anglesey, north Wales, Montgomeryshire, Carmarthenshire, Cardiganshire, Glamorgan, Snowdonia, Llanrwst, Talwrn and the Swansea and Conway Valleys all turn up by name.

Can you buy just the base or the rack?

Yes. Around a quarter of listings are halves rather than complete two-part dressers, so orphaned bases and standalone racks are a normal part of the category. They sit lower in the range than complete pieces. Titles that stress a base retaining its original rack are making exactly that point.

How reliable is the dating in the titles?

Most dating is broad rather than precise. The three largest buckets are 18th Century, 19th Century and Georgian, with Victorian and Edwardian used as period labels rather than years. The dated field runs 1700 to 1930, and sampled titles push either side of that. Read "18th Century" or "Georgian" as a period judgement, not a documented year.

What does a dog kennel dresser mean?

A base with a central recessed arch or opening, flanked by cupboards on either side. The recess gave the form its name. About a dozen titles use it, so it's an uncommon but recurring shape.

Are small dressers worth less than big ones?

Not by the evidence here. Small, neat and diminutive appear in dozens of titles as selling points, and they occur right across the range. Large and monumental dressers do appear on some of the highest-placed pieces, so both extremes can push upward. Carving and inlay tend to mark out higher-placed examples too.