Why are so many dressers sold without their tops?

The dresser was originally a two-stage piece: a lower case of drawers or cupboards, and a shelved rack above it for display. Many racks were separated from their bases over the course of two or three centuries. What survives and sells is the base. Only a couple of titles on Sellingantiques mention a rack or gallery back at all, and one is offered explicitly with or without its top.

What timber are they usually made from?

Oak dominates, with 1,628 titles naming it, and pine follows at 274. Between them they cover the large majority of the category. The rest is a long tail: mahogany at 91, elm at 70, walnut at 45, then cherry, chestnut, fruitwood, sycamore, ash, rosewood and a single yew-wood piece.

Are Welsh dresser bases a separate thing?

Welsh appears in 172 titles, second only to English at 352, so it is the strongest single regional label in the category. Individual pieces are placed more tightly still, to the Conwy Valley, Anglesey, Montgomeryshire and Tregaron. A named region tends to sit higher in the range than an unattributed country base. English regions turn up too, including the Yorkshire Dales, Westmorland, Cumberland, Shropshire, Cheshire and Lancashire.

How old are most of these pieces?

The broad 1700 to 1850 span holds most of them. "18th Century" alone covers 650 listings, with Georgian at 504 and 19th Century at 466, and those labels overlap heavily. Earlier and later groups are much smaller. The 17th century accounts for 51 listings, Victorian for 138 and the 1920s for 109.

What is a pot board for?

It is the low flat shelf running between the front legs of an open base, made to take heavy pots, crocks and serving dishes below the drawers. It is also the feature that defines the archive's best-known form. Pot board and potboard together name 240 titles, most of them Georgian oak, and they sit at the upper end of the category.

Do continental pieces appear under this heading?

Yes, as a small and steady minority. French leads with 72 titles, mostly enfilade buffets with a run of doors. Swedish, Italian, Dutch, Flemish, Hungarian, East German and Chinese bases each appear only a handful of times. The one piece furthest from the British country tradition is an 18th-century Italian credenza.

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A dresser base is the lower half of a country dresser, a long low case of drawers or cupboards used for storage and for serving food, sold on its own without the shelved rack that once sat above it.

18th century

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Antique Oak Pot Board Dresser Base

From Hingstons of Wilton

£2,350

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19th century

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Scandinavian Painted Cupboard

From Millers Antiques

£2,100

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18th century

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English Oak Dresser Base

From Arcadia Antiques

£4,995

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Shapland and Petter Arts and Crafts Oak Sideboard

19th century

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Shapland and Petter Arts and Crafts Oak Sideboard

From Camden Antiques

£2,650

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Oak Dresser Base / Console Table in the Georgian Taste

From Marlborough Antiques & Interiors

£1,100

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19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£1,475

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18th century

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18th Century Oak Potboard Dresser

From Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd

£4,250

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Late Victorian Pine Dresser Base with Pot Shelf Circa 1860

19th century

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Late Victorian Pine Dresser Base with Pot Shelf Circa 1860

From Jon Hill Antiques

£1,825

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1900 - 1920

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Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard

From Camden Antiques

£1,850

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19th century

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Large Painted Dresser Base

From Arcadia Antiques

£4,995

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Welsh is the regional label used most on Sellingantiques, and single pieces have been placed to Anglesey, the Conwy Valley, Westmorland and the Yorkshire Dales.

18th century

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George II Oak Open Pot Board Dresser

From Sturmans Antiques

£2,195

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19th century

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A Victorian Mahogany Buffet

From Pear Tree Antiques

£795

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Georgian Oak Moulded Front Cupboard Dresser Base

18th century

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Georgian Oak Moulded Front Cupboard Dresser Base

From Mike Melody Antiques

£1,875

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Late Victorian Walnut Side Cupboard or Dresser

19th century

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Late Victorian Walnut Side Cupboard or Dresser

From Elmgarden

£750

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Victorian Original Painted Dresser Base, Kitchen Cupboard, Sideboard

19th century

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Victorian Original Painted Dresser Base, Kitchen Cupboard, Sideboard

From Elmgarden

£1,600

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19th century

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Welsh Oak Dresser Base

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,650

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Antique Sideboard Dressers

Antique Oak Pot Board Dresser Base

Scandinavian Painted Cupboard

English Oak Dresser Base

Shapland and Petter Arts and Crafts Oak Sideboard

Late 19th Century Oak Dresser Base / Console Table in the Georgian Taste

Victorian Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard

18th Century Oak Potboard Dresser

Late Victorian Pine Dresser Base with Pot Shelf Circa 1860

Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard

Large Painted Dresser Base

George II Oak Open Pot Board Dresser

A Victorian Mahogany Buffet

Georgian Oak Moulded Front Cupboard Dresser Base

Late Victorian Walnut Side Cupboard or Dresser

Victorian Original Painted Dresser Base, Kitchen Cupboard, Sideboard

Welsh Oak Dresser Base

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