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.

19th century

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Art Nouveau Walnut Dresser

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£1,295

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Large Quality Antique Carved Mahogany Sideboard by Maple & Co

19th century

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Large Quality Antique Carved Mahogany Sideboard by Maple & Co

From London City Antiques

£1,895

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Oak Dresser, Early 20th Century, Excellent Solid Condition. Arts and Crafts Style.

1900 - 1920

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Oak Dresser, Early 20th Century, Excellent Solid Condition. Arts and Crafts Style.

From Antiques Online Ltd

£795

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19th century

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19th Century Bow Front Dresser

From Elmgarden

£1,250

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19th century

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Tall Cherrywood Directoire Buffet

From Graham Price Antiques Ltd.

£1,475

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1920 - 1940

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Large Carved Oak Sideboard

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£1,850

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18th century

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18th Century Oak Dresser

From Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd

£2,550

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Early 20th Century Painted Pine Kitchen Sideboard

1900 - 1920

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Early 20th Century Painted Pine Kitchen Sideboard

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£2,295

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18th century

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Mid-18th Century Walnut Dresser Base

From The Collector Antiques

£1,595

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19th century

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Lovely Quality Early 19th Century Welsh Oak Dresser Base

From A Brookes

£1,775

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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.

19th century

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Early 19th Century Georgian Bow Front Walnut Dresser

From Elmgarden

£875

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1900 - 1920

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Oak Barley Twist Mirrorback Sideboard

From Affordable Old Furniture

£550

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Outstanding Quality Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard

19th century

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Outstanding Quality Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard

From London City Antiques

£2,950

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18th century

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English Three Drawer Dresser Base

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,450

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17th century

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17th Century Oak Dresser

From Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd

£5,850

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18th century

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18th Century English Country Dresser Base

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,500

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Antique Sideboard Dressers

Art Nouveau Walnut Dresser

Large Quality Antique Carved Mahogany Sideboard by Maple & Co

Oak Dresser, Early 20th Century, Excellent Solid Condition. Arts and Crafts Style.

19th Century Bow Front Dresser

Tall Cherrywood Directoire Buffet

Large Carved Oak Sideboard

18th Century Oak Dresser

Early 20th Century Painted Pine Kitchen Sideboard

Mid-18th Century Walnut Dresser Base

Lovely Quality Early 19th Century Welsh Oak Dresser Base

Early 19th Century Georgian Bow Front Walnut Dresser

Oak Barley Twist Mirrorback Sideboard

Outstanding Quality Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard

English Three Drawer Dresser Base

17th Century Oak Dresser

18th Century English Country Dresser Base

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