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.

Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard by Leonard Wyburd for Liberty & Co.

19th century

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Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard by Leonard Wyburd for Liberty & Co.

From Elmgarden

£3,450

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18th century

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Antique Georgian Pine Sideboard

From The Old Yard

£1,850

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17th century

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A Superb Small 17th-century Dresser Base.

From Dickinsons Antiques

£2,850

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19th century

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English Burr Walnut Dresser Base

From Arcadia Antiques

£4,995

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George III Period Oak Dresser with Original Brasses C. 1770

18th century

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George III Period Oak Dresser with Original Brasses C. 1770

From Webberley Antiques

£930

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19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Dog Kennel Dresser

From witchantiques.com

£675

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19th century

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Antique Pine Cupboard

From Sussex Antiques and Interiors

£850

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A Queen Anne Painted Pine Dresser Circa 1710

18th century

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A Queen Anne Painted Pine Dresser Circa 1710

From Macintosh Antiques

£980

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Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Mirror Back Sideboard

19th century

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Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Mirror Back Sideboard

From London City Antiques

£2,495

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Antique Victorian Pitch Pine Cupboard | Brass Handles

19th century

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Antique Victorian Pitch Pine Cupboard | Brass Handles

From ActFurniture LTD

£495

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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.

Antique Georgian George III Oak Welsh Dresser Sideboard

18th century

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Antique Georgian George III Oak Welsh Dresser Sideboard

From London City Antiques

£10,995

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Oak Dresser Base C.1900

From The Old Cinema

£598

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19th century

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Continental Painted Buffet

From Arcadia Antiques

£1,950

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18th century

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Georgian Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard

From Noah Valentine Antiques Ltd

£875

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Vintage Small Golden Oak Sideboard | Tambour Door

1900 - 1920

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Vintage Small Golden Oak Sideboard | Tambour Door

From ActFurniture LTD

£625

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Elegant Regency Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard, Circa 1810

19th century

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Elegant Regency Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard, Circa 1810

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£900

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Antique Sideboard Dressers

Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard by Leonard Wyburd for Liberty & Co.

Antique Georgian Pine Sideboard

A Superb Small 17th-century Dresser Base.

English Burr Walnut Dresser Base

George III Period Oak Dresser with Original Brasses C. 1770

Victorian Mahogany Dog Kennel Dresser

Antique Pine Cupboard

A Queen Anne Painted Pine Dresser Circa 1710

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Mirror Back Sideboard

Antique Victorian Pitch Pine Cupboard | Brass Handles

Antique Georgian George III Oak Welsh Dresser Sideboard

Antique Oak Dresser Base C.1900

Continental Painted Buffet

Georgian Serpentine Mahogany Sideboard

Vintage Small Golden Oak Sideboard | Tambour Door

Elegant Regency Mahogany Bow Fronted Sideboard, Circa 1810

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