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Chestnut Dresser Base / Serving Table

19th century
Sold 6 July 2025 · Merchant House Antiques
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Description

Great example of a mid 19th Century chestnut dresser base or serving table.

With original brass handles. This piece can free stand as it has been polished on all sides.

Brittany, France, Circa 1850.

H: 79 cm (31 1/8")

W: 195 cm (76 3/4")

D: 75 cm (29 1/2")

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Merchant House Antiques has dated this Antique Chestnut Dresser Base to the 1850s.

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SA1121498
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mha0521/7110/5022
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Description
Great example of a mid 19th Century chestnut dresser base or serving table.

With original brass handles. This piece can free stand as it has been polished on all sides.

Brittany, France, Circa 1850.

H: 79 cm (31 1/8")

W: 195 cm (76 3/4")

D: 75 cm (29 1/2")

Date of Manufacture

Merchant House Antiques has dated this Antique Chestnut Dresser Base to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1121498
Dealers Internal Ref
mha0521/7110/5022
Merchant House Antiques
Merchant House Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2008

4th generation of antiques specialists. Expert in quality 19th century european furniture - specialists in farmhouse tables.

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Archive I An antique chestnut dresser base features a rectangular wooden top, three horizontal drawers with brass drop handles, and straight legs connected by stretchers. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Chestnut Dresser Base / Serving Table

Archive II An antique chestnut dresser base features a rectangular wooden top, three horizontal drawers with brass drop handles, and straight legs connected by stretchers. View II
Archive III An antique chestnut dresser base features a rectangular wooden top, three horizontal drawers with brass drop handles, and straight legs connected by stretchers. View III
Archive IV An antique chestnut dresser base features a rectangular wooden top, three horizontal drawers with brass drop handles, and straight legs connected by stretchers. View IV
Archive V An antique chestnut dresser base features a rectangular wooden top, three horizontal drawers with brass drop handles, and straight legs connected by stretchers. View V
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Archive IX An antique chestnut dresser base features a rectangular wooden top, three horizontal drawers with brass drop handles, and straight legs connected by stretchers. View IX
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Merchant House Antiques
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Cotswold and Devon
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Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/merchant
Verified Since Apr 2008
Items For Sale 94
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An antique chestnut dresser base features a rectangular wooden top, three horizontal drawers with brass drop handles, and straight legs connected by stretchers.
Chestnut dresser base / serving table
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An antique chestnut dresser base features a rectangular wooden top, three horizontal drawers with brass drop handles, and straight legs connected by stretchers.
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  • ObjectSideboards
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEnglish Country House
  • MaterialChestnut, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBrass drop handles, Rectangular top, H-stretcher base, Moulded drawer fronts

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An antique dresser base is the lower portion of a traditional two-piece dresser or a standalone low sideboard featuring drawers and sometimes cupboards, historically used in country kitchens and dining rooms for food preparation and storage.

These pieces were typically constructed from solid regional hardwoods such as chestnut, oak, elm, or pine, joined using traditional mortise and tenon techniques with hand-cut dovetails on the drawers.

Authentic pieces display hand-planed surfaces, irregular timber grain, period-appropriate hardware such as brass drop handles, and hand-cut joinery that shows signs of historical wear and oxidisation.

A dresser base can be styled in a modern kitchen or dining space as a serving counter or sideboard, topped with minimalist ceramics, architectural lamps, or simple glassware to balance the rustic warmth of the wood.

Maintain chestnut furniture by dusting regularly with a dry cloth and applying natural beeswax periodically to nourish the wood, avoiding direct sunlight and excessive moisture.
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