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English Potboard Dresser Base

18th century
Sold 29 October 2026 · Arcadia Antiques
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Description

Pretty English 18th C painted 3 drawer oak potboard dresser base. 1760

Date of Manufacture

Arcadia Antiques has dated this Antique Potboard Dresser Base to the 18th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
76.5cm (30.12")
Width
181cm (71.26")
Depth
49.5cm (19.49")
Reference Numbers
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SA1212259
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9389
Description
Pretty English 18th C painted 3 drawer oak potboard dresser base. 1760
Date of Manufacture

Arcadia Antiques has dated this Antique Potboard Dresser Base to the 18th Century.

Height
76.5cm (30.12")
Width
181cm (71.26")
Depth
49.5cm (19.49")
Reference Numbers
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SA1212259
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9389
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A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. SOLD29 OCT 26
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Archive I A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. SOLD29 OCT 26

English Potboard Dresser Base

Archive II A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View II
Archive III A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View III
Archive IV A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View IV
Archive V A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View V
Archive VI A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View VI
Archive VII A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View VII
Archive VIII A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View VIII
Archive IX A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View IX
Archive X A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View X
Archive XI A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View XI
Archive XII A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View XII
Archive XIII A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf. View XIII
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Radford Semele
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV31 1XL
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A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf.
English Potboard Dresser Base
Ref: SA1212259
A long blue-painted wooden dresser base featuring three drawers with brass drop handles, a scalloped lower apron, turned front legs, and an open lower potboard shelf.
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  • ObjectDressers & Sideboards
  • Period18th century
  • StyleEnglish Country
  • MaterialPainted Wood, Brass
  • ColourMuted Blue
  • MotifsPotboard shelf, Scalloped apron, Turned legs, Swan-neck handles
  • SizeH 76.5 cm (30 in) x W 181 cm (71 in) x D 49.5 cm (19 in)

An 18th century English country potboard dresser base, originating around 1760, stands as a practical piece of painted oak furniture. Finished in a muted blue paint, the surface shows natural wear and gentle distressing that reveals the texture underneath. The piece possesses a long rectangular top above a bank of three drawers fitted with brass swan-neck drop handles and a keyhole escutcheon on the left drawer. Below the drawers runs a decorative scalloped apron supported by turned front legs and straight rear supports, all framing an open lower potboard shelf running the full length of the base. Measuring 76.5 cm high, 181 cm wide, and 49.5 cm deep, the dresser provides ample surface area and storage. In a contemporary home, this sideboard functions well in a dining room, kitchen, or hallway. The long top serves as a surface for lamps, decorative objects, or serving food, while the lower potboard shelf offers display space for baskets, books, or tableware. The drawers provide concealed storage for linens, cutlery, or household essentials, bringing both character and organisation to rural or traditional interior settings.

FAQs

A potboard dresser base is a traditional item of regional English furniture characterised by a low, open lower shelf designed to store heavy kitchen pots and pans beneath a row of drawers.

These pieces were typically crafted using native European timber such as oak, pine, or fruitwood, often joined with mortise and tenon joinery and fitted with brass hardware.

Authentic period dressers exhibit signs of hand-planed timber, hand-cut dovetail joints in the drawers, natural age-related wear around the feet, and original or period-correct brass drop handles.

A potboard dresser base works effectively as a hallway console, a dining room sideboard, or a living room focal point, with the open lower shelf utilised for displaying earthenware, baskets, or folded linens.

Clean painted surfaces using a soft, dry cloth to prevent moisture damage, avoid harsh chemical cleaners, and keep the item away from direct heat sources and extreme humidity variations.
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