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Victorian Birch Bedside Cupboard, Night Locker
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Victorian Birch Bedside Cupboard, Night Locker

19th century
For Sale by Elmgarden
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Victorian Birch Bedside Cupboard, Night Locker

This is a charming and attractive piece, it is made in flame Birch with a gallery around the topped a cut glass knob to the door, the door is panelled and there is a shelf inside.

The cabinet is in good condition, it is 31” tall, 16” wide and 13” deep

RF39.

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Victorian Birch Bedside Cupboard to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09648346
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-180 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Solid pine backboard with red wash: typical nineteenth-century British cabinetwork.
Rounded front corners and matching plinth: design fashionable from the mid-Victorian era.
Mortise-and-tenon door frame: traditional joinery preceding mass-produced dowelled construction.
Mellow tone and figure of the timber: gradual oxidisation over many decades.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1235478
Dealers Internal Reference
RF39
Dealers Notes

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number along with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

www.elmgardenantiques.com

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07768 997 907

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Description
Victorian Birch Bedside Cupboard, Night Locker
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This is a charming and attractive piece, it is made in flame Birch with a gallery around the topped a cut glass knob to the door, the door is panelled and there is a shelf inside.
Elmgarden

The cabinet is in good condition, it is 31” tall, 16” wide and 13” deep

RF39.

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Victorian Birch Bedside Cupboard to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09648346
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-180 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Solid pine backboard with red wash: typical nineteenth-century British cabinetwork.
Rounded front corners and matching plinth: design fashionable from the mid-Victorian era.
Mortise-and-tenon door frame: traditional joinery preceding mass-produced dowelled construction.
Mellow tone and figure of the timber: gradual oxidisation over many decades.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Depth
35cm (13.78")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1235478
Dealers Internal Ref
RF39
Elmgarden
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A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base.
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Archive I A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base.

Victorian Birch Bedside Cupboard, Night Locker

Archive II A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base. View II
Archive III A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base. View III
Archive IV A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base. View IV
Archive V A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base. View V
Archive VI A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base. View VII
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A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base.
Victorian Birch Bedside Cupboard, Night Locker
Ref: SA1235478
A Victorian birch bedside cupboard featuring a three-sided gallery top, a single panelled door with a glass handle, and a solid plinth base.
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  • ObjectBedside Tables
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialBirch, Glass
  • ColourWarm Honey
  • MotifsGallery top, Panelled door, Glass knob handle, Plinth base
  • SizeH 79 cm (31 in) x W 40 cm (16 in) x D 35 cm (14 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian bedside cupboard and night locker is fashioned from flame birch with a warm honey colour, finished with a gallery around the top edge and a shelf inside the cabinet. The piece stands on a solid plinth base, featuring a single panelled door fitted with an octagonal cut glass knob handle. The visible wood grain displays distinctive figuring across the top surface, complemented by vertical panel moulding on the door front. Measuring 79 cm high, 40 cm wide, and 35 cm deep, the cabinet fits well in an empty corner of a bedroom as a bedside table, or serves as a small storage locker in a hallway or living space. The compact proportions make it practical for holding lamps, books, or personal items while maintaining a traditional English country house aesthetic.

FAQs

Originating in the 18th and 19th centuries, pot cupboards and night lockers were essential bedroom furnishings designed to enclose chamber pots and night-time essentials prior to modern indoor plumbing. During the Victorian era, these pieces were crafted to match larger bedroom suites, incorporating decorative timber veneers and galleried tops.

Victorian craftsmen frequently used hardwoods such as birch, mahogany, oak, and walnut. Construction involved solid timber frames, veneered door panels, hand-cut dovetail joints, and decorative handles made from turned wood, glass, or brass.

Authentic period pieces feature signs of natural age and usage, including character mark patination, hand-planed back panels, and period-correct joinery. Original gallery rims, cut-out plinth bases, and period hardware like glass or brass knobs are typical indicators of genuine mid-to-late 19th-century origin.

A Victorian pot cupboard serves well as a compact bedside table or an occasional end table in a living room. Its flat top and gallery border provide a secure surface for a reading lamp, while the internal cupboard offers concealed storage for books and accessories.

Preserve the finish by dusting regularly with a dry, soft lint-free cloth. Apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year to nourish the timber grain, avoiding silicone sprays, excess water, and direct heat sources to prevent cracking or discoloration.
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