Tuesday 9 November 2010

18th.c. Oak Dresser Base.

Much chin stroking here today as we try and establish the origins of this fantastic 18th.c oak dresser base.

The unusual design features include an inverted breakfront, a central bank of three drawers but no drawers above the cupboards, shaped and fielded panels on each end and striking, very deeply carved, quarter columns on the front corners. Solid oak construction throughout with original drawer linings and floorboards and a superb original oak six panel back all point to a construction date in later decades of the 18th. century . It will be going into the workshop for a little restoration, in the meantime we will keep digging to try and find some clue as to where it originated.
Dimensions: width 69", depth 20", height 31".