Antique Welsh Oak Low Dresser from South Wales
A classic Georgian Welsh low dresser made from native oak with pine drawer linings, the almost single piece top above five, cockbeaded drawers and an attractively shaped frieze of three undulating arches and four, well-drawn, turned front legs (unusually, the two rear legs are also turned). The potboard sits above a broad base moulding and the original stepped and reeded, braganza-like toes. The rich colour is enhanced by a good patina.
Retaining most of its original brassware, historic repair to the central plank of the potboard and two return mouldings.
Neath or Swansea valleys bordering with Breconshire, circa 1780-1800.
This dresser is related to a group of potboard dressers from the Neath and Swansea valleys, bordering with Breconshire. Where their racks survive, they are invariably open-backed and have shaped, often graduated, ends. These dressers have arched, potboard bases, some of which are further enhanced with pierced fretwork. The turned legs are mostly of similar profile to this dresser, (a simple baluster with ringed collars) and often have the distinctive reeded toes. The oak used in their construction is invariably Welsh and dense, often of wildly irregular grain and figuring. Over time, these dressers, so often the most important pieces of furniture in the homes of their owners, have acquired exceptional surface patina and colour through repeated and frequent waxing and dusting.
A related potboard dresser from this group can be seen in the public collection at Y Gaer Museum, Art Gallery and Library, Glamorgan Street, Brecon.
Dimensions:
167 cms wide, 83 cms high, 49.5 cms deep
A classic Georgian Welsh low dresser made from native oak with pine drawer linings, the almost single piece top above five, cockbeaded drawers and an attractively shaped frieze of three undulating arches and four, well-drawn, turned front legs (unusually, the two rear legs are also turned). The potboard sits above a broad base moulding and the original stepped and reeded, braganza-like toes. The rich colour is enhanced by a good patina.
Retaining most of its original brassware, historic repair to the central plank of the potboard and two return mouldings.
Neath or Swansea valleys bordering with Breconshire, circa 1780-1800.
This dresser is related to a group of potboard dressers from the Neath and Swansea valleys, bordering with Breconshire. Where their racks survive, they are invariably open-backed and have shaped, often graduated, ends. These dressers have arched, potboard bases, some of which are further enhanced with pierced fretwork. The turned legs are mostly of similar profile to this dresser, (a simple baluster with ringed collars) and often have the distinctive reeded toes. The oak used in their construction is invariably Welsh and dense, often of wildly irregular grain and figuring. Over time, these dressers, so often the most important pieces of furniture in the homes of their owners, have acquired exceptional surface patina and colour through repeated and frequent waxing and dusting.
A related potboard dresser from this group can be seen in the public collection at Y Gaer Museum, Art Gallery and Library, Glamorgan Street, Brecon.
Dimensions:
167 cms wide, 83 cms high, 49.5 cms deep
A classic Georgian Welsh low dresser made from native oak with pine drawer linings, the almost single piece top above five, cockbeaded drawers and an attractively shaped frieze of three undulating arches and four, well-drawn, turned front legs (unusually, the two rear legs are also turned). The potboard sits above a broad base moulding and the original stepped and reeded, braganza-like toes. The rich colour is enhanced by a good patina.
Retaining most of its original brassware, historic repair to the central plank of the potboard and two return mouldings.
Neath or Swansea valleys bordering with Breconshire, circa 1780-1800.
This dresser is related to a group of potboard dressers from the Neath and Swansea valleys, bordering with Breconshire. Where their racks survive, they are invariably open-backed and have shaped, often graduated, ends. These dressers have arched, potboard bases, some of which are further enhanced with pierced fretwork. The turned legs are mostly of similar profile to this dresser, (a simple baluster with ringed collars) and often have the distinctive reeded toes. The oak used in their construction is invariably Welsh and dense, often of wildly irregular grain and figuring. Over time, these dressers, so often the most important pieces of furniture in the homes of their owners, have acquired exceptional surface patina and colour through repeated and frequent waxing and dusting.
A related potboard dresser from this group can be seen in the public collection at Y Gaer Museum, Art Gallery and Library, Glamorgan Street, Brecon.
Dimensions:
167 cms wide, 83 cms high, 49.5 cms deep
