The deep cantered pediment, above an ogee shaped tulip headed top-rail.
Then three shelves, flanked by Pollard Oak uprights, with the original wide painted back planks.
The figured Oak single plank top, above a central moulded Oak drawer with brass swan-neck handles and applied ogee shaped lower mouldings.
Framing a matching, painted open central display space, flanked by two upright Pollard Oak paneled doors, resting on shaped bracket feet.
Good overall polished and wax patination.
C.1880
Note: Having all the original brass hanging hooks. Each shelf has two points of perching, to hold ceramic plates and pewter chargers. This dresser is unusually small in proportions, the narrow depth and width of the base is very desirable in a period home or a modern setting. At times we re-paint the rear planks to match the off-white walls, in a contempary setting.
A rare mid 18th Century English elm low dresser, having an applied rear plate. Above an attractive ogee cut apron housing three field frieze drawers with brass swan neck handles raised on long cabriole legs terminating on a pad foot, ownership initial on one. I photographed the original single plank ‘adze’ finished backboard, as it is outstanding! (I could look at it all day)
Adze: form of an axe in which the blade is set at a right angle to the handle, used for dressing timber. Required skill. To use the cutting adze requires standing astride or on top of the log to be hewn.
Note: 35 years in the trade and this is only the second elm dresser I have stocked, as elm being such a soft timber rarely survives in such good condition.
Rare late 17th Century English oak low dresser of diminutive proportions.
The well patinated two plank top with moulded edge, above a pair of twin mitre moulded drawers, with brass drop handles. Raised on baluster turned front legs, with rectangular section side stretchers. Great overall colour and patination.
Notice the beautful figured elm single plank back board! Unusual.
With three raised fielded drawers above a pair of central fixed fielded panels
Flanked to either side by a conforming cupboard door, on extended stile supports.
1780 – 1800
H:82 cm W:186.5 cm D.48cm
An exceptional 19th Century Australian eucalyptus stool. The thick plank top having good faded colour and patination (note the fiddle back grain to the sides). Supported by four original turned outswept ash legs.
In our storeroom we have a vast selection of 18th and 19th Century English and French dresser and buffet racks.
Suitable to replace a missing rack or very fashionalbe to hand approximately 8 inches above a sideboard, this modernises your dresser or just as a hanging wall rack on its own.
If you look through these photos and imagine the lower sections being removed to have more of a recatngular clean line look. In the case of a timber panelled back the panels can be removed to modernised the rack.
Sizes vary from 4ft – 7ft wide and can look fantastic with a mix of modern and old on the shelves. One of my favorite mixes is green majolica plates and also with pewter charges and tankets.
A well made set of English country Hepplewhite style fruitwood dining chairs including 2 carvers. The quarter moulded top rail above a fret carved vase shaped centre splat. Resting on a classic shoe. The adjacent matching uprights having shaped arms on inward curved supports. With a timber seat resting on square quarter moulded legs joined by stretchers.
A Rare Mid C18th English George II Faded Mahogany Tea Table
AA1841
The demilune shaped, hinged top above a deep oval frieze, housing a brass escutcheon and Georgian wire-bow key. Resting on shaped slender cabriole legs, with a rear gate-leg, terminating on pad feet.
The top opening to reveal a deep space where the valuable tea was once locked away from their servants.
The escutcheon, lock and strike plate have been removed over a century ago. We made a faux brass lock case, fitted a suitable escutcheon and added a period wire-bow key.
The rear having a demilune drop leaf and a cabriole gate-leg opening to support the leaf, making a small circular tea table.
These tables are rare. This one had been restored many years ago, we removed the heavy French polish by heavily cutting back and rebuilding a softer wax finish.
Note: all four pad feet have signs of old repairs (as expected) the patina overall is appealing.
