Late 17th century English oak open low dresser,
The well patinated moulded top, above three double cushion moulded drawers,
one constructed using re used earlier timbers, probably from a 16th/17th century oak coffer.
Resting on baluster turned legs.
(Later apropriate brass work)
1680-1700
H.80cm W.190cm D.49cm
I sold this dresser over twenty years ago, to a customer that later became a very close friend. This dresser was placed into his main office and sat in the entrance with a William Robertson hanging above.
I had this photographed and used as a full page advertisement.
I’m trying to locate this Russell Winnell photograph to help re promote the magnificent piece, along with others I purchased back, that were also full page advertisements pre 2000.
The three plank moulded top, above a plain lower moulded frieze, housing three mitred double cushion drawers, with later, appropriate brass-work.
Resting on baluster turned front legs, with plain rear rectangular legs and plain moulded sides.
Retaining the colourful Italian tassel and key I sold with.
One of the wonderful things about English and French country furniture is they used whatever timbers they had at the time. These drawer linings are an example and often found in 17th-18th century country pieces. Another favourite of mine is how many different timbers are found in the one piece. A French farmhouse table can have three to four different timbers at times. This variance creates the special uniqueness you can only find in country and provincial pieces, as town pieces, as delightful as they are, are more predictably perfect.
The three plank thin cut moulded top, above a plain gauged stepped mould.
The three long walnut veneered and floral inlaid reverse graduated geometric cushion drawers, having exact period styles of drop handles and decorative applied shaped half turns.
Resting on a cross between a William & Mary ball and a 19th century bun foot.
C.1880
H.88cm
W.96cm
D.53cm
For an original comparison dated 1680, ref to,
Oak Furniture The British Tradition by,
Victor Chinnery.
Figure 2:222 page 195 and various other pages.
I purchased this chest privately some time ago and finally prepared for showroom today.
Classic styles will never date. Fashionable in the last quarter 17th century, through to last quarter 19th century and still today.
Place this stylish chest inside your home of any period or as a feature piece in your modern apartment.
Classic style will always shine
The thick, well worn, patinated single plank sycamore top, retaining the original steel strapping to one end, the free standing pointed corners showing the shrinkage of the timber over the centuries.
Raised on rectangular out-swept ash chamfered legs.
Pewter and pears always suit French provincial and period English oak and country furniture.
17th century Hendrick Draakestein, Kaida Leaf 1686 and three framed 19th century Wolters Pears 1880, hanging above.
Squeezed in a 19th century French elm trunk for a change.
Such an enjoyable part of my business, creating displays for the showroom and promoting my stock.
The well faded circular top, on a bold turned support, resting on umbrella shaped down-swept legs (probably plum)
Great overall colour and patination.
H.71cm Dia.61cm
1790 – 1810
One of my favourite aspects about English country furniture, is they used the timbers available in their workshops at the time. If this was a town piece, would all be cut from the same tree and would be mahogany.
How’s this, I imported this table from UK well over a decade ago, along with several pieces we’re cleaning up this week.
Remarkably, the cleaning and re waxing time was about two hours. Well it’s nice finally getting all this nice new/old stock ready for showroom.
Dressers, Chair’s, Chests, Dough bins/petrin’s, sycamore chopping block on oak legs etc..
A stunning second half 18th Century English Country walnut and oak chest on chest.
The double moulded cornice above two short then three long book-matched, feather banded, graduated drawers.
The base with three long graduated drawers, with later appropriate brass-work.
Resting on shaped bracket feet.
Good overall colour and patination.
C.1770
H. 170cm W. 108cm D.55cm
The beauty of 18th century English country walnut chests is, they’re quite smaller in dimensions than than their town mahogany cousins.
They can be too dark, large and overbearing. This chest can sit in any room of your home or apartment. Very stylish, classic lines and wonderful figured walnut grain and 250 years of deep wax colouring.
