Posts Tagged ‘antique dressers’
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Antique Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco and 1920`s Dressers
The term ‘dresser’ comes from the side table used for the `dressing’ of food in the medieval hall. The form which was used in kitchens of the 17th and 18th centuries was still unchanged in the early 19th. Indeed
kitchen furniture, as a general rule, has been the least [...]
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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
DRESSERS: DUMB WAITERS
About 1750-1830
Straightforward mahogany dumb waiter, ,lbout 1760.
Acontemporary term for an early form of supper trolley for use when servants were not in attendance. Designed to stand within easy reach of the table to hold condiments, plates and other dining accessories.
A central turned column on a tripod (or occasionally four-legged) base, with feet mounted [...]
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
Antique English Dressers - Charles II period small oak dresser - 17th Century oak dresser - fruitwood dresser of the early 18th century on cabriole legs - English country dresser - oak dresser with upper shelves and single cupboard door - Queen Anne mahogany cupboarded oak dresser with drawers
The demarcation between antique cupboards and [...]
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