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17th Century Oak Dressers

Late 17th Century English Oak Dresser
Located in Chicago, IL
elegant carvings with a focus on reliability and usefulness. This dresser has been carved entirely from
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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Dressers

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Oak

English 17th Century Charles II Oak low Dresser
Located in Troy, NY
English oak 17th century open base long dresser, with a three-board top surrounded by a molded edge
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Antique 1670s English Charles II Dressers

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Brass

Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Dresser of Buffet in Oak and Walnut
Located in Casteren, NL
dresser was made in the finest quality watered European oak and decorated geometric-shaped walnut veneer
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Antique Mid-17th Century Dutch Renaissance Dressers

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Brass

Late 17th century dresser base incorporating earlier pieces
Located in London, GB
A well patinated and used late 17th century dresser or base table c.1680 incorporating earlier
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Antique 17th Century English William IV Dressers

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Oak

17th Century Carved Oak Court Cupboard, Livery Cupboard
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
17th century carved Oak Court cupboard, Livery cupboard This Old and roomy cupboard is made in
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Antique Mid-17th Century Charles II Dressers

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Oak

English 17thC Oak Geometric Dresser Base
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1690 English 17thC Oak Geometric Dresser Base sku 1765 W193 x D65 x H84 cm. Weight 80 Kg
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Antique 17th Century Dressers

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Oak

English 17thC Oak Geometric Dresser Base
English 17thC Oak Geometric Dresser Base
H 33.08 in W 75.99 in D 25.6 in
Important Gothic Revival Using 17th Century Panels Bookcase Dresser Cherubs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
dresser made using period 17th century paneling This piece is really quite rare, the craftsmanship is
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Antique 1860s English Gothic Revival Dressers

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Oak

1696 French Carved Oak Court Cupboard, Cottage size Livery Cupboard
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1696 French Carved Oak Court Cupboard, Cottage size Livery Cupboard This is a very attractive
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Antique 17th Century Dressers

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Oak

English Jacobean Style Oak Chest
Located in Queens, NY
English Jacobean style (17th Century elements or later) oak chest of drawers with 4 geometric
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Antique 17th Century British Charles II Dressers

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Oak

English Jacobean Style Oak Chest
English Jacobean Style Oak Chest
H 36 in W 36.5 in D 20.5 in
English Oak Late 17th Century Jacobean Buffet / Cupboard / Dresser with Dishrack
Located in Troy, NY
Buffet / Cupboard / Dresser - of unusual narrow proportions. The lower cabinet part having three
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Antique Late 17th Century English Jacobean Cupboards

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Oak

Incredible Late 17th Century British Oak Charles II Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Outstanding 17th century English Charles II oak chest with drawers of varied sizes with bold
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Antique Late 17th Century English Charles II Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

William and Mary Dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English late 17th Century oak low dresser, the two plank top with beveled edge over three
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Antique Early 18th Century English Sideboards

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Oak

William and Mary Dresser
William and Mary Dresser
H 31.5 in W 70 in D 19 in

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17th Century Oak Coffer
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
17th century oak dresser standing on elegant turned legs with two drawers in the frieze and lower
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Antique 17th Century British William and Mary Dressers

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Oak

17th Century Oak Coffer
17th Century Oak Coffer
H 80 in W 168 in D 46 in
17th Century Oak Antique Dresser
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
17th century oak antique dresser standing on turned legs with stretchers and with three good deep
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Antique 17th Century British William and Mary Dressers

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Oak

17th Century Oak Antique Dresser
17th Century Oak Antique Dresser
H 35 in W 75 in D 19 in
Late 17th Century English Oak Geometrically Moulded Dresser Base
Located in Skipton, GB
A superb 17th century oak serving dresser having a tremendous presence. The two planked top above a
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Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Dressers

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Oak

Oak Dresser Base, Charles II / William & Mary period, English, circa 1680-1690
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
Charles II / William & Mary Oak & Elm Cupboard Dresser, English, circa 1680-1690. The plank top
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Antique 17th Century British Charles II Dressers

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Elm, Oak

A Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Long Island City, NY
The rectangular top with bobbin turned beaded edge above four geometrically moulded drawers, panelled sides, on round bun feet, with brass hardware.
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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Dressers

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Oak

A Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers
A Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers
H 36.5 in W 36.75 in D 22 in
17th Century Jacobean (1603-1625) Oak Dresser Base
Located in York, GB
Superb 17th century Jacobean (1603-1625) oak dresser base. This is a rare example, it is a
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Antique 17th Century English Sideboards

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Oak

late 17th or early 18th Century English Dresser Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a wonderful example of late 17th century English oak dresser base. The height of 33"
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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Serving Tables

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Brass

17th Century Oak Dresser
Located in Martlesham, GB
17th century oak dresser with a lovely patina, the moulded edge top above three oak lined drawers
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Antique 1690s British Dressers

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Oak

17th Century Oak Dresser
17th Century Oak Dresser
H 33 in W 64.75 in D 20 in
17th Century Oak Dresser Base
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very nicely proportioned 17th Century oak dresser base having a moulded edge top and three deep
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Antique 17th Century Dressers

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Oak

17th Century Oak Dresser Base
17th Century Oak Dresser Base
H 31.5 in W 72.84 in D 20.08 in
Late 17th Century Oak Dresser Base
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A late 17th century oak dresser base having three large, geometrically moulded drawers below a
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Antique Late 17th Century Dressers

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Oak

Late 17th Century Oak Dresser Base
Late 17th Century Oak Dresser Base
H 30.71 in W 75.6 in D 20.48 in
17th Century Oak Dresser Base of Superb Color
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine 17th century oak moulded front dresser base of superb color and pagination.
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Antique Late 17th Century English Dressers

17th Century English Oak Dresser Base
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
17th century English oak dresser base with a moulded edge, plank top and three deep drawers below
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Antique 17th Century Dressers

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Oak

17th Century English Oak Dresser Base
17th Century English Oak Dresser Base
H 84.26 in W 33.47 in D 20.87 in
17th Century Welsh Oak Dresser
Located in High Point, NC
17th century William and Mary dresser. The backsplash is panelled and carved and has a single plate
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Antique Late 17th Century Welsh William and Mary Dressers

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Oak

17th Century Welsh Oak Dresser
17th Century Welsh Oak Dresser
H 64.25 in W 77.5 in D 21.5 in
17th Century Long Oak Dresser Base
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning late 17th century narrow solid oak farmhouse dresser base. Rectangular moulded planked
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Antique 17th Century British Country Dressers

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Oak

17th Century Long Oak Dresser Base
17th Century Long Oak Dresser Base
H 38.98 in W 109.45 in D 15.75 in
Late 17th Century Geometric Oak Dresser Base
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Elegant late 17th century English dresser base, circa 1680. Featuring three drawers with
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Antique Late 17th Century British Charles II Dressers

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Oak

Late 17th Century Geometric Oak Dresser Base
Late 17th Century Geometric Oak Dresser Base
H 32.75 in W 64.75 in D 21.5 in
17th Century Three Drawer Dresser Base in Oak
Located in Penzance, GB
Charming late 17th century oak low dresser of small proportions. The beautifully patinated top has
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Antique 17th Century English Dressers

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Oak

17th Century "Stuart" Oak Closet
Located in Madrid, ES
Important cabinet Stuart period. Solid patinated and burnished oak. Moulded details and block
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Antique Early 17th Century English Jacobean Dressers

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Oak

17th Century "Stuart" Oak Closet
17th Century "Stuart" Oak Closet
H 71.66 in W 58.27 in D 19.69 in
17th Century Oak Serving Dresser with Geometric Moulding on the Drawers
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Charles II oak serving dresser with its original colour and patina and handsome geometric moulded
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Antique 1670s English Charles II Dressers

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Oak

17th c. Geometric Fronted Low Dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
Late 17th c. English or Welsh low dresser with geometric carved door fronts on balustrade turned
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dressers

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Oak

17th-18th Century English Jacobean Style Three-Drawer Oak Wood Dresser or Buffet
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
dresser features a two plank top and molded cornice above three drawers with fronts decorated by shaped
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Antique Early 18th Century English Jacobean Dressers

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Brass

Monumental 17thC English Oak Dresser Base
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1650 Monumental 17thC English Oak Dresser Base sku 1575 W240 x D53 x H84 cm
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Antique 17th Century Dressers

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Oak

Monumental 17thC English Oak Dresser Base
Monumental 17thC English Oak Dresser Base
H 33.08 in W 94.49 in D 20.87 in
Large Antique Welsh Dresser, British, Oak, Sideboard, Cabinet, William III, 1700
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique welsh dresser. A British, dark stained oak sideboard cabinet, dating to the
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Antique Late 17th Century British Dressers

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Oak

17th Century English chest of drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
An English 17th Century two part geometric molded chest of drawers in oak with snakewood and bog
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dressers

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Oak, Fruitwood, Yew

17th Century English chest of drawers
17th Century English chest of drawers
H 37.75 in W 41.75 in D 24.75 in
Charles II Carved Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
A Charles II carved oak chest of drawers, the rectangular top above four drawers in graduated sizes
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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Dressers

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Brass

Charles II Carved Oak Chest of Drawers
Charles II Carved Oak Chest of Drawers
H 37.5 in W 37.5 in D 22.75 in
17th Century Rustic Oak Dresser Base or Cupboard
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A 17th century Rustic oak dresser base or cupboard This is a splendid Rustic piece, it is well
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Antique Late 17th Century Rustic Sideboards

17th Century Celtic Carved Oak Dresser, Cupboard or Bookcase
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
17th century Celtic carved oak dresser, cupboard or bookcase Here we have a superb piece of
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Antique Late 17th Century French Gothic Bookcases

17th Century Welsh Low Dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare 17th Century Welsh oak low dresser of cabinet form, the molded top over three raised panel
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Welsh Buffets

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Oak

17th Century Welsh Low Dresser
17th Century Welsh Low Dresser
H 36 in W 54 in D 21 in
Charles II Period Geometric Oak Low Dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 17th century English oak low dresser from the reign of Charles II with molded top over three
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Carts and Bar Carts

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Oak

James II Style English Oak Dresser Base with Three Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English oak dresser base, the top with a moulded edge above three fitted panel front drawers
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Antique Late 17th Century English James II Sideboards

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Oak

Charles II period low dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
Late 17th Century English oak low dresser with three drawers over two doors and central drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Buffets

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Oak

Charles II period low dresser
Charles II period low dresser
H 33.5 in W 67 in D 22 in
Fine Welsh 17th c. Three Drawer Server
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine late 17th century oak low dresser, the molded top over three geometric molded drawers
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Antique Late 17th Century Welsh Baroque Buffets

Late 17th Century Carved Oak Dresser Base
Located in London, GB
This very handsome and solid late 17th century carved oak dresser base features 3 well-proportioned
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Antique Late 17th Century English Dressers

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Oak

Late 17th Century Carved Oak Dresser Base
Late 17th Century Carved Oak Dresser Base
H 28.25 in W 71.5 in D 18.63 in
Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Dresser in Oak and Walnut
Located in Casteren, NL
Century. The dresser is divided into two doors at the bottom with two drawers above. Between and next to
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Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Adam Style Dressers

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Oak, Walnut

Early English Jacobean 17th Century Oak Sideboard or Low Dresser
Located in Troy, NY
English Jacobean / Charles II, mid 17th Century sideboard or dresser of rare, small size, robust
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Antique 17th Century English Jacobean Console Tables

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Oak

Late 17th Century Oak Dresser
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A late 17th century oak dresser, the turned supports terminating in block feet, triple drawer to
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Antique Late 17th Century British James II Dressers

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Oak

Late 17th Century Oak Dresser
Late 17th Century Oak Dresser
H 33 in W 86 in D 22 in
Quite Exceptional Late 17th Century Oak Dresser Base
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A quite exceptional late 17th century oak dresser base. With elaborately panelled fronts and finely
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Antique Late 17th Century English Dressers

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Oak

A Fine and Rare 17th Century Oak Dresser Base
Located in New York, NY
Of unusual design and excellent color and patination; the rectangular overhanging top over three yew wood banded drawers and supported on six turned legs ending in block toes. Pro...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Sideboards

A Fine and Rare 17th Century Oak Dresser Base
A Fine and Rare 17th Century Oak Dresser Base
H 34.5 in W 73.5 in D 23.25 in
17th Century Moulded Oak Dresser base.
Located in Skipton, GB
An excellent example of a moulded turned leg dresser from the Charles II period. Having a two piece
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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Dressers

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Oak

17th Century Moulded Oak Dresser base.
17th Century Moulded Oak Dresser base.
H 30.71 in W 73.23 in D 20.48 in
17th Century English Oak Welsh Dresser Base
Located in Louisville, KY
rectangular top over three geometric molded-front drawers flanked with split-baluster turnings; raised on turned legs with stretchers. Repair to back legs. Retaining a rich, dark pat...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dressers

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Oak

Late 17th Century Dresser Base
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A particularly good and interesting late 17th century dresser, the fielded panel draw fronts
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Antique 1680s British Dressers

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Oak

Late 17th Century Dresser Base
Late 17th Century Dresser Base
H 39.5 in W 78.25 in D 23 in
English William and Mary Oak Dresser, circa 1690
Located in Dallington, East Sussex
A good late 17th century oak English dresser with three lovely geometrically molded drawers
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Antique 1690s William and Mary Dressers

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Oak

Georgian Oak Dresser late 17th Century
Located in Nashville, TN
Original hardware. This piece would also make a great console or buffet.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Sideboards

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Oak

17th Century Style Oak Welsh Dresser
Located in Vancouver, BC
17th century oak Welsh dresser, the projected moulded cornice over pierced shaped apron, open
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Early 20th Century Scottish Cupboards

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Oak

Antique Chest of Drawers Dresser Charles II Solid Oak, 17th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique 17th century Charles II solid oak chest of drawers, circa 1650, the rectangular top over
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Antique 17th Century Charles II Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

English William and Mary Period Oak Low Dresser with Molded Drawers
Located in Wells, ME
73 1/2 inch handsome 17th century dresser has had the drawers rebuilt, the depth slightly reduced and
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Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Sideboards

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Oak

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17th Century Oak Dressers For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of 17th century oak dressers available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and brass, all 17th century oak dressers available were constructed with great care. 17th century oak dressers have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much are 17th Century Oak Dressers?

Prices for 17th century oak dressers can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, 17th century oak dressers begin at $1,694 and can go as high as $28,200, while the average can fetch as much as $8,309.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

Questions About 17th Century Oak Dressers
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    What 17th-century furniture is called varies. The general term for all furniture produced 100 years ago, including 17th-century pieces, is antique furniture. You may also choose to be more specific and describe a piece by its style. Theatrical and lavish, the Baroque style was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to the mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from shape to materials. 17th-century pieces from England often feature characteristics of the William and Mary style, such as crisp lines, maple and walnut veneers, inlaid bands and C-scroll ornaments. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of antique furniture.
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    Sir Isaac Newton invented the reflector telescope in the 17th century. He created it as a replacement for the refracting telescope, which tended to have poor optics. Find a collection of antique and vintage telescopes on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.
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    17th-century Dutch portraiture has many similarities to other Baroque paintings, including rich colors, dark shadows and intense lighting. Many famous Dutch Baroque works lean toward realism. In Dutch portraiture, props and detailed backgrounds are uncommon. You'll find a collection of Dutch Baroque paintings from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.

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