A 19th Century Irish Dresser
Located in Tetbury, England
Irish, second half of the 19th century. Height 7ft 2” (217cm).
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Late 19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Antique Irish Dresser
Irish Pine One Piece Open Rack Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
It’s been a while since we had one of these iconic pieces of Irish vernacular furniture to offer for sale. The open rack dresser took pride of place in any Irish household that cou...
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Late 19th Century Irish Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
19thC Irish Pine Sled Foot Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1800 19thC Irish Pine Sled Foot Dresser sku 594 W145 x D45 x H190 cm Weight 64 Kg
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19th Century Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Large 19thC Irish Pine Potboard Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1860 Large 19thC Irish Pine Potboard Dresser sku 1681 Base W191 x D49 x H79 cm Top W200 x D36 x H108 cm Together W200 x D49 x H187 cm
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19th Century Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
19th C Irish Vernacular Painted Farmhouse Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850. 19th C Irish vernacular painted farmhouse dresser. sku 1147.
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19th Century Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Large Irish Pine Housekeepers Cupboard/Armoire
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850 Large Irish Pine Housekeepers Cupboard/Armoire Shelves can be added Sourced from County Antrim sku 1274 (two sections) W151 x D52 x H208cm
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19th Century Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
19th Century Irish Pine Kitchen Hutch or Dresser
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a wonderful nineteenth century Irish kitchen dresser or breakfront. Made of solid pine and featuring two cutlery drawers, an open base and a deep counter with three fixed she...
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19th Century Irish Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
A Very Good 19th Century Killarney Ware Dresser Box, Ireland Circa 1870
$1,200
H 3.25 in W 9 in D 9 in
A Very Good 19th Century Killarney Ware Dresser Box, Ireland Circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome 19th century dresser box hand constructed in Arbutus wood. (Arbutus wood is an indigenous wood specific to the southwestern region of Ireland).
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Other, Brass
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19th Century Georgian Irish Black Glazed Dresser w/ Primitive Carved Pediment
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H 80.51 in W 60.83 in D 17.13 in
19th Century Georgian Irish Black Glazed Dresser w/ Primitive Carved Pediment
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dress Up: Rather lovely rustic Irish dresser or bookcase dating from the first part of the 19th century.
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1820s Irish Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Wood
Good Victorian Irish Pine Slim Dresser c. 1900
Located in Heathfield, GB
A most attractive solid pine antique dresser in very good condition for age with no worm or wobbles and only minor dings and marks consistent with age and use. Very heavy and solid,...
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Early 20th Century European Victorian Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish Deal Pine Dresser
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A charming provincial piece, an Irish version of the more commonly seen Welsh dresser, dating to the late 18th/early 19th century.
Category
Late 18th Century Irish George III Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Welsh Dresser
Located in Clinton, AR
Solid oak wood. Original hardware. Beautifully crafted.
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Early 20th Century Northern Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Oak
Wonderful Irish Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderfully small antique Irish dresser with original worn finish, 1840.
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Mid-19th Century Northern Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
19th Century Irish Dresser
Located in Calgary, Alberta
A really wonderful mid 19th century one piece pine County Cavan Irish dresser for your Downton Abbey inspired kitchen.
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19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Wood
Pine Fiddle-Front Irish Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
Even without a central splat to the base this is still known as a fiddle-front dresser. This superb example of a one piece open rack dresser from Co. Mayo features a fretwork frieze...
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19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
c.1750 Provincial Oak Irish Dresser
Located in Highwood, IL
A provincial oak dresser or buffet with a stylized scalloped cornice above an open slatted shelving area. Has framed mahogany banding that highlights foliate brass escutcheons and dr...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Oak, Mahogany
Miniature Irish Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
A typical one piece Irish Open Rack Dresser-featuring two upper shelves, two lap-jointed molded drawers and two panelled doors, the whole surrounded by hand-cut fluting and ending in...
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19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Painted Irish Dresser
Located in Nantucket, MA
in bittersweet and brown
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Wood, Paint
Irish Dresser in Oak with Mahogany Banding
Located in Woodbury, CT
Irish, two drawer dresser in oak with mahogany cross banding.
Category
19th Century English Antique Irish Dresser
Irish Pine Chicken Coop Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
The dresser was the decorative focal point of the sparse interior of the nineteenth century Irish cottage, and is the best known piece of Irish vernacular furniture.
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Large Irish Hutch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Irish Dresser from County Mayo with traditional Cupid's Bow details.
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Irish Pine Glazed Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
An exceptional Irish glazed dresser in almost completely original condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
19th Century Irish Pine Dresser
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Rustic antique Irish pine hutch dresser with a single door to base and original mustard painted tongue and groove plate rack.
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Wood
Irish Painted Chicken Coop Dresser
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century Irish painted pine chicken coop dresser with a fretwork frieze and shaped apron. 1880.
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish 19th Century Polychrome Pine Pot Board Dresser
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A compelling Irish dresser, with pot board made circa 1840. The polychrome antique is painted a serene teal-green with a red painted pot board backing.
Category
19th Century Irish Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
c.1860 Country Irish Pine Dresser
Located in Highwood, IL
Country Irish pine dresser. We think it was painted red at one time which gave the pine a red tone.
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Mid 19th Century Irish Elm Dresser County Kilkenny
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A unusual Irish elm two section dresser with five drawers including three spice drawers.
Category
Mid-19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Elm
Country Style 18th Century Irish Period Pine single Dresser, 1710
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H 68.51 in W 37.41 in D 12.6 in
Country Style 18th Century Irish Period Pine single Dresser, 1710
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
A now rare early piece of country furniture with layers of original paint, this single piece dresser was originally built in and probably stems from an Irish cottage, the shelf bar a...
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Early 18th Century Irish Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
19th Century Rustic Pine Irish Chicken Hutch Dresser
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Rustic Pine Irish Chicken Hutch Dresser This dresser is a genuine Irish piece with as much of a rustic look that anyone could want, it has a wonderful Rustic patina whi...
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1850s Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
c.1800 French Vaisselier
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique solid cherry vaisselier (the French version of an Irish dresser). Has stunning hardware, a beautiful patina and three railed shelves.
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19th Century French Antique Irish Dresser
Painted "Chicken Coop" Dresser
Located in Woodbury, CT
This dresser get its name from the open storage racks down below. If you wanted fresh chicken (or even rabbit) for dinner, but did not wish to take the long walk out to the coop that...
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19th Century Irish Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Large Irish Pine Housekeepers Cupboard
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850 Large Irish Pine Housekeepers Cupboard Sourced from County Antrim sku 1274 (two sections) W151 x D52 x H208cm
Category
19th Century Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Large Irish Pine Housekeepers Cupboard/Armoire
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850 Large Irish Pine Housekeepers Cupboard/Armoire Sourced from County Antrim sku 1274 (two sections) W151 x D52 x H208cm
Category
19th Century Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Pine Two Door Armoire with Interior
Located in Baltimore, MD
The crown is so plain and set at an angle like an Irish dresser. The scallop-framed flat panels in the doors might be found on a Dutch linen cabinet.
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Victorian Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Victorian Irish Pine Dresser
Located in Calgary, Alberta
This rustic pine Victorian one piece Irish farmhouse dresser is a great size that would fit most kitchens.
Category
19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Wood
Pine Two Door Armoire
Located in Baltimore, MD
The crown is plain, like those on Irish dressers. The frieze beneath is adorned with three hardwood medallions, placed to line up with the acorn corbels which cap the convex molding...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Late Victorian Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Pine One Piece Irish Glazed Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a fine example of an Irish glazed dresser from Co. Sligo, built in one piece, as is typical, and in almost entirely original condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Miniature Pine Irish Open Rack Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
What a delightful piece! Far too well-made to be a toy, and too obviously country to be a commercial salesman’s sample, I believe this is the work of a local village craftsman showi...
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Early 20th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
c.1890 Antique Irish Painted Pine Hutch
Located in Highwood, IL
Gorgeous antique Irish pine dresser (hutch) with a fantastic aged gray painted finish.
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
19th Century Pine Dresser with Plate Rack
Located in Mckinney, TX
Antique stepback cupboard or dresser crafted from solid pine with a beautiful patina.
Category
Mid-19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Antique Country British Farmhouse Painted Pine Kitchen Dresser Server Table
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H 30.75 in W 72 in D 18.75 in
Antique Country British Farmhouse Painted Pine Kitchen Dresser Server Table
Located in Forney, TX
A large country British (Welsh, English, or Irish) farmhouse kitchen dresser base (buffet serving table, sideboard server or monumental console / sofa table) circa 1910 Hand-crafted...
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Early 20th Century British Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Oak Bacon Settle
Located in London, GB
Another example of this in stock at LASSCO Brunswick House is the Irish Coop Dresser which, as well as being used for the display of the families finest china and the usual storage o...
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18th Century and Earlier British George III Antique Irish Dresser
Pine Irish Dresser or Cupboard
Located in New York, NY
Antique pine Irish dresser or cupboard with two drawers over two doors and three open plate shelves and carved top.
Category
Early 20th Century English Country Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish Coop Dresser
Located in London, GB
A nineteenth century Poplar coop dresser, Irish, of stepped form, the moulded cornice with fret cut frieze on two shelves with an arrangement of hinged compartments, cupboards and dr...
Category
19th Century Irish Folk Art Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine, Poplar
Irish Open Rack Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a splendid pine one piece open rack dresser from Co. Mayo in almost totally original condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish 19th Century Painted Pine Pot Board Dresser
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A compelling Irish pine dresser, with pot board. This antique is painted a soft green with a creamy-beige painted pot board backing.
Category
19th Century Irish Other Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish Openrack Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
By the end of the 19th century the dresser had become firmly established as the most important item of domestic furniture in Irish rural houses.
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
19th Century Solid Mahogany Campaign Chest by P. Beakey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine 19th century solid mahogany campaign chest The stacking two over three drawer chest is hand made in Ireland by P Beakey cabinetmaker. Quality built with dovetail construc...
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19th Century Irish Campaign Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Mahogany
Pine Open Rack Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
A diminutive Irish one piece open rack dresser featuring bold crown molding above a scalloped frieze, two shelves on tongue and groove backboards and two panelled doors with decorati...
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19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish Dresser Base, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice Provincial Irish pine dresser base made during the first half of the 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Metal
Irish Dresser
Located in Southampton, NY
Original blue paint has been enhanced with decorative carved elements and tradition feet.
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Painted Irish Dresser
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and good looking Irish painted dresser with plate rack
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Wood, Paint
Irish Dresser Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice provincial green painted Irish pine dresser base made during the first half of the 19th century.
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Pine Irish Dresser, circa 1820
Located in York, GB
Charming Irish pine dresser with remains of old paintwork, circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish Dresser in Original Paint
Located in Sheffield, MA
This may be the best step back cupboard we have ever had. Lovely in its original red paint, it dates 1780. The frieze at the top has lovely detail with two hearts, a swirl and lattic...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Antique Irish Dresser French Painted Solid Pine Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Aged and seriously distressed antique 19th century white painted Irish pine dresser, the enlarged three tier plate rack over two short drawers and a pair of cupboards, the dresser pa...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish Dresser in Original Red Paint
Located in Sheffield, MA
This may be the best step back cupboard we have ever had! Lovely in its original red paint, it dates 1780. the frieze at the top has lovely detail with two hearts, a swirl and lattic...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish Dresser in orginal red paint
Located in Sheffield, MA
this may be the best step back cupboard we have ever had. Lovely in its original red paint, it dates 1780. The frieze at the top has lovely detail with two hearts, a swirl and lattic...
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18th Century and Earlier Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
19th Century Irish Pine Dresser
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very charming, 19th century Irish dresser in pine, with a lovely colour and proportions.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Irish Dresser
Early Irish Painted Dresser
Located in Port Chester, NY
Early Irish country dresser, storage behind red-checked curtain (new fabric) in vivid blue paint, well worn.
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19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Wood
An Early 19th Century Irish Painted Dresser
Located in London, GB
An Early 19th Century Irish Painted Dresser
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Early 19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Wood
Antique Irish pine dresser
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Irish pine dresser
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19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Materials
Pine
Irish Oak Carved Dresser Base
Located in High Point, NC
Irish Oak Carved Dresser Base
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18th Century and Earlier Irish Antique Irish Dresser
An Early 19th Century Irish Painted Dresser
Located in London, GB
An Early 19th Century Irish Painted Dresser
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19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
Antique Irish pine dresser with plate rack.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Irish pine dresser with plate rack.
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19th Century Irish Antique Irish Dresser
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Pine
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Antique Irish Dresser For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique Irish dresser you’re looking for. An antique Irish dresser — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique Irish dresser you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique Irish dresser made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular.
How Much is a Antique Irish Dresser?
Prices for an antique Irish dresser can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $595 and can go as high as $14,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,717.
Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces 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.
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