A Mid-Victorian Painted Pine Dresser Base c.1860-70 reserved all of which are either

all of which are either alluded to or directly illustrated in this beautiful piece

The glazing and case are all original and the rest of the composition is very well preserved with expected light wear to the case

of Spanish-Moorish origin and coming to England from Portugal with Katherine of Braganza in1661 when she married Charles II

has been dated by Henrywood to 1818-23

qumqum or perfume sprinklers

A Mid-Victorian Painted Pine Dresser Base c.1860-70 reserved all of which are eitherOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1860 70Width: 69 Height: 34Depth: 17The ochre sand painted pine dresser base retaining the original paint distressed commensurate with age and with a good texture, having a characterful thick one piece top now almost devoid of any paint, over two deep frieze drawers each with ebonised knob handles, the whole standing on integral block legs and surviving from high Victorian England. The