A Mid-Victorian Painted Pine Pot Board Dresser Base c.1860-70 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Above the main entrance porch

Above the main entrance porch the legend “Anno domini 1883 “

Its origins could well be Dutch or more eastern European

trompe l'oeil is a game artists play with spectators to raise questions about the nature of art and perception and these examples are no different

or flying foxes

A Mid-Victorian Painted Pine Pot Board Dresser Base c.1860-70 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Above the main entrance porchOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1860 70Width: 65 Height: 35Depth: 22The ochre sand painted pine dresser base retaining the original paint distressed commensurate with age and with a good texture, having a characterful thick two piece top over three deep frieze drawers each with knob handles, the whole standing on integral block legs to a lower pot board and surviving from high Victorian England. The base shows some