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Antique Period Oak Elizabethan 16thc Planked Coffer. English C1570-90.
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Antique Period Oak Elizabethan 16thc Planked Coffer. English C1570-90.

16th century
Sold 21 September 2024 · Mark Seabrook Antiques
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An impressive late 16thc oak clamped coffer, of a very useful size, not being too large...it is of sturdy construction with attractive ends and shaped feet, typical style of the period, with all the original planks and candle box / till....it still retains its original iron lock, the hinges are old, but later replacements....it has gained a fine natural colour and patina.

English. C1570-90.

Physical Dimensions
Height
59.7cm (23.50")
Width
94cm (37.01")
Depth
39.4cm (15.51")
Declaration

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Coffer to the 16th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1061703
Dealers Internal Reference
MS 7967
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An impressive late 16thc oak clamped coffer, of a very useful size, not being too large...
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it is of sturdy construction with attractive ends and shaped feet, typical style of the period, with all the original planks and candle box / till.
Mark Seabrook Antiques

...it still retains its original iron lock, the hinges are old, but later replacements....it has gained a fine natural colour and patina.

English. C1570-90.

Height
59.7cm (23.50")
Width
94cm (37.01")
Depth
39.4cm (15.51")
Date of Manufacture

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Coffer to the 16th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1061703
Dealers Internal Ref
MS 7967
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2020

Specialising in 17/18thc oak & country furniture, antique treen, early metalware & english pottery.

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An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique Period Oak Elizabethan 16thc Planked Coffer. English C1570-90.

Archive II An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate. View II
Archive III An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate. View III
Archive IV An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate. View IV
Archive V An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate. View V
Archive VI An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate. View VI
Archive VII An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate. View VII
Archive VIII An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate. View VIII
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Mark Seabrook Antiques

Mark Seabrook Antiques
Telephone 07770 721931
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Bedfordshire
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Apr 2020
Items For Sale 37
Items Sold 1,054
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An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate.
Antique Period Oak Elizabethan 16thc Planked Coffer. English C1570-90.
Ref: SA1061703
An antique sixteenth-century planked oak coffer featuring a rectangular hinged lid, dark patinated timber surfaces, and an exposed iron lockplate.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectChests and Coffers
  • Period16th century
  • StyleElizabethan
  • MaterialOak, Iron
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsPlanked construction, Hand-wrought iron lockplate, Extended foot stiles
  • SizeH 59.7 cm (24 in) x W 94 cm (37 in) x D 39.4 cm (16 in)

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Elizabethan furniture typically features robust construction using native English oak, characterised by heavy proportions, utilitarian function, and sparse yet geometric carving influenced by the Renaissance.

These pieces were predominantly built from slow-grown English oak, often utilising thick planks secured with pegged mortise and tenon joints, complemented by hand-wrought iron hinges and lockplates.

Authentic pieces exhibit period-appropriate tool marks such as pit-sawing striations, hand-forged ironwork, shrinkage cracks, and a deep oxidised patina developed over centuries of exposure.

An antique coffer provides textural contrast in contemporary settings; it can function as a practical storage chest at the foot of a bed or serve as an anchor piece in a minimalist hallway.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels and moderate temperatures, avoiding direct sunlight, and periodically applying microcrystalline wax to nourish the historic timber surface.
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