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17th Century Oak Coffer

17th century
Sold 25 February 2025 · Holmes Antiques
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Description

A very good 17th Century Oak Coffer of lovely colour, in super original condition retaining the original ring hinges. The well carved front features tulips and leaf work to the panels and uprights, the top rail with Lunette pattern, the legs and bottom rail with scratch moulding. Nice to see also the original shaped brackets to the base still in place adjoining the bottom rail and leg. The inside is wonderfully clean and untouched just as we like to see. Interesting also to note the back legs are cut out at the back to allow the lid to open, this seems to be a feature of some coffers of this early period.

Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this 17th Century Oak Coffer to the 17th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
69cm (27.17")
Width
126cm (49.61")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1069006
Dealers Notes

Holmes Antiques was established in 1932

We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.

We specialise in early English furniture

With the emphasis on quality, originality, colour and surface.

David Holmes has developed a reputation in the antique trade as one of the country's leading experts on early English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany furniture.

Christian Holmes is the 4th generation of the family to deal in Antique furniture

www.holmesantiques.co.uk

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A very good 17th Century Oak Coffer of lovely colour, in super original condition retaining the original ring hinges.
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The well carved front features tulips and leaf work to the panels and uprights, the top rail with Lunette pattern, the legs and bottom rail with scratch moulding.
Holmes Antiques

Nice to see also the original shaped brackets to the base still in place adjoining the bottom rail and leg. The inside is wonderfully clean and untouched just as we like to see. Interesting also to note the back legs are cut out at the back to allow the lid to open, this seems to be a feature of some coffers of this early period.

Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this 17th Century Oak Coffer to the 17th Century.

Height
69cm (27.17")
Width
126cm (49.61")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1069006
Holmes Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Leading experts on early english oak, walnut and mahogany furniture. Established in 1932.

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Holmes Antiques
Telephone 07729 347 159
Location
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/holmes
Verified Since Jan 2011
Items For Sale 230
Items Sold 555
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A rectangular antique oak coffer featuring intricately carved panels with floral and architectural motifs across the front.
17th century Oak Coffer
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A rectangular antique oak coffer featuring intricately carved panels with floral and architectural motifs across the front.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectChests and Coffers
  • Period17th century
  • StyleJacobean
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsLunette carving, Floral relief panels, Framed stile construction
  • SizeH 69 cm (27 in) x W 126 cm (50 in) x D 54 cm (21 in)

FAQs

Seventeenth-century oak coffers were foundational household items primarily used for storing textiles, valuables, and documents in domestic interiors before the widespread use of dedicated wardrobes and chests of drawers.

These pieces were constructed predominantly from native British oak using traditional frame-and-panel techniques, pegged joints, and hand-carved ornamentation executed with gouges and chisels.

Authenticity is indicated by period-appropriate tool marks, hand-split timber grain, traditional wooden peg construction, iron blacksmith-made hinges, and natural patination developed over centuries of handling.

A historic oak coffer provides functional storage while adding tactile warmth to modern spaces, frequently utilised at the foot of a bed, within a hallway, or as a contrasting coffee table.

Maintain antique oak in stable environmental conditions away from direct heat sources and sunlight, applying occasional applications of traditional beeswax to nourish the timber without sealing the surface.
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