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Oak Linenfold Coffer
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Oak Linenfold Coffer

1900 - 1920
Sold 25 February 2025 · Worboys Antiques
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Description

Oak coffer having two linenfold panels to the front , above a small drawers to the base , panelled ends and top , raised on short legs .

Height

61.5 cm / 24 "

Width

96.5 cm / 38 "

Depth

45.5 cm / 18"

Good Condition Wax Finished

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Date of Manufacture

Worboys Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Coffer to the 1920s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
61.5cm (24.21")
Width
96.5cm (37.99")
Depth
45.5cm (17.91")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1111447
Dealers Internal Reference
378011
Dealers Notes

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Description
Oak coffer having two linenfold panels to the front , above a small drawers to the base , panelled ends and top , raised on short legs .

Height

61.5 cm / 24 "

Width

96.5 cm / 38 "

Depth

45.5 cm / 18"

Good Condition Wax Finished

Please note that not all items are on display in our showrooms and may be in our off-site store.

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If you wish to see specific items please notify us before visiting so that we can ensure the item(s) are available to view.
Worboys Antiques
Date of Manufacture

Worboys Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Coffer to the 1920s.

Height
61.5cm (24.21")
Width
96.5cm (37.99")
Depth
45.5cm (17.91")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1111447
Dealers Internal Ref
378011
Worboys Antiques
Worboys Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2005

Established since 1978, dealing in and restoring most antiques, specialising in clocks and furniture.

Dealer Profile

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Worboys Antiques Profile Page

Trade Associations

Worboys Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Oak Linenfold Coffer

Archive II An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View II
Archive III An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View III
Archive IV An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View IV
Archive V An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View V
Archive VI An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View VI
Archive VII An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View VII
Archive VIII An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View VIII
Archive IX An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View IX
Archive X An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View X
Archive XI An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs. View XI
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Worboys Antiques

Worboys Antiques
Telephone 01494 931812
Location
86 London End
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 2JD
United Kingdom

By appointment.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/wa
Verified Since Jul 2005
Items For Sale 194
Items Sold 6,481
Worboys Antiques
Worboys Antiques
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An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs.
Oak Linenfold Coffer
Ref: SA1111447
An antique oak coffer featuring linenfold carved panels on the front, a hinged three-panel top, and a lower drawer with small wooden knobs.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectChests and Coffers
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleTudor / Jacobean Revival
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsLinenfold carving, Frame and panel construction, Arcaded frieze, Turned wooden drawer pulls
  • SizeH 61.5 cm (24 in) x W 96.5 cm (38 in) x D 45.5 cm (18 in)

FAQs

A linenfold coffer is a traditional storage chest featuring carved wooden panels designed to resemble folded linen. Originating in late Gothic and Tudor periods, these pieces were used primarily to store textiles, valuables, and documents in domestic settings.

Authentic coffers are constructed predominantly from solid domestic timber such as oak, utilising frame-and-panel construction with pegged joints, hand-cut dovetails, and traditional ironmongery to accommodate wood movement over centuries.

Authentication relies on examining tool marks, timber shrinkage, hand-forged nails, patination, and construction methods consistent with the period, noting that older pieces exhibit irregular grain patterns and oxidisation unique to age.

An antique coffer functions effectively as a focal storage unit at the end of a bed, beneath a window, or as a coffee table substitute in a living room, contrasting contemporary upholstery with historic wooden texture.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, avoiding direct sunlight and heat sources, and occasionally applying traditional beeswax to nourish the timber without sealing the historic surface finish.
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