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Antique Coffer

18th century
Sold 13 July 2026 · Highmeads Antiques
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Description

18th century oak four panel coffer with carved decoration on stile end supports.

Length 133cm

Width 59cm

Height 63cm.

Showing signs of age and use.

Please contact me for shipping costs.

Date of Manufacture

Highmeads Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Coffer to the 18th Century.

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Description
18th century oak four panel coffer with carved decoration on stile end supports.

Length 133cm

Width 59cm

Height 63cm.

Showing signs of age and use.

Please contact me for shipping costs.

Date of Manufacture

Highmeads Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Coffer to the 18th Century.

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An antique dark oak coffer featuring intricately carved geometric patterns across the frieze, stiles, and front panels. SOLD13 JUL 26
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Archive I An antique dark oak coffer featuring intricately carved geometric patterns across the frieze, stiles, and front panels. SOLD13 JUL 26

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An antique dark oak coffer featuring intricately carved geometric patterns across the frieze, stiles, and front panels.
Antique coffer
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An antique dark oak coffer featuring intricately carved geometric patterns across the frieze, stiles, and front panels.
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  • ObjectStorage Chests
  • Period18th century
  • StyleJacobean
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsGeometric carved panels, Lunette frieze, Stile and rail construction, Applied mouldings

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Coffers are among the oldest forms of furniture, traditionally used in medieval and early modern households to store valuables, documents, and textiles securely before the widespread use of fitted wardrobes and drawers.

Traditional British coffers were predominantly constructed from solid oak using frame-and-panel joinery, pegged tenons, and hand-forged iron hinges or locks to accommodate the natural expansion and contraction of timber.

Authenticity is identified through hand-cut joinery such as pegged mortise and tenon joints, tool marks left by adzes or pit saws, hand-wrought iron hardware, and natural timber oxidisation consistent with age.

An antique coffer functions effectively as a focal point in a hallway or living space, providing practical concealed storage while adding texture and historical contrast to modern minimalist or transitional schemes.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, avoiding direct heat sources or sunlight to prevent splitting, and periodically applying microcrystalline wax to nourish and protect the wood finish.
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