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Rare 16th Century Oak Coffer

16th century
Sold 28 March 2025 · Holmes Antiques
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Description

A rare and impressive 16th Century Oak Coffer, Inlaid with Nonsuch type panels within bold applied arcaded sections and inlaid pilasters. The rails and uprights carved beautifully with guilloche and flowers to the centre. To the base are the most wonderful large carved brackets with circular flower decoration to the centre. The top panelled with applied moulded sections to striking affect. The ends equally well carved with inlaid checkered banding to the double panels. Of good colour and In extraordinary original condition, having the original butterfly hinges and fabulous lock plate and hasp.

Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this 16th Century Oak Coffer to the 16th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
156cm (61.42")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Reference Numbers
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SA1116071
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

Description
A rare and impressive 16th Century Oak Coffer, Inlaid with Nonsuch type panels within bold applied arcaded sections and inlaid pilasters. The rails and uprights carved beautifully with guilloche and flowers to the centre.
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To the base are the most wonderful large carved brackets with circular flower decoration to the centre.
Holmes Antiques

The top panelled with applied moulded sections to striking affect. The ends equally well carved with inlaid checkered banding to the double panels. Of good colour and In extraordinary original condition, having the original butterfly hinges and fabulous lock plate and hasp.

Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this 16th Century Oak Coffer to the 16th Century.

Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
156cm (61.42")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Reference Numbers
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SA1116071
Holmes Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

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

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Verified Since Jan 2011
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An antique dark oak coffer featuring intricate carved geometric patterns, arched panels, and a hinged lid.
Rare 16th Century Oak Coffer
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  • ObjectCoffers & Chests
  • Period16th century
  • StyleTudor / Elizabethan
  • MaterialOak, Wrought Iron
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsArched panel carving, Geometric rosette roundels, Chip carving, Iron strap hinges
  • SizeH 83 cm (33 in) x W 156 cm (61 in) x D 60 cm (24 in)

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Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels away from direct heat sources, avoiding silicone-based polishes, and periodically applying microcrystalline wax to nourish the dry wood.

An antique coffer serves as a grounding focal point in a contemporary living space, functioning as a coffee table substitute or functional hallway storage beneath minimalist artwork.

Authenticity is determined by examining tool marks consistent with hand-cleaving and adzing, the presence of historical shrinkage, original peg construction, and period-appropriate wear patterns.

These pieces were constructed predominantly from quarter-sawn English oak, utilising pegged mortise and tenon joints, hand-carved decorative motifs, and wrought iron hardware rather than modern steel fasteners.

Sixteenth-century coffers were primarily utilitarian storage furniture used for valuables, textiles, and documents, evolving from simple dug-out trunks to sophisticated frame-and-panel construction influenced by Renaissance ornamentation.
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