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Original and Unusual Large 17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers C. 1660
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Original and Unusual Large 17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers C. 1660

17th century
Sold 28 March 2025 · Webberley Antiques
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With a fabulous colour and naturally deep and rich patination, this is an original oak chest made in around 1660 and retaining all of its original timbers. The drawers open and close smoothly on rebated side runners and the drawer fronts are beautifully detailed with hand carved geometric mouldings. The drawers are graduated to comprise two short over one deeper long drawer, and then one slender long drawer over a very deep long drawer. All with original solid oak linings in excellent clean and usable condition with substantial dovetailed joints. The stile feet and backboards are original also and the chest has iron escutcheons fixed with rivets and early locks with working key. The heavy brass drop handles with snaped fastenings are old but not original, although they are right for period and sit in the original holes.

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The chest is unusual because it has a secret compartment above the top two drawers. Three huge hand hewn timbers form the top and this is the original. It rises on very early and blacksmith forged hinges to reveal a shallow oak compartment below. This compartment with a cushion moulded front and matching iron escutcheon.

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At the time that this chest was made there were no banks or safes or places you could deposit your valuables and much early furniture was made with secret compartments and drawers where such things could be hidden from view. There are a great number of ingenious mechanisms but this is the first time I have found such a secret compartment in a chest of drawers.

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The chest was made by hand. There are two braces which have been added during the 19th century below the top – just belt and braces to add support to the huge oak boards and not visible except when the top is raised.

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With original pegged joints and the timbers with hand held adze marks to the inner faces and back boards.

A really handsome early chest of drawers with a fantastic colour and great patination and in lovely condition throughout. Completely usable and great for hiding the family jewels!

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Dimensions are:

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Height is 40 inches. Width is 58 inches. Depth is 25.25 inches

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this Seventeenth Century Oak Chest to the 17th Century.

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Description
With a fabulous colour and naturally deep and rich patination, this is an original oak chest made in around 1660 and retaining all of its original timbers.
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The drawers open and close smoothly on rebated side runners and the drawer fronts are beautifully detailed with hand carved geometric mouldings.
Webberley Antiques

The drawers are graduated to comprise two short over one deeper long drawer, and then one slender long drawer over a very deep long drawer. All with original solid oak linings in excellent clean and usable condition with substantial dovetailed joints. The stile feet and backboards are original also and the chest has iron escutcheons fixed with rivets and early locks with working key. The heavy brass drop handles with snaped fastenings are old but not original, although they are right for period and sit in the original holes.

fig 1. A large seventeenth-century dark oak chest of drawers featuring geometric mitred mouldings and small drop handles.
fig 1. Original and Unusual Large 17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers C. 1660

The chest is unusual because it has a secret compartment above the top two drawers. Three huge hand hewn timbers form the top and this is the original. It rises on very early and blacksmith forged hinges to reveal a shallow oak compartment below. This compartment with a cushion moulded front and matching iron escutcheon.

fig 2. A large seventeenth-century dark oak chest of drawers featuring geometric mitred mouldings and small drop handles.
fig 2. Original and Unusual Large 17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers C. 1660

At the time that this chest was made there were no banks or safes or places you could deposit your valuables and much early furniture was made with secret compartments and drawers where such things could be hidden from view. There are a great number of ingenious mechanisms but this is the first time I have found such a secret compartment in a chest of drawers.

fig 3. A large seventeenth-century dark oak chest of drawers featuring geometric mitred mouldings and small drop handles.
fig 3. Original and Unusual Large 17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers C. 1660

The chest was made by hand. There are two braces which have been added during the 19th century below the top – just belt and braces to add support to the huge oak boards and not visible except when the top is raised.

fig 4. A large seventeenth-century dark oak chest of drawers featuring geometric mitred mouldings and small drop handles.
fig 4. Original and Unusual Large 17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers C. 1660

With original pegged joints and the timbers with hand held adze marks to the inner faces and back boards.

A really handsome early chest of drawers with a fantastic colour and great patination and in lovely condition throughout. Completely usable and great for hiding the family jewels!

Dimensions are:

Height is 40 inches. Width is 58 inches. Depth is 25.25 inches

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this Seventeenth Century Oak Chest to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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A large seventeenth-century dark oak chest of drawers featuring geometric mitred mouldings and small drop handles.
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  • ObjectChests of Drawers
  • Period17th century
  • StyleJacobean
  • MaterialOak, Brass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsGeometric mitred mouldings, Applied mouldings, Brass drop handles

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Seventeenth-century furniture, particularly from the Jacobean and Stuart periods, is characterised by heavy timber construction, dark patination, and pronounced geometric mouldings.

Pieces from this era were primarily constructed from solid English oak using hand-cut joints such as mortise and tenon, alongside pegged joints and hand-split drawer linings.

Authentic items display hand-planed surfaces, natural timber shrinkage, historic tool marks, and appropriate iron or brass hardware consistent with the period.

An antique chest of drawers can serve as a focal point in a contemporary room, contrasting cleanly against neutral walls to highlight the texture and warm tone of the aged wood.

Preserve antique oak by maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, avoiding direct sunlight, and periodically applying microcrystalline wax to nourish the wood surface.
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