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17th Century Carved Oak Coffer
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17th Century Carved Oak Coffer

17th century
Sold 30 September 2025 · FB Antiques
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Description

For sale is a good quality 17th century carved oak coffer, remaining in good condition, showing signs of wear commensurate with age and use.

Width: 123cm Depth: 54cm Height: 64cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
63cm (24.80")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
53cm (20.87")
Declaration

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

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SA1133547
Dealers Internal Reference
S27-1058
Description
For sale is a good quality 17th century carved oak coffer, remaining in good condition, showing signs of wear commensurate with age and use.

Width: 123cm Depth: 54cm Height: 64cm

Height
63cm (24.80")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
53cm (20.87")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
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SA1133547
Dealers Internal Ref
S27-1058
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A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

17th Century Carved Oak Coffer

Archive II A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. View II
Archive III A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. View III
Archive IV A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. View IV
Archive V A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. View V
Archive VI A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. View VI
Archive VII A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. View VII
Archive VIII A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. View VIII
Archive IX A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. View IX
Archive X A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background. View X
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Telephone 01245 401 210
Location
Rawlings Farm Buildings
Unit 7 Main Road
Rettendon Common
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 8DY
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/fbantiques
Verified Since Jul 2014
Items For Sale 300
Items Sold 1,359
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Location: Rawlings Farm Buildings, Unit 7 Main Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford , Essex, CM3 8DY, United Kingdom
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A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background.
17th Century Carved Oak Coffer
Ref: SA1133547
A rectangular carved oak coffer featuring geometric panelling and chip carving stands against a neutral background.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectChests and Trunks
  • Period17th century
  • StyleJacobean
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsGeometric panelling, Chip carving, Arched frieze, Stile feet
  • SizeH 63 cm (25 in) x W 123 cm (48 in) x D 53 cm (21 in)

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Seventeenth-century oak coffers were essential household items primarily used for storing valuables, textiles, and documents before fitted wardrobes became common.

These pieces were constructed from sturdy English oak, utilising frame-and-panel joinery, hand-carved details, and traditional peg construction to accommodate wood movement.

Authentic pieces display hand-tool marks, traditional joinery such as pegged mortise and tenon joints, natural patina, and shrinkage cracks consistent with age.

An antique coffer serves well as a functional coffee table, a hallway storage bench, or a textural anchor in a contemporary living space.

Preserve antique oak by maintaining stable humidity levels, avoiding direct sunlight, and applying occasional applications of traditional beeswax.
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