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Description

Elizabethan Oak Coffer with Carvings

With Ebony and Oak Inlay Details

In Original Showroom Condition

Dimensions:

* Width - 142cm

* Height - 76cm

* Depth - 61cm

Date of Manufacture

Colton Antiques has dated this Elizabethan Oak Coffer to the Before 1700 period.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1153063

Dealers Internal Reference

059

Dealers Notes

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Shipping arrangements will be handled with ease on a case-by-case basis; please inquire for further details.

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Description

Elizabethan Oak Coffer with Carvings

With Ebony and Oak Inlay Details

In Original Showroom Condition

Dimensions:

Width - 142cm

Height - 76cm

Depth - 61cm

Date of Manufacture

Colton Antiques has dated this Elizabethan Oak Coffer to the Before 1700 period.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1153063

Dealers Internal Ref

059

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Colton Antiques

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An antique dark oak coffer featuring heavily carved arched panels, inlaid banding along the frieze, and a boarded lid.

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Telephone 07973 797098

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Essex
United Kingdom

Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/colton

Verified Since Oct 2024

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ObjectCoffers and Chests
Period17th century
StyleElizabethan
MaterialOak, Marquetry Inlay
ColourDark Brown
MotifsArched panel carvings, Geometric inlay banding, Stylised leaf motifs, Pegged frame construction

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Elizabethan furniture is characterised by heavy, solid oak construction, geometric mouldings, and intricate relief carvings often featuring stylised foliage, arcade motifs, and marquetry inlay.

These pieces were typically constructed from rift-sawn English oak using traditional joinery methods such as mortise and tenon joints, pegged frames, and hand-split board panels.

Authentic period pieces exhibit hand-tool marks, natural timber shrinkage, oxidisation and wear consistent with age, historic ironwork hinges, and pegged construction without modern metal fasteners.

An antique oak coffer provides functional storage and textual contrast in contemporary spaces, serving effectively as a coffee table substitute, a hallway blanket box, or an anchor piece beneath modern abstract art.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, avoiding direct sunlight and heat sources, and occasionally applying microcrystalline wax to nourish and protect the aged timber surface.