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C16th Small Chest, Coffer
Martin Murray Antiques
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C16th Small Chest, Coffer

16th century
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A good quality Elizabethan chest in very sound original order. The construction is most unusual as the central stile is actually a piece applied to the solid one piece front, I have not seen this method of construction before but it has probably saved this little chest from having linenfold or other carved panels later fitted in an unscrupulous attempt to raise its value, ironically undecorated chests from this period are now quite rare as a consequence. The chest is of extremely good quality with moulded edges inside and out, the original hinges, lock and hasp are present, the single plank top has a moulded frame to the exterior edges and the piece has a fine dry surface reminiscent of chests found in churches.

English. Circa 1560

Height 48.5 cm ( 19”)

Width 91 cm ( 36”)

Depth 45.5 cm ( 18’)

Physical Dimensions
Height
48.5cm (19.09")
Width
91cm (35.83")
Depth
41.5cm (16.34")
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Martin Murray Antiques has dated this 16th Century Oak Coffer to the 16th Century.

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SA1213130
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Description
A good quality Elizabethan chest in very sound original order. The construction is most unusual as the central stile is actually a piece applied to the solid one piece front, I have not seen this method of construction before but it has probably saved this little chest from having linenfold or other carved panels later fitted in an unscrupulous attempt to raise its value, ironically undecorated chests from this period are now quite rare as a consequence. The chest is of extremely good quality with moulded edges inside and out, the original hinges, lock and hasp are present, the single plank top has a moulded frame to the exterior edges and the piece has a fine dry surface reminiscent of chests found in churches.

English. Circa 1560

Height 48.5 cm ( 19”)

Width 91 cm ( 36”)

Depth 45.5 cm ( 18’)

Height
48.5cm (19.09")
Width
91cm (35.83")
Depth
41.5cm (16.34")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
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SA1213130
Martin Murray Antiques
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A dark 16th-century oak coffer featuring a hinged panelled lid, framed front panels, a central wrought-iron lock plate, and sturdy stile feet.
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Archive I A dark 16th-century oak coffer featuring a hinged panelled lid, framed front panels, a central wrought-iron lock plate, and sturdy stile feet.

C16th small chest, coffer

Archive II A dark 16th-century oak coffer featuring a hinged panelled lid, framed front panels, a central wrought-iron lock plate, and sturdy stile feet. View II
Archive III A dark 16th-century oak coffer featuring a hinged panelled lid, framed front panels, a central wrought-iron lock plate, and sturdy stile feet. View III
Archive IV A dark 16th-century oak coffer featuring a hinged panelled lid, framed front panels, a central wrought-iron lock plate, and sturdy stile feet. View IV
Archive V A dark 16th-century oak coffer featuring a hinged panelled lid, framed front panels, a central wrought-iron lock plate, and sturdy stile feet. View V
Archive VI A dark 16th-century oak coffer featuring a hinged panelled lid, framed front panels, a central wrought-iron lock plate, and sturdy stile feet. View VI
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A dark 16th-century oak coffer featuring a hinged panelled lid, framed front panels, a central wrought-iron lock plate, and sturdy stile feet.
C16th small chest, coffer
Ref: SA1213130
A dark 16th-century oak coffer featuring a hinged panelled lid, framed front panels, a central wrought-iron lock plate, and sturdy stile feet.
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A 16th-century oak coffer is a primary form of early storage furniture, characterised by joined or boarded solid oak construction, framed panels, and heavy hand-forged ironmongery.

These coffers were predominantly constructed from European oak using traditional mortise-and-tenon joints secured with wooden pegs, featuring hand-forged iron lock plates and strap hinges.

Authentic early pieces display hand-hewn surface textures, hand-cut pegging, hand-forged iron fittings, signs of natural wood shrinkage across the grain, and deep patination around contact points.

A historic oak chest functions as a functional focal point in a hallway, at the foot of a bed, or as a low coffee table, providing rich texture alongside modern clean lines.

Dust surfaces regularly with a soft cloth and apply beeswax polish sparingly once or twice a year while keeping the piece away from direct heat sources and extreme moisture changes.
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