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Oak Coffer with Burr Elm Panels C.1790
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Oak Coffer with Burr Elm Panels C.1790

18th century
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Late 18th.c. oak coffer with unusual burr elm panels. Flat (rather than panelled) solid oak top with a moulded edge. Lockable and lifting on hinges to reveal useful storage space inside with a small separate section to the left hand side. With two drawers in the base. Rare highly figured burr elm veneered panels and drawer fronts with mahogany surround. Original brass handles and escutcheons. Oak panelled sides and rear. Very good colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Key supplied.

Width: 49" (124.5 cm)

Height: 28" (71 cm)

Depth: 20" (51 cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
71cm (27.95")
Width
124.5cm (49.02")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Mule Chest to the 18th Century.

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SA1213557
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38172
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Late 18th.c. oak coffer with unusual burr elm panels. Flat (rather than panelled) solid oak top with a moulded edge.
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Lockable and lifting on hinges to reveal useful storage space inside with a small separate section to the left hand side.
Collinge Antiques

With two drawers in the base. Rare highly figured burr elm veneered panels and drawer fronts with mahogany surround. Original brass handles and escutcheons. Oak panelled sides and rear. Very good colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Key supplied.

Width: 49" (124.5 cm)

Height: 28" (71 cm)

Depth: 20" (51 cm)

Height
71cm (27.95")
Width
124.5cm (49.02")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Date of Manufacture

Collinge Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Mule Chest to the 18th Century.

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SA1213557
Dealers Internal Ref
38172
Collinge Antiques
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A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles.
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Archive I A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles.

Oak Coffer with Burr Elm Panels c.1790

Archive II A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles. View II
Archive III A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles. View III
Archive IV A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles. View IV
Archive V A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles. View V
Archive VI A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles. View VI
Archive VII A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles. View VII
Archive VIII A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles. View VIII
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A late eighteenth-century Georgian dark oak mule chest featuring three burr elm inset panels and two lower drawers with brass handles.
Oak Coffer with Burr Elm Panels c.1790
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The mule chest developed in seventeenth-century Britain as an evolution of the traditional coffer. By adding drawers beneath the main lidded compartment, makers created a hybrid storage piece that allowed easier access to smaller textiles without disturbing items stored in the top well.

Georgian coffers and mule chests were primarily constructed from solid native timbers such as oak, walnut, or pine, sometimes featuring decorative burr elm or fruitwood veneers. Standard construction techniques included hand-cut dovetail joints, pegged mortise-and-tenon framing, and cast brass swan-neck or drop handles.

Authentic eighteenth-century coffers display signs of period craftsmanship, including hand-sawn back panels, hand-cut dovetails on the drawers, and wooden peg fixings. Natural shrinking of the timber over time often results in slight irregularities, and original iron or brass hardware will show genuine oxidisation.

An antique mule chest serves as functional storage in a hallway, at the foot of a bed, or as an occasional coffee table in a living room. Its warm wood tones provide visual grounding and textural contrast alongside contemporary minimalist or traditional furnishings.

Maintain antique wooden coffers by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying a clear beeswax polish once or twice a year to nourish the timber. Keep the item away from direct heat sources and areas of extreme humidity to prevent cracking or warping of the panels.
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