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Super 17th C Coffer All Original Carving
Wickersley Antiques
for sale €579     $629
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Wickersley Antiques

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Super 17th C Coffer All Original Carving

17th century
Description

A good very original early oak coffer in excellent condition, lovely carving and having the unusual wavy skirt, it has a candle box with lid on the inside.

Circa 1640

DIMENSIONS

WIDTH 125 CMS

DEPTH 57 CMS

HEIGHT 96 CMS

Physical Dimensions
Height
67cm (26.38")
Width
125cm (49.21")
Depth
57cm (22.44")
Declaration

Wickersley Antiques has dated this 17th Century Carved Oak Coffer to the 17th Century.

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SA1216353
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Description
A good very original early oak coffer in excellent condition, lovely carving and having the unusual wavy skirt, it has a candle box with lid on the inside.

Circa 1640

DIMENSIONS

WIDTH 125 CMS

DEPTH 57 CMS

HEIGHT 96 CMS

Height
67cm (26.38")
Width
125cm (49.21")
Depth
57cm (22.44")
Date of Manufacture

Wickersley Antiques has dated this 17th Century Carved Oak Coffer to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1216353
Wickersley Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2011
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Wickersley Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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A seventeenth-century dark oak coffer featuring three relief-carved front panels with rosette motifs and a flat hinged lid.
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Archive I A seventeenth-century dark oak coffer featuring three relief-carved front panels with rosette motifs and a flat hinged lid.

Super 17th c coffer all original carving

Archive II A seventeenth-century dark oak coffer featuring three relief-carved front panels with rosette motifs and a flat hinged lid. View II
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Wickersley Antiques
Telephone 07802 196 675 or 01142 851 486
Location
Exhibiting and Trading from Hemswell Antique Centre
Caenby Corner
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 5TJ
United Kingdom
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Wickersley Antiques
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A seventeenth-century dark oak coffer featuring three relief-carved front panels with rosette motifs and a flat hinged lid.
Super 17th c coffer all original carving
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A seventeenth-century dark oak coffer featuring three relief-carved front panels with rosette motifs and a flat hinged lid.
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During the 17th century, coffers served as the primary storage units in British households for textiles, clothing, and valuables. Often given as marriage chests, these pieces featured hand-carved decorative panels displaying geometric, botanical, or guilloche motifs reflective of regional joinery styles.

Authentic period coffers were constructed from solid native timber, predominantly English oak. They utilized joined frame-and-panel construction secured with wooden trunnels or pegs, relying on mortise and tenon joints rather than metal screws or adhesive.

Authentic pieces display hand-planed surfaces, irregular gouge marks from hand carving, and wooden peg joinery. Oxidation around iron hinges, uneven wear on the base rails, and smooth, natural patination from centuries of handling are primary indicators of age.

A carved oak coffer can function as a anchor piece in an entryway, a coffee table in a living space, or placed at the foot of a bed for linen storage. Contrast the dark, carved timber with clean lines, light linen upholstery, and contemporary artwork.

Maintain the timber by dusting regularly with a soft cloth and applying a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year. Keep the coffer away from direct heat sources and maintain stable humidity levels to prevent timber shrinkage or splitting.
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