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17th Century Oak Coffer
Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd
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17th Century Oak Coffer

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17th century Oak coffer with a three panel top. The front consisting of two carved panels featuring tulip heads below a carved frieze of scrollwork designs. Excellent crisp carving. Good original height and original pin hinges and interior till. West Country. Circa 1670/80. Ex: Private Collection and Charles Lumb and Sons, Harrogate.

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Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd has dated this 17th Century Oak Coffer to the 17th Century.

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17th century Oak coffer with a three panel top.
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The front consisting of two carved panels featuring tulip heads below a carved frieze of scrollwork designs.
Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd

Excellent crisp carving. Good original height and original pin hinges and interior till. West Country. Circa 1670/80. Ex: Private Collection and Charles Lumb and Sons, Harrogate.

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Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd has dated this 17th Century Oak Coffer to the 17th Century.

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Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd
Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2022

Period furniture, lighting, mirrors, portraits and interior decoration.

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Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd

Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07710 793753 or 01969 625199
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Leyburn
North Yorkshire
DL8
United Kingdom

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A 17th-century carved oak coffer featuring two carved floral front panels, a carved top frieze, and an iron lockplate.
17th century Oak Coffer
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A 17th-century carved oak coffer featuring two carved floral front panels, a carved top frieze, and an iron lockplate.
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A 17th-century oak coffer is a wooden storage chest constructed during the Jacobean or Carolean periods. Featuring joined panel construction and hand-carved decorative elements, these chests served as essential storage for linens, textiles, and household valuables.

These coffers were predominantly crafted from solid native oak, assembled using mortise and tenon joinery secured with wooden pegs. Decorative carved panels were created by hand, and iron hardware, such as loop hinges and hand-forged lockplates, was routinely fitted.

Authentic pieces exhibit signs of age such as hand-planed surfaces, pegged joinery, natural wood shrinkage across the grain, and dark patina in unpolished crevices. Original ironmongery often shows hand-forged irregularity and surface oxidisation.

An antique coffer functions effectively as a low coffee table, an entryway storage bench, or a feature piece placed at the foot of a bed. Its deep wood tones provide grounding texture and contrast when paired with contemporary furnishings.

Maintain the finish by applying a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year using a soft cloth. Keep the item away from direct heat sources and fluctuating humidity levels to prevent warping, splitting, or drying of the timber.
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