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Large Solid Oak Carved Coffer
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Worboys Antiques

Worboys Antiques

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    Established since 1978, dealing in and restoring most antiques, specialising in clocks and furniture.
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Large Solid Oak Carved Coffer

1920 - 1940
For Sale by Worboys Antiques
Description

Large solid oak coffer having four carved panels to the front with a lift up top for storage , raised on short shaped feet .

Height

52.5 cm / 20 "

Width

106.5 cm / 42"

Depth

50 cm / 19 "

Good Condition Repolished

Please note that not all items are on display in our showrooms and may be in our off-site store. If you wish to see specific items please notify us before visiting so that we can ensure the item(s) are available to view.

Date of Manufacture

Worboys Antiques has dated this Solid Oak Carved Coffer to the 1930s.

Independent Date Check ID 09642858
Dealer's Item Date1930s
Sellingantiques Date1930s
Sellingantiques agingItem 75-110 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1930s:
Crisp repeated relief carving on the panels: machine work from early factory production.
Clean saw cuts on the interior boards: modern mechanical timber conversion.
Steel butt hinges and stay chain: factory hardware standard in interwar domestic furniture.
Uniform dark Jacobean stain throughout: widespread interwar revival taste.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
52.5cm (20.67")
Width
106.5cm (41.93")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1234694
Dealers Internal Reference
378797
Dealers Notes

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Description
Large solid oak coffer having four carved panels to the front with a lift up top for storage , raised on short shaped feet .

Height

52.5 cm / 20 "

Width

106.5 cm / 42"

Depth

50 cm / 19 "

Good Condition Repolished

Please note that not all items are on display in our showrooms and may be in our off-site store.

“
If you wish to see specific items please notify us before visiting so that we can ensure the item(s) are available to view.
Worboys Antiques
Date of Manufacture

Worboys Antiques has dated this Solid Oak Carved Coffer to the 1930s.

Independent Date Report ID 09642858
Dealer's Item Date1930s
Sellingantiques dating1930s
Sellingantiques agingItem 75-110 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1930s:
Crisp repeated relief carving on the panels: machine work from early factory production.
Clean saw cuts on the interior boards: modern mechanical timber conversion.
Steel butt hinges and stay chain: factory hardware standard in interwar domestic furniture.
Uniform dark Jacobean stain throughout: widespread interwar revival taste.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
52.5cm (20.67")
Width
106.5cm (41.93")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1234694
Dealers Internal Ref
378797
Worboys Antiques
Worboys Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2005

Established since 1978, dealing in and restoring most antiques, specialising in clocks and furniture.

Dealer Profile

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Trade Associations

Worboys Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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Worboys Antiques
Telephone 01494 931812
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86 London End
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 2JD
United Kingdom

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A dark solid oak storage coffer featuring a hinged rectangular lid and four relief-carved front panels.
Large Solid Oak Carved Coffer
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A dark solid oak storage coffer featuring a hinged rectangular lid and four relief-carved front panels.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectCoffers & Storage Chests
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleJacobean Revival
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsCarved panel front, Moulded lid edge, Frame and panel construction, Stile feet
  • SizeH 52.5 cm (21 in) x W 106.5 cm (42 in) x D 50 cm (20 in)

This large solid oak coffer from 1930 reflects a Jacoabean Revival style, finished in a dark brown tone with a repolished surface. The rectangular hinged lid has a moulded edge, sitting above a frame and panel construction with four front panels bearing detailed relief carving featuring geometric motifs and scrolling details. Short shaped stile feet support the base. The piece measures 52.5 cm high, 106.5 cm wide, and 50 cm deep. Positioned in an English Country House setting, the chest provides practical storage for household textiles, blankets, or keepsakes in a living room, hallway, or bedroom. The heavy timber construction and traditional ornamentation bring classic character to an interior. The clean rectangular profile allows the item to sit flush against a wall or serve as a functional surface.

FAQs

Historically, wooden coffers served as the primary storage vessels in European households, used to store textiles, bedding, clothing, and valuable items prior to the widespread use of free-standing wardrobes and chests of drawers.

Traditional oak coffers are built using frame-and-panel joinery, featuring horizontal rails and vertical stiles fitted around recessed panels, often secured with mortise and tenon joints and wooden pegs.

Authentic features include hand-planed timber surfaces, original iron hinges or ring latches, natural unevenness in the hand-carved relief panels, and genuine age-related oxidisation around joinery and metal fittings.

A solid oak coffer functions effectively as an end-of-bed linen trunk, a hallway storage bench, or a central coffee table, adding historical texture and grounding contrast within contemporary design schemes.

Maintain oak surfaces by dusting regularly with a dry lint-free cloth and applying a clear beeswax polish once or twice a year to protect the wood finish and prevent timber drying out.
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