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18th Century Oak Coffer
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18th Century Oak Coffer

18th century
Sold 18 March 2025 · Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
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Description

A nice style, 18th Century oak coffer. Having three fielded panels to the top with moulded edge, above three carved panels to the front. The hinged lid opens to reveal a small boxed compartment. There is a lock and key. The front has three heavily carved panels and surrounds with detailed patterns. Panelled sides and raised on stile feet.

Fabulous colour and patina. A useful, characterful piece of furniture that lived in our own home.

Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this 18th Century Oak Coffer to the 18th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
65cm (25.59")
Width
148cm (58.27")
Depth
58cm (22.83")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA933227
Dealers Internal Reference
2499
Description
A nice style, 18th Century oak coffer. Having three fielded panels to the top with moulded edge, above three carved panels to the front. The hinged lid opens to reveal a small boxed compartment. There is a lock and key. The front has three heavily carved panels and surrounds with detailed patterns. Panelled sides and raised on stile feet.

Fabulous colour and patina. A useful, characterful piece of furniture that lived in our own home.

Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this 18th Century Oak Coffer to the 18th Century.

Height
65cm (25.59")
Width
148cm (58.27")
Depth
58cm (22.83")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA933227
Dealers Internal Ref
2499
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2018
Dealer Profile

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Archive I An eighteenth-century rectangular oak coffer featuring carved panelled construction and geometric surface detailing. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

18th Century Oak Coffer

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Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Telephone 01858 882005 or 07811 127428
Location
Lodge Farm
Walton Lane
Husbands Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6NN
United Kingdom

By appointment only
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/leewrightantiques
Verified Since Nov 2018
Items For Sale 148
Items Sold 1,023
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
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Location: Lodge Farm, Walton Lane, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6NN, United Kingdom, , By appointment only
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An eighteenth-century rectangular oak coffer featuring carved panelled construction and geometric surface detailing.
18th Century Oak Coffer
Ref: SA933227
An eighteenth-century rectangular oak coffer featuring carved panelled construction and geometric surface detailing.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectStorage Chests & Coffers
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsGeometric carved panels, Framed construction, Hinged lid, Chip carving
  • SizeH 65 cm (26 in) x W 148 cm (58 in) x D 58 cm (23 in)

FAQs

Coffers are among the oldest forms of domestic furniture, originally used in medieval and post-medieval households to store valuables, documents, textiles, and household provisions securely off the damp floor.

Authentic period coffers are constructed primarily from solid English oak, utilizing heavy frame-and-panel joinery, hand-cut dovetails, and pegged joints to accommodate the natural expansion and contraction of timber over centuries.

Authentication involves examining the timber for hand-tool marks, oxidisation, and wear patterns consistent with age, alongside verifying period-appropriate iron hardware, hand-forged hinges, and traditional joinery methods rather than modern screws.

An antique coffer provides practical storage and anchor weight in modern settings, functioning effectively at the foot of a bed, in an entryway for shoes, or as a coffee table substitute in a living room.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels away from direct sunlight and heat sources, avoiding silicone-based polishes, and periodically feeding the dry timber with traditional beeswax to maintain the finish.
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