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Victorian Oak & Elm Coffer
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Victorian Oak & Elm Coffer

19th century
Sold 3 June 2025 · Worboys Antiques
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Description

Victorian oak coffer having a heavily carved front with an elm lift up top.

Height

66 cm / 26 "

Width

123.5 cm / 48 3/4"

Depth

46 cm / 18 1/4"

Good Condition Wax Finished

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Date of Manufacture

Worboys Antiques has dated this Victorian Carved Oak Coffer to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
66cm (25.98")
Width
123.5cm (48.62")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1023177
Dealers Internal Reference
377519
Dealers Notes

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Description
Victorian oak coffer having a heavily carved front with an elm lift up top.

Height

66 cm / 26 "

Width

123.5 cm / 48 3/4"

Depth

46 cm / 18 1/4"

Good Condition Wax Finished

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

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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 Victorian Carved Oak Coffer to the 19th Century.

Height
66cm (25.98")
Width
123.5cm (48.62")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1023177
Dealers Internal Ref
377519
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

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Worboys Antiques Profile Page

Trade Associations

Worboys Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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Archive I A rectangular Victorian wooden coffer with intricate hand-carved scrolling foliate panels and a hinged top. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Victorian Oak & Elm Coffer

Archive II A rectangular Victorian wooden coffer with intricate hand-carved scrolling foliate panels and a hinged top. View II
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Worboys Antiques

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

By appointment.
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/wa
Verified Since Jul 2005
Items For Sale 194
Items Sold 6,475
Worboys Antiques
Worboys Antiques
Verified Since Jul 2005
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Location: 86 London End, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2JD, United Kingdom, , By appointment.
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A rectangular Victorian wooden coffer with intricate hand-carved scrolling foliate panels and a hinged top.
Victorian Oak & Elm Coffer
Ref: SA1023177
A rectangular Victorian wooden coffer with intricate hand-carved scrolling foliate panels and a hinged top.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectStorage Chests
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialOak, Elm
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsCarved scrolling foliage, Recessed panels, Hinged lid, Low block feet
  • SizeH 66 cm (26 in) x W 123.5 cm (49 in) x D 46 cm (18 in)

FAQs

A coffer is a traditional storage chest historically used for keeping valuables, documents, or textiles securely before the widespread use of fitted wardrobes and drawers.

Antique coffers are typically constructed from native hardwoods such as oak and elm, featuring pegged mortise and tenon joints, hand-carved panels, and forged iron hinges.

Authentication involves examining the timber grain, tool marks, hand-cut joinery, ironwork, and natural oxidisation consistent with nineteenth-century cabinetmaking methods.

An antique coffer can function as a practical storage trunk at the foot of a bed, a coffee table in a living room, or a statement piece in an entrance hallway.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, avoiding direct sunlight, and periodically applying traditional beeswax to nourish and protect the wooden surface.
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