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Early Oak Coffer
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Early Oak Coffer

18th century
Sold 11 October 2025 · The Ark Stores
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Description

An antique plank Coffer

Small proportions

Later hinges

Some losses

Date of Manufacture

The Ark Stores has dated this Early Oak Coffer to the 18th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
79cm (31.10")
Depth
29cm (11.42")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1166796
Description
An antique plank Coffer

Small proportions

Later hinges

Some losses

Date of Manufacture

The Ark Stores has dated this Early Oak Coffer to the 18th Century.

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
79cm (31.10")
Depth
29cm (11.42")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1166796
The Ark Stores
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2016
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Early Oak Coffer

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The Ark Stores
Telephone 01428 641817
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Town Car Park
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 2HG
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/ark
Verified Since Jun 2016
Items For Sale 55
Items Sold 704
The Ark Stores
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An early dark oak coffer with a rectangular lid, notched carved edges, and bracket feet.
Early Oak Coffer
Ref: SA1166796
An early dark oak coffer with a rectangular lid, notched carved edges, and bracket feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectStorage Chests
  • Period18th century
  • StyleJacobean
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsNotched moulding, Bracket feet, Pegged joints
  • SizeH 42 cm (17 in) x W 79 cm (31 in) x D 29 cm (11 in)

FAQs

An early oak coffer is a traditional storage box constructed primarily from English oak, historically used to store valuables, documents, and textiles in domestic and ecclesiastical settings from the medieval period through the 17th century.

These pieces were typically constructed using solid quartersawn oak boards joined together with mortise and tenon joints, pegged with wooden dowels, and reinforced with hand-forged iron hinges and locks.

Authentic period coffers exhibit natural oxidisation, hand-adzed or pit-sawn board surfaces, irregular peg placements, hand-forged ironwork, and shrinkage cracks consistent with centuries of age rather than machine-tooled uniformity.

An antique coffer functions effectively as a coffee table, at the foot of a bed for extra linen storage, or as a standalone accent piece that adds textural contrast and historical depth to modern minimalist spaces.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels away from direct heat sources and sunlight, avoiding silicone-based polishes, and periodically applying microcrystalline wax to nourish and protect the historic timber surface.
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