Webberley Antiques

Description

A substantial but small and beautiful six board oak coffer with original split pin iron hinges and original timbers with forged nailed fixings, thumbnail borders and splayed V board feet.

With a fabulous colour and superb natural patination that only 400 years of use, wax and care can produce. The chest was made as a purely functional piece of furniture to store precious items and it was probably made for a child.

Heavy and robust. Retaining original wire hinges, the iron lock plate is original also and much remains of the riveted hasp.

Made by hand in c. 1630 , alovely solid and early example of great charm and particularly good colour and patina and of very rare small size.


Dimensions are:

21 inches wide, 13 inches deep and 13 inches high.

For metric please multiply by 2.5
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