A James I/Charles I joined oak coffer, circa 1610-30


The boarded lid with ovolo-moulded edge, the front with four scrolling strapwork-carved panels centred by a stylized four-petal flower, all front rails with further strapwork carved decoration, internal oak lockplate and lidded till, 136cm wide x 52.5cm deep x 61cm high, (53 1/2in wide x 20 1/2in deep x 24in high)
|A coffer at Cotehele House, Cornwall, with comparable carved strapwork [NT 347696], was dated by Victor Chinnery in 2004 to circa 1600-50. The chest bares a hand-written label stating it came from Much Wenlock, Shropshire, in the mid-19th century.