17 th CENTURY QAK COFFER DATED 1657

17th CENTURY FOUR PANELLED OAK COFFER

DATED 1657 THIS HAS THE BEAUTIFUL PATINA OF OLD OAK, AND IS A GOOD SOLID ITEM, WITH WHAT I ASSUME IS ITS ORIGINAL LOCK, ABOVE THE KEYHOLE ARE THE INITIALS  E.L. AND UNDERNEATH THE DATE 1657.          THE LID WHICH IS TWO PLANK HAS HAD TWO STRIPS ADDED TOO THE INSIDE TO STRENGTHEN IT AND THE ORIGINAL WIRE HINGES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BY LATER 19TH CENTURY ONES, THE TOP ALSO HAS SOME WATER MARKS.

A REMOVABLE METAL LINER HAS BEEN ADDED AT A MUCH LATER DATE MADE BY  BICK BROS MANUFACTURERS. 19-24 MONTPELLIER WALK CHELTENHAM

IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS ADDED SO THAT WINE COULD BE STORED IN THE CHEST TO KEEP COOL

 THEIR IS A SMALL AREA OF VERY OLD WOODWORM HOLES ON THE TOP BACK RAIL AND BOTTOM RAIL LEFT HAND SIDE, THIS HAS BEEN STRENGTHEND BY A METAL PLATE, ALL WOODWORM LONG DECEASED.

DIMENSIONS ARE LENGTH 55 1/2 INCHES X 32" WIDE X 27" HIGH

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