Lot 7
  • 7

A small Gothic carved oak coffer Late 15th/early 16th Century

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • 43.5cm. high, 81.5cm. wide, 37cm. deep; 1ft.5½in., 2ft.8¼in., 1ft.1in.
the rectangular top above three linenfold panels, the sides similarly carved with linenfold, on stile feet

Condition

Cracks on the top commensurate with age, some which have been filled in the past and are opening up again. Old minor chips and gouges. Baton beneath the top is later. The hasp is now missing. Evidence of a candlebox previously inside. Verticle construction crack to the left side which needs filling. Right linenfold panel possibly a replacement. Nice small size.
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