CHARLES II SMALL OAK LINENFOLD COFFER
Code: 1295
Dimensions:
W: 91cm (35.8")H: 48cm (18.9")D: 38cm (15")
£1,450.00 Approx $1920.53, €1705.88
Charles II period small joined oak coffer of wonderful colour with carved linenfold double panel front and central iron lock plate. Original pin hinges and four panel lid; the whole supported on stile feet. Probably from the Yorkshire region. C1660.
Linenfold carving, derived from the appearance of folded cloth emerged in English woodwork during the late fifteenth century and was popular in the Tudor period. The rich carving of the present chest reflects late medieval influence that remained popular though out the sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth centuries.
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