A Charles II oak coffer with drawer, Lancashire, circa 1680


The boarded lid with triple-moulded and punched-decorated edge, the front with two panels, each boldly carved and extensively punched with a large stylized flowering leafy S-scroll, the top rail also carved with addorsed leafy S-scrolls and centred by a plain lock-plate positioned over an unusual geometric incised-carved muntin rail, above a deep run-moulded rail decorated with dot and geometric punches, and with similar motifs on the front stiles, the base drawer deeply 'chip'-carved, interior lidded till with lock, 130.5cm wide x 49.5cm deep x 78.5cm high, (51in wide x 19in deep x 30 1/2in high)
|See Lot 25 for a similar carved backstool