A rare Charles II joined oak and ebonized coffer with drawer, Dorset, circa 1660


The boarded lid with ovolo-moulded edge, the front with three panels, each carved with stylized tulips radiating from a central circular boss, and spaced by split baluster-turned mouldings, the top rail divided into three-sections, each with an applied slightly cushion-moulded panel carved with similar tulip-heads and spaced by ebonized corbels, the base with one long drawer, with paired similarly carved and applied mitre-moulded false drawer fronts and integral base-moulding, panelled and boarded sides, the initials 'S' and 'H' respectively carved to the front muntin-rails, 127.5cm wide x 56cm deep x 77.5cm high, (50in wide x 22in deep x 30 1/2in high)