A James I joined oak coffer, West Country, dated 1615


Of atypical proportions, the lid with three panels framed by relatively slender rails, the front with three upright panels, all carved with a guilloche-filled arcade enclosing a lozenge, the central panel also carved with the date '1615' over the initials 'ER', the top and muntin rails all with chip-carved inner edges, the top of the chest also with an applied egg-and-tongue front rail, and the base with chain-carved rail, on extended stile feet, 116.5cm wide x 57cm deep x 70cm high, (45 1/2in wide x 22in deep x 27 1/2in high)