18th Century Chest or Coffer Carved Oak, End of Bed French Provincial

French coffer or chest assembled circa 1960 with panels made circa 1850. All All the walls of the trunk as well as the top are in carved oak and the bottom of the trunk is made of ...

Spanish coffer or chest made circa 1960. This pine and wrought iron chest has been fully painted, even inside. Bunches of grapes, lemons, melons, apples and watermelons adorn this co...

French antique oak and wrought iron sideboard buffet. Two doors and two drawers. One shelf in the cabinet. The interior of the buffet was entirely covered in Provencal-style fabric w...

Commode in the Louis XV style, French chest of drawers, circa 1940 Oak and wrought ironvegetal and floral Carved ornamentation surrounded by patterns of hearth, typical of the clas...

Based on the facing portrait cartouches on the front facade, this chest was most likely presented to a couple for their wedding in 17th-century Northern France. The oak wood has a deep brown patina that accentuates the hand-carved frontage, depicting a man (on the left) facing a woman (on the right), surrounded by scrolls and a sprawling foliate margent. A quarter-round edge embellishes the lid, which can be opened to reveal deep storage, including a 5 ½ inch tall side compartment. Several thin layers of molding can be seen on the low profile apron above small bracket feet. A chest like this would have been offered as a wedding dowry, most likely commissioned by the parents of the bride or possibly even by the husband himself. The chest would have been used to store valuables for the couple’s new life together, with the wrought iron handles on the sides allowing the chest to be easily transported. Our 17th-century wedding chest can be used functionally as a small storage chest for a bedroom or bathroom or displayed as a well-carved room...

Presenting an absolutely gorgeous and historic 17th century English carved oak dowry chest. Made of solid oak in England,...

17th Century English Carved Oak Coffer with Foliate and Lozenge Panels A handsome 17th century English oak coffer, richly patinated and decorated with traditional period carving. Th...

Antique 17th century quality carved oak coffer having a quality oak lift up top opening to reveal a large storage compartment, carved frieze, two marvellous carved panels to the fron...