Oak Blanket Chests

This is an antique coffer, a large English oak chest or early 18th century trunk dating to circa 1700. Substantial oak chest displaying rich, dark color Pegged joint construction...

Lovely little English chest from the 18th century in oak Very nice little chest with very interesting dimensions and a superb sculpted face This chest has two drawers at the bottom...

Elegant 18th century English cradle in oak Beautiful decorative and original piece in superb condition Beautiful patina.   

19th century carved paneled oak coffer This is a lovely old piece, with a good patina, the chest has three moulded panels on the front a...

This is an antique coffer. An English, oak three-panel linen chest or trunk, dating to the William III period, circa 1700. High quality and ornate antique coffer Displays a desir...

18th century Dutch chest made from Oakwood. This chest is hand-carved and has an extra, small storing unit on the inside. Original wrought i...

18th century Dutch chest made from Oakwood. This chest is hand-carved and has an extra, small storing unit on the inside. Original wrought i...

Early 18th century stripped and bleached carved oak coffer, 1720. Dimensions: 47.5 inches (121 cms) wide 21.5 inches (55 cms) deep 25 inches ...

This is an antique chest, a French coffer in oak dating to the early 19th century, circa 1800. Expertly and solidly crafted in stout stocks of oak Attractive color displaying gra...

Large Renaissance period oak chest decorated with cherub heads surmounting panels framed by columns. Very beautiful period furniture. French work late 16th-early 17th century.  

Rare chest / bench designed by Kai Winding. Produced by Poul Hundevad in Denmark.

19th century oak and iron bound silver chest, 1860 Dimensions: 38 inches (97 cms) Wide 23.5 inches (60 cms) Deep 25.5 inches (65 cms) High.

A Georgian 5 plank oak coffer These charming chests are known as 5 plank because it takes 5 planks to make one, front, back, top and bottom and the last plank is cut in half to fo...

This standing chest is of clamp-front construction, extensively decorated with long, ironwork straps with quatrefoil finials which ‘wrap’ around it, and has an ornate, central lockplate, and front legs with full, height stiles. The ironwork straps and finials are fixed with convex, headed nails: running along the front, five long straps; the two side straps; and the five straps on the top. On the chest front, centrally placed, is a large, iron lockplate with four outer, radiating spade finals in each corner and three, superimposed spade finials (a symbol of nobility) which are pierced with the initials ‘BB’. The lockplate receives a corresponding, external hasp fitted to the lid. Below the floor of the chest, the two front stile legs retain most of their original height. The lid is supported by substantial iron strap hinges that extend right down the back of the chest. Inside the chest at the left end is a shallow, oak till. Construction The chest is of joined, 'clamp-front' construction, reinforced by the nailed, iron mounts. In total it uses ten, oak boards which were riven and planed. The back and front are each formed from a large single plank held to the full height stiles by long, pegged tenons. The sides are also single boards joined into the stiles using long tenons held by dowels, and extend down below the chest bottom, concealing the ends of the bottom boards. The bottom consists of a single board cut into the sides and shallow rebates in the stiles. The front and back boards are dowelled into the bottom boards. The lid which overhangs the sides has a narrow cleat at each end, and consists of one wide plank which has bowed a little as a result of shrinkage. Ironwork : The wrought ironwork straps, lockplate, hasp and lock all appear all appear to be early, and of the same original manufacture and are fixed with convex headed nails. There is mild dark staining of the oak around the iron mounts, possibly because of low tannin content in the oak. Length 172 cm., 67 ¾ in., Height 71.5 cm., 28 ¼ in., Depth 63 cm., 24 ¾ in., Related to: No 900:2-1904 V&A Museum, London. Stadtmuseum Dusseldorf. Decorative Arts Museum Berlin. Museen Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg. A related example featuring elaborately-carved feet and formerly in the Horsham Museum, West Sussex, sold at Christie's in 2010 for £97,250 and another example, again with carved feet sold at Sothebys in 2006 for £48,000. Literature: A similar example is illustrated in H. Lüttgens, Alt- Aachener Wohnkultur; Ein Rundgang durch ein altes Aachener Haus im Wohnstil des 18. Jahrhunderts, Aachen, n.d., ill. 12, and another comparable iron-bound chests...

18th century German chest made from oakwood. This chest is hand-carved and has an extra, small storing unit on the inside. Original wrought iron hardware...

A very impressive Westphalian Gothic chest or ‚Stollentruhe’, Westphalia, Germany, circa 1500-1550. Wrought iron mounted oak, partially carved. The monumental rectangular standing chest with full-height stiles, extensively mounted with wrought ironwork straps terminating in quatrefoil finials which ’wrap’ around the chest edges. These are fixed with convex head nails. The ironwork with some remains of an originally red painted surface. In addition, running along the edges of the lid at the front and sides is a plain iron band, close-nailed. The feet of the two front legs are finely carved on the front face, in low relief with a rectangular arched ’panel’ depicting on the left a lion, on the right a dragon holding each a coat of arms. Regarding the age of circa 500 years, this coffer is in exceptionally good condition, with only smaller restorations.  Comparative literature • Baumeier, Stefan, Beschlagene Kisten; Die ältesten Truhen Westfalens, Essen, 2012. • Falke, Otto von, Deutsche Möbel...

Arts and Crafts ottoman with all round carved floral decoration professionally re upholstered in a quality thick floral fabric with carved deta...

A heavy rustic oak coffer This is a very solid and heavy piece it is made from solid oak, the chest has 2 Iron locks the front sadly we do not have the k...

This vernacular chest exudes character and charm. The moulded panels and inlay inject gravitas. It has a lovely mellow lustrous patina. It is unusual being large and providing a copi...

Solid Maron oak with rich wrought iron fittings decorated standing on four wheels. (V-122).

An early 18th century oak panelled mule chest with good colour and an aged patina. Chamfered panelled front and sides, all raised on squat stile feet. Thick, planked lid with moulded...

circa 1800 19thC French Oak Coffer sku 1696 W133 x D62 x H73 cm

This is a vintage decorative linen basket. A Chinese, oak and brass sofa-side store, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. Fascinating octagonal vintage box, with high decora...

This is a small antique carved coffer. An English, oak blanket box with Gothic revival taste, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Exuberant display of carved craftsmanship, ...

Small chest hand-made in Italy in the early 1700s using oak. This little guy is just the right combination of rustic, cute and old. Its small size make it a perfect piece for many different purposes: sofa side table, entryway accent piece, bedroom hiding spot for anything that does not have an officially assigned drawer in the house (what my mom used to call the cabinet of horrors when I was a teenager). Overall the chest or cassettina has a simple and rustic appearance. The hinges and rose-headed nails are still original, as well as the paw feet. The front of the case is decorated by two chamfered panels framed in round molding. Despite being very straight-lined the piece looks anything but flat because of all the little dents, chips, scratches and irregularities accumulated over hundreds of years of use, and this is really the best feature of this tiny gem, the patina is fantastic and one can see that this little guy had a long life, but it is still game...

Small 17th century Panelled Cottage Size Oak Coffer This is a lovely old piece, with a superb patina, the chest has three moulded panels on both the front and the top, it has a carved frieze along the front Inside the Coffer has an open candle box with a blacksmith made L bracket...

Wonderful oak chest from the 17th century. Superb patina, created over the centuries. The box on the right of the interior has a double bottom what were they hiding here? The box ...