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Continental 18th Century Carved Fruitwood Coffer

Name: Continental 18th Century Carved Fruitwood Coffer
SKU: DA4075
Price: 1695.00 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Height 33cm

Width 84cm

Depth 41cm

Stock Number: DA4075

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Description

CONTINENTAL 18TH CENTURY CARVED FRUITWOOD COFFER CIRCA 1700.

RARE FRUITWOOD MARRIAGE COFFER OF SMALL PROPORTIONS.

RECTANGULAR BOX WITH HINGED LID, THESE PIECES WERE OFTEN GIVEN AS GIFTS ON THE COUPLES WEDDING DAY. LID OPENS TO REVEAL A PLAIN INTERIOR, WITH EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUSLY HAVING A CANDLE COMPARTMENT. HAND CARVED AROUND THE TOP EDGE. HAND CARVED TO THE FRONT WITH A CENTRAL FLEUR DE LYS AND THE INITIALS M P, FLANKED EITHER SIDE BY INWARD FACING DOVES.

NO LOCK PRESENT.

TOP WITH OBVIOUS RESTORATIONS TO AGE SPLITS TO LID, WITH HARD WAX FILL AND LATER INTERIOR SUPPORTS. EXPECTED MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND LOSSES AND MINOR EVIDENCE OF DEAD INACTIVE WORM, WHICH WOULD BE EXPECTED IN A GENUINE PIECE OF THIS AGE AND TYPE OF WOOD.

Dimensions & specification

Dimensions

Height: 13 inches / 33cm
Width: 33 inches / 84cm
Depth: 16 inches / 41cm

Specification

Stock number: DA4075
Material: Other Wood
Room: Bedroom Furniture
Century: 18th Century
Style: Gothic Revival
Colour: Brown
Product Type: Coffer

Delivery & collection

UK Mainland £99

Excluding Highlands & Islands of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly, Jersey & Guernsey

USA £350.00

Canada £420

Europe and rest UK £210

South America & Middle East £700

Australia & New Zealand £790

Rest of the world £880

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