A Charles I joined oak coffer, West Country, circa 1630


Having a quadruple-panelled lid, the front with three carved panels, each outer panel carved with a four-petal flowerhead enclosed within an interlaced lozenge and quatrefoil pointed-leaf design, the centre panel carved with paired leaf S-scrolls, their design repeated on the top rail, the muntin rails both guilloche-carved, the base rail and front stiles gauge-carved, each side with two panels both carved with a flower-filled lozenge, 133.5cm wide x 57cm deep x 66.5cm high, (52 1/2in wide x 22in deep x 26in high)