Antique Tudor Elizabethan Henry VIII Oak Sword Six Plank Coffer Chest Trunk, Circa 1540 Recently Added 155 cm X 105

155 cm X 105

An extremely rare & important Chinese Imperial parcel gilt Imperial helmet

Mitchell had created a range of ornately carved chairs in the late 19th and very early 20th century

Each container having a guilloched sterling silver top

Circa 1890

Antique Tudor Elizabethan Henry VIII Oak Sword Six Plank Coffer Chest Trunk, Circa 1540 Recently Added 155 cm X 105Antique Tudor Elizabethan oak six plank boarded coffer sword chest, circa 1540. The coffer from the period of King Henry VIII having a hinged lid enclosing a storage area lined with 19th century newspapers, the sides, rear and base all of joined plank construction. The lid having handcut steel hinges most likely replaced in the 17th century from the previous steel 'snipe' hinges, the chest retaining the original handcut steel lock plate to the front.