Antique Tudor Elizabethan Henry VIII Oak Sword Six Plank Coffer Chest Trunk, Circa 1540 Drawings & Prints 5 cm X 14 cm

5 cm X 14 cm

each box being of conical shape and having a 'minaret' shaped finial to the lid

The base stamped with a kokoshnik mark for Moscow and the maker's stamp for Nikolay Strulev

no alterations to the cabinet

The plate hand-painted to the center with enameled flowers

Antique Tudor Elizabethan Henry VIII Oak Sword Six Plank Coffer Chest Trunk, Circa 1540 Drawings & Prints 5 cm X 14 cmAntique 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.