Antique English 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Coffer Panelled Chest 1680 Decorative Arts He sometimes used very small

He sometimes used very small areas of intense blue and red to enliven a dark shadowed area such as the heart of a clump of willows or the dark base of an aspen tree

Sonja Blomdahl (b

Shipley Art Gallery

which he signed with his second surname “Caballero”

Antique English 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Coffer Panelled Chest 1680 Decorative Arts He sometimes used very smallSOLD A good antique late 17th century carved oak panelled chest, Charles II period, most likely West Country, circa 1680. The coffer having a hinged top with 'breadboard' ends, enclosing a large storage interior below with a lidded till to the right side, such tills would store candles that were made of tallow which were also a natural moth repellent. The front of the chest having a hemi spherical carved frieze, below are three panels inset with