Antique Tudor Elizabethan Henry VIII Oak Sword Six Plank Coffer Chest Trunk, Circa 1540 Drawings & Prints The easel form stand is

The easel form stand is finely and deeply carved with a floral design and terminates to zoomorphic lion's paw feet

no alterations to the cabinet

The painting is signed & dated 1826 and has the full title of the view

the date of 1986

Antique Tudor Elizabethan Henry VIII Oak Sword Six Plank Coffer Chest Trunk, Circa 1540 Drawings & Prints The easel form stand isAntique 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.