Antique Tudor Elizabethan Henry VIII Oak Sword Six Plank Coffer Chest Trunk, Circa 1540 Paintings with gilt bronze ormolu mounts

with gilt bronze ormolu mounts

13" tall X 12

The head surmounted with an extended Ushnisha suggesting Tibetan or Burmese origin

the case enclosing an ink stone and ivory stylus with engraved Japanese calligraphy

Antique Tudor Elizabethan Henry VIII Oak Sword Six Plank Coffer Chest Trunk, Circa 1540 Paintings with gilt bronze ormolu mountsAntique 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.