Elizabeth I 16th century Small Two Panel Carved Oak Coffer Chest Mule Chest ER

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Seller: prestige_carriage_masters ✉️ (145) 100%, Location: Betws-y-Coed, GB, Ships to: GB, Item: 264301423095 Elizabeth I 16th century Small Two Panel Carved Oak Coffer Chest Mule Chest ER.

Exceptional Elizabeth I 16th Century Small Two Panel Carved Oak Coffer / Chest / Mule Chest with Royal Cypher: ER 

SALE – now discounted –  for limited period only!

However, all reasonable ebay offers are always carefully considered.

All proceeds of sale to go towards the church restoration.

Any questions or to view, please email.

A wonderful two-panel oak coffer from the mid to late 16th century. Lovely small size.  Stunning Piece.  Very good size, very heavy and exceptional quality of carving and design.

Stunning patina, with lovely warm colour to the old timber, with ER carved to the front panels. Old lock plate still in place, alas no key. Not the original hinges, but old replacements and some old repairs.  Nothing that detracts.

In Good Original Condition

Approximate dimensions:

Height: 26 inches

Width: 34.25 inches

Depth: 22.25 inches

In Very Good Original Condition

A most imposing piece of furniture. Please study the photographs carefully which convey a thousand words and constitute an important part of the description. Please also read the full description, and our few terms and conditions etc. This item has developed an incredible and beautiful warm patina over the years. We can find no significant wear or damage, which is unusual. We generally leave items as they are, as many buyers prefer them that way. However, at the Buy It Now price, we will be delighted to let our restorer give it a polish, if that is your preference.

Notable condition remarks: Excellent condition with only the odd mark as would be expected of an item of this age. This piece is very solid, strong and quite heavy. Nothing that detracts.

Any number of photos cannot do this item justice. Viewing recommended.

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Royal cypher

In modern heraldry, a royal cypher is a monogram -like device of a country's reigning sovereign , typically consisting of the initials of the monarch's name and title, sometimes interwoven and often surmounted by a crown. In the case where such a cypher is used by an emperor or empress, it is called an imperial cypher . In the system used by various Commonwealth realms , the title is abbreviated as R for rex or regina (Latin for king and queen ). Previously, I stood for imperator or imperatrix (Latin words for emperor and empress ) of India. The cypher is displayed on some government buildings, impressed upon royal and state documents, and is used by government departments.

Commonwealth realms

The use of a royal cypher in the Commonwealth realms originates in the United Kingdom , where the public use of the royal initials dates at least from the early Tudor period , and was simply the initial of the sovereign with, after Henry VIII 's reign, the addition of the letter R for Rex or Regina . The letter I for Imperatrix was added to Queen Victoria 's monogram after she becameEmpress of India in 1877. The initials—which had no set pattern or form of lettering laid down— were usually shown in company with the royal arms or crown as on the king's manors and palaces—such as those of Henry VIII on the gatehouse of St James' Palace . The purpose seems to have been simply to identify an individual sovereign, as the royal coat of arms was often used by successive monarchs. The initials were used mostly on government papers, duty stamps and similar objects, and were sometimes surmounted by a stylised version of the Tudor Crown or, more recently, St Edward's Crown . In Scotland , the Crown of Scotland appears in place of the Imperial Crown.

Though royal symbols differ among the sixteen Commonwealth realms , as they are separate monarchies, the one sovereign uses the same cypher throughout all of his or her countries. Distinction continues to be made between the personal cypher and the simpler, more workaday public initials, the former being the sovereign's own monogram and the latter simply a means of identifying a reign. Nowadays, the initials are also called the royal cypher, but, to aid clarification, the monogram is referred to as the royal cypher interlaced and reversed.

The present Queen's cypher is E II R , standing for Elizabeth II Regina . Cyphers for other members of the Royal Family are designed by the College of Arms or Court of the Lord Lyon and are subsequently approved by the Queen. These cyphers have been incorporated by the Canadian Heraldic Authority into the various royal standards of Canada . The use in Canada of the reigning monarch's cypher, which is sometimes uniquely surrounded by a garland of maple leaves , is as a symbol not only of the sovereign him or herself, but of Canada's full sovereignty as well.

Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen , Gloriana orGood Queen Bess , the childless Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor .

Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn , his second wife, who was executed two-and-a-half years after Elizabeth's birth. Anne's marriage to Henry VIII was annulled, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her half-brother, Edward VI , ruled until his death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to Lady Jane Grey and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, Elizabeth and the Roman Catholic Mary , in spite of statute law to the contrary . Edward's will was set aside and Mary became queen, deposing Lady Jane Grey. During Mary's reign, Elizabeth was imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels.

In 1558, Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister to the throne and set out to rule by good counsel. She depended heavily on a group of trusted advisers, led by William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley . One of her first actions as queen was the establishment of an English Protestant church, of which she became the Supreme Governor . This Elizabethan Religious Settlement was to evolve into the Church of England . It was expected that Elizabeth would marry and produce an heir to continue the Tudor line. She never did, despite numerous courtships. As she grew older, Elizabeth became famous for her virginity . A cult grew around her which was celebrated in the portraits, pageants, and literature of the day.

In government, Elizabeth was more moderate than her father and half-siblings had been. One of her mottoes was "video et taceo " ("I see but say nothing"). In religion, she was relatively tolerant and avoided systematic persecution. After the pope declared her illegitimate in 1570 and released her subjects from obedience to her, several conspiracies threatened her life, all of which were defeated with the help of her ministers' secret service. Elizabeth was cautious in foreign affairs, manoeuvring between the major powers of France and Spain. She only half-heartedly supported a number of ineffective, poorly resourced military campaigns in the Netherlands, France, and Ireland. By the mid-1580s, England could no longer avoid war with Spain . England's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 associated Elizabeth with one of the greatest military victories in English history.

Elizabeth's reign is known as the Elizabethan era . The period is famous for the flourishing of English drama , led by playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe , and for the seafaring prowess of English adventurers such as Francis Drake . Some historians depict Elizabeth as a short-tempered, sometimes indecisive ruler, who enjoyed more than her share of luck. Towards the end of her reign, a series of economic and military problems weakened her popularity. Elizabeth is acknowledged as a charismatic performer and a dogged survivor in an era when government was ramshackle and limited, and when monarchs in neighbouring countries faced internal problems that jeopardised their thrones. Such was the case with Elizabeth's rival, Mary, Queen of Scots , whom she imprisoned in 1568 and had executed in 1587. After the short reigns of Elizabeth's half-siblings, her 44 years on the throne provided welcome stability for the kingdom and helped forge a sense of national identity.

  • Product Type: Coffers / Mule Chests
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Style: Art Deco, Art Moderne, Asian/ Oriental, Dutch/ Flemish, Gothic, Italian, Louis XIII, Louis XV/ Neoclassical, Louis XVI, Mission, Queen Anne, Regency, Renaissance, Romantic, Rustic, Shaker, Sheraton, Venetian, Victorian, William & Mary, William IV
  • Age: Pre-1800
  • Material: Oak

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