An unusual Elizabeth I joined oak coffer, circa 1580
The lid with a rare arrangement of four 'corner' panels, the front with two panels, each with applied geometric mitre-mouldings, and centred by an unusual fluted muntin rail with carved Corinthian-capital, twin-panelled sides, 145cm wide x 55.5cm deep x 70cm high, (57in wide x 21 1/2in deep x 27 1/2in high)
Hand-written paper label to the underside of the lid reads: Osman Ricardo Esq./David Ricardo Esq./Mortimer Ricardo Esq. and Beauchamp Court Papers.
The British political economist, David Ricardo (1772-1823) had three sons, Osman (1795?1881) MP for Worcester 1847?1865; David (1803?1864), MP for Stroud (1832?1833), and Mortimer, who served as an officer in the Life Guards and as a Deputy Lieutenant for Oxfordshire.
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The lid with a rare arrangement of four 'corner' panels, the front with two panels, each with applied geometric mitre-mouldings, and centred by an unusual fluted muntin rail with carved Corinthian-capital, twin-panelled sides, 145cm wide x 55.5cm deep x 70cm high, (57in wide x 21 1/2in deep x 27 1/2in high)
Hand-written paper label to the underside of the lid reads: Osman Ricardo Esq./David Ricardo Esq./Mortimer Ricardo Esq. and Beauchamp Court Papers.
The British political economist, David Ricardo (1772-1823) had three sons, Osman (1795?1881) MP for Worcester 1847?1865; David (1803?1864), MP for Stroud (1832?1833), and Mortimer, who served as an officer in the Life Guards and as a Deputy Lieutenant for Oxfordshire.
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