An oak boarded chest

細節
An oak boarded chest
with moulded hinged lid, the front with two rows of boldly-carved guilloche and gouge-carved edges, the ends extending to buttressed feet, no evidence of a lock, English, early 17th century -- 38in. (97cm.) wide

Literature:
Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, Woodbridge, 1979, p.360, fig. 3.365. The author notes that the absence of any lock is a very unusual feature