I believe it to be English, early 18th century
Hmmmmmm, no, i dont think so. The carving is crude and the wood does not appear to be oak. I would guess this is an imported repro of a monks or hall bench, mid 20th century done in the jacobean or mannerist style. Agrees with ghopper1924 on the hardware, it's not period plus the way it's mortised into the top of the chest is again, quite crude. Google antique monk/hall bench and you'll see tons of this form.