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ANTIQUE WELSH COFFERS
FOR BOTH THE MODERN AND TRADITIONAL HOME
The one
category that existed in relatively large numbers was the chest, and
this is the form represented by the earliest examples. Whether there
was a distinction between a chest and a coffer is now difficult to
determine, and the terms often seem to have been interchangeable.
This was probably also the case in English and French, although
‘chest’ was often used for pieces with a flat lid raised on
legs, with ‘coffer’ used for travelling boxes having a
domed lid and flat base. Required for the storage and protection of a
range of articles including coins and valuables, textiles, metalware,
documents, books, weapons and grain, some were large and difficult to
move, and others light and transportable, with most surviving
examples in the former category.
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Welsh oak coffer, with boarded sides and triple-panelled front within a channel-moulded frame, the panels carved with lozenges with foliate centres,
circa 1640,
Ref: 8468 |
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Antique Welsh oak coffor bach, with three deep fielded arched panels above two slim drawers and raised on a plinth with shaped bracket ends. The coffor bach is decorated with inlaid initials and date "I M 1769",
Carmarthenshire,
33.5" wide, 18" high, 13.5" deep
85 cms wide, 46 cms high, 35 cms deep
Ref: 1942 |
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Welsh
oak coffor bach with a pair of fine ogee-shaped raised panels above a a drawer, raised on shaped bracket feet.
Carmarthenshire, circa 1780
18.25" high, 28.25" wide, 13.75" deep
46.5 cms high, 72 cms wide, 35 cms deep
Ref: 16888 |
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Elm box, with the carved initials R B and the date 1780. The piece is embellished with punched and incesed decoration,
English West Country
Ref: 16755 |
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Welsh oak coffer of small proportions. It has a
triple-panelled top and attractive floral carving and the carved
initials I D in the frieze, (these appear to have been changed from F
D some time in the past). The frame and legs have channel moulding
decorated with punchmarks and also includes a well-carved drawer in
the base, an unusual feature for this regional group.
Mid-Wales, circa 1640
41.75" wide, 25.5" high, 19.75" deep
106 cms wide, 65 cms high, 50 cms deep
Ref: coffer92
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Welsh
oak coffor bach, the box section with rectangular lid and two
shaped and fielded panels above a single drawer raised on a plinth
incorporating bracket feet,
Carmarthenshire, circa 1780
20.75" high, 28" wide, 16.25" deep
53 cms high, 71 cms wide, 41 cms deep
Ref: coffer90 |
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Welsh oak coffer, the front with a pleasing design of rectangular raised panels over a pair of drawers raised on stile feet, with plain boarded sides,
Carmarthenshire, circa 1760
Ref: 16477 |
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Welsh oak coffer with rectangular fielded
panels, and decorated with inlaid borders of holly and bog oak, over
a row of three drawers also embellished with inlaid chevons, the
whole raised on stile feet,
Pembrokeshire or Vale of Glamorgan, circa 1740
54.25" wide, 34.5" high, 23" deep
138 cms wide, 88 cms high, 59 cms deep
Ref: coffer81
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Welsh oak coffer of small proportions. The
two-plank top is well-figured and sits upon a base with channel
moulding to the frame and legs. It has two panels to the front
decorated with an attractive stylized tulip and leaf pattern.
Mid-Wales, circa 1640.
46.5" wide, 20.5" deep, 30" high
118 cms wide, 52 cms deep, 76 cms high
Ref: coffer85
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antique Welsh oak coffer with boarded sides and triple panelled front within
a channel moulded frame the panels carved with lozenges with foliate centres, circa 1640
Antique Welsh oak coffor bach , with three deep fielded arched panels above two slim
drawers and raised on a plinth with shaped bracket ends The coffor bach is decorated with inlaid initials and date I M 1769
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oak coffor bach with a pair of fine ogee shaped raised panels above a a drawer raised on shaped bracket feet
antique Elm box with the carved initials R B and the date 1780 The piece is embellished with punched and incesed decoration
Welsh antique oak coffer of small proportions It has a
triple panelled top and attractive floral
carving and the carved
initials I D in the friezeThe frame and legs have channel moulding
decorated
with punchmarks and also includes a well carved drawer in
the base an unusual feature for this regional group
Welsh oak antique coffer the front with a pleasing design of rectangular raised panels over a pair
of drawers raised on stile feet with plain boarded sides
Welsh antique oak coffer with rectangular fielded
panels and decorated with inlaid borders of holly
and bog oak over
a row of three drawers also embellished with inlaid chevons the
whole raised on stile feet
Welsh oak coffer of small proportions The
two plank top is well figured and sits upon a base
with channel
moulding to the frame and legs It has two panels to the front
decorated with an attractive stylized tulip and leaf pattern
