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Welsh Oak Coffor Bach (Miniature Coffer), C.1760-80
The Ark Stores
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Welsh Oak Coffor Bach (Miniature Coffer), C.1760-80

18th century
For Sale by The Ark Stores
Description

An good quality antique Welsh oak coffor bach, or miniature coffer most likely from Carmarthenshire, west Wales. The hinged lid above two raised fielded panels embellished with fluting. The back panels are indicative of age with handmade nails and hand saw marks. The drawer has later replacemt period handles and is surprisingly heavy. Traditionally associated with marriage, these miniature versions of larger coffers would have been used to store and secure a woman`s most valuable, small possessions and were often passed down through the female line in Welsh families.

Height is 44cms (17.4 inches)

Width is 70cms (27.6 inches)

Depth is 34cm (13.5 inches)

Physical Dimensions
Height
44cm (17.32")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
34cm (13.39")
Declaration

The Ark Stores has dated this Welsh Oak Coffor Bach to the 18th Century.

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SA1158053
Description
An good quality antique Welsh oak coffor bach, or miniature coffer most likely from Carmarthenshire, west Wales. The hinged lid above two raised fielded panels embellished with fluting. The back panels are indicative of age with handmade nails and hand saw marks. The drawer has later replacemt period handles and is surprisingly heavy. Traditionally associated with marriage, these miniature versions of larger coffers would have been used to store and secure a woman`s most valuable, small possessions and were often passed down through the female line in Welsh families.

Height is 44cms (17.4 inches)

Width is 70cms (27.6 inches)

Depth is 34cm (13.5 inches)

Height
44cm (17.32")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
34cm (13.39")
Date of Manufacture

The Ark Stores has dated this Welsh Oak Coffor Bach to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1158053
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An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles.
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Archive I An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles.

Welsh Oak Coffor Bach (miniature Coffer), c.1760-80

Archive II An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View III
Archive IV An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View IV
Archive V An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View V
Archive VI An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View VI
Archive VII An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View VII
Archive VIII An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View VIII
Archive IX An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View IX
Archive X An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View X
Archive XI An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View XI
Archive XII An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View XII
Archive XIII An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View XIII
Archive XIV An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles. View XIV
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Telephone 01428 641817
Location
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Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 2HG
United Kingdom
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An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles.
Welsh Oak Coffor Bach (miniature Coffer), c.1760-80
Ref: SA1158053
An eighteenth-century Welsh oak coffor bach featuring twin arched fielded panels with shell carvings above a single lower drawer with brass handles.
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A coffor bach, which translates to small chest in Welsh, is a traditional miniature coffer produced in Wales during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. These small timber boxes were historically associated with dowries or used to store valuables such as textiles and family documentation.

Traditional coffor bachs were constructed primarily from native Welsh oak, featuring wooden peg joinery, raised fielded panels, and cast brass fittings. They frequently incorporate a single drawer beneath the main hinged lid compartment.

Authentic Georgian examples exhibit hand-cut dovetails, iron hinges, wooden peg fastenings, and natural oxidisation around original brass key escutcheons and handles. The presence of carved shell motifs or arched fielded panels on the front profile is also characteristic of Welsh regional joinery.

Positioning a coffor bach on top of a console table, sideboard, or deep window sill adds warmth and historical texture to modern schemes. It serves both as a decorative accent piece and functional storage for desk sundries or small personal items.

Maintain oak furniture by dusting regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and applying beeswax polish sparingly once or twice a year in the direction of the grain. Avoid placement directly adjacent to central heating radiators or direct sunlight to prevent timber shrinkage and movement.
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