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Scarce Small 18thc S.wales Oak Coffr Bach
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Scarce Small 18thc S.wales Oak Coffr Bach

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DATING AROUND 1770 THIS WELSH COFFER BACH ( BIBLE BOX) IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A WELL LOVED PIECE OF OAK WHICH HAS BEEN LOVINGLY POLISHED AND CARE FOR OVER THE CENTURIES

IT MEASURES 70Cms long 40cms h and 24cms D

FOLK LORE DICTATES THAT THESE PRIZED LITTLE COFFERS WERE OFTEN MADE AND GIVEN AS WEDDING GIFTS

THEY HAD A PRACTICAL.USE AS WELL BECAUSE IN THE DAYS OF CANDLELIGHT THEY WERE USED TO KEEP VALUABLES UNDER THE BIBLE.

THIS ONE WAS SOURCED IN GLAMORGANSHIRE AND WE HAVE NO REASON.TO THINK IT HAS EVER MOVED FROM THERE TILL NOW.

A GREAT LITTLE PIECE OF WELSH HISTORY

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ESTABLISHED IN1977 IN CHESTER

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Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Welsh Oak Coffer Bach to the Georgian era.

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DATING AROUND 1770 THIS WELSH COFFER BACH ( BIBLE BOX) IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A WELL LOVED PIECE OF OAK WHICH HAS BEEN LOVINGLY POLISHED AND CARE FOR OVER THE CENTURIES

IT MEASURES 70Cms long 40cms h and 24cms D

fig 1. An 18th-century South Welsh dark oak coffer bach featuring three ogee-arched fielded panels, two lower drawers with brass handles, and a hinged lid.
fig 1. Scarce Small 18thc S.wales Oak Coffr Bach

FOLK LORE DICTATES THAT THESE PRIZED LITTLE COFFERS WERE OFTEN MADE AND GIVEN AS WEDDING GIFTS

THEY HAD A PRACTICAL.USE AS WELL BECAUSE IN THE DAYS OF CANDLELIGHT THEY WERE USED TO KEEP VALUABLES UNDER THE BIBLE.

fig 2. An 18th-century South Welsh dark oak coffer bach featuring three ogee-arched fielded panels, two lower drawers with brass handles, and a hinged lid.
fig 2. Scarce Small 18thc S.wales Oak Coffr Bach

THIS ONE WAS SOURCED IN GLAMORGANSHIRE AND WE HAVE NO REASON.TO THINK IT HAS EVER MOVED FROM THERE TILL NOW.

A GREAT LITTLE PIECE OF WELSH HISTORY

UK DELIVERY INCLUDED

ALL FORMS OF PAYMENT INCLUDING CCS ETC

LAPADA_CINOA MEMBERS SINCE1985

ESTABLISHED IN1977 IN CHESTER

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Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Welsh Oak Coffer Bach to the Georgian era.

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Archive I An 18th-century South Welsh dark oak coffer bach featuring three ogee-arched fielded panels, two lower drawers with brass handles, and a hinged lid.

SCARCE SMALL 18THC S.WALES OAK COFFR BACH

Archive II An 18th-century South Welsh dark oak coffer bach featuring three ogee-arched fielded panels, two lower drawers with brass handles, and a hinged lid. View II
Archive III An 18th-century South Welsh dark oak coffer bach featuring three ogee-arched fielded panels, two lower drawers with brass handles, and a hinged lid. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century South Welsh dark oak coffer bach featuring three ogee-arched fielded panels, two lower drawers with brass handles, and a hinged lid. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century South Welsh dark oak coffer bach featuring three ogee-arched fielded panels, two lower drawers with brass handles, and a hinged lid. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century South Welsh dark oak coffer bach featuring three ogee-arched fielded panels, two lower drawers with brass handles, and a hinged lid. View VI
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An 18th-century South Welsh dark oak coffer bach featuring three ogee-arched fielded panels, two lower drawers with brass handles, and a hinged lid.
SCARCE SMALL 18THC S.WALES OAK COFFR BACH
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A coffer bach, meaning small coffer in Welsh, is a miniature wooden chest traditionally produced in Wales during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, often associated with marriage gifts or the storage of valuable personal items.

These pieces were predominantly crafted from native Welsh oak, utilising mortise and tenon joinery, wooden peg construction, fielded panels, and hand-cast brass hardware such as escutcheons and handles.

Authentic eighteenth-century examples exhibit hand-sawn timber marks, original wooden pegged joints, age-appropriate patination inside drawer linings, and regional features such as ogee arch panel detailing.

A coffer bach functions as an accent storage piece on top of a console table, within an entryway, or beside a hearth, bringing natural timber warmth and historical texture to contemporary spaces.

Maintain antique oak by applying a clear beeswax polish annually, keeping the piece away from direct heat sources or high humidity, and dusting regularly with a soft, dry cloth.
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