What is a coffer bach?

A coffer bach is a small Welsh chest made to hold valuables or linen. These miniature pieces often include a single drawer beneath the main storage compartment. Craftsmen built them in domestic workshops across Wales during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Their small scale made them popular gifts for marriages or significant family events.

How old are these small trunks?

The available pieces span multiple centuries from the late sixteenth century onwards. Seventeenth-century Jacobean and Elizabethan examples sit alongside Georgian items and later nineteenth-century interpretations. Construction details, timber patination and lock mechanisms help indicate the specific period of origin. Earlier pieces often display pegged joints and hand-riven oak boards.

Where were these small chests used?

People placed these compact boxes on tables, desks or the floor for daily storage needs. They served to keep legal documents, Bibles, linen and personal trinkets secure. Today they function as bedside boxes, fireside bins or decorative surface storage in living spaces. Their modest footprint allows them to fit easily into modern rooms.

What woods were used in making them?

Solid oak serves as the predominant timber across the entire selection of trunks and coffers. Artisans selected quarter-sawn oak for its strength and distinctive grain figure. Some examples incorporate minor decorative elements in painted wood, bone or inlay. Iron and brass hardware provided necessary functional reinforcement for the lids and corners.

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A small oak wooden trunk brings robust storage and centuries of craft into a room.

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Small 17th Century Oak Coffer.

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17th Century Small Oak Coffer

From Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd

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Small 17th Century Oak Coffer

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Small Welsh Elizabethan Carved Oak Chest

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Small Welsh Elizabethan Carved Oak Chest

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18th century

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18th Century Oak Coffer Bach

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Small Early 17th Century Oak Coffer

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18th century

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18th Century Coffer Bach

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18th century

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Small 18th Century Oak Coffer

From A Brookes

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17th century

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Charles II Small Oak Coffer

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£550

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Early Welsh Oak Coffor Bach (Small Chest), Circa 1690

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Early Welsh Oak Coffor Bach (Small Chest), Circa 1690

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Certain small oak chests hide miniature compartments beneath their lids, perfect for concealing secret love letters or stray buttons from prying eyes.

Victorian Small Carved Oak Blanket Chest

19th century

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Victorian Small Carved Oak Blanket Chest

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18th century

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Antique Small Oak Blanket Chest

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Miniature Welsh Inlaid Box or Chest, Circa 1780

18th century

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Miniature Welsh Inlaid Box or Chest, Circa 1780

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£580

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18th century

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Small Antique Oak Blanket Chest

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£490

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Small Elizabethan Welsh Oak Chest or Coffer, Circa 1600

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Small Elizabethan Welsh Oak Chest or Coffer, Circa 1600

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£2,400

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Small Oak Wooden Trunk

Small 17th Century Oak Coffer.

17th Century Small Oak Coffer

Small 17th Century Oak Coffer

Small Welsh Elizabethan Carved Oak Chest

18th Century Oak Coffer Bach

Small Early 17th Century Oak Coffer

18th Century Coffer Bach

Small 18th Century Oak Coffer

Charles II Small Oak Coffer

Early Welsh Oak Coffor Bach (Small Chest), Circa 1690

Victorian Small Carved Oak Blanket Chest

Antique Small Oak Blanket Chest

Miniature Welsh Inlaid Box or Chest, Circa 1780

Small Antique Oak Blanket Chest

Small Elizabethan Welsh Oak Chest or Coffer, Circa 1600

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