ANTIQUE COFFERS WITH CARVED Oak Welsh Coffor Bach Inlaid Mule Chests welsh oak coffer with panelled and Fretted Design Coffers Mule Friendly Society Lodge Chest Box with Noah and His Arc with an Array of Animals ANTIQUE WELSH COFFERS FOR BOTH THE MODERN AND TRADITIONAL HOME The one category that existed in relatively large numbers was the chest. There was a distinction between a chest and a coffer is now. 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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ANTIQUE WELSH OAK COFFOR BACH
Carmarthenshire, Circa 1780

Ref: 7324

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ANTIQUE WELSH OAK COFFER ON STAND
Glamorganshire, Circa 1780

Ref: 1641

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..............................	ANTIQUE WELSH OAK INLAID BOX South or West Wales, Circa 1730 Ref: 16447	......	ANTIQUE WELSH OAK DEED BOX With the inscription "Manor of St Florence" Dated 1791 Ref: 16177

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..............................	ANTIQUE WELSH PINE FRIENDLY SOCIETY CHEST WITH ORIGINAL PAINTED DECORATION Features scene of Noah's Arc South Wales, Early 19th Century Ref: 14824	......	ANTIQUE WELSH OAK CARVED COFFER Mid Wales, Circa 1640 Ref: coffer85

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Welsh oak antique coffor bach with three fielded arched panels and brass escutcheons and handle above a slim drawer

Welsh oak antique chest with an unusual panelled front over a base with wide
waist moulding and three drawers above a shaped apron, and raised on narrow shaped legs

Welsh oak antique box of dovetailed construction with an inlaid
design in contrasting holly and bog oak a style of decoration typical of South and West Wales circa 1730

Welsh oak coffer of small proportions with raised and fielded panels

Welsh oak antique coffor bach the box section with rectangular lid over a stepped
base with a single drawer raised over a plinth with an unusual and intricately fretted design