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ANTIQUE WELSH COFFERS

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 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

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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

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Ref: coffer90

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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

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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

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Ref: coffer85

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Welsh oak 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,

Glamorganshire, circa 1780
47" wide, 41" high, 24" deep
120 cms wide, 104 cms high, 61 cms deep

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Ref: 16415

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Welsh oak 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

19" wide, 9" high, 10.25" deep
49 cms wide, 23 cms high, 26 cms deep

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Ref: 16447

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Welsh oak coffer of small proportions, with raised and fielded panels,

Monmouthshire, circa 1690
44" wide, 18.5" high, 15" deep
112 cms wide, 47 cms high, 38 cms deep

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Ref: 16418

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Welsh oak panelled coffer raised on tall stile legs,

Carmarthenshire, circa 1720
40.5" wide, 29.5" high, 17.5" deep
103 cms wide, 75 cms high, 45 cms deep

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Ref: 15123

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Welsh oak 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,

Carmarthenshire, circa 1760
21.5" wide, 15.5" high, 11.5" deep
55 cms wide, 39.5 cms high, 29 cms deep

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Ref: 16370

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