AN OAK COFFOR BACH

GOWER PENINSULA, SOUTH WALES, EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Details

AN OAK COFFOR BACH
Gower Peninsula, South Wales, early 18th Century
With hinged moulded lid, above a front carved in relief with stylised tulips and a frieze drawer similarly-carved with opposing birds, on bun feet, metal work probably original, corner moulding repaired
23¼ in. (59 cm.) wide; 13 in. (33 cm.) high; 12 in. (31 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired from Avon Antiques, February 1993.

Lot Essay

This type of coffor bach belongs to a small group attributed to the Gower Peninsula whose carved detail typically consists of tulip heads, daisy-like flowers and stylised birds upon the drawer. P. Havard in 'The Gower Coffor Bach', Regional Furniture Society Journal, Vol. VI, Maney, 1992 illustrates a virtually identical example (fig. 3).

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