Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Mid-Century Modern The properties and paraphanelia of

The properties and paraphanelia of this were purchased in 1874 by P

This inkwell came from a very prominent Middle Eastern collection

Muller Frères consisted of a group of brothers who had learned their trade from the great French glassmaker Émile Gallé

the back panels finely painted with birds

George Armfield was a British genre artist specializing in oil paintings of domesticated dogs

Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Mid-Century Modern The properties and paraphanelia ofA good antique English, Charles II (Carolean) period carved oak bible or document box, circa 1680. Such boxes were particularly popular in the 17th century, when printed bibles were very expensive and a treasured family possession. The bible was most likely the only book owned by a family and was also the means of recording births, deaths & marriages which would be written on the flyleaf or endpapers. They were also used to protect other important