Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Mid-Century Modern Please see the artist's biography

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This inkwell came from a very prominent Middle Eastern collection

Hancocks were one of the premier jewelers & suppliers of silverware to the English nobility in the 19th century and are still in business today

the back of the box is also decorated with engraved engine turned decoration

the back panels finely painted with birds

Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Mid-Century Modern Please see the artist's biographyA 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