Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Decorative Arts Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840

Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840

Cappellini inherited the piece in 1993 and today Proust Geometrica

or verses from the Qur'an

An outstanding rare antique 17th century two drawer carved walnut refectory

the teapot with the original scrolled wooden handle

Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Decorative Arts Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840A 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