Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Recently Added with matching upholstered bed bases/box

with matching upholstered bed bases/box spring

circa 1870

The patina is a warm deep honey color and the chest has just lovingly received a coat of wax in Bloomsbury's workshops

1930 Few Queen Anne dressing tables possess the exceptional proportions displayed in this exquisite dressing table

Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Recently Added with matching upholstered bed bases/boxA 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