A Rare Small Charles I Oak Table Box
Having a boarded top, with simple quarter-moulded edge, opening on the original “pin” or “wire” hinges, to reveal an interior containing a shelf below an open “box or “till”.
The front board is beautifully carved with a single large lunette, centred by a finely shaped lockplate set above and between out-pointing stylised leaves, all enriched with tiny stamped circles and scrolls.
The end boards are again beautifully carved, with flamboyant joining “S” scrolls, and stylised foliage.
Lovely colour and condition.
Gloucestershire, circa 1630.
Width 16 inches, back to front 11 inches, height 8 inches.
Ref 2431
