Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Mid-Century Modern the Earl of Egremont (Petworth

the Earl of Egremont (Petworth House)

The painting depicts two French cavalry officers riding through a rural landscape

the crest surmounted with a carved swag garland

Strongly influenced by Mexican attitudes towards the dead

The chest having a thumb molded top with three drawers below

Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Mid-Century Modern the Earl of Egremont (PetworthA 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