A Good Small Charles I Oak Table Box

Having a boarded lid with a simple incised moulding around the front and sides, rising on the original strap hinges to reveal a vacant interior.

The front panel is beautifully carved, with two double 'S' scrolls between vertical stems emitting stylised leaves and embellished with a stamp decoration of tiny flowerheads. The panel retains the original shaped lockplate and hasp, and is finished to each side with small "chip" carved decoration.

The two end panels are covered with a single leaf-filled semi-circle, which are again embellished with tiny stamped flowerheads.

English - Gloucestershire, circa 1630-40.

Width 20 inches, depth 13 inches, height 9 inches.

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