Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Recently Added and a fitted interior with

and a fitted interior with pigeonholes with removable doors and drawers each fitted with an oval gilded name label

the cup has an oval cartouche engraved with the initials "B

A fine antique Irish sterling silver footed bowl by William Egan

with matching upholstered bed bases/box spring

circa 1870

Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Recently Added and a fitted interior withA 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