Antique English 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Deed Box 1680 Paintings the base with four graduated

the base with four graduated drawers with the original Rococo brass hardware

he opened the first Fornasetti store on Milan’s Via Manzoni

In 1831 he became a student at the École des Beaux-Arts and studied under François-Édouard Picot

both the the short end & long end having skillfully engraved openwork with foliate & dragon decoration

Antique English 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Deed Box 1680 Paintings the base with four graduatedA good antique English Charles II period carved oak Bible or deed box, from the late 1600s. The box is made of typical six plank and joined pegged construction, the box with a hinged lid and hand cut iron strap hinges. The front panel with a deeply carved arcade of interlaced semi circular arches or lunettes, internally carved with stylized flowers devices, to the center is a hand cut iron lock plate. The front two edges are decorated with chip