Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Drawings & Prints He returned to Naples

He returned to Naples

the drawers run smooth & with ease and provide plenty of storage & are ready to store your clothes or bedding

by Michelangelo Meucci (1840-1909)

Alexander Calder

a name later adopted by the Romans

Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680 Drawings & Prints He returned to NaplesA 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