An Elizabeth I boarded oak box, West Country, possibly Somerset, circa 1580
REF: 3672
Having a one-piece hinged lid, the front and sides carved with adorsed foliated S-scrolls forming hearts, and with deep dentil gauge-carved upper and lower mouldings, single base board
I sold a comparable box during my former career as head of the oak department at Bonhams, London, February 2016, Lot 297, for £7,500
- Height 25.2 cm / 10"
- Width 74.5 cm / 29 1⁄2"
- Depth 40.3 cm / 16"
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