A late 16th/early 17th century boarded and joined oak box, German, circa 1600


The lid with moulded front edge and large decorative hinges, the end and rear boards with run mouldings, the front board carved with stop fluting between chip carved ends, with shaped iron lockplate, the baseboard with chamfered edge, lined to the interior with leaves from an exercise book, one of them inscribed 'Sarah Grosvenor her Booke 1694', another reading 'Mrs Sarah Grosvenor', including verses and handwriting exercises, 60cm wide x 31cm deep x 28.5cm high, (23 1/2in wide x 12in deep x 11in high)