A Charming George II Period Chip Carved Treen Pen Box, Dated to 1754 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles just plodding along

just plodding along

both of the glazed side doors are in tact as are the glazed dials and the hands and oak structure is sound

the antique pine lid stamped with ‘Makers to H

In 1911 the company was taken over by the games company Selchow and Righter

This item was owned by Vernon Cross Esq

A Charming George II Period Chip Carved Treen Pen Box, Dated to 1754 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles just plodding alongOrigin: English Period: Mid Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1754 Width: 13 inches Depth: 2. 5 inches Height: 3 inches The top with twin hinged lids, the smaller for ink, the larger for pens, with heart shaped motif and inscribed 1754 with the initials GJD, with botanical and religious themed stylised carved decoration to all four side panels sitting on a moulded plinth base. The condition is generally good, with one end of the larger