A Rare Late 19thC Carved Oak Collection Box for The Royal Infirmary in the Form of a Beehive sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Origin: British & Japanese

Origin: British & Japanese

the whole with an applied printed border survives from the middle part of seventeenth century Italy

The horns extend sideways from the skull and curve backwards and then upwards

with standing winged creatures in each corner

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A Rare Late 19thC Carved Oak Collection Box for The Royal Infirmary in the Form of a Beehive sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Origin: British & JapaneseOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: H. C. Owtram & Co for The Preston and County of Lancaster Royal Infirmary Date: c. 1875 1900 Height: 8 inches (to Beehive knop) Depth: 9. 25 inches (at base) Width: 9 inches (at base) The well carved English oak collection box in the form of a knopped beehive skep with four coin slots on a square faceted base sitting on bun feet and having inscriptions to each side, the base with lockable hatch and