Elizabeth I desk box
1580 - 1600
England
W 26 1/2" × H 12" × D 18 3/4"
Stock # Marh2519
£1,850.00
Elizabeth I boarded oak desk box with sloping lid. The front and sides carved with double guilloche designs. The interior with original early decorated paper lining.
The distinctive feature of a desk is the provision of a sloping surface on which a book or paper may be placed for reading or writing, Victor Chinnery, Oak furniture the British tradition.