James I carved box

Circa 1610
Probably Exeter, Devon

Stock # MARH0202

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James I carved box. Front panels carved with elaborate and precisely executed paired s-scrolls closely related to the panels of an overmantel recovered in Exeter (Royal Albert Museum). Retains undisturbed surface consisting of one coat of thin, purple-red pigment. Lock lost, and lock mortise patched.