A Charming George II Period Chip Carved Treen Pen Box, Dated to 1754 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles It is quite large for

It is quite large for its type

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

at the latter end of the Art Deco period

Opening the box we find the lid is inscribed in ink “From Edith

A Charming George II Period Chip Carved Treen Pen Box, Dated to 1754 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles It is quite large forOrigin: 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