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

with standing winged creatures in each corner

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

otherwise described as the `Leopold II and Amherst Papyrus`

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