A Charming George II Period Chip Carved Treen Pen Box, Dated to 1754 sub-Antiques models like these were more

models like these were more common in the late nineteenth and early to mid twentieth century

Hudson and Osbaldiston

This instrument would have been most likely used to evaluate the density and strength of bones and also the tooling of the bone when paired with a cutting instrument

but not broken

that doesn’t necessarily need explanation of its original intention to bear hugely decorative appeal

A Charming George II Period Chip Carved Treen Pen Box, Dated to 1754 sub-Antiques models like these were moreOrigin: 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