A Rare Late 19thC Carved Oak Collection Box for The Royal Infirmary in the Form of a Beehive sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles If not for the mantelpiece

If not for the mantelpiece then

you can be sure you won’t be seeing another one of these whilst wandering down a spiral staircase or feasting upon any dining table

holding a story untold

with the original brass ferule also present

A Rare Late 19thC Carved Oak Collection Box for The Royal Infirmary in the Form of a Beehive sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles If not for the mantelpieceOrigin: 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