A 17thC English Graffitied Oak Refectory Table; Southwick Hall, Northamptonshire c.1680 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope presented in its original period

presented in its original period golden oak veneered frame with ebonised and gilt slips

with some wear to the gilded frame and the rear key hole

a celebrated guitar maker to the Viennese Court

representing the immaculate state of humanity free from corruption and Original Sin before the Fall

but by the end of 1941 the programme was exclusively German

A 17thC English Graffitied Oak Refectory Table; Southwick Hall, Northamptonshire c.1680 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope presented in its original periodOrigin: English Period: Charles II James II Provenance: Southwick Hall, Northamptonshire Date: c. 1680 Height: 32 Width: 65 Depth: 28 (all at top) The unique oak refectory table having a three plank top with extensive ancient chiselled graffiti, with initials of numerous persons, dates and motifs; the whole constructed from thick, well seasoned planks with a single board end construction and a gently chamfered edge, raised on boldly turned baluster