Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1901 — Cheat of Henry II. [ARTICLE]

Cheat of Henry II.

America claims to possess a piece of antique furniture of extraordinary value, in the form of a carved chest of olivewood, dating back to the time of Henry 11. of England. The chest Is five feet seven Inches long, twenty-two inches deep, and twenty-one and a half Inches wide. On the Inside of the cover Is the story of “Solomon’s Judgment,” and the top and front are In panels representing castles and warriors, with the coat of arms of Henry IL Connoisseurs think that the last feature makes It reasonably certain that the chest was actually the property of King Henry, as no one else would bo likely to use his royal coat of arms. The chest Is now owned by Mrs. Caroline Foote Marsh, of Claremont-on-the-James, Va., who bought It from the old mnnslon on the James River known as Four Mile Tree, once the property of Colonel Henry Brown, a member of Sir William Berkeley’s council. Tho chest Is valued at $lO,000.