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1930s Folk Art Wood-Burned and Hand-Painted Soap Box
$600.001933 Victorian style Folk Art soap box / keepsake box composed of an oval wooden lid and box in original green paint. Intricate wood-burning detail present (reminiscent of leather hand-tooling). Paint loss / soiling (particularly to the lid and central design). Remains a nice relic of the age in sound condition. There appears to be soap residue in the interior and a hand carved date of ‘1933’ present to the underside.
H 2.5″x W 6.5″ x D 4.75″
19th Century American Folk Art Hand Painted Poplar Sewing / Decorative Box
19th century American carved poplar sewing / jewelry box with hand painted floral, leaf, and bird decoration throughout. Spots, scratches and edge fissures / loss of veneer to the corners (expected wear for its age). There is also a split in the wood and a small dent to the side, as shown. Remains in fine, functional condition.
H 6.25″ x W 12.75″ x D 10.5″
19th Century American Keepsake Chest
$595.00Hand carved decorative box / collector’s chest with one fixed, sliding tray and one removable, circa 19th century. All hardware, including the hinges, is original: the screws that line the border are both functional and decorative.
Patina / wear from age and use; remains in good, antique condition.
Measures: L 20″ x D 12.5″ x H 7.25″
Depth when open 25″.
19th Century American Pine Primitive Decorative Box
American decorative box in the Primitive style, circa 19th century. There is an hand painted border and corner direction, crude in execution. Interesting ‘stepped’ design with simple handmade metal latch closure. There is a rich patina / considerable age to the box, including peeling (all of which further enhance the Primitive character of the piece).
Measures: H 3.5″ x L 11.75″ x D 8.25″.
20th Century American Hand Carved Two-Tier Collector’s Chest
$595.00Hand carved decorative box / collector’s chest, circa early 20th century. Features a hinged-top that opens to reveal two, stacked, sliding trays (one lidded and removable, one open). The top is quite heavy, and, subsequently, there is some splitting to the wood near the hinges from opening the top without manually supporting it. All hardware is original: one brass handle is missing the lower half, as shown.
Patina / wear from age and use; remains in good, antique condition.
Measures: L 23.5″ x D 13″ x H 9″
Depth when open 26.1″.
Art Deco Beechwood & Tiger Maple Decorative Box with Hand Carved / Inlay Detail
American deco beechwood decorative box with tiger maple inlay, circa 1940s. Appealing center decoration with intricate carved border detail. Suitable for cigar storage / can be used simply as a decorative / jewelry box.
Very nice, refinished condition, only minor wear remains.
H 3.5″ x W 13.75″ x D 10″
Early 20th Century Americana Pantry Box in Indigo With Tree Motif
$325.00Charming circa 1910-1920 Americana pantry box with hand-painted night-scape detail. Indigo background and black trees are nicely offset by pink clouds. Wood construction – bentwood sides, pine tops and bottoms – with original brass nails.
Nice, vintage condition with wear consistent with age / use (fading in places and edge paint loss).
H: 3″ x Diameter: 6.75″
We have another identically sized pantry box listed separately.
Early 20th Century Folk Art “American Eagle” Silhouette Decorative Box
$450.00Folk art decorative box with eagle motif in attractive red paint (ca. 1910-1920, USA). The hinged top opens to reveal a divided storage compartment, perfect for housing small accessories (jewelry, cufflinks, etc.).
Imagery is created in a silhouette style with the red paint applied to the outline of each symbol, leaving it raw wood with only applied black painted accents.
Painted initials “E L” present to the front of the box.
Unique piece that can accessorize with other primitive/folk art decor or blend into any Deco or Modernist interior given its bold palette.
Very good, vintage condition with only light paint loss/wear, as shown.
Measures: H: 4″ x L: 11.13″ x D: 6.38″.
Early 20th Century Folk Art Hand-Painted Recipe Box
Circa 1930s wooden folk art recipe / decorative box in black with hand-painted heart / plant decoration in red, yellow, and green. Hinged top with functional metal clasp for opening and closing. Charming, practical work of folk art in good, vintage condition showing only minor wear consistent with age.
6.25ʺW × 3.1ʺD × 6ʺH
Folk Art Deco Maple Burl Wood Decorative Lock Box with Inlay Detail
$895.00Folk Art carved maple burl wood box with locking mechanism and original key, circa 1940s. Geometric inlay details present to the surface.
Very nice, vintage condition with minor wear / patina from age and slight corner separation, as shown.
H 3.75″ x W 15.75″ x D 11″
Folk Art Performers Prop Trunk
Folk Art metal box with hand-hammered and applied red and black cut-out decoration secured by nailhead trim. All mechanisms are intact, and box opens easily by releasing three latches. Part of the interior lining is missing and one piece is separating. However, this does not effect the functionality. Nice age / patina and minor loss, as indicated in the images.
H: 14.25″ x W: 17.75″ x D: 17.75″ When lid is open, the depth is: 35.25″.
Italian Modernist “Apple” Lidded Trinket Box in Gold and Silver Aluminum
$300.00Petite apple-form box for holding small items in gold aluminum with silver banding and orb handle (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Luxurious decorative item in very good, newly polished condition with only light patina/general wear remaining, as shown. Will be cleaned a final time prior to shipping.
H: 6″ x Diameter: 4.38″
Height without lid: 3.25″