Red-painted Pine Slide-lid Trinket Box

Description:

Red-painted Pine Slide-lid Trinket Box, New England, early 19th century, the chamfered lid with carved finger-hold on a dovetailed box with molded top edge and applied base molding, old surface, (minor imperfections),ht. 3 1/4, wd. 5 1/2, dp. 4 1/2 in.
Estimate $700-900

wear consistent with age - chips to lip of box, minor losses to lid at edges, and wear to base molding.

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