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Here is a rare hand carved wooden pine box made in the form of a coffin. Perhaps it was intended as a snuff box, needle or match case. The age og this piece is unknown, but the detailed work on the hinge seems to me, to indicate some age.

Now, inside, there is a skeleton made from a modern material and with a turquoise colured bead head ! (see photographs one and two).

The lid is hinged and the hinge remains strong. There is a painted transfer image of what looks like a sunflower and a small area which appears as though a scroll was once also on the outer lid, now gone. There is nicely detail engraving to the closure clasp at the foot of the box (see photograph four).

I think that the wood used was most likely pine, with a dark stain applied. It is a well-made item and very likely dates from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.

The item remains in good order. There is one area on the left hand side of the outer lid where there seems to be a 2 inch long piece of missing wood - but this does not look like recent damage since the colour of the wood is consistent.

The piece is about 5.5 inches 14 cm) in length, and about 1.8 inches (4.4 cm) across the widest point (shoulders).

An interesting piece for any collector of macabre or gothic style pieces.

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