RARE EARLY to MID 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN FOLK ART, NEW ENGLAND (MOST LIKELY NEW HAMPSHIRE) PRIMITIVE RED & BLACK, GRAIN PAINTED, FAUX ROSEWOOD, PINE WOODEN GLOVE or CORRESPONDENCE BOX, featuring PAPER LINED INTERIOR, BRASS HINGED LID, FANCY, ORNATE CUT-OUT BRASS LID CENTER MEDALLION & BRASS KEY PLATE, with LATER AFFIXED CHOMOLITHOGRAPHIC PRINT of YOUNG WOMAN LOOKING at HERSELF in a HAND-HELD MIRROR, with FIRST GENERATION PAINT & ALL ORIGINAL SURFACES in DRY, MATTE FINISH, with CHAMFERED WOODEN, SINGLE BOARD BOTTOM
[Estate fresh, new to the marketplace & found in southwestern New Hampshire in an early post and beam farmhouse]
(Circa 1840-1860)
Early to mid-19th century American folk art, New England primitive, antique painted, decorative wooden boxes
DIMENSIONS:
10 ½" Width x 3 ½" Height x 4 ¼" Depth
Weight: 1 lb. 2 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition.