ULTRA RARE EARLY to MID-18TH CENTURY AMERICAN FOLK ART, NEW ENGLAND PRIMITIVE, HAND PAINTED PINE WOODEN DOME TOP GLOVE/DOCUMENT BOX, featuring FIRST GENERATION PAINT & ALL ORIGINAL HAND DECORATED SURFACES, with WIRE LID PULL & WIRE HINGES with ORIGINAL PERIOD KEY HARDWARE, CUT METAL KEY ESCUTCHEON & SWINGING KEY HOLE COVER, with REPEATING GREEN & RED SPIRALS over NOW TANNED, PUTTY WHITE BASE COLOR & FLORAL MOTIF
[Found in a rural southern New Hampshire antique estate in an old center chimney cape farmhouse. This incredible early to mid-18th century American folk art, New England primitive antique, hand decorated, painted small dome-top glove/document pine box is estate fresh & in absolutely, 100% untouched, original antique condition, featuring first generation paint & all original decorated surfaces. It also still has its front key hardware assembly, key escutcheon & cut key cover. Interestingly, the box has early wire rear hinges, holding the dome-top lid to the rear box sidewall wooden panel & a nearly undisturbed & intact lid wire pull. In dry, matte painted finish, with a dry, unpainted pine wood baseplate & unpainted, dry pine interior. An incredible early New England primitive artifact from the colonial period, unadulterated & unbastardized. A simply amazing object, now approaching 300 years in age. Magnificent. Untouched. Very fine.]
(Circa 1735-1765)
Early to mid-18th century American folk art, New England primitive antique hand painted small dome top pine wood document/glove boxes with original hardware & wire hinges & wire lid pulls
DIMENSIONS:
5 ½" Height x 8 ½" Width x 4 ½" Depth
Weight: 5.9 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
Found in a rural southern New Hampshire estate in an old, center chimney farmhouse. This incredible early to mid-18th century American folk art, New England primitive antique, hand decorated painted small dome-top glove/document pint box is estate fresh and in absolutely, 100% untouched, original antique condition, featuring first generation paint and all original decorated surfaces. It also still has its front key hardware assembly, key escutcheon and cut key cover. Interestingly, the box has early wire rear hinges, holding the dome-top lid to the rear box sidewall wooden panel and a nearly undisturbed and intact lid wire pull. In dry, matte painted finish, with a dry, unpainted pine wood baseplate and unpainted, dry pine interior. An incredible early New England primitive artifact from the colonial period, unadulterated and unbastardized. A simply amazing object, now approaching 300 years in age. Magnificent. Untouched. Very fine.
CONDITION:
Good to Very Good overall antique condition.