MID-LATE 19TH C NEW ENGLAND PRIMITIVE ANTIQUE LACQUERED OAK WOOD BOX, W/HNGD LID For Sale

MID to LATE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN FOLK ART, NEW ENGLAND PRIMITIVE, ANTIQUE LACQUERED OAK WOOD STORAGE BOX, with HINGED LID & ORIGINAL HAND CUT BRASS FLATSTOCK HINGES & FRONT SIDEWALL & LID BRASS LOCK ASSEMBLY, KEY NOT FOUND with BOX[For sale is this U.S. Civil War period or slightly thereafter, mid to late 20th century American folk art, New England primitive, antique, lightly lacquered, honey colored, oak hardwood storage box, with its original chestnut stained, raised wood edging. The box is in estate fresh, very well-preserved overall antique condition, with its original brass hardware. The hand-cut rear brass hinges work properly & are not loose or reaffixed to their original, hand routered settings on the underside of the lid or on the top edge of the box's rear, interior sidewall. The interior of the box features unstained, unlacquered oak hardwood, single board, wood plank floor & interior sidewalls. The underside of the box is also not stained or lacquered & has a naturally lighter, dry, matte wood finish. The edges & exterior sidewalls of the lidded box are in very good, well-preserved shape, with perhaps a single nick & a slight scuff, marking what would have to be considered to otherwise be in nearly perfect, very clean shape. A bit later but no less very nice, primitive lidded box. Very handsome.](Circa 1860-1885)Mid to late 19th century American folk art, New England primitive antique lacquered oak wooden storage Height x 16½" Width x 9¼" DepthWeight: 4 lbs. 15 oz.
DESCRIPTION:For sale is this U.S. Civil War period or slightly thereafter, mid to late 20th century American folk art, New England primitive antique lightly lacquered, honey colored, oak hardwood storage box, with its original chestnut stained, raised wood edging. The box is in estate fresh, very well-preserved overall antique condition, with its original brass hardware. The hand-cut rear brass hinges work properly and are not loose or reaffixed to their original, hand routered settings on the underside of the lid or the on the top edge of the box's rear, interior sidewall. The interior of the box features unstained, unlacquered oak hardwood, single board, wood plank floor and interior sidewalls. The underside of the box is also not stained or lacquered and has a naturally lighter, dry, matte wood finish. The edges and box exterior sidewalls of the lidded box are in very good, well-preserved shape, with perhaps a single nick and a slight scuff, marking what would have to be considered to otherwise be in nearly perfect, very clean shape. A bit later but no less very nice, primitive lidded box. Very handsome.
CONDITION:Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition.