19th C. Handmade Black Painted Pine Box with Wire Hinges penny 6 3/4" d x 5

6 3/4" d x 5 1/16" w x 4 1/4" t and in good condition

clean and bright and all be the first page in very dark

(I think her use of line for shading in texture is pretty good too

and these I think are about as good as it gets

There is a bend that runs diagonal near top as evident

19th C. Handmade Black Painted Pine Box with Wire Hinges penny 6 3/4" d x 5I don't always have the easiest time selling old boxes, especially relatively plain ones whose charms are subtle, but every time I visited the little shop in Maine where I found this one I was be struck by it, so, finally, after three or four viewings I had to bring it home! It's actually just the sort of box that I love most, honest and useful, with its beauty deriving from its construction, function and use over time. I love the shallow carve out of