Painted Shoe-Shaped Nearly Flat Folk Art Box box with drawers last quarter of the 19th

last quarter of the 19th century I believe

Frame has a standing rather than hanging back

4 7/8" x 3 1/4" t x 1 3/8" and in very good vintage condition

and with rarely straight lines dividing the entries

Good pinned up

Painted Shoe-Shaped Nearly Flat Folk Art Box box with drawers last quarter of the 19thThe paint on this unusual little shoe shaped box has nice age to it; I'd guess 1920s 30s or so, though maybe a little earlier than that. I love the long, nearly flat form, as if nodding to the elongated proportions of clown shoes, and the surprise of realizing the "lid" slides off to reveal a secret hiding place. Perhaps the upper and lower were once joined, I'm honestly not sure, but now they just fit together nicely, with a carve out in the