Mid 19th Century Oval Pantry Box with Unusual Double Fingered Lap and Square Head Nails antique burl scoop for settling all sorts of

for settling all sorts of matters

Plenty of ingrained dirt and stains as pictured

You know I love a folk art box

trying to avoid glare--she's better and sharper in person

Santa Rosa

Mid 19th Century Oval Pantry Box with Unusual Double Fingered Lap and Square Head Nails antique burl scoop for settling all sorts ofI will never be the sort of dealer who chases pantry boxes and can tell you just where one was made and exactly when, but I do often covet them, and occasionally one calls to me loudly. (Sometimes those loud callers are gorgeous early painted ones of the most insanely precious variety and I have to ignore the call but happily I was able to listen to this one!) It dates to the mid 1800s I believe and has accrued a gorgeous patina, but it is the unusual