Stunning Antique Bentwood Handle Wooden Pantry Box in Blue Paint red apple and that the artist

and that the artist

I found the other day in Maine

for Visitors Parking and Open House/Auction that I found along with it

It measures 7" tall x 7 1/4" wide x 3/4" deep

labeled with an arrow at center

Stunning Antique Bentwood Handle Wooden Pantry Box in Blue Paint red apple and that the artistI'm not an expert on antique bentwood pantry boxes, but I've looked at enough to recognize a really beautiful and beautifully constructed one, and this, though missing a lid, is most definitely is that to me it completely embodies why one might become obsessed with antique bentwood pantry boxes! The blue paint is, to my eye, just out of this world, as is the bleed from the neat row of fat iron nails down the seam. 19th century New England I believe