Mid 19th C. Grain Painted Box (Eyes and Arches) Persian hunter on horse 13 7/8” x 11 3/16”

13 7/8” x 11 3/16”

with the wild woven passage over her chest being my favorite

which are wooden

floor to ceiling built-in shelving

Box measures 8 13/16" w x 5 13/16" d x 3 5/8" t

Mid 19th C. Grain Painted Box (Eyes and Arches) Persian hunter on horse 13 7/8” x 11 3/16”I've become deeply enamored with 19th century paint decorated boxes, grain painted especially, and think this one, c. 1850s and made of pine, I believe, is really a beauty. A sort of mustardy yellow with a darker pigmented shade over top applied through a combination of freehand brush strokes and comb application. I love the long, gently arching lines across the front, like a rainbow, and then what look like eyes split right down the middle on the