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

last quarter of the 19th century I believe

Framed: 17 3/4” x 15”

which just need a cutout figure to put them into play again

the set is in great condition

and with rarely straight lines dividing the entries

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