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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: sugarcube5419 on October 21, 2014, 02:02:31 PM
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2.00 at goodwill and I would like to ask if anyone knows anything else about it?
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Maybe it's a form of a Swedish "sevpask" (I'm not sure about the spelling), or bride's box? ???
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I sure don't know ... but maybe a cheese or (round) krumkake bucket ?
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thank you rauville and fancy--
its really just adorable and one I'll keep--is this still common to paint? Guess I'm wondering how one would guess how old it is?
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really meant to mention the top-its just odd-is it supposed to be a design or is it a christmas tree? I wondered if this was a christmas item?
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My best guess is that maybe it was/is (it's certainly festive , anyways) a holiday/giftbox , for food-related goodies .
Pudding , cheese , bucketbread , fruitcake & etc .
The little metal(?) thing-a-ma-bob on the lid sorta looked like a pine tree to me too , when first seen .
As far as it's age , well that's another guessing game to me ... you can look @ the staples , connectors & toolmarks that you can see , to start to get some idea of it's age .
I do know that some folk-art items , often ones from maritime regions , will have (paint) lead , cadmium , cobalt & other such dandies in them , so they're not always good for use with foodstuffs or as toys .
I'm pretty sure there are still items like yours being hand-painted by folks , sugarcube5419 !
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I would guess mid century or a bit later !! Nice find Sugarcube !! I like it !!