Mid 19th Century Oval Pantry Box with Unusual Double Fingered Lap and Square Head Nails ball serene feeling one

serene feeling one

so it was a bit nostalgic for me to find another

3 1/2" x 2 7/16"

Each weighs nearly 4 pounds

with a 5/8" opening and 1 3/4" diameter at base

Mid 19th Century Oval Pantry Box with Unusual Double Fingered Lap and Square Head Nails ball serene feeling oneI 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