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[Faux Book] Fine Folk Art Box with Folk Art Vignettes of a House and Floral Designs

[Faux Book] Fine Folk Art Box with Folk Art Vignettes of a House and Floral Designs

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[Faux Book] Fine Folk Art Box with Folk Art Vignettes of a House and Floral Designs

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  • very good
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Very Good
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About This Item

Very Good. Circa 18th century, probably intended as a tobacco box. Dimensions: 16 by 10 by 3.5 cm. The house probably represents a plantation house, abd the plant fronds on each side, tobacco leaves. On the other side is a plant that resembles a typical folk art etched design. The spine has etched bands. The staining of the edges is suggestive of marbling, whether or not this effect was intended. The lid, which fits on very snugly, opens to a shallow well. The top of the open lid is convex, and the inside of the well was smoothly scooped out, it is plain. Words do not really do this box justice, for it is a highly appealing specimen of folk art from its time. As to its national origin, that is difficult to say with any certainty, especially given the commonality of folk art idiom to many places. The wood is a hard and heavy wood. Some scratching, rubbing and other wear, but still very handsome indeed.

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Bookseller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
003650
Title
[Faux Book] Fine Folk Art Box with Folk Art Vignettes of a House and Floral Designs
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Weight
0.00 lbs

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About the Seller

White Fox Rare Books and Antiques

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York

About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques

By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Leaves
Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

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