Mid 19th Century Oval Pantry Box with Unusual Double Fingered Lap and Square Head Nails ball so it was a bit

so it was a bit nostalgic for me to find another

as if looking toward the future and imagining a time when the ancient Japanese sport of Sumo wrestling

front door is missing hinges and just needs to be propped in frame--or left open

serene feeling one

Solid color cotton fabrics for the red and two shades of green rind and border

Mid 19th Century Oval Pantry Box with Unusual Double Fingered Lap and Square Head Nails ball so it was a bitI 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