Long and Low 19th C. Bentwood Box in Beautiful Green Paint (with Repaired Split) document tube and flowers and vines

and flowers and vines

forearms and lower legs are composition

with its long neck

all highly covetable

Long and Low 19th C. Bentwood Box in Beautiful Green Paint (with Repaired Split) document tube and flowers and vinesI believe this box is 19th c. European, most likely Scandanavian; I am not an expert on bentwood pantry boxes, but I think the manner in which the end of the wood is secured (known as Svepaskis in Swedish) is indicative of that. There is a carefully (glue) repaired split to the lid, but the green paint and unusual long and low form I think are so lovely, I don't much care. 7 1 2" l x 4 3 8" d x 1 1 4" t. Repaired split as noted and evident, sound and