1917 "Remember Me" Spruce Gum Box Pictou County

Canadian. Spruce gum box marked, "Remember Me" and "1917", found in Five Islands, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Carved and hollowed from a single block of softwood with a slide lid at each end. The box is chip-carved with various motifs, and coloured wax has been used for inlay in the complementary designs. Likely the same maker as lots 127 and 128. Both are illustrated in "Spirit of Nova Scotia: Traditional decorative folk art, 1780-1930" by Richard Henning Field, plate 199. Nova Scotia. 1st quarter 20th century. Marked, "Remember me", front. Marked, "1917", back.

Estimación:€1,240.97

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