Featured Early Carved Box

Wow, that was quick!

 

Yeah, it was up early in sale, 10th item or so. Bids stalled at 2-3k & was thinking maybe but alas, was not to be.

 

Well, there is always next time, with another beautiful and intriguing item!

 

Yep, always next time, at this point i am looking for better and up examples which means, stiff competition and bring your checkbook!

 

There IS a beautiful box out there that will be JUST FOR YOU James, and it WILL be yours. .. Joy.

 

With any luck, it'll be on Ebay described as old wooden box! And priced at $250. Or $25.

 

lol, uhhhhh, noooooo, not a chance! I hardly ever go to ebay so i don't really know but, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

 

YES !! and it will be a BUY IT NOW and James will win it and it will turn out to be 16th century !! and James will get the vapors again HaHaHa ... Joy.

 

uhhh, noooo, ebay just doesn't have the kind of product i am looking for, tried it years ago and i guess it's good for some stuff obviously but genuine early american? nooooooooooooooooooooooooo, it just ain't there, never has been.

 

Oh .. Okay James .. .. Joy.

 

lol, Sorry! IT AIN'T THERE!

 

But it will be SOMEWHERE right James ??? .... Joy.

 

Oh yes, it will be in someones collection until that someone dies & then back to the auction house!

 

Just wanted you to get a nice box James .. sorry. .. Joy.

 

oh i'll get one, sooner or later. Basically boxes are a decorator type piece, they have no real use like a chest of drawers or a table for instance. I find it easier to justify the expense on something that actually "works" around the house as opposed to just sitting there looking pretty. Probably why i don't have one, yet!

 

Find one with a mouse hole, or a pie safe with same, and you can use it to hold your phone charger.

 

Oh brother! there are no mouse holes in these boxes . There was one a couple years ago i considered but there were issues with the paint and even if paint was 100% OK, box just didn't do much for me. The price was right though, $1100.

You girls are missing the whole point here, THE HUNT! If one collects early american stuff and you don't have unlimited resources, you must be patient, you must be persistent and, most important you gotta accept that you will lose many more times than you win! It's all part of the EA collecting experience!

 

I use all my boxes. Jewellery, fans, snuff bottles, old photographs, they all go in my many boxes. My boxes are mainly antique Japanese lacquer, 1900-1930 Jepara (Java), some Amsterdam School.
This Japanese one, which showcases different lacquer techniques, houses most of my pills. I thought I might as well make pill taking an enjoyable experience:

 

LOL @ jewellery, fans & snuff bottles! That's GREAT! AJ except for one teeny weeny problem, i don't have any of those things!
Nice box BTW!

 

Start buying! Or just keep old photographs in there, or other relatively small things.