Mid 19th C. Grain Painted Box (Eyes and Arches) handmade brass form 5 3/8 l x 2"

5 3/8 l x 2" t x 1 13/16" w

with wear and aging to the paint as there should be and a few stains here and there

but over time that blush turned to near black

with no chips or cracks or damage of any sort that I can see

Mid 19th C. Grain Painted Box (Eyes and Arches) handmade brass form 5 3/8 l x 2"I've become deeply enamored with 19th century paint decorated boxes, grain painted especially, and think this one, c. 1850s and made of pine, I believe, is really a beauty. A sort of mustardy yellow with a darker pigmented shade over top applied through a combination of freehand brush strokes and comb application. I love the long, gently arching lines across the front, like a rainbow, and then what look like eyes split right down the middle on the