Antique Carved Burl Wood Spruce Gum Box (Small Corner Losses and Replaced Slide Lid) folk art doorstop I think the yellow crests

I think the yellow crests behind them signify the Holy Roman Empire

Looking rather as if about to speak some secrets of the universe

as do significant amounts of the red paint on the sides

Sampler itself measures 8 15/16" l x 4 3/8" t

Nice objects for the desk or table

Antique Carved Burl Wood Spruce Gum Box (Small Corner Losses and Replaced Slide Lid) folk art doorstop I think the yellow crestsOne more antique spruce gum box from a group of three I purchased from a dealer in Nashville, but which likely originated in Maine or Canada. And this one, though with a few losses to the square corners, and a replaced slide lid that doesn't fit tightly, is in many ways the beauty of the group, carved of truly gorgeous burl wood. I think the oldest too, late ish 19th I would guess. Associated with logging and lumbering activities, spruce gum boxes,