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Folk Art / Cottage Art Dresser Box w/Impressed Hammered Designs

$420 USDFolk Art / Cottage Art Dresser Box w/Impressed Hammered Designs

Antiques:Folk Art:Dresser Box
Here is an opportunity to own a wonderful piece of folk art, or cottage art, that is reminiscent of the tramp art style. We are uncertain as to the original intended use for this box, but it certainly gives a sense that it could have been a dresser box at one time. It measures 13 1/4 inches long by 8 inches deep , and stands 8 inches tall. Made of soft pine and walnut, it is well constructed by somebody who had substantial woodworking skills. What sets this box off is the wonderful molding ...
Antique Navajo Hand Hammered Silver Spoon

$146 USDAntique Navajo Hand Hammered Silver Spoon

Antiques:Folk Art:Navajo Hand Hammered Silver Spoon
Sweetpea Cottage has obtained a marvelous hand-hammered Navajo spoon for you to consider. The spoon measures 5 1/4 inches long and the bowl is 1 1/8 inches wide. It is heavy for its size and was well made by somebody who knew what he/she was doing. This type of spoon was always made from ingot silver by the Navajo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico for the tourist trade at the turn of the last century. They were never marked for silver content. The design elements are all stamped into the piece ...
Mid 19th Century Wooden Hanging Comb Case w/ Etched Design

$375 USDMid 19th Century Wooden Hanging Comb Case w/ Etched Design

Antiques:Folk Art:Comb Case
Here is your chance to obtain a terrific piece of folk art, an early wooden hanging comb case with fine line carving. This early piece is constructed of pine primarily with square brads, although there is some evidence of glue used to strengthen some of the joints at an earlier time along with some later nails added to strengthen the piece. The whole case is beautifully decorated with fine line carvings that are reminiscent of sheaves of wheat. From the front the design covering the piece is ...
Very  Large Grain-Painted Birdseye Maple Norwegian Tina

$975 USDVery Large Grain-Painted Birdseye Maple Norwegian Tina

Antiques:Folk Art:Grain Painted Tina, Tine, Or Svepask
Sweetpea Cottage has managed to locate the ultimate Norwegian / Scandinavian tina or tine for your collection. This magnificent item is unique because of its large size, but it is even more unique because of the grain-painted surface. If you collect Norwegian or Swedish folk art, tinas, tines, or svepasks, then you do not want to pass up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It measures 20 inches long, 14 inches wide, and has a total height of 12 ˝ inches. The height of the box portion alone is ...
Large Norwegian Paint Decorated Tine / Tina, Ca. 1880

$695 USDLarge Norwegian Paint Decorated Tine / Tina, Ca. 1880

Antiques:Folk Art:Tine,Svepask,Tina
Sweetpea Cottage has located a terrific old Norwegian tine that has all of its original features. This box still has much of its original lacing, tight and intact, the bent wood handle on the lid is still in place and it is properly pegged with the original wooden peg, the lid fits nice and tight, and the side posts are anchored with wooden pegs. Most old tines are either missing their lacing, handles, pegging, or the lids do not snap on. All aspects of this piece are as right as the day it was ...
Large Grain Painted Norwegian Tine/ Bent Wood Box, Circa 1870

$525 USDLarge Grain Painted Norwegian Tine/ Bent Wood Box, Circa 1870

Antiques:Folk Art:Grain Painted Tina, Tine, Or Svepask
Sweetpea Cottage has managed to locate a very unusual Norwegian tina, or tine, for your collection. This magnificent item is unique because of its substantial size, but it is even more unique because of the grain-painted surface. The outside is grain painted on all surfaces except the bottom. It is chocolate brown with swirls of darker color that simulates a grain pattern. It gives the feel of walnut in design and is a terrific paint job that makes this tine stand out from all others. There is ...
Antique Bergen Norway Tine or Tina / All Original

$265 USDAntique Bergen Norway Tine or Tina / All Original

Antiques:Folk Art:Tine,Svepask,Tina
Sweetpea Cottage has located a terrific old Norwegian tine that has all of its original features. This box still has all of its original lacing, tight and intact, the bent wood handle on the lid is still in place and properly pegged with the original pegs, all of the original wooden pegs are in place that hold the piece together, the lid fits nice and tight, and the side posts are anchored with clinched brads. There are even two wooden pegs that supplement the lacing which is holding the fingers ...
SALE Chip Carved Sliding Lid Box, 1890's

$200 USD SaleSALE Chip Carved Sliding Lid Box, 1890's

Antiques:Folk Art:Chip Carved Sliding Lid Box
Sweetpea Cottage is pleased to offer this marvelous chip-carved box to you. Although it is constructed in the manner of a candle box, given its shape it is unlikely that it was ever used for that purpose. Most likely is was originally intended to be a dresser box or desk box for a refined gentleman. The chip carved patterns differ on all four side and are reminiscent of those commonly found on early Scandinavian, Norwegian, or Swedish boxes. It dates from the last quarter of the 19th century. It ...
SALE 15% Off!!  Large Painted Swedish Wooden Staved Tankard, ca. 1890

$360 USD SaleSALE 15% Off!! Large Painted Swedish Wooden Staved Tankard, ca. 1890

Antiques:Folk Art:Swedish Painted Tankard
Sweetpea Cottage is offering you a chance to own a beautiful piece of Scandinavian folk art, circa 1890. This very old tankard comes from Sweden and bears all the indications of being hand made in the late 1800’s. Most likely it was not originally painted. While the paint is a later addition, it adds an immense amount of Scandinavian charm to the piece. The measurements are about 11-1/4” tall by 8-3/4” in diameter. A sliding lock on the lid that helps to secure the lid closed. Made from pine ...
Polychrome Painted Carved Water Fowl

$285 USDPolychrome Painted Carved Water Fowl

Antiques:Folk Art:Polychrome Painted Water Fowl
Sweetpea Cottage has located a beautiful piece of folk art. This carved whimsical water fowl, was obtained from a decoy collection on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, directly in the heart of Chesapeake Bay country. It stands about 6 ˝ inches tall, 7 inches long, and 3 ˝ inches wide. Gracefully carved from an unidentified wood that might be pine, it has been artistically painted with stylized feathers on the wings, an expressive face, and an overall rust brown background. It is most likely from ...
SALE Slashed for Quick Sale!!  18th Century Scandinavian Pantry Box , Incised Design

$495 USD SaleSALE Slashed for Quick Sale!! 18th Century Scandinavian Pantry Box , Incised Design

Antiques:Folk Art:Carved Pantry Box
Sweetpea Cottage is offering a beautifully carved Scandinavian bentwood box. Made from solid pine that has been steam bent, both the box and lid are wonderfully decorated with some of the finest carving that we have seen on a box of this type. Probably of Scandinavian origin, it has many of the characteristics of boxes made in Norway and Sweden, often known as tina, tine, or svepask. It does not have the classic Norwegian locking lid, but it does have the traditional style of construction ...
SALE Carved 19th C. Folk Art Anglo-Indian Tika w/ Pivoting Lid

$100 USD SaleSALE Carved 19th C. Folk Art Anglo-Indian Tika w/ Pivoting Lid

Antiques:Folk Art:Indian Carved Tika
Sweetpea Cottage is offering for sale this wonderful primitively carved box with a pivoting lid. We have been told that it is called a tika and is most likely from India, Nepal, or Tibet. Boxes such as this were used to hold decorative paint, or make-up. Many of these boxes were specifically used to hold the paint that was used by people of the Hindu faith for the mark that they placed on their foreheads. This information is consistent with the storage areas in the box and the residues of paint ...
SALE Carved 19th C. Folk Art Asian-Indian Tika w/ Pivoting Lid

$100 USD SaleSALE Carved 19th C. Folk Art Asian-Indian Tika w/ Pivoting Lid

Antiques:Folk Art:Indian Carved Tika
Sweetpea Cottage is offering for sale this wonderful primitively carved box with a pivoting lid. We have been told that it is called a tika and is most likely from India, Nepal, or Tibet. Boxes such as this were used to hold decorative paint, or make-up. Many of these boxes were specifically used to hold the paint that was used by people of the Hindu faith for the mark that they placed on their foreheads. This information is consistent with the storage areas in the box and the residues of paint ...
Carved 19th C. Folk Art Asian-Indian Painted Tika w/ Pivoting Lid

$150 USDCarved 19th C. Folk Art Asian-Indian Painted Tika w/ Pivoting Lid

Antiques:Folk Art:Indian Carved Tika
Sweetpea Cottage is offering this wonderful primitively carved box with a pivoting lid. Called a tika it is most likely from India, Nepal, or Tibet. Boxes such as this were used to hold decorative paint, or make-up. Many of these boxes often held the pigment that was used by people of the Hindu faith for the mark that they place on their foreheads. This information is consistent with the storage areas in the box and the residues of pigment that are still highly visible. Our research suggests ...
Folk Art Decorated Straight Razor Case, 1st Quarter 19th C.

$210 USDFolk Art Decorated Straight Razor Case, 1st Quarter 19th C.

Antiques:Folk Art:Pennsylvania Dutch Razor Case
Sweetpea Cottage has located a rare example of Pennsylvania Dutch, or Pennsylvania German, folk art that dates from around the 1st quarter of the 19th century. We are offering you a chance to own a handmade straight razor case. While the body is made from a single solid block of wood, it is not exactly clear what the maker was intending with the shape, but it has a bit of a boat profile. There is a knob at each end. The “rear”end knob is anchoring a wooden washer that is stationary. The “front” ...
Folk Art Decorated / Carved Lunch Box / Ca. 1900 - 1920

$120 USDFolk Art Decorated / Carved Lunch Box / Ca. 1900 - 1920

Antiques:Folk Art:Carved Lunch Box
Here is your chance to obtain a very special piece of folk art, or cottage art. We can only speculate that it was a lunch box, based on its size and shape. However, a small remnant of old felt still remaining inside suggests that it could also have been a jewelry box. Your guess is as good as ours. One thing we are sure of – this is a terrific piece of hand-carved fold art. The symbols are many and varied. The U.S. shield appears along with a whirling logs (swastika) pattern. There are multiple ...
SOLD Swedish Birch Bark Trinket Box, Tine or Tina / All Original

SOLDSOLD Swedish Birch Bark Trinket Box, Tine or Tina / All Original

Antiques:Folk Art:Birch Box
Sweetpea Cottage has located a terrific old box made from several layers of birch bark. Possibly serving as a trinket box or snuff box, this type of box frequently comes from Scandinavia, either Sweden or Norway, but is also associated with the woodland areas of Maine and Minnesota. It is all original and is in good condition with the exception of the birch bark handle with has been lost from the lid. The bark was soaked and, while wet, wrapped around a form to create the shape. Once dried, it ...
SOLD Folk Art Carved Scandinavian Mangle Board w/ Horse Handle

SOLDSOLD Folk Art Carved Scandinavian Mangle Board w/ Horse Handle

Antiques:Folk Art:Scandinavian Mangle Board
Sweetpea Cottage has obtained a Scandinavian Mangle Board, also known as a smoothing board. This beautifully carved piece is a testament to the maker’s skills. These were usually made by a man as a gift to his betrothed and are expressions of beauty and love. This one is no exception. They were to be used for smoothing linens and bedding. Hand made out of birch it has a marvelous patina only possible as a result of years of contact with gentle loving hands. There is a standing horse form handle ...
 
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