Lot 237: Oval Box

Maple and pine, original red/orange painted finish, five fingers (including lid finger), signed under lid in pencil “From Olive Libby”, (sold WHA, 6-30-84, lot 18), 4 1/4″ h, 11 1/8″ l. [Note: Sister Libby (1821-1892) was at Canterbury, NH, and the box was a gift to a Shaker at Alfred, ME. The floral decoration was by Fred Lord, a handyman at Alfred according to Sister Mildred Barker.] 

$800-1,200