Antique Folk Art Hand Decorated Bentwood Band Box Colonial Man Hat Coat & Stick

Description: Antique folk art, American, oval bentwood or band box. This Shaker type box has been hand decorated with a nice drawing on top of the lid showing a colonial gentleman in tricorn hat, red tail coat, high boots and nickers with a walking stick. The box is made of Pennsylvania hickory and has what is known as spear tip overlap with iron nail fasteners. Both the base and top are softwood fastened to the side with wood pegs. The bottom of the box has a name A. Hamlet? in pencil, which we assume is the name of a recent owner rather than a signature of a maker or artist. The painting on the top of the lid has partially faded colors and blends into the color of the background wood. The interior of the box is relatively clean with a few stains, rust marks around the ends of the fasteners, and light soiling. Be that as it may, the interior is in excellent shape. The box has a lift-off lid and is in good condition given it has been around for about 200 years. A nice antique Pennsylva