Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Anchor Hook antique wooden box lidded bentwood pantry box or

lidded bentwood pantry box or dry measure was made by E

but a hanger could easily be mounted on the backside (which is almost as great as the front

but they look pretty engaged with it

with one small crack in the lacquer on one short side at the very bottom

perhaps suggesting it was a test run or sample

Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Anchor Hook antique wooden box lidded bentwood pantry box orI've been really loving diving into new genres of things, especially within the realm of folk art, and one of them is carved wooden whimsies like this chain, carved from one piece of wood. I can't even imagine having the ability first to to envision and then execute something like this, but I am so glad there are carvers out there who have and do! I purchased this piece, and two other whimsy chains, from a dealer in Maine, from whom I understand they