Small wooden box with maybe gesso? decoration, help please

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  1. tyeldom3

    tyeldom3 Well-Known Member

    Not sure what this box is exactly. Parts of it look very old, and others, maybe not? Is that plywood on the bottom? Is the top decoration gesso? Any ideas on age or anything at all:wacky: is very welcomed, and thanks for your time. Oops, I forgot to take a pic of the hinges, and will do that in a few minutes.:)
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    tyeldom3 Well-Known Member

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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    looks like a solid board base.....& the rest of it doesn't look new......:wideyed:
     
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  4. tyeldom3

    tyeldom3 Well-Known Member

    Thanks Komokwa, good to know. :):)
     
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  5. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Size?
    Looks like the jewelry boxes of the 30s - 40s.
    Would have had a mirror in the top.

    Also looks like someone has decoupaged the heck out of it.
     
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  6. tyeldom3

    tyeldom3 Well-Known Member

    Hi Cluttered, thanks :) It's approx 11.5" x 8.5" x 3 3/8"
     
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  7. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Box is old. The lady figure looks 30s-40s. All that crazy gesso looks 70s. Very weird combination
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Nov 21, 2017
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  8. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    yes gesso, not decoupage
     
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  9. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Looks as if someone built the box and added the old top to it.
     
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  10. Erstwhile

    Erstwhile Active Member

    Looks somewhat similar to something my Mother made in a Manual Training Course back in the 1930's.
     
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  11. tyeldom3

    tyeldom3 Well-Known Member

    Thanks so much everyone, Komokwa, Bev, Cluttered, Rayo & Erstwhile, I really appreciate all the opinions. It is an odd little box.
    So, for listing purposes, would it be best to call it a jewelry box? Thanks again for all the help.:)
     
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