Any idea what this box waa used for?

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  1. rink28

    rink28 Well-Known Member

    I picked up this wooden carved box. I'm curious to what it was maybe used for? It has a chinese vibe to it but could be wrong. Thank you for any info!

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    rink28, May 8, 2022
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  2. Born2it

    Born2it Well-Known Member

    This reminds me of something, but I can’t remember what. I like it, but I don’t have anything else to add, I’m afraid.
     
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  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Candle box?
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    SIZE.....please !

    tool box????
     
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  5. Born2it

    Born2it Well-Known Member

    Harrumph. A quick search makes it clear why you’re asking for help. I found several very similar boxes, all identified as completely different things, with little or no corroborating images. :p Altar box? Maybe. Snuff box? I’m skeptical. Jewelry box? Certainly possible. Chinese? Likely. Tibetan? Possible. Clearly we need someone who knows a lot more than I do. Luckily, in this group there are plenty :)
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  6. rink28

    rink28 Well-Known Member

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  7. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Actually, to me, because I've seen them before and even had one (it was my parents) a LOOOOONG time ago, looks like either a carriage seat, but almost like a modified stagecoach seat... ...but had never seen what was just posted above me!!!!!
     
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  8. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    I love it ! But Im a sucker for a box.The simplicity of it compared to those other examples makes me think more tourist trinket .But I am often wrong. :)
     
    johnnycb09, May 8, 2022
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Looks like the OPs got jumped by attic temps, linseed oil, or both. The vanish is alligatored in places and that's generally a product of heat.
     
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  10. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    The size would help with guesses!
     
    Figtree3, May 17, 2022
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