Bidspirit auction | Large American Yellow-Painted Pine Slide

Large American Yellow-Painted Pine Slide Lid Box, 19th Century - A Large American Yellow-Painted Pine Slide Lid Box, 19th Century The rectangular chamfered sliding lid with mitered corners and nailed case solid pine construction. Stamped in red paint to one end, ”LETTER / 1878”. Dimensions: Height 8in; width 15in; depth 11in. Provenance: From the Dorothea & Tom Buckner Estate. Dotty (Dorothea) and Tom Buckner began collecting Early American painted primitive furniture and accessories in 1979 and over the next 22 years they were regular buyers from a number of respected Bucks County, Pennsylvania antique dealers. Condition: Structurally sound. Retaining an untouched and worn surface. General marks and wear commensurate with age and use,  otherwise good condition.