Classic Country Form
Candle Wallbox in Red Paint 

New England, ca. 1800. The complex surface of original warm-red paint reveals the effect of two centuries of use and environment.

Robustly made from thick stock of white pine, featuring a shaped backboard, sloping sidewalls, and forward canted front framing a deep well, the canting enabling one to easily reach in and remove a candle. Joinery by large cut nails.

Structurally superb, no repairs, untouched surface. About 13 ¾ inches tall x 12 5/8 wide x 6 deep. Pure and honest, a great “read”. Provenance: Stephen-Douglas; private Northeast collections.