Antique Carved Burl Wood Spruce Gum Box (Small Corner Losses and Replaced Slide Lid) folk art doorstop Sampler itself measures 8 15/16"

Sampler itself measures 8 15/16" l x 4 3/8" t

I think the yellow crests behind them signify the Holy Roman Empire

and is many times better in person

5 1/2 wide  x 3 1/2 deep x 2 3/4" tall

Nice objects for the desk or table

Antique Carved Burl Wood Spruce Gum Box (Small Corner Losses and Replaced Slide Lid) folk art doorstop Sampler itself measures 8 15/16"One more antique spruce gum box from a group of three I purchased from a dealer in Nashville, but which likely originated in Maine or Canada. And this one, though with a few losses to the square corners, and a replaced slide lid that doesn't fit tightly, is in many ways the beauty of the group, carved of truly gorgeous burl wood. I think the oldest too, late ish 19th I would guess. Associated with logging and lumbering activities, spruce gum boxes,