Rare Small Circular Lidded Box

Comprehensively Carved with Stylised Acanthus Details
Turned, Hand Carved and Patinated Birchwood
Norwegian, Gudbrandsdal Region, c.1900

7" high x 4.5" wide x 4.5" deep 

Literature: Marion Nelson; "Norwegian Folk Art"; Abbeville Press, NY, 1995 ; Illustrates and describes a similar large scale example from the collection of the Norsk Folkemuseum (Coll. No NF 1943-599) as item #58

Ref: 11062