Big Antique Arts & Crafts Roycroft “Goodie” Goody Box Hand Hammered " Certified "
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Big Old Antique Arts & Crafts Roycroft “Goodie” Goody Box or Chest, Hand Hammered Hardware 23” X 12 1/2" X 9 1/2"
Up front, I'm not a furniture type, but I do like my Roycroft, check some of my other auctions.
Anyway, here's an old goodie box, from what I have seen, it is in darn nice condition.It came off of Lake George, might well have come up there new, it was an estate piece, but it was used and loved over the years. Note there are minute cracks on side of the tacks, ...perhaps from lakeside humidity, boards are separated a bit but square, overall just a tight, solid piece. Finish looks original, has a bunch of small scuffs from usage, one side has a dink near the bottom, small one. I'm going to take a lot of outdoors pictures, N.B. they are for sure a part of my description here, so no surprises, I hate surprises..
Only thing I find odd are the handles. One is the normal hammered type with the bold "Certified" Roycroft hallmark, the other lacks said hallmark. I'll take closeups of both handles, I'd be pretty certain this is how it was made, can't see where the one was replaced, dunno, maybe they ran out of handles on a Friday afternoon and needed one more chest to complete a shipment. Everything else is right as rain, hammered hinge, corner supports tight as a drum.
All questions welcomed, again I'm not normally a furniture type.
Next day shipping, to include one inch foam on all sides. Shipping for weighed postal costs only, never have charged a handling fee, not going to start here.
Up front, I'm not a furniture type, but I do like my Roycroft, check some of my other auctions.
Anyway, here's an old goodie box, from what I have seen, it is in darn nice condition.It came off of Lake George, might well have come up there new, it was an estate piece, but it was used and loved over the years. Note there are minute cracks on side of the tacks, ...perhaps from lakeside humidity, boards are separated a bit but square, overall just a tight, solid piece. Finish looks original, has a bunch of small scuffs from usage, one side has a dink near the bottom, small one. I'm going to take a lot of outdoors pictures, N.B. they are for sure a part of my description here, so no surprises, I hate surprises..
Only thing I find odd are the handles. One is the normal hammered type with the bold "Certified" Roycroft hallmark, the other lacks said hallmark. I'll take closeups of both handles, I'd be pretty certain this is how it was made, can't see where the one was replaced, dunno, maybe they ran out of handles on a Friday afternoon and needed one more chest to complete a shipment. Everything else is right as rain, hammered hinge, corner supports tight as a drum.
All questions welcomed, again I'm not normally a furniture type.
Next day shipping, to include one inch foam on all sides. Shipping for weighed postal costs only, never have charged a handling fee, not going to start here.
