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19th Century Hand Painted Tine Decorative Box
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19th Century Hand Painted Tine Decorative Box

19th century
Description

19th century hand painted tine decorative box circa 1860.

Good quality swedish tine box, used for storing valuables or foods for secure storage. This example in it's orginal blue paint scheme, and still functions with its self locking lid.

Expected surface marks and minor staining, age split to top with old metalwork repar. Minor loss to woood work on front edge.

Date of Manufacture

Debenham Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Blue Tine Box to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
14.6cm (5.75")
Width
34.5cm (13.58")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Reference Numbers
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SA851245
Dealers Internal Reference
EA3229
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Description
19th century hand painted tine decorative box circa 1860.

Good quality swedish tine box, used for storing valuables or foods for secure storage. This example in it's orginal blue paint scheme, and still functions with its self locking lid.

Expected surface marks and minor staining, age split to top with old metalwork repar. Minor loss to woood work on front edge.

Date of Manufacture

Debenham Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Blue Tine Box to the 19th Century.

Height
14.6cm (5.75")
Width
34.5cm (13.58")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA851245
Dealers Internal Ref
EA3229
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2012

We are a leading antique furniture dealer in the UK with over 60 years of experience.

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A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing.
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Archive I A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing.

19th Century Hand Painted Tine Decorative Box

Archive II A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing. View II
Archive III A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing. View VII
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Debenham Antiques Ltd
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Suffolk
IP14 6QS
United Kingdom
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A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing.
19TH CENTURY HAND PAINTED TINE DECORATIVE BOX
Ref: SA851245
A 19th-century oval wooden tine box featuring distressed blue paint, vertical end pegs, a bentwood top handle, and root lacing.
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  • ObjectDecorative Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleScandinavian Country
  • MaterialPine, Birch Root, Paint
  • ColourBlue
  • MotifsBentwood sides, Birch root lacing, Vertical locking pegs, Overhead bent handle
  • SizeH 14.6 cm (6 in) x W 34.5 cm (14 in) x D 28 cm (11 in)

This nineteenth-century Scandinavian country decorative box is a traditional tine form constructed from pine and birch root with a hand-painted blue finish. The piece takes an oval shape featuring bentwood sides held together by birch root lacing and vertical locking pegs, an overhead bent handle on the lid, and expected surface marks, minor staining, an age split to the top with an old metalwork repair, and minor loss to the woodwork on the front edge. It measures 14.6 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, and 28 cm deep. In a home today, this box sits on a sideboard top, shelf, or console table to store small items, keepsakes, or modern accessories while bringing a rustic farmhouse aesthetic to an interior space.

FAQs

A tine box, or tinebox, is a traditional Scandinavian bentwood vessel historically used for storing and transporting dry provisions, butter, or personal valuables. They feature steam-bent wooden sides stitched together and secured with vertical end pegs.

These boxes were made using thin strips of softwood, such as pine or fir, steam-bent into an oval shape and bound with root lacing. The lid sits flush between flexible wooden posts, known as tines, which clip into place to secure the lid without iron hardware.

Authentic 19th-century examples exhibit natural wear around the flexible locking tines, aged paint distress, hand-carved timber elements, and original root stitching rather than modern metal fixings or adhesives.

A painted tine box functions as a decorative accent on a sideboard, coffee table, or open bookshelf. Its distressed painted finish introduces texture and historical contrast within modern or rustic design schemes.

Maintain the finish by dusting gently with a dry, soft microfibre cloth. Avoid water, harsh chemical cleaners, or liquid polishes that can degrade historical milk paint, and keep the object away from damp conditions or direct heat sources.
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