How do I care for original painted wood?

Original painted surfaces require gentle dusting with a dry microfibre cloth and protection from direct sunlight. Avoid chemical cleaners or excessive moisture that can lift old pigment. Maintaining stable room humidity prevents the underlying pine from warping or cracking over time.

Tramp art is a form of folk woodwork where makers carved small geometric chips out of scrap wood and layered them onto boxes. This technique created highly textured, decorative surfaces using simple pocket knives. Items decorated in this style date primarily from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Were these boxes used for travel?

Some pieces, such as campaign trunks and vanity cases, were specifically designed for travel by military officers or carriage passengers. They feature reinforced brass corners and specialised internal compartments. Other forms, like marriage chests and blanket boxes, were stationary furniture intended to stay in one domestic interior.

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A blue wooden box brings together folk art brushwork and utilitarian storage, offering both decorative colour and practical utility.

19th century

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Early 19th Century Hand Painted Swedish Marriage Chest

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£2,695

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19th century

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Interesting and Unusual Campaign Trunk.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£115

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19th century

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19th Century Swedish Hand Painted Pine Blanket Box

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£995

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19th century

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19th Century Mule Trunk

From Dean Antiques Ltd

£1,150

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19th century

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19th Century Hand Painted Scandinavian Oval Strong Box

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£495

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19th century

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19th Century Hand Painted Pine Storage Box

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£1,450

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Antique Vanity Case, English, Travelling Dressing Table Box, Regency, Circa 1820

19th century

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Antique Vanity Case, English, Travelling Dressing Table Box, Regency, Circa 1820

From London Fine Antiques

£1,195

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19th century

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19th Century Black Lacquered Jewellery Box

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£795

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19th century

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Swedish Mid 19th Century Hand Painted Oak Dome Top Coffer

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£2,250

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19th century

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19th Century Swedish Hand Painted Dome Top Coffer

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£1,950

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The listings span the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, utilising materials including pine, wrought iron, glass, and velvet across various folk art styles.

19th century

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Victorian Walnut Jewellery Box

From Beechmount Antiques

£625

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19th century

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Mid 19th Century Large Painted Swedish Bench

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£1,995

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19thc Norwegian Tine(food Box) Original Decoration

19th century

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19thc Norwegian Tine(food Box) Original Decoration

From Mike Melody Antiques

£160

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19th century

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Small 19th Century Original Painted Sarcophagus Box

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£550

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19th century

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19th Century Hand Painted Tine Decorative Box

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£395

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19th century

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A Decorative 19th Century Hand Painted Bentwood Apothecary Storage Box

From Minerva Antiques Ltd

£360

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Blue Wooden Box

Early 19th Century Hand Painted Swedish Marriage Chest

Interesting and Unusual Campaign Trunk.

19th Century Swedish Hand Painted Pine Blanket Box

19th Century Mule Trunk

19th Century Hand Painted Scandinavian Oval Strong Box

19th Century Hand Painted Pine Storage Box

Antique Vanity Case, English, Travelling Dressing Table Box, Regency, Circa 1820

19th Century Black Lacquered Jewellery Box

Swedish Mid 19th Century Hand Painted Oak Dome Top Coffer

19th Century Swedish Hand Painted Dome Top Coffer

Victorian Walnut Jewellery Box

Mid 19th Century Large Painted Swedish Bench

19thc Norwegian Tine(food Box) Original Decoration

Small 19th Century Original Painted Sarcophagus Box

19th Century Hand Painted Tine Decorative Box

A Decorative 19th Century Hand Painted Bentwood Apothecary Storage Box

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