Woodenware

Country Cupboard

Adapted from an early "county" cupboard, ours is made of solid Eastern white pine, hand painted in "old red" over a base of black, and distressed inside and out. One fixed interior shelf. Click photo for details.

57C22

 

$237.

Primitive Wall Shelf

This reproduction of an 18th century original wall shelf features three shelves over a single drawer. It is made of wood with a comb-painted black finish. Funnel Birds are available separately. They are handcarved from solid wood, painted in traditional country colors, and mounted on reproduction tin funnels. Click photo for details.

58J22

Primitive Wall Shelf

$69.

41N30

Funnel Birds - Set of 3

$18.

Whale's Tail Wall Box

The whale's tail wall box derives its unusual name from the shape of its back panel, which resembles a pair of whales diving into the sea. It is handcrafted in solid Eastern white pine, painted black and lightly distressed. Click photo for details.

42C52

 

$27.

Village Green Tissue Boxes

Prints of Essex County artist Sue Nagle's work are applied to these wooden tissue boxes. They have been hand-decorated in a rosewood color, in a traditional grain painted pattern. Click photo for details.

41Q35

Village Green Tissue Box, Boutique

$45.

41Q44

Village Green Tissue Box, Regular

$47.

Grain Painted Tissue Boxes

These wooden tissue boxes have been hand-decorated in a rosewood color, in a traditional grain painted pattern known as "burl drag". Note especially the "fan" pattern at the lower corners. Click photo for details.

41T41

Rosewood Painted Tissue Box, Boutique

$36.

41T51

Rosewood Painted Tissue Box, Regular

$38.

Grain Painted Tissue Boxes

Our tissues boxes are hand painted in a grained design popular in the mid-19th century. Note the "fan" pattern at the bottom edge of the boutique tissue box and on the top corners of the regular tissue box. Solid wood. Click photo for details.

42H42

Mustard Painted Tissue Box, Boutique

$35.

42H52

Mustard Painted Tiisue Box, Regular

$37.

Grain Painted Waste Baskets

These grain painted waste baskets have been painted to coordinate with our popular grain painted tissue boxes. Together, they make a striking combination for use in the bedroom and bathroom. Click photo for details.

58L31

Grain Painted Waste Basket - Mustard

$76.

58L32

Grain Painted Waste Basket - Rosewood

$76.

Vintage Parcheesi Board

Our wooden folk art parcheesi board is hand painted with a crackle finish and mounted in a mitered frame, ready to hang on the wall when not in use. Includes 16 wooden playing pieces. Click photo for details.

58J13

 

$40.

Vintage Checker Board

This wooden checker board is hand painted with a crackle finish and mounted in a mitered frame, ready to hang on the wall when not in use. Includes a set of wooden checker pieces. Click photo for details.

58H32

 

$40.

Painted Oval Storage Boxes

In the manner of 19th century bandboxes, these pasteboard oval boxes have been covered in paper inside and out. The sides are individually grain painted; the lids are silk screened with hand painted details. Click photo for details.

42V53

Painted Oval Storage Boxes - Set of 3

$44.

Round Sewing Box

Use this pasteboard storage box, with its hand sewn fabric "tomato" pincushion, for all your sewing notions. Click photo for details.

42P54

 

$18.

Faux Finish Boxes

Small storage boxes with faux finish designs were extremly popular in the 18th century. The originals are rare today. American folk artist Carroll Hopf has hand painted startlingly beautiful finishes on these small papier mache boxes. Available individually or as a set. Click photo for details.

41L13

Rectangular Faux Finish Box

$12.

41L14

Oval Faux Finish Box

$12.

41L15

Square Faux Finish Box

$12.

41L10

Faux Finish Boxes - Set of 3

$34.

Grain Painted Boxes

Gaily painted articles were a refreshing change for the early 19th century house-holder, especially for those in rural areas who could not afford the fancy veneers seen in the cities. Our miniature hinged wooden blanket boxes are hand decorated by a local artist in the neatest manner, using authentic designs and techniques. Click photo for details.

41T11

Burl Painted Box

$66.

41T21

Wave Painted Box

$75.

41T31

"ZZ" Painted Box

$90.

41T01

Grain Painted Boxes - Set of 3

$220.

Miniature Chest Of Drawers

This beautifully painted miniature wooden chest of drawers is the creation of American folk artist Carroll Hopf. The drawers are completely functional. Click photo for details.

42K51

 

$106.

Grain Painted Cd Box

Miniature-sized six board chest to hold up to 28 standard size CD's, this adaptation of an typical 18th century American chest on base is handcrafted from Eastern white pine. Lid is hinged. Finished inside and out; the surface is beautifully grain painted. Click photo for details.

41B25

 

$65.

Miniature Step Back Hutch

Known to collectors as "salesman's samples", small scale cupboards like this one were often intended as children's toys or to hold miniature collectibles. Our Step Back Hutch is made by hand of solid wood, painted by hand, and distressed to look like an antique. Doors are completely functional. Click photo for details.

58N11

Miniature Step Back Hutch

$107.

Miniature Cupboard With Drawer

Known to collectors as "salesman's samples", small scale cupboards like this one were often intended as children's toys or to hold miniature collectibles. Our Cupboard with Drawer is made by hand of solid wood, painted by hand in "mustard" color, and distressed to look like an antique. Doors and drawer are completely functional. Click photo for details.

58N21

 

$107.

Oxbone Ditty Box

Ditty boxes, like this scrimshaw example, were created and used by sailors on American whaling vessels in the mid-19th century to hold thread, needles, and other necessities. Like the originals from which this is adapted, ours is entirely hand made. Click photo for details.

41W33

 

$46.

Oxbone Inlaid Boxes

Lacquered wood boxes are inlaid with polished oxbone, which resembles ivory, to create decorative checkerboard patterns. Scrimshaw engravings are hand tooled into the small domed box. Available in three styles. Click photo for details.

42A11

Round Oxbone Box

$28.

42A12

Oval Oxbone Box

$23.

42A13

Scrimshaw Oxbone Box

$23.

Scrimshaw Tissue Boxes

Our tissue boxes are made in the style of the New England sailors who "scrimshawed", or engraved, on bone and ivory during their long ocean voyages in the 19th century. Because of legal restrictions, these are engraved on ox bone. Available in two sizes. A Cohasset Colonials exclusive. Click photo for details.

42W21

Scrimshaw Tissue Box, Boutique

$29.

42W31

Scrimshaw Tissue Box, Regular

$36.

Miniature Shaker Oval Boxes & Baskets

Twelfth-scale miniatures of full-size Shaker oval boxes and baskets. Box lids are removeable. Handles on Swing-Handle Box, Picnic Basket and Apple Basket actually move. Birch sides, with birch tops and bottoms. Set is painted in authentic Shaker colors; individual boxes are oiled. Click photo for details.

42Q15

Miniature Swing Handle Box

$22.

42Q10

Miniature Oval Boxes - Set of 4

$70.

42Q16

Miniature Two-Sided Carry

$14.

42Q17

Miniature Picnic Basket

$34.

42Q21

Miniature Small Oval Basket

$10.

42Q22

Miniature Large Oval Basket

$11.

42Q23

Miniature Apple Basket

$14.

42Q24

Miniature Oval Carry

$11.

Blue Canton Placemats

Our placemats are adaptations of Canton platters introduced in New England during the 18th century. Both placemats and coasters have a stain-and-heat resistant laminate finish, and flocked backing. Click photo for details.

41Y41

Canton Placemats - Set of 4

$47.

41Y42

Canton Coasters - Set of 4

$11.

Yellow Quimper Tea Tray

Featuring a licensed original design from the firm of HB-Henriot in Quimper, France, this wooded tray is finished in hard lacquer to make it heat resistant to 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius). Felted bottom. Click photo for details.

42R33

 

$47.

Quimper Placemats & Coasters

Our placemats and coasters feature a licensed original design executed by the firm of HB-Henriot in Quimper, France. Both placemats and coasters are finished in a hard wearing lacquer for stain and heat resistance, and felt backed. Click photo for details.

42E44

Quimper Placemats - Set of 4

$59.

42E45

Quimper Coasters - Set of 4

$14.

Clipper Ship Placemats & Coasters

Our placemats and coasters contain images of famous 19th century clipper ships--"Cutty Sark" (1869), "Champion of the Seas" (1854), "Ariel" (1865) & "Taeping" (1863), and "Lightning" (1854) & "Nightingale" (1851). Both placemats and coasters feature a stain- and heat-resistant finish and flocked backing. Click photo for larger image.

41E46

Clipper Ship Placemats - Set of 4

$58.

41E47

Clipper Ship Coasters - Set of 4

$14.

Amish Fireplace Broom

Made by hand by the Stoltzfus family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from locally grown broom corn. Died black so that fireplace ashes will not discolor the broom or handle. Complete with rawhide leather strap for hanging. Click photo for details.

42C33

 

$14.

Hand Carved Ram Pull Toy

Our ram pull toy is a decorative accessory adapted from a 19th century children's toy. It is hand carved from solid wood, mounted on a wooden base with cast iron wheels, then painted and lightly distressed. Click photo for details.

41B45

Hand Carved Ram Pull Toy

$27.

41B50

Hand Carved Wooden Animals - Set of 3

$76.

Hand Carved Giraffe Pull Toy

Our giraffe pull toy is a decorative accessory adapted from a 19th century children's toy. It is hand carved from solid wood, mounted on a wooden base with cast iron wheels, then painted and lightly distressed. Click photo for details.

41B55

Giraffe Pull Toy

$27.

41B50

Hand Carved Wooden Animals - Set of 3

$76.

Camel Pull Toy

Our camel pull toy is a decorative accessory adapted from a 19th century children's toy. It is hand carved from solid wood, mounted on a wooden base with cast iron wheels, then painted and lightly distressed. Click photo for details.

41B44

Camel Pull Toy

$27.

41B50

Hand Carved Wooden Animals - Set of 3

$76.

Main Street Overdoor Plaque

Our solid wood plaque, depicting a typical Main Street in Colonial times, is painted in authentic New England colors. It is intended to be hung over a door or window; it also looks wonderful on a bookshelf or mantel. A small portion of the overdoor is shown at left. Click photo for a full image of the overdoor.

58A22

 

$44.

New England Fireboard

Fireboards were used in Colonial times to cover the front of the fireplace when not in use. They were often decorated with rural landscape scenes. Ours in made from a solid panel with a print applied to the front. Click photo for details.

57K35

 

$150.

Handpainted Fireplace Screen

This freestanding screen is composed of four movable panels covered in leather and entirely hand painted in a European floral motif. Click photo for details.

49V11

 

$200.

Wooden Shore Bird Decoys

Our solid wood decoys feature glass eyes and steam bent wooden bills. Like early decoys, the bills are made separately and inserted into the bodies. Each one is individually hand painted in a multi-layer process that involves stippling and other brush work. Click photo for details.

42F12

Wooden Curlew Decoy

$22.

42F13

Wooden Yellow Legs Decoy

$20.

42F22

Wooden Curlew Decoy

$15.

42F23

Wooden Willet Decoy

$17.

42F32

Wooden Curlew Decoy

$20.

42F02

Wooden Shore Bird Decoys - Set of 5

$96.