Primitive Handmade Box With Curved Sides carved wood handle Nothing is better than finding

Nothing is better than finding a great piece that comes with the story of its making written directly upon it

painterly blue and green glazing on its exterior

from a dealer in Maine

with really no signs of wear

I don't think it's especially old

Primitive Handmade Box With Curved Sides carved wood handle Nothing is better than findingI'm guessing this old box was made for a specific purpose, as these curved sides seems pretty unusual, and it appears there are old staples along the top edges of the shorter sides which perhaps held some covering in place? Maybe it held cheese? Or bread? Whatever the case, I love its roughness and the shape of it, and think it would be terrific filled with apples or hedge apples, or great on the counter for holding mail, or in the wood shop or studio