Lot #36: Indian Dowry Box and Puzzle Boxes & More

An Indian dowry box with traditional carved and notched hardwood and iron hardware. Punctuated by four circular raised carvings on top with several iron bands around the box in addition to a metal handle . The box has a metal clasp and two long hinges which open one half of the top face of the box (one metal strap has missing nails). Dowry is still part of the Indian wedding tradition and a dowry box like this would be used to keep jewelry and special embroidered fabrics. A simple hand-made folk art box, lined in red felt, probably stained pine, embellished with wooden stars (one chipped) and brass accents and holding vintage national and international maps. And then the puzzle boxes. Two are signed by Richard Rothbard, and trust me, they ARE puzzle boxes! One a speckled light birch color but filled with dark veins. Research says it may be spalted maple or box elder burl wood, featuring unique natural spalting patterns caused by fungi. Rothbard has an interesting history and has called his process BOXOLOGY. Here's a quote: "The name Boxology describes a process that allows me to explore the endless possibilities that wood working has to offer. I tell stories, take the most beautiful woods and turn them in to complex puzzle boxes and design display shelving and furniture that makes wood exciting in its simplest forms. There is no end to it... and as you will see there are endless beginnings, which I best describe as poetry, psychology and philosophy in wood." Also a sweet little monkey box that we did not dare to take apart for fear we'd never get it back together! Dimensions: Dowry Box: 18"W x 12"H x 15"D. Star Box: 14"W x 10"H x 10"D Puzzle Boxes: 4" - 6"W ea. Pickup category timeslot {B}