A Collection of Scandinavian Boxes
Traditional Scandinavian tine boxes (pronounced teen-ah) originated in Norway, and examples have been found in the remains of Viking ships as early as 840 A.D. These boxes come in all shapes and sizes and were usually used for storing valuable possessions, grains, meat, or anything that needed to be secured. They were often made as gifts and could be plain or highly decorated with carving and/or rosemal painted decoration, and were sometimes referred to as a 'Bride’s Box' if delicately carved or painted to show affection.
Scandinavian oval lidded blue painted bentwood box with bent wood handle, decorated with painted flowers and initials "IBL". Size: 7 h x 13 w x 6.5 d in. M21396
Fine Scandinavian round lidded bentwood box, crafted in the traditional bentwood style and complete with stitched closure on both box and lid, the top carved with geometric decoration and the whole painted in red and green, Norwegian 19th century. Size 4 h x 4.25 w x 4 d in. M21392
Small Scandinavian lidded bentwood box, crafted in the traditional bentwood style and with birch bark closure, late 19th century, the top with leather handle, top possibly replaced. Size: 1.75 h x 2.5 w x 1.5 d in. M21390
Scandinavian oval lidded bentwood sewing box, with impressed burnt inscription "N.C. 1835" and painted transfer flower decoration. Size: 2.5 h x 5 w x 4 d in. M21395
Small Scandinavian oval lidded bentwood box with round bent wood handle, decorated with painted flowers and impressed saying "Elden pröfvar guldet/Nöden pröfvar vännen." Size: 3 h x 5.75 w x 2.62 d in. M21398
Oval Norwegian wooden bentwood lunch box with lid, hand painted with rosemal decoration, mid-19th century. Size: 6 h x 11 w x 6 d in. M20103
Intricately carved circular wooden tankard with hinged lid, with a lion carved to the lid and thumbpiece, raised on three carved feet, Norwegian late 18th/early 19th century. Size: 9.25 h x 8 w x 8.25 d in. M21312
Scandinavian oval lidded bentwood box with round bent wood handle, with hammered and pressed burnt decoration. Size: 4.5 h x 5.12 w x 4.5 d in. M21394
Norwegian turned and carved wooden tankard with faux birch grain, , the hinged lid with lion form thumb piece and top with carved relief depicting Norwegian coat of arms of a lion, the cylindrical body raised on three carved feet, 17th century. Size: 9 h x 9 w x 6 d in. M19808