Stunning Antique Bentwood Handle Wooden Pantry Box in Blue Paint signed David gil while the bottom tier is

while the bottom tier is attached to the frame

and then a rocky ground peeking out below it where she stands

with a second green-faced portrait inside

5 which I might guess meant ounces or grams per unit

and studied fresco painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in France--later painting a series of WPA funded murals in the U

Stunning Antique Bentwood Handle Wooden Pantry Box in Blue Paint signed David gil while the bottom tier isI'm not an expert on antique bentwood pantry boxes, but I've looked at enough to recognize a really beautiful and beautifully constructed one, and this, though missing a lid, is most definitely is that to me it completely embodies why one might become obsessed with antique bentwood pantry boxes! The blue paint is, to my eye, just out of this world, as is the bleed from the neat row of fat iron nails down the seam. 19th century New England I believe