{"product_id":"earliest-treen-apple-box-with-carved-stem-much-weathered","title":"Earliest Painted Treen Apple Box with Carved Stem, Beautifully Worn and Weathered","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAs previously noted--and perhaps as explicitly evident!-- I always have an eye out for turned wooden apples. I love them as objects, and as vessels, and as painted surfaces, and they vary a great deal depending on when they were made and the lives they have lived. This is I believe the earliest example I have found, with a carved, tapered stem, unusual, and the thin ribs from being turned on a lathe subtly visible through the very soft red and yellow paint. It has clearly lived a life, as I've documented all the way around, but of course I find it all the more beautiful for it.  These were made in Japan for the Western market, beginning in the late 19th century\/1900 or so I believe, and I believe this one is about that old, with a stamp on the underside of the lid  that looks to me to read \"Patent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 3\/4\" t x 4\" d. Lots of wear as evident, including a few rough patches as documented, and a small hairline split to the underside, minor and only visible when flipped over. This one is very much for a lover of patina. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471296807166,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3956_f33a3d0c-b705-44e7-878c-ca377c55c799.jpg?v=1761405279","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/earliest-treen-apple-box-with-carved-stem-much-weathered","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}