Norwegian Porringer Grotambar 1820 Cathedral Form Norway Scandinavian Folk Art

THIS IS A SUPERB MUSEUM QUALITY VERY EARLY 1820 ANTIQUE NORWEGIAN HAND CHIP CARVED PORRINGER GROTAMBAR BOX IN THE FORM OF A CATHEDRAL OF GREAT BEAUTY. THIS IS A VERY RARE DESIGN IN THE FORM OF THE CATHEDRAL. THE EARLY CHIP CARVING THROUGHOUT IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT. THE RARE FORM WITH THE EXTREMELY FINE ORNATE CARVING AND THE INSCRIBED DATE OF 1820 CREATES ONE OF THE FINEST PIECES OF NORWEGIAN FOLK ART YOU WILL FIND. THE BOX IS SIGNED BY THE MAKER AS WELL. THE BOX IS A PART OF A MUSEUM QUALITY LIFELONG COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE NORWEGIAN SCANDINAVIAN FOLK ART THAT WE ARE SELLING. The porringer is 15 inches tall to the top of the handles by 10 inches wide. . The Norwegian Porringer GROTAMBAR is made with curved staves and held together with wood bands. This very old, classic design is meant to be handed down from one generation to the next.