Antique Document Box Square Nails Oyster Paint with Lantern and Feather Gathering

This 19th century document box has unsurpassed surface wear and shows whispers of several choice colors used long ago including vibrant salmon as shown in image 1. The undertones of this paint make for a remarkable piece with lots of character. The small cut out lantern with electrified tea light, along with two real feathers, one turkey and one pheasant are also included in this interesting gathering. The document box was constructed using square nails (see images 12, 14 & 15) and sports an iron latch that is hinged and can be lifted up to open the box. The latch is a little loose and has side to side end play. However it is securely held on the box and does stay in place. The key is missing. The corners are rounded and smooth just like you would like to see in a item this old. The inside reveals a separate piece of wood just above the opening used to reinforce the box by adding strength and durability as shown in image 9. Great feature! There is some wood loss on the left hand si