Kyle Kinser Hand-Made Walnut Jewelry Box with Slide-Lid and Drawer

Item Details

A hand-made walnut jewelry box with a slide lid and a drawer by Kyle Kinser (American, b. 1951). The dovetailed box features a rectangular, raised-panel lid sliding open to a vacant compartment with a removable, sliding tray. Directly below is a single, dovetailed drawer at one end with a floral-carved knob and the box rises on a cross-stretcher base. The underside is incised ‘Kinser ’89’ and it is marked with a faded stamp appearing to read ‘Makanda, IL / 62958 / Mar 3 1989’.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kinser earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from College of the Redwoods, Fort Bragg, where he trained under well-known cabinetmaker James Krenov (Swedish, 1920-2009). His work has been featured in a number of domestic and international exhibitions, including The Woods at Hand: Furniture by Kyle Kinser from 1982 to 1997 at the Illinois State Museum, Remains of a Day at the Andrew Bae Gallery in Chicago, and most recently The Quiet Object: The Cabinetry of Kyle Kinser at the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He currently operates Kyle Kinser Wood Works in Makanda, Illinois.

Provenance: From the estate of celebrated blacksmith and Southern Illinois University professor Brent Kington (American, 1934-2013), who obtained the box directly from Kinser. In addition to being neighbors and friends, the two artists collaborated during the mid 1990s.

Condition

- tiny chip to knob; other minor surface wear as would be expected.

Dimensions

- depth measurement does not include knob.

Item #

17DCC325-291