Estate Collection - Tramp Art Box

$ 350.00 $ 250.00

Estate Collection - Tramp Art Box

$ 350.00 $ 250.00

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Tramp art is the whimsical name given to a folk-art form that was popular ca. 1870 to 1940. Boxes, picture frames, religious artifacts, and decorative objects were chip-carved from cigar boxes and, less often, from packing crates. The wood was notch-carved with squares, triangles, and rectangles, then layered to created three-dimensional, boldly geometric pieces. Some are inlaid with carved hearts, leaves, or stars; others feature applied decoration made of “found“ materials like bits of china or mirrored glass. Has the original key.