Description:
Item/Description: Antique (dated both 1905 & 1906) hand-crafted, hand-carved wooden tramp art, folk art treasure box, charmingly and elaborately decoratively surface-etched with the charming design-pattern-motif imagery of: ***Hans Brinker-like characters Dutch boys-children in clogs holding hands in a game-playing circle
***This multi-functional, multi-purpose box would delight adults and children alike by serving any and every purpose imaginable: vanity, dresser, jewelry, trinket, treasure, what-not, scarves, gloves, important papers, baby keepsakes, memorabilia, recipes, letter box...
Age/Period: Antique - Early 1900s (ca. 1906, based upon information contained on underside of box which bears the dates 1905 & 1906)
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Signed/Marked on underside by Artisans/Craftspersons “C.W.S. and P.A.J. or P.A.T. Jan 7, 1906” and “To Chas from Gertie Xmas 1905"
Material(s)/Format: Wood
Size/Measurements: 9"L x 6"Deep x 4 3/4"H
Condition: Aesthetically Pristine! Only noted condition factor is the absence of the lid’s exterior surface metal closure hardware mechanism piece (easily replaceable).
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