Sculptural Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Box tire sign There is a small loss

There is a small loss to the pool of peas and a crack visible only from the backside

and a little loss to what was surely once a sharp point at the center of the top

Pencil and crayon

completely stable and not fragile/delicate (any more than any other piece of porcelain

With a hand-painted papier-mache head and a body sewn of two complementary brown and white patterned fabrics

Sculptural Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Box tire sign There is a small lossI've gotten increasingly picky about tramp art pieces, whether frames or boxes or whatever, but this box pleases me very much, with an especially nice top view punctuated by brass tacks (they look to me like upholstery tacks) at center and corners. Nice scale, very sculptural, and in very good shape, with lid that lifts off and sits flush (not hinged.) Original stain, which looks more soft black from above and more reddish (varnished) from the sides.