Tramp Art Boxes and Frames

Frames:

• Here is a very nice matched pair of crown of thorns tramp art frames. They are made with an attractive blend of chip carving styles and incising in addition to the interlocked work and finished with a light varnish. A piece of glass is worked into each frame, along with a ring on the back for hanging. The condition is excellent - nearly perfect with only one very small missing piece on one frame. Each frame measures 13" high by 8 3/4" wide by 1 1/4" deep. They are from the early 1900's. The price is $395.00. Inventory Code: AKWR. Pair of crown of thorns frames ... Closeup of one, top ... Closeup of other, top ... Closeup of one, bottom ... Closeup of other, bottom ... Side view ... Back.
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• This tramp art frame has an unusual pieced edge of separate, individually carved "petals". It is built up on top of these in four chip carved layers, with another row of diamond shapes on top. The corners are carved into heart shapes. It is made from cigar box wood with a medium dark, oxidized surface, and measures 10" by 12 1/2". The opening is 3 7/8" by 6". It is from the early 1900's, and is in very good condition, missing half of one corner piece. The price is $350.00. Inventory Code: AORR. Front ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... Back.    Larger images:   Front ... Closeup ... Back.

• This is an extremely nice old tramp art frame, with very good form and design. The frame is 30 1/2" high by 22" wide, with a depth of over 3 inches. There is an inner recessed flat frame surrounding the 19 1/2" by 13 1/8" opening. From there, the frame is built out in up to 13 layers. The pyramids are each topped with an old oxidized brass tack. The double sides of the frame are each 5 layers deep and have black velvet between them. This frame came from Germany, was made in the late 1800's, and is in very good to excellent condition. It has only a tiny bit of wear, a little loss to the dark lacquer surface, and a slight chip to the glass in one corner. It includes a matted print. The back can be removed for the replacement of your choice or removal of the glass. The price is $750.00. Inventory Code: AOOA.
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• This is a nice tramp art frame with a double border. It is 12 1/2" high by 10" wide and 1 1/4" deep. It is done in two zig-zag layers, is in very good condition with just a little end loss on a couple pieces. It has a darkish variegated varnish finish. The price is $145.00. Inventory Code: ACTK. Image ... Closeup ... Back.    Larger images:   Image ... Closeup ... Back.

• This tramp art frame has crossed corners. It is built up in three layers, from medium-light oxidized wood with a very light coating of clear varnish or lacquer. It is 8 1/2" by 10 1/2", with an opening 3 1/2" by 5 1/4". C. 1920's, it is in very good condition. The price is $90.00. Inventory Code: ACTH. Image ... Closeup ... Back.    Larger images:   Image ... Closeup ... Back.

• Here is a tramp art frame with crossed corners, 5 layers deep, in a medium-dark lacquer finish. The size is 10 1/4" by 12 1/4", the opening is 4" by 6", and it was made in the early 1900's. It is in very good condition: two small pyramid tips are missing plus a few tiny chips/scuffs. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: ACTW. Image ... Back.    Larger images:   Image ... Back.

• This is a good, fluid looking tramp art, double sided standing frame with a swivel mirror, and an old print of some deer opposite. The frame is constructed of pine and plywood. The curved pieces are carved pine which has been chip carved. The flat pieces are plywood - a construction we like since it gives an additional layering effect. The sides are 6 layers plus the curve, while the base and top are 5 layers each. There are additional carved wooden balls as decorative spacers. The surface is an old varnish with crazing. Overall it is in excellent condition, with a tiny chip in one corner and slight silver loss to the mirror. The size is 13 1/4" wide, 14" high, and 3 1/2" deep. It was made around the 1920's. The price is $425.00. Inventory Code: ATOS. Overall Image ... Reverse side overall ... Side and back ... Close up.    Larger images:   Overall Image ... Reverse side overall ... Side and back ... Close up.

• Here is a tramp art frame in alternating layers of black, brown, and silver. It is 6 layers deep and is 13 3/4" by 20 3/4", with an opening of 8 1/4" by 15". There is a little bit of wear and two of the top tiny pyramids are missing. Otherwise it is in excellent shape, most likely from the 1920's or 30's. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: AWCH. Image ... Closeup of an upper corner ... Closeup of a lower corner ... Back.    Larger images:   Image ... Closeup of an upper corner ... Closeup of a lower corner ... Back.

• This is a nice round tramp art frame on a base. It could be used for a mirror, as a dresser piece, or for display. The frame is four layers deep and is constructed from pine, while the base is oak. The entire piece has been varnished. This frame is 10" high including the base, and has an opening of 5 1/4" in diameter. The layers and some of the chipping and decorative carving are highlighted in black paint. There is a small area of red velvet on top surrounding an upper triangle. The frame is in excellent condition, although there is a tiny chip on the bottom front. The base is 5" by 2 1/4", and the outside of the frame is 7" in diameter. It was probably made about the 1940's to 50's. The price is $160.00. Inventory Code: AORP.
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• This tramp art frame has very nice color and a style and chipping that is a little different than most. The frame was painted blue, then varnished, which gives a medium green color. The blue is still visible on the back. It is three layers deep plus an extra (fourth) pyramid on the corners. It is in excellent condition, with no breaks or loss, and appears to have been made about the 1930's. The size is 8 3/4" by 10 3/4", with an opening of 3 3/4" by 5 3/4". The price is $145.00. Inventory Code: AWCC. Image ... Back.    Larger images:   Image ... Back.

• This tramp art frame is painted dark blue. It has crossed corners, and is built up in three layers. It was made about the 1920's or 30's. The size is 10 1/4" by 12 3/4", with an opening 4 3/4" by 7 1/4". The condition is very good with minor paint wear and some very tiny chips. The price is $175.00. Inventory Code: ACKO. Note: the color shows up best in the closeup photo. Image ... Closeup ... Back.   Larger images:   Image ... Closeup ... Back.

• This is a tramp art frame with enlarged rectangular corners. It is built in 4 and 5 layers, with a medium-dark lacquer finish, from the early 1900's. The size is 4 3/4" by 6 1/2", with an opening 2 1/4" by 3 1/2". The condition is very good, with a few tiny chips missing. The price is $95.00. Inventory Code: ACKA. Image ... Back.    Larger images:   Image ... Back.

• This cross cornered tramp art frame is of nice size and look. It is 18 3/4" high by 21" wide, with an inside opening of 13" by 15 1/4". It is done in three chip carved layers. The top tiny layer is very detailed, an effect we have seen in only a small percentage of pieces. The condition is good and sturdy, with some missing pieces, two of which appear to have been left off originally. There is an old small loss to one of the outside corner edges. That, and some other little places were touched up with paint some time ago. The gold paint has darkened with age in many areas - especially on the outer edge. It was probably made in the 1930's or 40's. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: ATWS.   Overall view ... First close-up ... Second close-up ... Larger overall view.

• This folky frame with applied, carved decoration, is painted an old, oxidized gold. It measures 16 1/2" by 22", with an opening 13 1/2" by 19 1/4". It is in good condition with some peeling paint, and would set off a primitive painting nicely. It was made around the 1930's. The price is $95.00. Inventory Code: ATTH.   Overall view ... Another overall view ... Closeup ... Larger version of first photo.

• A tramp art frame with three openings and "spires" rising up from all corners. From the early 1900's, probably from Quebec. 10 1/2" wide by 13" high, with openings 2 1/4" by 3 3/4", in excellent condition. The price is $275.00. Inventory Code: APOR. Image ... Large image ... Closeup image ... Back ... Back Large.

• This is a 2-sided, free-standing tramp art frame. It has two turned uprights which are pegged into the four-layer, chip carved base. The frame itself swivels between the uprights. It has three crosses at the top and bottom, with four layers of chip carving on the front and three on the back. Two photos could be inserted back to back. It is painted an old, oxidized gold over silver, and is from the 1920's or 30's. The frame stands 12 1/2" high by 9" wide by 2 3/4" deep, with an opening 5 1/2" by 3 1/2". The condition is very good, with one old, narrow break approximately 2" long at one lower corner of the base and a couple of small age splits which are very solid, and do not detract from the appearance. The price is $350.00. Inventory Code: ASOW. Image ... Larger image.

• This is a tramp art desk frame with an strong Art Deco look. The surface is painted with a marbleized finish. The frame stands 9" high by 13" wide and 3 1/2" deep. It is in almost perfect condition, with a little bit of loss to the finish. The base is layered in 6 steps, while the rest of the piece varies from three to six layers. The opening in the swivel frame is 2 3/4" by 3 1/4". On the back, the name G. Polo is incised. It is difficult to gauge the age, but is perhaps from the 1930's. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: AKTK.   Image ... Front view ... Closeup ... Back view ... Closeup of name on back ... From above ... From below.
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Boxes

• This is a tramp art pedestal box with very good form and surface, in excellent condition. It has a hinged lid with a lift tab, and is lined with blue velvet. The upper layer on each side and top is chip-carved into a repeating diamond pattern. The box is finished in a dark lacquer with reddish undertones, that has crazed nicely with age. It is built up in eight layers on each side, ten layers on the top, and 15 between the bottom of the box and the pedestal base. It measures 8 1/2" high by 10" wide by 7 1/2" deep, and has no damage that we can find. It was made c. 1900. The price is $700.00. Inventory Code: TPPA.   Tramp art box ... Another view ... A third view ... Closeup ... One side ... The other side ... Another closeup ... Third closeup ... Back ... 3/4 view ... 3/4 view, other side ... From above ... Closeup of top ... With lid open ... From below ... Closeup from below.
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• This is a very nice two tier tramp art box with a style and construction which is different than most. It has a hinged top which opens to reveal a storage area, and a slide drawer in front. It is constructed from cigar box (for the drawer), pine for the top layers and structure, and thin plywood for the rest. It is finished in a medium golden brown, varnish stain. The box was likely made c. 1940 and, with the exception of some very slight loss in one bottom corner and one corner of the lid, is in excellent condition. It is about 9 1/2" high by 8 1/2" wide and 8" deep; in up to nine layers. The price is $335.00. Inventory Code: TPPW.   Tramp art box ... 3/4 view ... One side ... The other side ... Back ... Drawer and lid open ... From above ... Closeup of label on drawer ... From below.
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• This is a pedestal base tramp art box with two drawers from c. 1900. It is made from cigar boxes, with a slightly crazed varnish finish. There are several cigar box labels visible when the drawers are removed. The size is 9 1/2" high by 11" wide by 6 1/2" deep. One drawer pull is missing, along with a strip from the bottom layer on the back edge, visible in the photos of the lower back. The box has a good form, presence, and surface. The price is $525.00. Inventory Code: TSAC. Tramp art pedestal box ... Another view ... Closeup ... Closeup from above ... Closeup of one side ... One side ... The other side ... From above ... With drawers removed ... Drawers, showing some labels ... Back ... Closeup of lower back ... Bottom.

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• This is a nice tramp art box, with very good layering and form. It also has four carved pipes applied to the top layer of each side. The box is about 8" square and 7" high, including the knob used to lift off the top. It never had hinges. There is some wear, mainly to the medium brown finish; and also some slight nicks or rounding of some of the corners. The box generally, though, is in very good condition. It was probably made in the early 1900's to about the 1920's. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: AKCH.   Image ... 3/4 view ... Closeup ... From above ... Second side ... Third side ... Fourth side ... Top ... Another view from above ... Open ... Bottom.     Larger images:   Image ... 3/4 view ... Closeup ... From above ... Second side ... Third side ... Fourth side ... Top ... Another view from above ... Open ... Bottom.

• This is a very nice tramp art box. It is done in a style known as "flat work", and includes two carved and inlaid hearts, a sunburst, two eight pointed stars, and four elongated diamonds. The box is built up from one and a half cigar boxes. There are two round medallions missing from the two ends. Otherwise it is in excellent condition, but has no lid. There are several different tones and colors which show the various woods incorporated in the box. It is finished with a clear lacquer. The size is 6 3/4" long, 5 3/4" deep, and 4 1/4" high. It was made in the early 1900's. The price is $175.00. Inventory Code: AWHC. Overall Image ... Different overall ... Back ... Side 1 ... Side 2 ... Top down ... Inside ...Bottom.     Larger, more detailed views: Overall Image ... Different overall ... Back ... Side 1 ... Side 2 ... Top down ... Inside ...Bottom.

• This tramp art box is layered but not chip-carved, with a nice medium-brown varnish finish. It is built over a cigar box from Michigan, and probably dates from the 1930's or 40's. The size is 4" high by 10 1/4" wide by 6 3/4" deep. It is in very good condition, with minor surface wear, no breaks or missing pieces. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: TSWP. Tramp art box ... Another view ... From slightly above ... The other side ... The other side, from above ... Top view ... 3/4 view ... End view ... Lid removed ... Bottom.    Larger images:   Tramp art box ... Another view ... From slightly above ... The other side ... The other side, from above ... Top view ... 3/4 view ... End view ... Lid removed ... Bottom.

• Here is a tramp art box with a dome top and leaf decoration. The hinges are hand made from cut and folded sheet metal, probably a can. An inscription in pencil on the bottom reads "Lake City, Fla. Jan 1941 Thursday, From Uncle Frans to Ruth". The natural surface is nicely oxidized. There is one crack in the top layer of the lid, where it was bent around the curve, otherwise very good condition with no loss. It is 4" high by 5 1/2" wide by 4 1/4" deep. The price is $185.00. Inventory Code: AWPA. Image ... Front ... Top ... Back ... Bottom ... Open    Larger images:   Image ... Front ... Top ... Back ... Bottom ... Open

• This well decorated tramp art box is 4" high by 13" wide by 6 3/4" deep. C. 1930's, it is painted an oxidized gold, with a few little more recent touch-ups. It has feet and a hinged lid with a pincushion on top; it is not built up on the back. The fabric of the pincushion is worn, the box is in very good condition. The price is $350.00. Inventory Code: PKOA.   From above ... Front view.    Larger images:   From above ... Front view.
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• This is a very unusual, folk art box done in a layered, tramp art style. It is made from cigar box wood, and decorated with shaped, built-up layers and tacks. It has a dark lacquer finish and small handles on each side. The finish, which varies in shades, is darkest on the top and also has reddish tones which show more on all the sides. Inside are one large and four small compartments. The box is 18 1/2" side, 5 1/2" deep, and 4" high. The legs are actually applied on the the outside. The condition is fairly good; however it does have a few cracks and chips. There is also some loss to the back left corner of the top and the bottom outer portions of the legs on the left side. This box was likely made in the late 1800's or to as recently as around 1900. The price is $285.00. Inventory Code: PWHP.   Layered box ... Top view ... Front view ... Closeup (shows surface, color best) ... Another overall view ... 3/4 view ... Back view ... One end ... The other end ... End view, from above ... Open, showing compartments inside.

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