Shiny Black Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Frame, with Glass creche with carved reamer and turned

with carved reamer and turned handle terminating in a great fat rounded end

I think it is possible that this lovely treen box is a snuff box

featuring walnut heads and painstakingly sewn costumes

I'd probably just stick it in a vessel like a flower or use it to hold down a pile of papers

Shiny Black Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Frame, with Glass creche with carved reamer and turnedThis super sharp looking old tramp art frame comes with glass, so as to be useable right away as a frame, though it would also be a really great one to turn into a mirror. The six layers of stacked, chip carved wood are in excellent shape, with no losses, and were carefully painted black with varnish or shellac over top. I am not totally sure if the paint is original to the piece or not, but it has been on it for some time, and would give a nice,