Tramp Art Crate Wood Trunk / Cabinet with Interior Shelf antique albumen photo the folkier the better

the folkier the better

with some rusting

The top bar could be replaced if desired by carefully opening the seam on the backside

I have not attempted to polish this clip as I like the patina

Tramp Art Crate Wood Trunk / Cabinet with Interior Shelf antique albumen photo the folkier the betterThis is large scale for me a tabletop chest (which with a little effort could also be mounted on the wall) with swing opening front door and interior shelf, all constructed of, and decorated with, pieces of crate wood. The chunky scale and improvisatory feeling forms of the chip carved, nailed on pieces feel to me one part trampy, one part modernist, making me think a bit of the work of Louise Nevelson (which I deeply love.) An unusual one, and a