with very thick and saturated color
where he lived and was an active community presence in his later years
Very good vintage condition--a bit of aging to the wood and paint
This is definitely among my favorite whimsies I've had in the shop--wonderful form with tiered finial-- the topper of which almost feels like a fisted hand--softened with age and wear
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1914-1917 Beautifully Crafted Folk Art Inlaid Wood Souvenir Box old orange tool box with very thick and saturatedI've got a real soft spot for inlaid folk art wooden boxes like this one, which, like the best tramp art, embody a combination of skill, individual creativity and lots of patient labor, with the dates on either short end of this one suggesting it took three years to finish! A hundred plus years later it remains in beautiful condition, with just the tiniest bit of loss: two super thin vertical strips at the front corners, super minor, and the wood and