Tramp Art Crate Wood Trunk / Cabinet with Interior Shelf antique albumen photo but with such a beautifully

but with such a beautifully worn and aged old red painted surface that I couldn't leave it behind

I think this cow couple is pretty special

A couple of minor stains but no holes at all that I can see

the most recent of which I can see dates to 1976

with some rusting

Tramp Art Crate Wood Trunk / Cabinet with Interior Shelf antique albumen photo but with such a beautifullyThis 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