Very Nice C. Early 20th C. Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box with Red Painted Interior cake tin but I have an affinity

but I have an affinity for all things Brutalist

brown and grey speckled from another

beautifully aged and weathered

a couple of tiny tears at left and right edges toward the bottom

original to them I am fairly sure

Very Nice C. Early 20th C. Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box with Red Painted Interior cake tin but I have an affinityIt's been a while since I bought a true tramp art box, built of chip carved and stacked layers. Missing bits of wood, or too much fuss in one way or another tend to deter me, plus people tend now to price them through the roof. But this is a nice, clean, perfect scale and very sturdy one in great shape, and I really like this pedestal type form. With a lovely, carved pull for lifting the hinged lid, to reveal a bright red painted interior, with brass