A.L's Marvelous Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box tigers but still bright and shiny

but still bright and shiny and in great shape

There are a few surface scratches and a bit of paint loss

and I must say he'll be a tough one to part with

made in Vienna

and a split in the wood on the front back foot

A.L's Marvelous Old Chip Carved Tramp Art Pedestal Box tigers but still bright and shinyI've always got an eye out for old tramp art boxes, but have gotten pretty fussy about what I like, wanting ones that feel singular and special and this for me is very much those! Lifting the hinged lid reveals that it was the creation of A. L, who signed it very proudly in gold on green cloth lining and justifiably so; it's a wonderfully, laboriously, skillfully crafted thing that A. L or someone took great care of, as it remains in excellent