Simple Old Painted Chip Carved Tramp Art Wooden Frame alvino bagni this antique oak wood box

this antique oak wood box is constructed of four hinged parts with triangular shaped ends

She is emblematic of traditional Oaxacan “barro negro” (black clay) pottery - hand-shaped

During the 2nd half of the19th century

Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries ("Suzani" comes from the Persian "Suzan"

Inside are three yellow paint-encrusted blade handles and an assortment of blades all still in good working order

Simple Old Painted Chip Carved Tramp Art Wooden Frame alvino bagni this antique oak wood boxI really like the size and relative simplicity and humility of this old tramp art frame, I'd guess earlyish 20th c., making it quite useful for framing for all sorts of things without overwhelming them. It's constructed of three layers in total (two on the frame, and one for details on top), with what I'm pretty sure is its original paint a dark red overall, with a brown, which almost reads as gold, for the details. Great condition and super sound