Antique Tramp Art Box with Decoupaged Ships, Some Loss word cards and is complete

and is complete

It is signed on the underside of the branch to which it is attached by Charles Weddle

Each ball in cage measures about 4" tall and 1 1/4" wide and deep

4 1/2" tall x 3 1/2" diameter

These plates were purchased from the estate of a prominent choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

Antique Tramp Art Box with Decoupaged Ships, Some Loss word cards and is completeThis old (late 19th c. I believe) tramp art box shows some damage and losses, but it's an unusual one, with a lot of character, and I really love the ships on the front and back flat panels, so I had to rescue it and hopefully shepherd it forward! There is some damage loss to the top, where it looks like there once was a handle, and where the stacked, chip carved layers at the front right corner are gone (I used a Sharpie to darken the the exposed