Intricately Interlocking Marvelous Crown of Thorns Lidded Tramp Art Box set of slides a beautiful big clipper ship

a beautiful big clipper ship

) both framed in great arches of carved stone that suggest both the hood of a parka and a sort of spiritual aura

3 1/2" t x 2 7/16" w x 1 5/16" d

I believe the carving of the pages also define it as a functional object in addition to a beautiful one--made to be used for striking matches

Intricately Interlocking Marvelous Crown of Thorns Lidded Tramp Art Box set of slides a beautiful big clipper shipMarvelous, in the literal sense I can't possibly imagine possessing the skill, let alone the patience, to construct a box like this, composed of many hundreds of interlocking bits, each carved of cigar box wood (with text visible on the sides of a few.) Marvelous too, how the lid interlocks perfectly with the lower box, a seamless fit, forming a perfect whole, which seems as if weightless and floating. I come across a lot of chip carved tramp boxes,