Exceptional Antique British Tramp Art Bank Box faceted vase with some light cracking to

with some light cracking to the surface of the leather

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From a second batch of drawings by the prolific and endlessly inventive Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929-2015): I think "Talent" is the perfect title for this 1961 ink drawing--amplifying the proudness and look-at-me aspect of this harlequin-esque performer

date to the early 1830s who was studying at an Academy in Sherborne

Exceptional Antique British Tramp Art Bank Box faceted vase with some light cracking toEvery surface and detail of this wonderful antique British tramp art coin bank box is was carefully attended to, making it feel super special and full of surprises. Each panel features collaged images cut from cigarette labels, from the heads of Player's cigarette sailors, to a Churchman's cigarette Box Scout in action, to a bull and image of the "Lights of London" on the underside. The top of the box is a tapering, sliding lid with the a slit for