Sweet Antique Morris D. Neumann & Co. Cigar Box Wood Tramp Art Box with Heart at Center folk art daguerreotype Stenciled and varnished

Stenciled and varnished

Of course I love a folk art carving that is also a bell

4 1/8" long

and certainly dates to the 19th century

6 1/4" long x 1 1/8" wide x 3/4" deep and in great structural condition with a terrific patina of wear

Sweet Antique Morris D. Neumann & Co. Cigar Box Wood Tramp Art Box with Heart at Center folk art daguerreotype Stenciled and varnishedI don't hunt nearly as actively for tramp art boxes as I once did there are plenty of others who do but give me a box with a heart at the center of it, and I'll usually jump on it. The underside of this one, which I purchased in Nashville from a dealer based in Iowa who always has many things I love, shows it was crafted from a Morris D. Neumann 5 cent cigar box, a fairly rare one, dating it to the first decade of the 20th century I believe. I like