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Tramp Art Carved Butterfly and Frame
Estimate:
CA$100 - CA$150
Sold
CA$275
Live Auction
Firearms, Sporting & Canadiana
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Description
Two (2). Canadian. 1920s. Carved wood. Tramp-art carved picture frame. Early 20th century. In the form of a butterfly with five inset mirror fragments. Finished with bronze, silver and gold-colored paints. Now housing modern images of late 19th century children. Together with a tramp-art “crown of thorns” oval frame. Early 20th century. Finished with all-over dark stain. Softwood backboard. The frame secured by wire to nails in the backboard. 11 x 14 x 1 1/2" and 14 x 12 x 2 1/2". Antennae exhibit repairs. Minor losses from the edges of a few pieces. CODE:FOL