Sculptural Antique Chip Carved Tramp Art Frame, Seven Layers Larsen Dansk with a diameter of 3

with a diameter of 3 1/2" across at base and 2 1/2" across at lip

with the "teeth" of the guard closing tightly around five buttons at a time

He is about the gentlest young boxer one might envision

Really stunning

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Sculptural Antique Chip Carved Tramp Art Frame, Seven Layers Larsen Dansk with a diameter of 3The form of this terrific old chip carved tramp art frame keeps making me think of a child in the snow making a snow angel, or maybe of a big brown bear standing on hind legs! It is an old one, first quarter of the 20th century or so I believe, with a wonderfully warm patina, and in great shape still. The only missing bit that I can see if the very top layer on the upper right "arm," but it must have been lost quite some time ago as the wood has aged