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Offline Tigerchips

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Carved wooden box
« on: May 01, 2010, 01:13:11 PM »
It kind of reminds me of this....
http://www.yobunny.com/pottery/index.php?topic=11128.msg32069;topicseen#new

...but that seems to be metal.

It has a pattern on it which looks a bit like roses or some sort of flower. Someones written a mark on it, XOAR, i don't think it has anything to do with who made it though.

Any ideas where it was made?
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Re: Carved wooden box
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2010, 02:51:27 PM »
Probably not related,apart from a wood connection,I googled XOAR and it came up with a model propellor making company? ???
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Re: Carved wooden box
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2010, 07:56:06 PM »
Is that considered Tramp Art??            If hand made, worth some $$$.
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Re: Carved wooden box
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2010, 09:48:38 PM »
Tramp as in hobo or as in tart? :ao:
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Re: Carved wooden box
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2010, 12:35:40 AM »
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Re: Carved wooden box
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2010, 12:50:32 AM »
Pattern reminds me of this type of thing TC:
http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3715869 - yours as a box could be a spice box or even a cigarette box I suppose?
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Re: Carved wooden box
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2010, 12:55:13 PM »
Quote from: keith on May 01, 2010, 02:51:27 PM
Probably not related,apart from a wood connection,I googled XOAR and it came up with a model propellor making company? ???

Lol, maybe someone had there little propellers in it.  ;D

I'm not sure what it's for but it's about the right size for holding playing cards.
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Re: Carved wooden box
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2010, 02:01:38 PM »
Rose's 'tramp' art looks probable or maybe it was made from the centre cone of a large propellor??
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Re: Carved wooden box
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2010, 03:52:36 PM »
I have no idea Keith. Not a bad idea though, i've seen things made from ship wood so why not Aeroplane propeller wood.

It says on Rose's link that the patterns are mainly geometric so i dunno really.

I'm just looking at the design of it. It's kind of pyramid shaped box with 8 groves running through the centre, then it has a sort of flower like pattern with tiny branches running around it. It looks to me as if it's Art Deco with maybe a little bit of Art Nouveau thrown in.

I did find this one which is Art Nouveau....
http://www.treadwaygallery.com/ONLINECATALOGS/March2004/ACWEB/0344.jpg

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Nice Art Nouveau box, French, wooden form with intricately carved pinecone and moth design on lid, original finish, signed, 9"w, nice example. Estimate ?230-250

Wishful thinking, i know.
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Re: Carved wooden box
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2010, 07:12:02 AM »
Silly, silly, silly guess here -- but could the wood be ROSEWOOD since it looks like some type of flower (? roses ?) on it...this is only a GUESS.

I see what TC mean being Art Deco, as I think I have seen furniture with that type of grooves with a strap (or band) or whatever you want to call it..

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