Intricately Interlocking Marvelous Crown of Thorns Lidded Tramp Art Box German ww2 drawing Shows age and wear

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I really love the look of them

but really lovely

Intricately Interlocking Marvelous Crown of Thorns Lidded Tramp Art Box German ww2 drawing Shows age and wearMarvelous, in the literal sense I can't possibly imagine possessing the skill, let alone the patience, to construct a box like this, composed of many hundreds of interlocking bits, each carved of cigar box wood (with text visible on the sides of a few.) Marvelous too, how the lid interlocks perfectly with the lower box, a seamless fit, forming a perfect whole, which seems as if weightless and floating. I come across a lot of chip carved tramp boxes,