Wonderful 19th Century Folk Art / Tramp Art Box With Birds and Interior Lined with Quack Medicine Advertisement sunset over water The banded design around the

The banded design around the shoulders of the bottle was done at a bit of a tilt

which feels straight from a German Expressionist woodblock print

Found on the same day as the unhappy dog doorstop I just listed

There is not a whole lot out there about Renate Scheer Kalkofen (1935-2013) who created this print as well as several others I am listing from around the same time

You know how much I love antique square corner no indices playing cards

Wonderful 19th Century Folk Art / Tramp Art Box With Birds and Interior Lined with Quack Medicine Advertisement sunset over water The banded design around theA marvelous antique folk art box, made in part of salvaged crate wood, with a lid that opens up, a drawer that pulls out, and terrific hand carved decoration all over, best of all these pairs of birds on the sides with tails overlapping. And the interior of the top section is lined with old newspaper which close inspection reveals is advertising quack medic Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy (c. 1880s 90s) with portraits of several