Matchsticks Tramp Art Trivet / Tray / Wall Hanging copper finish and presumed British

and presumed British

but I sure wish I'd had him when I was a kid doing puppet shows

singular form from certain angles

This charming Japanese dragon-shaped cast iron or lead flower / ikebana frog I believe dates from the 1930s

travelled the country for a period as itinerant puppeteers

Matchsticks Tramp Art Trivet / Tray / Wall Hanging copper finish and presumed BritishWhat a lots of time, care, and patience must have gone into creating this fantastic tramp art large trivet or tray! Signed by a Linda Hyda and dating to the 1930s 1940s, it is composed of matchsticks: burned at their tips, arranged in a precise geometrical formation and glued to a solid wood panel. The striking contrast between the wood of the matchsticks and their charcoal tips, together with the way they are cut to different lengths and lined up