Tramp Art Box 1900s With Rare Havana/USA Cigar Box Label
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:18649600 | Style/ Period: tramp art |
| Primary Material: wood | Product: Boxes |
| Sub-Type: tramp art | Age: 1900-1940 |
| Original/Repro: Original |
Antique Tramp Art Box circa 1900s with Decorative Label
For sale here is a superb Tramp Art trinket box, scratch made from old cigar boxes circa 1910-20 with the unusual and rare addition of having the highly decorative cigar box label it was made from affixed on the inside of the lid.
The highly decorative label “Fabrica De Tabacos” of Havana, Cuba, confirming the brand of the Moro Cigar Company which were imported to the USA by A.C.Henschel & Co. The ship in the brandin...g is possibly the Morro Castle flying the American ensign. The box therefore is possibly of USA origin.
It is charmingly painted with a green tint and measures: 11inches long by 8inches.5inches high. Weighs 585 grammes.
Enquiries re welcome. I am happy to ship overseas.
For sale here is a superb Tramp Art trinket box, scratch made from old cigar boxes circa 1910-20 with the unusual and rare addition of having the highly decorative cigar box label it was made from affixed on the inside of the lid.
The highly decorative label “Fabrica De Tabacos” of Havana, Cuba, confirming the brand of the Moro Cigar Company which were imported to the USA by A.C.Henschel & Co. The ship in the brandin...g is possibly the Morro Castle flying the American ensign. The box therefore is possibly of USA origin.
It is charmingly painted with a green tint and measures: 11inches long by 8inches.5inches high. Weighs 585 grammes.
Enquiries re welcome. I am happy to ship overseas.
