Lovely Old Three Stars Matchstick Tramp Art Plaque antique pewter snuff box but what really sold me

but what really sold me on it is the whittled ends of the handles

top flap has torn loose

9 1/4" l x 2" wide and deep

but still flush to the bottom

Lovely Old Three Stars Matchstick Tramp Art Plaque antique pewter snuff box but what really sold meSometimes matchstick tramp art can feel a bit kitschy, but this is really something else entirely. No burnt ends, no varnish over top, just the beautifully irregular linear patterns of the cut matchsticks laid down end to end, one after the other, interrupted only by the simple outlines of three stars. All having acquired a gorgeous warm dry wood patina that, together with the geometries, makes it feel almost like a painting, and it is actually Jasper