Elaborate Antique Tramp Art Clock Case in Original Gold Paint red quill chicken What a fun bunch though

What a fun bunch though

black cloth tape was wrapped around one edge of the glass for easier (and safer) gripping--the latter of which comes off easily

This tiger in his domain is a much rarer subject

which may have something to do with it

I am no an expert on Santos

Elaborate Antique Tramp Art Clock Case in Original Gold Paint red quill chicken What a fun bunch thoughClearly there is a missing stacked section at the front base of this antique tramp art clock case, and a few other little edge bits missing from the lid, but I think the form and construction is so beautiful I could not leave it. I especially love the roof, which lifts off (so that I assume, one could wind the clock that once lived inside), making the whole thing feel like a gothic house of sorts and revealing a lithographed portrait glued to the