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Tramp Art Chest

19th Century Portuguese Tramp Art Chest with Hidden Compartments and Lift Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Portuguese Tramp Art chest from the 19th century with hand-carved raised décor, lift top, hidden
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Folk Art Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved German Tramp Art Chest of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking German Tramp Art chest of drawers dates to the 19th century and exemplifies the
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Antique 19th Century German Folk Art Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Tramp Art Box or Chest, Early 20th Century
Located in London, London
Tramp Art Box or Chest, Early 20th Century Finely detailed tramp art box, hand-carved from layers
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Tramp Art Box or Chest, Early 20th Century
Tramp Art Box or Chest, Early 20th Century
$679
H 9.85 in W 17.72 in D 9.45 in
Large Tramp Art Hinge Lid Box
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A handcrafted Tramp Art box or small chest. A detailed design on four tapered feet. The interior is
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Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large Tramp Art Hinge Lid Box
Large Tramp Art Hinge Lid Box
$1,100
H 16 in W 16.5 in D 13 in

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Tramp Art Miniature Chest
By Tramp Art
Located in Stamford, CT
Tramp art miniature chest of drawers.
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Early 20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Tramp Art Miniature Chest
Tramp Art Miniature Chest
H 15.25 in W 10.75 in D 6.25 in
Hanging Tramp Art Medicine Chest
By Tramp Art
Located in Summerland, CA
Mirrored lid and two interior drawers. 13 x 8 x 17
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Vintage 1920s American Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hanging Tramp Art Medicine Chest
Hanging Tramp Art Medicine Chest
H 8 in W 17 in D 13 in
Tramp Art Chest, France circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Tramp Art Chest France circa 1900 Chest of drawers with extensive finite detailing, glass knobs
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Dressers

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Tramp Art Chest, France circa 1900
Tramp Art Chest, France circa 1900
H 38.25 in W 43.25 in D 19.5 in
Tramp Art Chest of Drawers
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A hand-carved chest of three drawers crafted from a crate. The advertising of the crate remains on
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Tramp Art Chest of Drawers
Tramp Art Chest of Drawers
H 26.5 in W 16 in D 10 in
Interesting "Tramp Art" Chest of Drawers
Located in Amarillo, TX
tramp art style, quite obviously made by hand. The back, bottom and drawer boxes are made of plywood
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Vintage 1940s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Plywood

Interesting "Tramp Art" Chest of Drawers
Interesting "Tramp Art" Chest of Drawers
H 45.25 in W 33 in D 21.5 in
Diminutive Tramp Art Set of Drawers - French ca. 1900
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Diminutive Tramp Art set of drawers. French, circa 1900. A Tramp Art chest in it's original used
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Rustic Adirondack Tramp Art Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Adirondack (1930s) chest with 2 small drawers over 3 large drawers having reeded geometric
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20th Century Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Tramp Art Apothecary Chest
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Tramp art apothecary chest circa 1930's. Done with original Sunkist orange Philadelphia cream
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Vintage 1930s American Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Tramp Art Apothecary Chest
Tramp Art Apothecary Chest
H 27.5 in W 11.5 in D 13 in
Decorative Tramp Art Solid Wood Chest
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
This relatively little known form of folk art, called "tramp art," was produced by anonymous
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Boxes

Stunning Early Century Danish Tramp Art Chest of Draws
By Tramp Art
Located in Søborg, DK
Stunning early century Danish tramp art chest of draws Great skill and attention to detail Very
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Vintage 1910s Danish Folk Art Dressers

Materials

Wood

Tramp Art Vanity Chest of Drawers with Mirror
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A very unique design jewelry or dressing table hand-carved from wood boxes and crates.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Tramp Art Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome rustic chest of drawers made of twigs- arranged in geometric pattern.
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Vintage 1950s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Tramp Art Chest of Drawers
Tramp Art Chest of Drawers
H 28.75 in W 42.5 in D 19 in
Painted Tramp Art Chest with Hearts
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Wonderful painted tramp art box with drawers, sliding doors and hearts. Great painted surface
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Objects

Painted Tramp Art Chest with Hearts
Painted Tramp Art Chest with Hearts
H 12.5 in W 11.5 in D 10 in
Tramp Art Miniature Chest of Drawers, circa 1880
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tramp art chest with wallpaper-lined drawers from the late 19th century
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

Diminutive Tramp Art Set of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An excellent tramp art chest in its original ochre painted finish, with 8 drawers and an unusual
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Early 20th Century American Painted Furniture

Diminutive Tramp Art Set of Drawers
Diminutive Tramp Art Set of Drawers
H 20.5 in W 19.75 in D 6 in
Early 20th Century Tramp Art Miniature Chest
By Tramp Art
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Tramp Art miniature chest with six drawers and one door.
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Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Tramp Art Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful example of classic tramp art in a functional small blanket chest or trunk.
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Vintage 1940s American Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Tramp Art Blanket Chest
Tramp Art Blanket Chest
H 17 in W 29 in D 18 in
Antique 1901 Tramp Art Keepsake Chest
Located in Culver City, CA
This Tramp Art Keepsake chest is from Germany and has the date, "1901" and "Zum Andenken" applied
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Early 20th Century German Outsider and Self Taught Art

1938 Tramp Art Wall Mount Medicine Chest
Located in North Hollywood, CA
RETIREMENT SALE!!! EVERYTHING MUST GO - CHECK OUT OUR OTHER ITEMS. Ultra charming and well executed, this cabinet is even dated 1938 on the bottom of the face. All visible surf...
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood, Mirror

1938 Tramp Art Wall Mount Medicine Chest
1938 Tramp Art Wall Mount Medicine Chest
H 26 in W 21.25 in D 8.75 in
Large Wooden Tramp Art Blanket Box, Storage Trunk, Ottoman, Linen Basket
Located in Dorchester, GB
A 19th Century walnut Tramp Art blanket box on wheels. A really good quality piece of tramp art
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Antique 19th Century British Bohemian Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Large Tramp Art Collectors Chest
Located in Culver City, CA
decorative elements formed in the layered tramp art manner. This larger chest is a more rare form and not
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Large Tramp Art Collectors Chest
Large Tramp Art Collectors Chest
H 10.25 in W 15.25 in D 11 in
Miniature Tramp Art Mirrored Chest
Located in New York, NY
Made as a loving gift for a child with obsessively notched cigar box wood. Child's toy or jewelry case piece with 2 case drawers and 2 upper drawers under mirror.
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

MINIATURE TRAMP ART MIRRORED CHEST
Located in New York, NY
Made as a loving gift for a child with obsessively notched cigar box wood. Ex Harvey Kahn Collection. Child's toy or jewelry case piece, notched cigarbox construction with leaves.
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Painted Blue Tramp Art Miniature Chest
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Blue painted miniature chest of drawers with a mirror, three drawers and a lift-up storage well
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Antique 19th Century American Models and Miniatures

Painted Blue Tramp Art Miniature Chest
Painted Blue Tramp Art Miniature Chest
H 27.5 in W 15.5 in D 8 in
Tramp Art Chest of Drawers Signed
Located in Manalapan, NJ
A handsome tramp art chest with five drawers displaying a rich color and fine detailing. It stands
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Antique Early 1900s American Decorative Boxes

Tramp Art Chest of Drawers Signed
Tramp Art Chest of Drawers Signed
H 11 in W 13 in D 6 in
19th Century American Tramp Art Miniature Chest in Empire Style, circa 1850
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Wonderful American Tramp Art chest of drawers. Solid-end and bow fronted case fitted with four
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Antique 1850s American American Empire Models and Miniatures

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Wood

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Tramp Art Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tramp art chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood and plywood, every tramp art chest was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tramp art chest — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A tramp art chest, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Tramp Art Chest?

Prices for a tramp art chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $550 and can go as high as $3,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,225.
Questions About Tramp Art Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Tramp art is art made from discarded or ‘found’ wood materials, such as shipping pallets or boxes that products such as cigars or fruit came in. Tramp art is crafted using a method of carving called chip carving. It first began to take off in the late 1800s. Shop an array of antique tramp art from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Tramp art is called thusly because artists made it from everyday discarded items, such as pallets, cigar boxes and other sources of found wood. This art form was popularly crafted from 1870 to 1940. Browse a collection of authentic tramp art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Tramp art refers to a type of folk art where wood furniture and decorative objects were made from found items. Often, artisans working in the style used shipping crates and cigar boxes as raw materials. They cut the wood apart and created geometric patterns by layering the pieces. Most tramp art dates back to the period between 1870 and the late 1940s. Find a collection of tramp art on 1stDibs.