Antique Tramp Art Box with Decoupaged Ships, Some Loss little boxes and perhaps _ in Venezia

and perhaps _ in Venezia (Venice) after that

made in the 1960s

and finally found it in the this one (though I am still on the hunt for a sailor's valentine

1930-40s or so I believe

8 3/8" x 6"

Antique Tramp Art Box with Decoupaged Ships, Some Loss little boxes and perhaps _ in VeneziaThis old (late 19th c. I believe) tramp art box shows some damage and losses, but it's an unusual one, with a lot of character, and I really love the ships on the front and back flat panels, so I had to rescue it and hopefully shepherd it forward! There is some damage loss to the top, where it looks like there once was a handle, and where the stacked, chip carved layers at the front right corner are gone (I used a Sharpie to darken the the exposed