Sweet Antique Chip Carved Tramp Art Frame (No Glass) collapsible wire basket but this is the first

but this is the first cup without a handle I've found

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whose recently deceased father had been an architect and great collector

I've found definitive dates for the Howard Gilman (1894 - 1979) of South Stratford

Sweet Antique Chip Carved Tramp Art Frame (No Glass) collapsible wire basket but this is the firstI really like this style of tramp art, where carved bits and are laid in side by side at the diagonal rather than stacked, making for wonderfully graphic pattens and an easier to manage frame! And the back on this I think is just about as beautiful as the front. It's quite an old one, in old brown paint, without a lost bit that I can see. Overall: 5 7 16 x 7 1 6. Opening: 4"x 2 1 2". Very good condition. No glass, and loss on the back to the frame for