Matchsticks Tramp Art Trivet / Tray / Wall Hanging Herend porcelain figure documented in photos

documented in photos

art deco-influenced modern vase was designed by Margareta Hennix for Gustavsberg (Sweden) in the 1980s

but overall excellent condition

as surely one never has a shortage of odds and ends that need a home

Matchsticks Tramp Art Trivet / Tray / Wall Hanging Herend porcelain figure documented in photosWhat a lots of time, care, and patience must have gone into creating this fantastic tramp art large trivet or tray! Signed by a Linda Hyda and dating to the 1930s 1940s, it is composed of matchsticks: burned at their tips, arranged in a precise geometrical formation and glued to a solid wood panel. The striking contrast between the wood of the matchsticks and their charcoal tips, together with the way they are cut to different lengths and lined up