Lovely Little German Parquetry Puzzle in Original Box janus faced jug with stair step-pattern details in

with stair step-pattern details in a very dark brown

I love the shape of ginger jars generally

vaudeville

who has been creating pottery since the mid-80s

dated 1883-84--almost all the pages were already loose

Lovely Little German Parquetry Puzzle in Original Box janus faced jug with stair step-pattern details inI'm always on the hunt for older parquetry puzzles like this, so lovely, but they are hard to find. This is just a little one, German, c. 1920s or so, but it's in perfect shape, in the original box, with tri fold booklet showing a variety of designs to be made with the tiles. I do sometimes think I should devote myself entirely to searching for beautiful blocks and related objects of creative play so many good things rolled up into them. 3 1 16" x 7