Lovely Little German Parquetry Puzzle in Original Box janus faced jug who has been creating pottery

who has been creating pottery since the mid-80s

I love the shape of ginger jars generally

15 3/4" tall

this one looking as if trudging very slowly up a long

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

Lovely Little German Parquetry Puzzle in Original Box janus faced jug who has been creating potteryI'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