Rare 19th C. Large Mosaic Work Parquetry Set in Original Slide Top Box oil paint 13 3/4" x 9" x

13 3/4" x 9" x 1 3/8"

1920s-40s I would think

this is a deeply satisfying thing

Presumed loss of wheeled base as noted

with five slots in the box corresponding to five sets of blocks

Rare 19th C. Large Mosaic Work Parquetry Set in Original Slide Top Box oil paint 13 3/4" x 9" xThis wonderful antique "Mosaic Work" parquetry set, produced in Germany I believe in the 1850 60s or so, seems likely to be missing just a few pieces or it may be that I just don't know how to fit them together properly! Whatever the case, it's a beauty of a set, and a very rare one to find, with its original pair of design cards inside, suggesting various forms to be made. I just dumped them all out on the table and started playing, and could go on