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SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED PUZZLE BLOCK TOY
1880ref. 1320Germany. c.1880. Set of twenty-five wooden cubes with six dissected chromolithographed scenes depicting the story of Snow White and Seven Dwarves to each side 21 x 21cm when assembled. Contained within its original wooden box with hinged lid and decorated paper sides 24 x 24cm. The set with with five chromolithographed guide sheets the sixth mounted to the lid of the box. The cubes with a little wear to the edges and occasional minor loss to the paper image. The guide sheets with chips tears and old paper repairs verso. The box with a horizontal crack to the lid and a little wear and chipping to the paper covering. Overall however the set remains in a good state preservation. A nice example. An attractive and uncommon late nineteenth-century block puzzle depicting the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Printed in vibrant chromolithography the puzzle would have been manufactured in Germany to supply the burgeoning middle-class toy market of Europe and North America. [Germany]. unknown
Sky Duthie Rare Books · Reino Unido£ 275,00≈ € 328,44
