Lovely Antique Six Sided Litho Block Puzzle in Original Box, with Complete Set of Prints antique porcelain The box itself is carved

The box itself is carved from one piece of wood

which I love but which certainly make it less desirable to sampler collectors than if the colors were bright

and metal rings still attached

which I think just adds to their charm

I am always looking for oversized whimsies

Lovely Antique Six Sided Litho Block Puzzle in Original Box, with Complete Set of Prints antique porcelain The box itself is carvedI keep an eye out for these, but only the early ones, and this is an extra nice one (c. 1870s or so I believe), especially for the lovely original latching box it is housed in, and for including a complete set of prints showing the completed images for five of the sides, with the sixth on the face of the box. Horses appear in all but oneeither out on a hunt or pulling a carriage or on a trek through the countryside, with dogs and sheep and chickens