German 1870s "Parquetspiel" Double Layer Parquetry Blocks in Original Box vintage Red Cross It thus felt rather serendipitous

It thus felt rather serendipitous to find this Skansen souvenir (“minne

No holes or notable stains on the sampler and no losses that I can see

This sifting or winnowing basket

I think they'd just be fun things to hang somewhere

German 1870s "Parquetspiel" Double Layer Parquetry Blocks in Original Box vintage Red Cross It thus felt rather serendipitousThis I believe is one of, if not the earliest, German parquetry puzzles produced, 1872 or so based on one other set I've found sold at auction that was dated by hand on the underside of the box. I had one other set very similar to this one in the shop several months ago, which I knew to be quite rare, so have been keeping a close eye out for others and then along came this one, with this terrific purple stain on half of the blocks that makes it feel