Scarce Antique German "Art of Parqueter" Set mosaic on panel is any indication

is any indication

or to fill with a couple of little treasures and give as a gift basket

There is a bunch out there

Wonderfully irregular all the way around

Scarce Antique German "Art of Parqueter" Set mosaic on panel is any indicationI ALWAYS have an eye out for old parquetry sets but only very very rarely do I come across one; to me they're like Froebel kindergarten blocks crossed with color cubes crossed with an old wooden puzzle, and just so pretty. This one I believe dates to the late 19th century and was produced in Germany (for international distribution), and I believe, based on another similar I found a few years ago, would have had two complete layers worth of double