Antique Painted House Blocks Set By Unknown Maker in Original Box wayang kulit puppet better than a baseball ball

better than a baseball ball for defending oneself should it come to that

The numbers/letters are carved/ incised

and the years 1849 and 1850 appear

4 3/4" x 3 3/4" framed

with the dates on either short end of this one suggesting it took three years to finish

Antique Painted House Blocks Set By Unknown Maker in Original Box wayang kulit puppet better than a baseball ballI've had one other set clearly by the same maker as these, housed in the just the same type of cornflower blue painted box though those in a different palette, and with some different components; who the maker was I have no idea! They are most definitely scarce ones, and pretty much nothing I love more than gloriously colorful blocks with great graphic appeal especially with windows painted on them, allowing for the creation of vast grids. Lots of