Mid-Century Paramount Design Blocks Set vintage curiosity these have seen a lot

these have seen a lot of use

or animal of any sort really

such a tender and universal gesture of connection between mother and child

Written in pencil on the back of the certificate is a note that Ann was born in 1827

I love most anything trompe l'oeil but especially one achieved with such a small and simple gesture as this one

Mid-Century Paramount Design Blocks Set vintage curiosity these have seen a lotI'm a sucker for blocks and parquetry sets of all sorts, and this is the first of its kind that I've come across, so of course I scooped it up immediately. Great color palette on the wooden blocks, and a series of design cards inside the box, including guides for free form creations, from flower basket to candlestick to snapping turtle! 1950s or so I would guess, and through the box shows plenty of wear, the cards and the blocks are in great