SOLD Early (c. 1890s) Richter Anchor Stone Tangram Puzzle with Beautiful Original Designs Booklet inlaid horse 17 3/4" w x 21

17 3/4" w x 21 1/2" t

Before I imagined that Golden Engine had been used to stencil the hood or maybe the sides of a race car many years ago

with these great rounded corners

mounted on the reverse

SOLD Early (c. 1890s) Richter Anchor Stone Tangram Puzzle with Beautiful Original Designs Booklet inlaid horse 17 3/4" w x 21Richter & Co, Germany, is famous for its many late 19th early 20th century sets of stone blocks, including very large sets made for constructing elaborate structures. This tangram "Anchor Puzzle" is the simplest among them, and my favorite in no small part for the booklet accompanying it, showing 176 different designs to be made with the blocks, and which I find just gorgeous. (I think they pages are lithographed, but they look almost like woodblock