Antique Painted House Blocks Set By Unknown Maker in Original Box heart chakra 11 3/4" l x 4

11 3/4" l x 4 3/4" w x 3/8" d

But one could use it in another way entirely--as a jewelry box

My guess is that this rolling frog is early 20th century Japanese

I found it not far from Concord

but I love most every detail of him head to toe

Antique Painted House Blocks Set By Unknown Maker in Original Box heart chakra 11 3/4" l x 4I'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