Best Old Black and Creamy White House Blocks With Green Roofs hand-painted wooden plate which also bring the luminosity

which also bring the luminosity of the ivory into relief

4 15/16 x 7 15/16

Especially nice for the vein in the the stone that runs across one side of the head like a stripe

so that it wants to be set near the edge of the table or shelf or pedestal such that the end of the tail almost grips the ledge like a hook

The manner if it makes me think likely Northern European

Best Old Black and Creamy White House Blocks With Green Roofs hand-painted wooden plate which also bring the luminosityThese are my very favorite blocks. I've found two groups of them before, of slightly different whites creams each time, and perpetually keep and eye out for them. Thje first ones I had purchased at Brimfield from a dealer with whom I talked about old blocks for a good 20 minutes he, like me, had a lot of knowledge about early blocks, but neither of us knew the maker of these, and he'd spent a good bit of time trying to figure it out. Whatever the