Scarce Antique German "Art of Parqueter" Set mosaic on panel Wonderfully irregular all the way

Wonderfully irregular all the way around

Inlaid stars on top

There is a bunch out there

and with a great presence

Scarce Antique German "Art of Parqueter" Set mosaic on panel Wonderfully irregular all the wayI ALWAYS have an eye out for old parquetry sets but only very very rarely do I come across one; to me they're like Froebel kindergarten blocks crossed with color cubes crossed with an old wooden puzzle, and just so pretty. This one I believe dates to the late 19th century and was produced in Germany (for international distribution), and I believe, based on another similar I found a few years ago, would have had two complete layers worth of double