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BCD Mtg Jeux Artistiques Persian Miniature Detail DSC05226

Fabulous cutting in the white margins of this print - dissected corners, interrupted edges, split sockets and knobs, and many pieces meeting at a point. Cutting styles also vary in different areas - like the stepped cutting around the edges of tiles in the floor.

 

Definitely one of the 'best-in-show' in my view, this is a Jeux Artistiques jigsaw of a Persian miniature. Bronwen, do you know anything more about it - I know it's one of your favourite makers?

 

Jigasaurus has two examples, both from Jacques Velu. The brand is rare, and believed to have been in production in the period 1953-1981.

 

www.thejigasaurus.com/jigasaurus/v/jeux_artistiques/

 

One of these is a very similar 800pc. It was sold by former celebrated Paris toy shop "Le Nain Bleu", and features a painting by the Persian artist Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād (c.1450–c.1535).

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Uploaded on November 22, 2017
Taken on November 18, 2017