Three Jigsaws A Child's Best Friend 7
... Is her pet. A bit of a wallow in 'chocolate box' image jigsaws - here are three great examples, two sold by BCD members.
Left: A stunning push-fit jigsaw with letter whimsies, 897pc, now housed in a cardboard Harrods box. The painting is c1912 by Arthur J Elsley, and I think it is called 'Play Nicely' or 'Make Friends'. This was sold on by Anobethio and I would really have liked to have won it.
Centre: This Pears print jigsaw appears on pg58 of Tom Tyler's book and I bought it from the collection of Dave Cooper. It is 600pc, measures 24x17in wooden and the print was issued in the 1909 album. The painting is Naughty Boy or Compulsory Education by Briton Riviere. The cut is extraordinary with both line-cutting and a dazzling selection of shapes.
Right: An Optimago Enigma Gold Box jigsaw of 250pc, measuring 14x11in dating from 1980s - 2005. This range sought to emulate the earlier Victory Gold Box range and had a similar interlocking cutting style and no guide picture on the box.
I noticed another jigsaw of this painting in the Strong Museum collection, via Anne Williams. It is a beauty by GW Fiss Jnr, dated 1910, and the photo can be enlarged considerably. He often based puzzles on prints with large areas of solid color and cut elaborate designs in these areas with very similar shapes. Fiss cut a spider web pattern in the upper left quadrant of the puzzle, easily visible in the dark brown color of that area (this reminds me of something Ian Pedley did regularly in his jigsaws). George W. Fiss's puzzle notebook (also in the Strong's collection) shows that they cut a total of 114 puzzles between 1909 and 1921 and loaned them to family and friends.
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www.museumofplay.org/blog/play-stuff/2014/08/a-family-of-...
Briton Rivière RA (1840 – 1920) was a British artist of Huguenot descent. He was largely trained by his father an artist and academic at Cheltenham College and Oxford University. After a short period from 1857 exhibiting history paintings, he soon turned to animal subjects from 1865 and also worked as an illustrator beginning with Punch. He was elected an RA Associate in 1878, a Royal Academician in 1881 and was narrowly defeated in the election for President of the RA in 1896.
Three Jigsaws A Child's Best Friend 7
... Is her pet. A bit of a wallow in 'chocolate box' image jigsaws - here are three great examples, two sold by BCD members.
Left: A stunning push-fit jigsaw with letter whimsies, 897pc, now housed in a cardboard Harrods box. The painting is c1912 by Arthur J Elsley, and I think it is called 'Play Nicely' or 'Make Friends'. This was sold on by Anobethio and I would really have liked to have won it.
Centre: This Pears print jigsaw appears on pg58 of Tom Tyler's book and I bought it from the collection of Dave Cooper. It is 600pc, measures 24x17in wooden and the print was issued in the 1909 album. The painting is Naughty Boy or Compulsory Education by Briton Riviere. The cut is extraordinary with both line-cutting and a dazzling selection of shapes.
Right: An Optimago Enigma Gold Box jigsaw of 250pc, measuring 14x11in dating from 1980s - 2005. This range sought to emulate the earlier Victory Gold Box range and had a similar interlocking cutting style and no guide picture on the box.
I noticed another jigsaw of this painting in the Strong Museum collection, via Anne Williams. It is a beauty by GW Fiss Jnr, dated 1910, and the photo can be enlarged considerably. He often based puzzles on prints with large areas of solid color and cut elaborate designs in these areas with very similar shapes. Fiss cut a spider web pattern in the upper left quadrant of the puzzle, easily visible in the dark brown color of that area (this reminds me of something Ian Pedley did regularly in his jigsaws). George W. Fiss's puzzle notebook (also in the Strong's collection) shows that they cut a total of 114 puzzles between 1909 and 1921 and loaned them to family and friends.
artsandculture.google.com/asset/jigsaw-puzzle-compulsory-...
www.museumofplay.org/blog/play-stuff/2014/08/a-family-of-...
Briton Rivière RA (1840 – 1920) was a British artist of Huguenot descent. He was largely trained by his father an artist and academic at Cheltenham College and Oxford University. After a short period from 1857 exhibiting history paintings, he soon turned to animal subjects from 1865 and also worked as an illustrator beginning with Punch. He was elected an RA Associate in 1878, a Royal Academician in 1881 and was narrowly defeated in the election for President of the RA in 1896.