Chad Valley 1933 57pc The Elfin Jigsaw Elspeth Eagle Clarke 15x17in Tom Tyler auction 2022 House Party £105 DSC06645
Lot 6 - Chad Valley, 'The Elfin Jigsaw', 1933 57pc, c15x17in, no original box but original box label. Est £125 - sold for £105.
Sadly, without all of its original packaging except for a box label, but this follow up jigsaw to the successful Chad Valley Dragon's Land is rare so I was happy to win it in the auction. I also won Tom's Chad Valley Dragon's Land, which had some documentation about Elfin inside the box.
Tom said that there was a third one - even rarer than Elfin and rumours of a fourth (Robin Hood), but I've never seen a copy of those.
The Jigasaurus entry for Dragon's Land:
www.thejigasaurus.com/jigasaurus/v/chad_valley/dragons_land/
"Wonderful example of the combined artistry of cutter and the talented illustrator Elspeth Eagle-Clarke, who created this fascinating fantasy painting. Every individual character or shape has been intricately line-cut around and when assembled, all fit neatly together in an interlocking frame surround.
Categorised by Chad Valley in their own words as: "Puzzle for the Connoisseur", they go on to describe it as:
"This fantasy reproduced in glowing hues by a gifted artist, has been cunningly cut from wood by skilled workers. Every, elf, swan, mermaid and fish, is a picture in itself, colourful and complete, yet each dovetailing together into the brilliant design we illustrate".
The box includes separate trays to help store and sort the pieces. A companion puzzle, "Elfin" was also produced."
A modern jigsaw in the spirit of Elfin & Dragon's Land can be found at Infinity Puzzles - 96pc Awe , 95pc Dune , 183pc Leap (with two small taster puzzles of 16pc & 32pc). These also tile like wallpaper, so have a large number of possible outlines.
infinitypuzzles.se/collections/all
Chad Valley 1933 57pc The Elfin Jigsaw Elspeth Eagle Clarke 15x17in Tom Tyler auction 2022 House Party £105 DSC06645
Lot 6 - Chad Valley, 'The Elfin Jigsaw', 1933 57pc, c15x17in, no original box but original box label. Est £125 - sold for £105.
Sadly, without all of its original packaging except for a box label, but this follow up jigsaw to the successful Chad Valley Dragon's Land is rare so I was happy to win it in the auction. I also won Tom's Chad Valley Dragon's Land, which had some documentation about Elfin inside the box.
Tom said that there was a third one - even rarer than Elfin and rumours of a fourth (Robin Hood), but I've never seen a copy of those.
The Jigasaurus entry for Dragon's Land:
www.thejigasaurus.com/jigasaurus/v/chad_valley/dragons_land/
"Wonderful example of the combined artistry of cutter and the talented illustrator Elspeth Eagle-Clarke, who created this fascinating fantasy painting. Every individual character or shape has been intricately line-cut around and when assembled, all fit neatly together in an interlocking frame surround.
Categorised by Chad Valley in their own words as: "Puzzle for the Connoisseur", they go on to describe it as:
"This fantasy reproduced in glowing hues by a gifted artist, has been cunningly cut from wood by skilled workers. Every, elf, swan, mermaid and fish, is a picture in itself, colourful and complete, yet each dovetailing together into the brilliant design we illustrate".
The box includes separate trays to help store and sort the pieces. A companion puzzle, "Elfin" was also produced."
A modern jigsaw in the spirit of Elfin & Dragon's Land can be found at Infinity Puzzles - 96pc Awe , 95pc Dune , 183pc Leap (with two small taster puzzles of 16pc & 32pc). These also tile like wallpaper, so have a large number of possible outlines.
infinitypuzzles.se/collections/all