Chad Valley 81pc Dragons Land 1933 box 3 trays Tom Tyler copy 2022 House Party £60 DSC06669
The Tyler auction featured both of the Elspeth Eagle Clarke Chad Valley jigsaws from the 1930s. I had a copy of Dragon's Land with one piece missing so I was tempted to bid on this one when the price was so low. The other will go to my best friend so her grandchildren can enjoy it.
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.
Lot 3 - Chad Valley 'Dragon's Land', 1933 81pc, 15.5x17in, every piece a picture. Box good with 3 original trays. Est £100 - sold for £60.
Lot 6 - Chad Valley, 'The Elfin Jigsaw', 1933 57pc, c15x17in, no original box but original box label. Est £125 - sold for £105.
The original packaging had a box with three trays and at least two designs of label.
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.
Chad Valley 81pc Dragons Land 1933 box 3 trays Tom Tyler copy 2022 House Party £60 DSC06669
The Tyler auction featured both of the Elspeth Eagle Clarke Chad Valley jigsaws from the 1930s. I had a copy of Dragon's Land with one piece missing so I was tempted to bid on this one when the price was so low. The other will go to my best friend so her grandchildren can enjoy it.
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.
Lot 3 - Chad Valley 'Dragon's Land', 1933 81pc, 15.5x17in, every piece a picture. Box good with 3 original trays. Est £100 - sold for £60.
Lot 6 - Chad Valley, 'The Elfin Jigsaw', 1933 57pc, c15x17in, no original box but original box label. Est £125 - sold for £105.
The original packaging had a box with three trays and at least two designs of label.
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.