Chad Valley Dragon's Land 1repl 1brok tab Repaired DSC01889
Update Nov22: Fish created by Howard, copy now complete.
Chad Valley's famous 1930s jigsaw Dragon's Land was made up during our June 2022 Landmarks house party by two guests who confirmed the missing piece. The replacement has now come back from Howard (along with the fish from my second copy which once belonged to Tom Tyler) and the jigsaw can be gifted to a friend (whose grandchildren will eventually be able to appreciate it). I was going to use an image to put it together quickly - but there was no fun in that, and I was soon drawn in to doing it properly, without a reference image.
I bought this in Oct 2017, when it had 1pcmiss & 2broken for £106. The seller said it had been in their family for 80yrs. The missing knob is present and will be taped into its hole - no other pieces were broken, apart from slight damage to one or two of the most fragile tips, like the rodent's paw.
The box, which still included all the trays and plenty of aged tissue paper, required a lot of patching up with masking tape.
I bought Tom Tyler's copy of Dragon's Land in the Tyler auction at the 2022 House Party, along with Elfin.
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."
Chad Valley Dragon's Land 1repl 1brok tab Repaired DSC01889
Update Nov22: Fish created by Howard, copy now complete.
Chad Valley's famous 1930s jigsaw Dragon's Land was made up during our June 2022 Landmarks house party by two guests who confirmed the missing piece. The replacement has now come back from Howard (along with the fish from my second copy which once belonged to Tom Tyler) and the jigsaw can be gifted to a friend (whose grandchildren will eventually be able to appreciate it). I was going to use an image to put it together quickly - but there was no fun in that, and I was soon drawn in to doing it properly, without a reference image.
I bought this in Oct 2017, when it had 1pcmiss & 2broken for £106. The seller said it had been in their family for 80yrs. The missing knob is present and will be taped into its hole - no other pieces were broken, apart from slight damage to one or two of the most fragile tips, like the rodent's paw.
The box, which still included all the trays and plenty of aged tissue paper, required a lot of patching up with masking tape.
I bought Tom Tyler's copy of Dragon's Land in the Tyler auction at the 2022 House Party, along with Elfin.
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."