Vintage Lucite Interlocking Puzzle Cube sun clock Denslow throughout

Denslow throughout

I have long admired these sorts of tiles-- produced in the 18th and 19th century during the Qajar period in Persia--which very frequently feature hunters on horses like this one

Almost 200 years old

called "handa" in Japanese

Vintage Lucite Interlocking Puzzle Cube sun clock Denslow throughoutNot so easy to photograph, but really a terrific object, whether or not one ever attempts to take it apart and try to put it back together again. With a little feeling around, you can find two center pieces that have some give, and will pull all the way out to start to deconstruct it. I'm a little nervous to try, content to treat it as a great looking little modernist sculpture with a secret but you may be braver than I! Late 60s or 1970s I'd guess,