SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED PUZZLE BLOCK TOY

[Germany]., [c.1880].. Set of twenty-five wooden cubes with six dissected chromolithographed scenes depicting the story of Snow White and Seven Dwarves to each side, 21 x 21cm when assembled. Contained within its original wooden box with hinged lid and decorated paper sides (24 x 24cm). The set with with five chromolithographed guide sheets (the sixth mounted to the lid of the box). The cubes with a little wear to the edges and occasional minor loss to the paper image. The guide sheets with chips, tears and old paper repairs verso. The box with a horizontal crack to the lid and a little wear and chipping to the paper covering. Overall, however, the set remains in a good state preservation. A nice example. An attractive and uncommon late nineteenth-century block puzzle depicting the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Printed in vibrant chromolithography, the puzzle would have been manufactured in Germany to supply the burgeoning middle-class toy market of Europe and North America.