Marvelous Large Early Tiger in Landscape Theorem Painting carved stacking toy 2 3/4" in diameter and

2 3/4" in diameter and 3/16" thick

There are reproduction decks of these out there but these are the originals

3 1/2" tall with a diameter of 3" across

which naturally tilts a bit upward

with some paint loss around the edges and on the handle

Marvelous Large Early Tiger in Landscape Theorem Painting carved stacking toy 2 3/4" in diameter andThis amazing theorem painting is impossible to photograph due to the thick glass, but it is really fantastic and I've tired! (The second photo, shot at an angle, is the closest color wise.) It is quite an early one, c. 1810 20s or so I believe, and quite a different beast than the theorem still lives of fruits and flowers that were much more common! This tiger in his domain is a much rarer subject, and its treatment looks to me to include freehand