Set of Eight 1830s British Hand-colored Woodblock Riddle Cards carved wooden spiked comb and maybe there’s a ball

and maybe there’s a ball and chain metaphor to be made here too

with the raffia coiling around the edge of the lid and woven detail at the very top

or perfect amusement for cocktail hour

really beautiful--perfectly smooth and with only minor wear

There is one small chip to the glaze on the interior bottom

Set of Eight 1830s British Hand-colored Woodblock Riddle Cards carved wooden spiked comb and maybe there’s a ballI love a riddle and thought (think) these riddle cards are just terrific looking, c. 1830s British, woodblock printed with hand painted watercolor eight from what I believe was originally a set of twelve, extremely rare. Of course I am not smart enough to solve them, but surely there is someone out there who can! It seems to me there are several layers of clues in each the imagery itself pointing to a solution, and the text doing it another way. (For