#293

German Wooden Lithographed "Noah's Ark" with Extensive Animal Parade
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18" (46 cm.) l. The wooden house boat with painted and lithographed architectual details, and having hinged roof, is designed as a "Noah's Ark" and is presented with a bounty of animal and bird pairs, and five people. Condition: very good/excellent, original finish with some light rubs. Comments: Germany, circa 1880s. Value Points: rare-to-find toy has 26 pairs of handcarved and hand-painted animals, 14 pairs of birds, 15 single animals, and five people, presumably including Noah and his wife.