2012-04-29

Exhibition of vintage jigsaw puzzles to commemorate the diamond jubilee of HRH Queen Elizabeth II28.4.-17.6.2012

 view to the right aera of the basement

 view to the 'king george V and queen elisabeth II' area

the exhibition - right side

 the exhibition - left side

 'king george V and queen elisabeth II'

from william I to elisabeth II  
showcases with king charles I, queen victoria and george V

another point of view including buckingham palace views from inside

queen elisabeth II silverjubilee on horse back, welsh guards, lord mayor's coach and a collage of pictures commemorating the golden jubilee

three showcases with wooden jigsaws - theme: the lifeguards of british monarchs

 wooden jigsaw puzzles showing various regiments of the british army

 the king's troops

never forget the union flag


inside buckingham palace and - on the left side - a 1500-pc.-jigsaw made of cardboard: queen victoria visits cherbourg, france.

 yeomen of the guards and guards at buckingham palace - and a bouquet of flowers close to the guestbook

queen elisabeth II - coronation 1953

 outstanding cases: left side a jigsaw puzzle box with king george VI and his daughters, on the right side a tin box with george VI. and queen elisabeth


the lost prince john, son of king george V.
on the left side: a booklet of queen mary's dollhouse

another point of view 

king george VI. - DVD "the king's speech"
and a wonderful family portrait. i've been looking after it for years


queen elisabeth II - diamond jubilee

a modern wooden jigsaw by wentworrth wooden jigsaw ltd. * with an evening at st. paul's cathedral / a view from the south bank - and lots of whimsies

showcase with puzzles commemorating the silver jubilee 1977

trooping the colour -  a wooden jigsaw with description

 the showcases  * charles I to george v.

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my special thanks to friends of the german jigsaw puzzle-board who assembled the huge puzzles again :-)

2012-04-26

Finished 26th April 2012 + updated January 2013

144 Pieces

H.M. Queen Elisabeth II
Picture taken approx. at the early beginning of her reign - middle to late 1950ies.

In fact, the abundant bouquet made of carnation and roses looks like 1955.

Wooden jigsaw puzzle of stunning quality made by G.J. Hayther, Bornemouth.
Age approx. late 1950ies.

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a new postcard that shows H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Distributed by "The Postcard Warehouse/Mayfair Cards of London"

bought at the ebay-Royalty-Shop "Diana-Forever"
Sabine Tschischka

2012-04-24

2012-04-19

Finished 19th April 2012

288 Pieces

A Royal Drive through London
shows King George VI. and Queen Elisabeth, The Queen Mother
with the little princesses Elisabeth & Margareth Rose

Vintage Jig-Saw Puzzle by Victory
Age approx. 1930ies

Finished 18th April 2012

1000 Pieces

Les Echelles en Roue de Feu Traversent l'Azur
Joan Mirò (1893-1983)

2012-04-15

Finished 15.4.2012 (+15.11.2010)

300 Pieces

Queen's Coronation Procession, 1953

(already solved exactly 1 year 5 months ago, with 120 pcs.)

Finished 14th April 2012

1000 Pieces

The Queen's Golden Jubilee
commemorates her period of reign 1952-2002 in various pictures

The Coronation day, Silver Jubilee 1977, Opening the Parliament, Trooping the Colour, Family Portrait on the balcony or the Queen with her beloved Corgies.

2012-04-12

Finished 12th April 2012

40 Pieces

"The Cathedral from the South East"
depicts the Canterbury Cathedral

want to see or buy more? Find them here

Finished 11th April 2012

150 Pieces (-3)

The King and the royal princes arriving at the horse guards parade.

Not sure but I guess this is King George V. - jigsaw puzzle aged approx. 1930ies
Vintage wooden jigsaw by TUCK

2012-04-10

Finished 10th April 2012 + updated 25th November 2017

230 Pieces

Princess Elisabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Lieutenant Sir Philipp Mountbatten
Wedding Memories 20.11.1947

Puzzle made of cardboard by LUMAR

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reassembled 25th november 2017 to commemorate the platinum wedding


2012-04-09

Finished 9th April 2012

approx. 300 Pieces

State Procession of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary
Silver Jubilee, 1935

Finished 9th April 2012


120 Pieces

doublesided jigsaw puzzle made of cardboard

Side A: Queen in her coronation robe with state regalia and crown
Side B: Queen Elisabeth & Prince Philipp

Finished 9th April 2012

1000 Pieces

"Vichy" (1930)
Vintage Advertising by Julien Lasaze (1886-1971, french painter)


2002, Applejack Licensing



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already assembled 6th April 2012 by my husband!

500 Pieces

From Elisabeth I to Elisabeth II.

Waddingtons (1981)

2012-04-03

Finished 2nd April 2012

2014 Pieces

The Wonderland of Wachifield

Wachifield was created by the artist Akiko Ikeda.
Do you want to find out more? Just check Wachifield



Finished 31st. March 2012

500 Pieces

The Library - Augustinan Choir Monastery, St. Florian, Austria