2012-11-28

2012-11-20

Finished 19th November 2012

572 Pieces

Maltese Puppy
A Ravensburger square jigsaw puzzle



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104 Pieces

"Up, up and away!"
by S. Gustafson

2012-11-13

Finished 12th November 2012

247 (-1) Pieces

Corps of Drums Coldstream Guards in the Mall
by Conrad Leigh

Made of plywood - in England by VICTORY Puzzle, G.J. Hayter, Boscombe.

2012-11-11

Finished 11th November 2012


140 Pieces

Sudeley Castle
Chandos Bedroom

Sudeley castle was home of Queen Catherine Parr, 6th Wife to Henry VIII.
The Bedroom shows the Interior Design of  John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos (1491.1557, Baron since 1554)


Finished 9th November 2012

1008 Pieces

Paris, 1989
The Year when France celebrated 200 years of the French Revolution

This collage shows the Arc de Triomphe, the Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, the Eiffel Tower, the Palais Garnier that houses the Opéra, the Centre Pompidou and the Nôtre-Dame de Paris.

2012-11-09

Finished 9th November 2012

 250 Pieces

The Royal Pavilion at Brighton
Designed by John Nash for the Prince Regent.

Please find out more here

decorative Whimsies:


2012-11-07

Finished 6th November 2012

500 Pieces

Breakfast in Paris

It must be a magnificent day when you start it like this! :-)

2012-11-06

Finished 5th November 2012

1000 Pieces

Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-1881
Auguste Renoir

Oil on Canvas, 130 cm × 173 cm
Philipps Collection, Washington D.C.

More information about this stunning painting from one of the most famous french impressionists.

I already assembled this magnificent Ravensburger Puzzle in February 2009 (3.2.2009) but had fun to solve it again. This time, it took only 3-4 days (which means a few hours in the evening) - not 2 weeks :-)



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 140 Pieces

"The Victory, the Mary Rose and the Warrior"

A Wentworth Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle including nautical Whimsies


2012-11-01

Finished 1st November 2012

500 Pieces

"Windsor Castle" (1934)
by Adrian Allinson (British Artist, 1890-1959)

by the 1850s, the British railways reached the outskirts of London and expanded outside the city. Posters featuring landmarks were used to encourage people to travel beyond the city limits.

This poster features Windsor Castle and is stored for exhibition in the London Transport Museum, one of the finest Poster Museums in the World.



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 75 Pieces

Peacock Display
Seems to be "WWJ Gift of the year 1996"

A Wentworth Wooden Jigsaw including Whimsies:




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 45 Pieces

A Quotation of Khalil Gibran (1883-1931)
corresponding translation: "The Beauty of the Heart is above the Beauty you can see with your eyes."