Lias jigsaw puzzles: November 2017

2017-11-25

Finished 25th November 2017

250 Pieces

The Coronation of Queen Victoria - 1838

by Edmund Parris (1793-1873)

Victoria &Albert Museum, London

Victoria was crowned with the new Imperial State Crown made for her by the Crown Jewellers Rundell and Bridge, with more than 3000 gems, including the Black Prince's Ruby, set on the front. The cross at the top was set with a stone known as St. Edward's Sapphire, a gemstone taken from the ring of Edward the Confessor.

Victoria's coronation robes remain in the Royal Collection and are kept at Kensington Palace.

They are reported to be in excellent condition.

A Wentworth Wooden jigsaw puzzle including whimsies

Finished 25th November 2017

230 Pieces

A LUMAR cardboard jigsaw puzzle made in late 1940ies to commemorate the wedding of

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Philipp Mountbatten (later Prince Philipp)

20th November 1947

Already assembled in 2012 to be on display in the exhibition.

Finished 21st November 2017

1000 Pieces

Lady Diana visiting Pakistan

A Schmidt jigsaw puzzle, Germany

Assembled during a marathon within 16 hours.

Before I started assembling I didn't know which motif I would expect to build.

pictures taken every 2 hours:

2017-11-20

Congratulations HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philipp

Today The Queen and her husband celebrate their Platinum wedding!

70 facts about the Wedding in 1947

Before the wedding, Prince Philip was created The Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich of Greenwich in the County of London.
2,000 guests were invited to the ceremony.
The wedding ring was made from a nugget of Welsh gold which came from the Clogau St David's mine, near Dolgellau.
Jewellery for the day included two pearl necklaces, the shorter of the two necklaces was the 'Queen Anne' necklace, said to have belonged to Anne, the last Stuart Queen.
The bridal bouquet consisted of white orchids and also included a sprig of myrtle, a tradition that was started by Queen Victoria.
Famously, the newlyweds went onto balcony at Buckingham Palace to wave to the huge crowds on the mall.

Meet the Newlyweds on the blacony
The Queen's wedding dress, designed by Norman Hartnell, 1947.

The dress is made from ivory silk and decorated with crystals and 10,000 seed pearls.

The couple received over 2,500 wedding presents from around the world and around 10,000 telegrams of congratulations.
The cake used ingredients from all around the world, including sugar from the Girl Guides in Australia, which gave the cake the name 'The 10,000 Mile Cake'.
The cake was cut using the Duke's Mountbatten sword, which was a wedding present from The King.
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip spent their wedding night in Broadlands.
The Queen and The Duke celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1997, with a lunch at banqueting House in London.
In 2007, The Queen became the first British Monarch to have celebrated a Diamond Wedding anniversary.

2017-11-16

Finished 12th November 2017

220 Pieces

Detail from "The last supper" by Leonardo da Vinci

8,8 x 4,6 m - it is a late 15th-century mural painting (fresco secco) housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. It is one of the world's most recognizable paintings.

An Impronte Edizione jigsaw puzzle

2017-11-15

Finished 11th + 12th November 2017

200 Pieces

"Cats" (1981)

200 Pieces

"Best friends" (1982)

Two vintage MB jigsaw puzzles

2017-11-09

Finished 8th November 2017

140 Pieces

Queen Elizabeth I

The so-called Ditchley-Portait

by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1561-1636)

The portrait was ordered by Sir Henry Lee, owner of Ditchley House, in 1592 to commemorate a royal visit. The portrait measures 1,5 x 2,4 m and was painted in oil on canvas. The Queen, almost 60 years old when portrayed, rests her feet on cards of the britishes isles. Just explore this amazing and breathtaking robe!

The Portrait is on display at the National Portrait Gallery (www.npg.org.uk)

A Wentworth Wooden jigsaw with common whimsies.

Finished 6th November 2017

220 Pieces

The Haywain Triptych (detail)

a painting by Hiernoymus Bosch, born Jheronimus van Aken (1450-1516)

The Triptych is on display at the Prado, Madrid.

Explore the complete masterpiece of heaven and hell at the boschproject

Finished 4th November 2017

Again assembled during a marathon

500 Pieces

The so-called "sorrow-eaters" (german: Sorgenfresser)

And this is how it works: write down your sorrow on a piece of paper, scrunch it up, put it inside the mouth of your sorrow-eater and close the zipper. Instantly you may feel a relief ...

Oh yes, they all have names. Different names like Flint or Wanda 😊 my favourite is Saggo - it's the white one with red stripes in the lower right corner...

2017-11-05

Finished 4th November 2017

750 Pieces

"La Dolce Vita" (The sweet life), movie of 1960

The jigsaw puzzle shows the version of the poster shown in cinemas in Italy.

"The film follows Marcello Rubini, a journalist writing for gossip magazines, over seven days and nights on his journey through the "sweet life" of Rome in a fruitless search for love and happiness." (source: en.wikipedia.org)