Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians matchstick bank so at the moment it

so at the moment it looks to me rather sad

and it is structurally in great shape

perhaps sinew thread

really only visible at a certain angle

though it will

Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians matchstick bank so at the moment itI am certain this old Noah's Ark is German, as it is so similar in form and manner to antique Erzgebirge examples, most of which one finds painted, but not always. It does appear that the roof (and maybe more) on this one might once have been papered, as there is a scalloped bit still hanging on at one end on one side. It is definitely an old one, late 19th very early 20th century I believe, with a roof that flips open and latches closed, for storing