Rare Victorian Six Sided Birds Cube Puzzle in Original Box with Hand-colored Plates California pottery vase made of mother of pearl

made of mother of pearl and very finely hand-carved with different scenes on either side

red and green linen on cream

though I would guess mid 20th century Native Alaskan Inuit

and small stains and smears here

a few show a little staining and minor loss of black paint

Rare Victorian Six Sided Birds Cube Puzzle in Original Box with Hand-colored Plates California pottery vase made of mother of pearlI love Victorian cube puzzles though am picky about which ones this one, with birds on all sides, is perhaps my favorite I've seen, and the only of its kind I have found. It remains housed in its original box (though with one edge lost and a repaired split in the lid) as well as with five hand colored plates showing the pictures on each side, the sixth shown on the lid. (Helpful I must say when solving it for the first time.) Personally, I'd put the