Tiger That Looks to Be a Cheetah, Handmade, Hand-painted Folk Art Puzzle in Custom Box iron key with all pieces joined by

with all pieces joined by tiny nails

and hopefully an equally rich one ahead of it

Purchased from a dealer in the UK

so think it might be as well

Currently it is fitted with a mirror with glued card backing and wire hook

Tiger That Looks to Be a Cheetah, Handmade, Hand-painted Folk Art Puzzle in Custom Box iron key with all pieces joined byTotal love at first sight with this one, purchased from a favorite Maine based dealer I've forever got an eye out for a homemade jigsaw puzzle but in my experience they're rare to find, and the painting here, of a cheetah (right?), I think puts this one in a class of its own! Really quite wonderfully done, very painterly, better in hand and very full life. A few of the cuts of the wooden pieces are a bit wonky, but I find that, and the hand written