Scarce and Marvelous Antique German Erzgebirge Mechanical Punch and Judy Show georgian silk embroidery and also for boxes with

and also for boxes with puzzle-type lids--so of course I really love this one which is both

and that it once had a handle for carrying that was attached to the sides

but I think he's pretty wonderful

There is one chip midway down one long side

giving it the feel of a stately facade

Scarce and Marvelous Antique German Erzgebirge Mechanical Punch and Judy Show georgian silk embroidery and also for boxes withI've found exactly one other of these over the years, which I thought was just about the best thing I ever saw when I found it, and I think so again with this one. It is German Erzgebirge, late 19th early 20th c. I believe, and I believe the puppet theatre taking place here is specifically a Punch and Judy show. The wooden lever on the side of the stage moves the pair to and fro, such that punchy Punch and his wife Judy might continue their ongoing