Unusual and Wonderful 19th Century Set of Miniature Geometric Solids in 19th Century Signed Dovetailed Box grocery store sign 7" long x 2 3/8"

7" long x 2 3/8" in diameter

as if offering a clue

on the back of the canvas

And it does feel like there was a whole lot of love as well as considerable skill invested in this one

found not far from Sandbornton

Unusual and Wonderful 19th Century Set of Miniature Geometric Solids in 19th Century Signed Dovetailed Box grocery store sign 7" long x 2 3/8"My heart skipped a beat when my eyes landed on these, the likes of which I've never seen and what could make me happier than geometric solids in miniature form?! And in a lovely 19th century slide lid box with fat dovetailed joints to boot? Plus provenance: a slip enclosed indicating they came from the estate of Doctor of Philosophy Kurt Bonstedt, a consultant in technical chemistry, with two addresses listed for him in Germany. I have not counted all