Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians vintage train set elegantly and dexterously capturing one

elegantly and dexterously capturing one handsome

woven at varying densities with thinner reeds

Large: 7 3/8" l

” an innovative weekly that was especially pioneering in its extensive use of photography

painted black

Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians vintage train set elegantly and dexterously capturing oneI 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