A few examples of appraisal values for
PUZZLE BOX

• Two 19th century Treen Puzzle
  Two 19th century Treen Puzzle balls.Includes a Lignum Vitae? puzzle ball, caved with concentric circles on six side. Hidden insert. Together with a flat puzzle box.
• ( LOT OF 3) TWO JAPANESE WOOD
  ( LOT OF 3) TWO JAPANESE WOOD PUZZLE BOXES, AND A BAMBOO CONTAINER, THE LARGEST 15"L ( lot of 3) Two Japanese wood puzzle boxes, and a bamboo container, the largest 15"l
• FRED & MARILYN BUSS BLACK WALNUT
  FRED & MARILYN BUSS BLACK WALNUT PUZZLE BOX Fred & Marilyn Buss black walnut puzzle box, fashioned in the shape of an animal, signed 2.75"h x 5.5"w x 3"d
• Richard Rothbard. Collection of
  Richard Rothbard. Collection of three puzzle boxes. late 20th century, myrtle, black walnut, padouk. 4½ h × 11 w × 3 d in. result: $504. estimate: $300–500. Incised signature a to largest example 'Richard Rothbard Sugarloaf NY' and artist's initial to smallest example 'R.R. Sugarloaf NY'. Incised artist's cipher to underside of one example and inscribed to underside 'Myrtle + Black Walnut'.
• JOHN POLLOCK MAPLE BURL AND BLACK
  JOHN POLLOCK MAPLE BURL AND BLACK WALNUT PUZZLE BOXAn unique box with a sliding puzzle lid; burgundy velvet interior. John Pollock handwritten signature. Artist: John Pollock Dimensions: 9"L x "W x 2.5"H Manufacturer: John Pollock Country of Origin: U.S.A. Condition: Age related wear.
• WOODEN DOG PUZZLE BOXDESCRIPTION: A
  WOODEN DOG PUZZLE BOXDESCRIPTION: A wood carved puzzle box depicting a lying dog. Composed of an interlocking wood foundation with multiple tones and finished with a red velvet interior. CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 2" x W: 3.5" x L: 6" CONDITION: Great condition, tiny chip in wood at side. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• WHALEMAN CARVED WHALEBONE AND
  WHALEMAN CARVED WHALEBONE AND TORTOISESHELL SWEETHEART ...WHALEMAN CARVED WHALEBONE AND TORTOISESHELL SWEETHEART PUZZLE BOX , circa 1860, the top cover inlaid with a tortoiseshell heart, the solid whalebone box carved within an interior heart. Height 1 ¼ in. Width 3 in. Depth 2 in. Provenance : Paul Madden Antiques 2017, Thomas A. Gray Scrimshaw Collection Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• RARE LARGE SIZE WOOD AND WHALE
  RARE LARGE SIZE WOOD AND WHALE IVORY PUZZLE BOX, EARLY ...Rare Large Size Wood and Whale Ivory Puzzle Box , early 19 th Century , purportedly from the Coffin family of Nantucket. The sliding and swiveling top pinned together by a polished whale ivory cabochon button and painted with initials B.M.C. Height 2 ¾ in. Length 9 ½ in. Width 5 ¼ in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• SAILOR MADE ANTIQUE IVORY PUZZLE
  SAILOR MADE ANTIQUE IVORY PUZZLE BOX, 19TH CENTURYSailor Made Antique Ivory Puzzle Box, 19th Century 1 in. x 2.75 in. x 1.5 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• ANTIQUE SAILOR MADE STAR INLAID
  ANTIQUE SAILOR MADE STAR INLAID BARREL SHAPED PUZZLE BO...Antique Sailor Made Star Inlaid Barrel Shaped Puzzle Box, with fine multi-wood compass rose inlay, individually carved and turned barrel staves, the middle disk on a fixed pivoting point to lock the top into place. Height 4.75 in. Width 2.75 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• CONTEMPORARY PUZZLE BOX W/
  CONTEMPORARY PUZZLE BOX W/ PAINTED MOSAIC TILESBy Bruce Bulger( ME. USA), illustrator and furniture designer. Individual painted tiles creating an overall landscape painting adhered to wood blocks set into a birch or maple wood frame/lid. Nine tiles high by 11 wide. Dimensions: 6 3/8"H x 7 3/4W. Lid 7 3/8 x 8 3/4 x 2 1/8 plus box Property from the impressive collection of Arthur & Lillian Weiss, Little Deer Isle, Maine (LDI6620)(JP) Condition: VG
• AMERICAN MADE WOODEN BOXES,1
  AMERICAN MADE WOODEN BOXES,1 RICHARD ROTHBARD4 American Made Wooden Boxes,1 Puzzle Carved Box signed Richard Rothbard ,c.1978, with interior compartments, one oval unsigned with mirrored interior, one Elkan Studio, and an unsigned rectangular burled wood Varies from Puzzle box, 2 x 5 1/2 x 4 to Rectangular Box 2 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 Property from the Estate of Rosalie Coe Weir (ROCO858/4)(MM)
• A Japanese twenty step puzzle
  A Japanese twenty step puzzle box, decorated intricate patterns and designs, with instruction leaflet, 11.5cm x 8cm
• Box Old Japanese Puzzle Boxes Etc
  Box Old Japanese Puzzle Boxes Etc
• 19TH C SCRIMSHAW SAILOR MADE
  19TH C SCRIMSHAW SAILOR MADE POUNDER, 7" LONG,ALONG WITH A 19TH C INLAID WOODEN PUZZLE BOX. 6 1/2" X 2 3/4". STAR AND WHALE INLAY ON SIDES. FROM IPPOLITO COLLECTION.
• 4pc Artisan Studio Wood Boxes and
  4pc Artisan Studio Wood Boxes and Puzzles. All artist signed: Most JERRY R SYFERT Puzzle Boxes. One TOM GALL ? Zebrawood. H: 2.25 inches: W: 7 inches: D: 3.25 inches --- US Packing and Shipping charge: In house shipping available. Will be calculated once destination known. Plus insurance at a rate of $1 per hundred. Condition: Light wear.
• INLAID PUZZLE BOX THIRD QUARTER
  INLAID PUZZLE BOX THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 1.25". LENGTH 2.5".INLAID PUZZLE BOX, Third Quarter of the 19th Century, Oval whalebone box with a whale ivory pin and an inlaid shell five-pointed star on lid. Dimensions: Height 1.25". Length 2.5". Provenance: Jeffrey and Francine Cohen Collection, Richard A. Bourne Company, Hyannis, Massachusetts, July 31, 1989, Lot #54. Retains collection sticker.
• POLYCHROME WHALE IVORY SCRIMSHAW
  POLYCHROME WHALE IVORY SCRIMSHAW PUZZLE BOX MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 1.875".POLYCHROME WHALE IVORY SCRIMSHAW PUZZLE BOX, Mid-19th Century, Figure-8 shape, one side engraved with a flowering plant. Contains a tiny carved dog. Dimensions: Length 1.875".
• RARE SIGNED AND DATED POLYCHROME
  RARE SIGNED AND DATED POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW PUZZLE BOX DATED 1847 LENGTH 4.5". INCLUDES PAINTED WOOD STAND.RARE SIGNED AND DATED POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW PUZZLE BOX, Dated 1847, Carved from whale or walrus ivory in the form of a ship's hull and engraved with a red stripe. Two-part lid; the upper tier depicts a full-length portrait of a Scotsman and slides open to reveal the lower tier, which is engraved "Hugh Nairne fecit Newport RI 1847". Completely opening the lid reveals a hollowed-out interior engraved "Green Walden". Dimensions: Length 4.5". Includes painted wood stand. Provenance: Nina Hellman Antiques, Nantucket, Massachusetts, May 17, 2008. Includes a copy of the original sales receipt.The Collection of Michael Gill.Notes:Green Walden was the master of the revenue cutter Morris , which sailed in April 1847 from Baltimore, Maryland to Portland, Maine.
• CHINESE EXPORT CHESS BOARD WITH
  CHINESE EXPORT CHESS BOARD WITH WESTERN PIECES, ENCASED DOMINOES, A PUZZLE BOX, AND RELATED ARTICLESChinese Export Chess Board with Western Pieces, Encased Dominoes, a Puzzle Box, and Related Articles,
• THREE DECORATED BOXES INCLUDING A
  THREE DECORATED BOXES INCLUDING A JAPANESE PUZZLE BOXThree Decorated Boxes including a Japanese Puzzle Box
• TOM DOLAN PAINTED AND DECORATED
  TOM DOLAN PAINTED AND DECORATED WOOD TWO TIER 'SPECKLED FISH' GLASS TOP DINING TABLE; TOGETHER WITH 'SPECKLED FISH' HINGED PUZZLE BTom Dolan Painted and Decorated Wood Two Tier 'Speckled Fish' Glass Top Dining Table, Signed on foot; together with a 'speckled fish' hinged puzzle box. Height: 30-1/2 in (77.5 cm); Length: 84 in (231.4 cm); Depth: 42 in (106.7 cm)Property of a McLean, Virginia Collector
• COLLECTION WITH PUZZLE BOXES AND
  COLLECTION WITH PUZZLE BOXES AND ASSORTED BOXESCollection with Puzzle Boxes and Assorted Boxes
• MCLOUGHLIN BROS. PUZZLE, ABC BLOCKS
  MCLOUGHLIN BROS. PUZZLE, ABC BLOCKS ETC.McLoughlin Bros. Puzzle, ABC Blocks etc. , to include Home Scroll Puzzle and Gem ABC Blocks , together with Jack Straws , by Chaffee & Selchow, puzzle box - 7 1/4" x 9 1/4". Competitive In-House shipping is available for this lot. Condition: very good to excellent (some typical rippling to paper on wood blocks; Jack Straw box apron with tape repair, otherwise puzzle is complete and box covers retain bright coloring)
• FOUR CHILDREN'S PUZZLESFour
  FOUR CHILDREN'S PUZZLESFour children's puzzles, to include Animal Friends Picture Puzzles by Parker Bros., Old Dobbin Scroll Puzzle , Farmyard Puzzle Box by Milton Bradley, and a German Dissected Animal Puzzle), all are complete puzzle sets, largest - 13" x 9 1/4". Provenance: The Collection of Bud & Judy Newman. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Boxes with some edge and apron wear, heavier to Parker, overall very good to excellent condition.
• TWO PICTURE PUZZLES, CA. 1895Two
  TWO PICTURE PUZZLES, CA. 1895Two picture puzzles, ca. 1895, to include Parker Bros. Little Folks Picture Puzzles and 4064 Bradley Our Girls Puzzle Box , both are three puzzle sets, 15" x 10" and 18" x 13". respectively. Provenance: The Collection of Bud & Judy Newman. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Parker puzzle - missing tab on one puzzle, box with darkening and missing aprons and sides. Other - some side and apron damage.
• FOUR MCLOUGHLIN BROS. DISSECTED
  FOUR MCLOUGHLIN BROS. DISSECTED MAPSFour McLoughlin Bros. Dissected Maps, with brilliant cover graphics, three are maps of the United States and a map of the world with a picture puzzle of the capitol at Washington, largest box - 10" x 15". Provenance: The Collection of Bud & Judy Newman. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Paper wear and loss on capitol puzzle box, all are complete.
• TWO MILTON BRADLEY SANTA CLAUS
  TWO MILTON BRADLEY SANTA CLAUS PUZZLE BOXESTwo Milton Bradley Santa Claus puzzle boxes, 4217 series three puzzle sets, one set is complete with correct puzzles including the cover image, the other has 4147 image instead of cover image, guide pictures on underside of lids do not depict any of the included puzzle images even though they are numbered the same, 9 1/2" x 12" each. Provenance: The Collection of Bud & Judy Newman. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Puzzles are complete with light wear, boxes with split corned and apron/side damages, darkening/staining to one.
• PARQUETRY INLAID BOOK PUZZLE BOX,
  PARQUETRY INLAID BOOK PUZZLE BOX, CA. 1900Parquetry inlaid book puzzle box, ca. 1900, 11 3/4" x 9". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• GROUP OF GAMESGroup of games, to
  GROUP OF GAMESGroup of games, to include Der kleine Zauberer magic set in original box; Parker Bros. Locomotive Picture Puzzle box only; Toy Town Train ; The Death of Burial of Cock Robin puzzle in original wood box; McLoughlin Bros. The New Pretty Village . Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Some boxes with tape repairs. Do not know the completeness of games.
• PUNCH & JUDY BOOKSPunch & Judy
  PUNCH & JUDY BOOKSPunch & Judy books , to include 19th c. playscript with Cruikshank etchings, a colorful figural book, and Tuck fold-out card, together with a card game, cut-up puzzle box (with only guide sheet, and a double figure Jack-in-the-Box, puzzle, box - 6 1/2" x 5 1/2". Condition: Some edge wear to items; paper staining to box.
• MCLOUGHLIN BROS. "PICTURE PUZZLE"
  MCLOUGHLIN BROS. "PICTURE PUZZLE" LATE 19TH CENTURY LARGEST FRAMED 14.5” X 41”.MCLOUGHLIN BROS. "PICTURE PUZZLE", Late 19th Century, Depicts the ship Priscilla. Includes the puzzle box and the framed and matted puzzle. Together with two other ship puzzles and a box. Dimensions: Largest framed 14.5" x 41".
• SCRIMSHAW PUZZLE BOX. 19TH CENTURY.
  SCRIMSHAW PUZZLE BOX. 19TH CENTURY. SAILOR MADEpuzzle box in the form of a ship's hull mounted on modern driftwood base. Made from sperm whale teeth. 6". Excellent condition
• GRAIN PAINTED PUZZLE BOX WITH
  GRAIN PAINTED PUZZLE BOX WITH CHALLENGE 19th c. Pine Dovetailed Box, with no apparent opening, having a red and black grain painted surface with two holes, one side with stenciled decoration, back panel painted "GWR, 1832" (for tavern owner George W. Reed of the Travelers Home, Benton, ME), front side with script challenge: "Grant A ?hoedson, to Geo. W. Reed, For one dollar when the agreed to pay if he ? open this box without breaking it by having the ?, ?? 15th, 1925", 11" high, 24" x 11". Paint losses, surface wear, shrinkage cracks.
• GROUP OF BRITISH SOUVENIR
  GROUP OF BRITISH SOUVENIR TREENPrinted with various scenes. Comprising: A glove box A vase A cylindrical box A snuff box A puzzle box A hexagonal box A rectangular bank A pin cushion A game board A glass case A domed box and a rectangular box The largest 9 3/4 x 3 in., (10 pcs). Condition Wear, some fading and a few nicks. The glass case warped. Otherwise in good condition. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• (3) American Inlaid wood boxes
  (3) American Inlaid wood boxes and mirror to include block and star inlaid box 8"L x 5-1/2"W x2-1/2"H, some lifting at (1) corner, without key, diminutive inlaid puzzle box, 3-3/4"L x 1-1/2"W x 1-1/2"H and inlaid tabletop mirror on stand, some losses and damage near (1) corner of base, 9-3/4" L x 3"D x 7-1/2"H