Wonderfully Wonky Double Six Set of Handmade Bone Dominoes + Many Extras italian marionette I've never seen another set

I've never seen another set with pairs made by two unlike halves that come together to form one phrase and image (rather than pairs of two identical cards) --and what wonderful images and phrases they are

or a couple of big lilies

Inside are a series of five stories that are certainly as good for girls as boys (though perhaps best as a study of mid 19th c

There is some variation in the size and shape of the "balls"--a couple of then more ovular than round--and it seems that a couple of the shelves or walls separating them might have been repaired at some point (it's hard to tell--one can see cuts along the walls on the middle ones

I found this one at an estate sale in Lowell

Wonderfully Wonky Double Six Set of Handmade Bone Dominoes + Many Extras italian marionette I've never seen another setNo way could I resist these, though I do already have one other complete set of antique bone dominoes in the shop. Sold in the lovely and rare 19th c. cigar box I found them in, included here is a complete double six set of 28, plus 15 extras I found in the same box. What I really love about these is their very clear handmade ness, with the placement of the dots, and angle of their center lines anything but consistent or straight. And, among the