Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame shape dominoes 1960s-1970s or so

1960s-1970s or so

and bringing cheer to the garden or studio as it does

There is not a whole lot out there about Renate Scheer Kalkofen (1935-2013) who created this gorgeous "In Outer Space" print in 1966

The basic story

:) Poor little doggy

Rare Antique Oval Shaped Slate with Carved Walnut Frame shape dominoes 1960s-1970s or soI've bought and sold and otherwise admired a lot of antique slates, but never have I come across one with a rounded corner frame like this one, hand carved of walnut, I believe, in two parts joined by interlocking wooden pins. Since finding this one I've hunted around online and found just a couple of images of other 19th c round ish slates, but none with frames joined in quite this way. To my eye it's extraordinary beautiful, and all the better for