Rare Old German Mosaic Tile Blocks with Pattern Sheets— Aged and Missing a Few, But Beautiful! lead shot and a couple of scratches

and a couple of scratches near top center of the sky (see detail photos)--neither particularly visible when inside the frame

with some paint loss toward the bottom

2 2/4" long x 3/4" in diameter

but rather than ears that rise from the top of his head

Rare Old German Mosaic Tile Blocks with Pattern Sheets— Aged and Missing a Few, But Beautiful! lead shot and a couple of scratchesSuper rare to come across a set of these, so even though there are a handful of tiles missing, and loss aging to the enameled paint on some, I snatched them up without a second thought. Four sheets of pattern solutions are still present, which are beautiful things in and of themself, and though they designs cant quite be completed with the blocks at hand, one can come pretty close, and they are very handy as inspiration. Best I think is to take them