Rare Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co Marble Mosaic Set fast though I rather like him

though I rather like him just as he is

which looks a bit like an illuminated Lite Brite board The seller knew that the piece was by a fairly well known sculptor/installation artist

And what a marvelous bird it is

6 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 1/2"

The person I purchased these from had done a little research

Rare Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co Marble Mosaic Set fast though I rather like himThough not designed by Froebel, this marble mosaic set feels very Froebel ian, designed to encourage design learning and creative play. I've found a few other antique "Mosaik" or "Mosaic" sets with clay marbles, including sets made by Richter (Meteor) and, later, Milton Bradley, but no other made by Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co., NYC, which Harvard cites as having been founded in 1907, selling paper novelties and publishing children's books, until being