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This lot comprises a collection of seven cardboard jigsaw puzzles, each presented in its original illustrated box. The group includes a 1000-piece Marks & Spencer commemorative D-Day edition featuring a scene of a vintage airfield; a 1000-piece Ravensburger puzzle depicting the Red Arrows aerobatic team over a city; a 1000-piece King puzzle of Hoveton Hall Gardens in Norfolk; two 1000-piece Clementoni puzzles from the High Quality Collection series depicting thatched cottages; and a 1500-piece Trefl puzzle of a beach scene in Hawaii. The boxes bear various printed marks including a purple and gold logo reading MARKS & SPENCER COMMEMORATIVE D-DAY EDITION, a blue logo reading Ravensburger Puzzle, a blue logo reading KING PUZZLE, and gold-coloured printed text reading High Quality Collection Clementoni. The Trefl box features a red and white corner logo reading Trefl Puzzle. The D-Day edition box includes a printed artist signature in the lower right corner reading Alan King. The wooden shelving and trolley components visible in the background of the photographs are not included in this lot.
Condition report:
The original cardboard boxes exhibit varying degrees of wear. Edge scuffing and corner bumping are visible on the Marks & Spencer and Ravensburger boxes (photo 1, photo 2). The King and Trefl boxes are shrink-wrapped, which has caused light creasing to the underlying cardboard edges (photo 4, photo 6). The Clementoni boxes show surface scuffing and minor soiling to the lids (photo 5, photo 7). The internal completeness and piece condition of the puzzles have not been verified as the boxes are either taped or shrink-wrapped.
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