Antique S.L Hill Village School/ Union College Double-Sided Blocks small Native American pot with the most notable chips

with the most notable  chips on one side of one handle

which just miss the tails of the birds when placed

and a perfect reminder of why drawings are my favorite things among all things

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

Antique S.L Hill Village School/ Union College Double-Sided Blocks small Native American pot with the most notable chipsI found these along with the c. 1860s S. L Hill "City Hall" blocks I just listed, but clearly they were from a separate set, so I divided them out. These I believe may be just a bit later, but if so not much. Again this marvelous combination of rich red and gold, and again, these seem to be super rare; I can find no others out there. I'm sure there were once more blocks in this set, but there is plenty one can construct with the ones that are here,