{"product_id":"l-astronome-puzzle-recreatif-illustre-vers-1900","title":"The Astronomer, an illustrated recreational puzzle - circa 1900","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"368\"\u003e A charming little \u003cstrong data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"138\"\u003erecreational puzzle involving assembly and graphic illusion\u003c\/strong\u003e , entitled \u003cem data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"165\"\u003e\"The Astronomer,\"\u003c\/em\u003e published in Paris by \u003cstrong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"192\"\u003eJFJ\u003c\/strong\u003e at the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. These small puzzles were among the many \u003cstrong data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"335\"\u003ebrain games and illustrated curiosities\u003c\/strong\u003e distributed during the Belle Époque.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"752\"\u003eThe principle is to \u003cstrong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"446\"\u003ecorrectly place the three illustrated triangles\u003c\/strong\u003e to form \u003cstrong data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"476\"\u003ea star\u003c\/strong\u003e , while simultaneously reconstructing \u003cstrong data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"562\"\u003ethe complete portrait of an astronomer looking through his telescope\u003c\/strong\u003e . The game therefore relies on a dual visual effect: the geometric construction of the star and the reconstruction of the image. A \u003cstrong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"707\"\u003esolution card\u003c\/strong\u003e shows the correct arrangement of the elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003e ✦ Publisher: JFJ, Paris\u003cbr data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"942\"\u003e ✦ Period: circa 1900 (late 19th – early 20th century)\u003cbr data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"995\"\u003e ✦ Dimensions: 11 × 7 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1022\"\u003e ✦ Condition: good overall condition\u003cbr data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1050\"\u003e ✦ Contents: original explanatory card, 3 illustrated triangles, 1 solution card\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1293\"\u003e Small \u003cstrong data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eantique illusion puzzle typical of Belle Époque recreational games\u003c\/strong\u003e , appreciated for its ingenious graphic principle and amusing illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brocante Jolbro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53534798971213,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/1049\/5053\/files\/20260313_170659.jpg?v=1773482893","url":"https:\/\/brocantejolbro.com\/en\/products\/l-astronome-puzzle-recreatif-illustre-vers-1900","provider":"Brocante Jolbro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}