Group: Stewart Coffin
All puzzles are designed and crafted by Stewart Coffin, unless otherwise noted.
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Lot 5364 - Scrambled Scorpius (23) |
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Est. value: $150 |
Winning bid: $296 |
Lot Closed |
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Designer/Maker: Stewart Coffin Diameter: 10cm Notes: Six dissimilar pieces; unique assembly. Made from mahogany. Light wear and light dents; light pencil marks at the ends of some pieces. One piece inscribed "S.T.C., 1980". Source: Woodrow Carpenter Collection |
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Lot 5374 - Snowflake (3) |
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Est. value: $125 |
Winning bid: $140 |
Lot Closed |
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Designer/Maker: Stewart Coffin Size: 15x13x1cm Notes: Ten Hydrastone pieces form a variety of shapes. One piece with very small chip; one with small scratches; otherwise in excellent condition. Includes plastic tray and original booklet with diagrams for 30 puzzles. |
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Lot 5376 - Cornucopia (Special 105747) |
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Est. value: $200 |
Winning bid: $415 |
Lot Closed |
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Designer/Maker: Stewart Coffin Tray: 17.5x17.5x2cm Notes: No two puzzles produced are alike. Pieces made from cherry, imbuya, satinwood, mulberry, purpleheart, walnut, mahogany, rosewood, oak, padauk; tray made from maple, mahogany, and holly. Includes original information booklet. Tray inscribed "SPECIAL, 105747,STC,1985". |
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Lot 5377 - Cornucopia |
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Est. value: $175 |
Winning bid: $315 |
Lot Closed |
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Designer/Maker: Stewart Coffin Tray: 17.5x17.5x2cm Notes: No two puzzles produced are alike. Pieces made from red oak; corner blocks made from walnut. Tray inscribed "#38,16567" and "#38,STC,1985". Includes information booklet and solution. |
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Lot 5509 - Four-Legged Stand (81-B-1) |
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Est. value: $50 |
Winning bid: $85 |
Lot Closed |
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Designer/Maker: Stewart Coffin Stick length: 9cm Notes: Six pieces (two hex sticks, two dowels, and two combinations) form a nest. |
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Lot 5510 - Cuckoo Nest (21) |
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Est. value: $150 |
Winning bid: $80 |
Lot Closed |
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Designer/Maker: Stewart Coffin Stick length: 9cm Notes: Seven pieces (including one dowel and one hexagonal rod) form a nest. Made from birch. |
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Lot 5511 - Nine Bars (62) |
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Est. value: $275 |
Winning bid: $165 |
Lot Closed |
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Designer/Maker: Stewart Coffin Stick length: 9cm Notes: More complicated version of Cuckoo Nest (three layers instead of two), also with just one key piece. Made from birch. According to the Compendium, only 10 made. |
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Lot 5512 - Locked Nest (22) |
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Est. value: $200 |
Winning bid: $170 |
Lot Closed |
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Designer/Maker: Stewart Coffin Size: 13cm Notes: Nineteen pieces (five elbows, seven dowel, and seven hexagonal rods) form a nest. Crafted in birch. |
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Lot 5516 - Confessional Puzzle (68-B) |
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Est. value: $150 |
Winning bid: $275 |
Lot Closed |
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Designer/Maker: Stewart Coffin Stick length: 9.5cm Notes: 12-piece Altekruse, slanted in three dimensions. The sticks are a unit longer than the original. Includes original instructions for Confessional and supplement for the elongated sticks. One piece inscribed "68-B,STC,1995". |
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