Mertens-Kunst "Farben-Domino" Mid-Century Color Dominoes handcrafted brush This piece does not appear

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Nicely sized at 5 1/2" tall with a diameter of 3 1/4"

and a nice reminder that it is perfectly justifiable to invest time in doing things that have no particular practical purpose other than to amuse oneself

and seeming as if about to take a bite out of the sun

especially

Mertens-Kunst "Farben-Domino" Mid-Century Color Dominoes handcrafted brush This piece does not appearI think these colored dominoes (Farben Domino) are just gorgeous, making me want to spend the whole day playing, though equally great just to arrange in various configurations and patterns. Super Bauhaus in sensibility, these were made by the German company Mertens Kunst (1936 2001) circa 1960, and seem quite a rarity; the only other set I have found available online is in Germany. I would throw a party just in order to put these on the table. 28