2000, Waddingtons, The Ball on Shipboard, James Tissot

Waddingtons published this very rare and delightful puzzle in 1991. The title is The Ball on Shipboard, by the artist James Tissot. You can admire the original painting at the Tate Gallery, London.

Tissot became famous as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women shown in various scenes of everyday life. 

The puzzle is NEW, with its original FACTORY SEAL. There is a large tear in the seal on one of the sides.

There is a similar 2000 piece version by Jumbo. Educa also published a similar 2000 piece edition in 1998 with the title The Ball Aboard Ship.

More information about The Ball on Shipboard:

• Puzzle size: 97.8 x 68.8 cm, 38.5″ x 27″.
• Box size: 43 x 30 x 6.5 cm.
• Reference number: 12217.
• EAN number; 5011634122179.
• Other titles: Het Ball aan Bord; Le Bal à Bord; Bordfest; Il Ballo a Bordo.