Variously Painted Vintage Geometric Solid Blocks steel wrapped brush My guess is that they

My guess is that they were a (well done) art/design school exercise

perhaps modeled on the former

very minor scratches on the surface of the wood and a bit of wear around the lip of the bottom half where it meets the lid

I believe one is ebony and the other two are either walnut or teak

I'd like to think she was the carver's mother or grandmother

Variously Painted Vintage Geometric Solid Blocks steel wrapped brush My guess is that theyThese came from the estate of a medical iIllustration professor, who used them for some of his drawing classes, which is why some are painted white and gray. There are two different white paints most are painted what I would call gallery (or pedestal) white, and a couple of the eggs a much thicker, glossier, creamier white. In my dreams I'll find a gorgeous antique set of geometric solids; these are not that, but they are very fun to play with, and