French Red and White Darning Sampler with Out of Order Alphabet handblown Murano glass One would guess this is

One would guess this is meant to be Taylor himself

Oisín Kelly (1915–1981) was a prominent Irish sculptor who worked in wood

they are in good shape and show well

but surely they were a dog lover

which  the box and the blocks on this set remind me very much of

French Red and White Darning Sampler with Out of Order Alphabet handblown Murano glass One would guess this isI'm forever ogling antique darning samplers, especially very old Dutch ones, which are just exquisite (and very very dear.) This French one, done by a 14 year old Chantal Cheviot (signed on the edging on reverse) in the earlyish 20th century I would guess, is not one of those but I really like in other ways, including for the out of order alphabet, the reason for which I have no idea! The darning exercises on the bottom half were truly that one can