A CARVED AND PAINTED MODEL OF NOAH'S ARK AND ANIMAL FIGURES, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, the structure formed as a house set atop a boat with a hinged lid revealing a storage compartment for the figures, the exterior painted with floral bands above trompe l'oeil windows, the figures comprising pairs of various species including a figure of Noah--the ark 17¼in. high, 27in. wide, 8½in. deep