In the Days of the Empire

Fine example of semi-interlocking plywood puzzle featuring a romantic period painting and including many whimsies, or figural shaped pieces. The artist signature is barely discernible, but I suspect it to be by the Spanish artist Mariano Alonso Perez (1858-1914).

Artist: Perez, Mariano Alonso?
Date: c1920's-1930's
Brand: Patchwork Pictures
Material: Plywood
Nationality: British
Pieces: 139
Size: 10 1/2" x 7"
Theme: Romance
Title: In the Days of the Empire