This is a pristine example of one of Stewart Coffin's favorite puzzle designs. I made 9 identical copies for the Pursuits of Perfection edition and all of them turned out pretty much perfectly. The purple hue of the bois de rose has darkened somewhat over the years so that it looks more like ebony at first glance, yet still gives off purple hues upon closer inspection under light.

There are two solutions to the puzzle. The current state (as seen in the photos) is the namesake "rosebud" configuration which blooms open in such a pleasing manner... but BE CAREFUL because as soon as those tips touch it all collapses and it's EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to get them perfectly aligned again to reverse the catastrophe. This copy has likely never been disassembled since I first built 19 years ago. I didn't want to "break the seal" so I didn't do any refurbishment other than to play around with to take photos and to make sure that it still is in good condition.