Puzzle

Son P. gave me a 1000 pieces puzzle with a motif painted by Mike Wilks. He also gave me his book The Ultimate Alphabet. The puzzle shows the letter S.
Each of the letters has hundreds of different figures. All are called something that starts with the same letter. So in my case 1,234 different things. Quote from Mike Wilks: "There is a sketch of a squinch, a selection of shells (not all from the sea), a siamang settled on a seat, a sponge to be studied, and sundry stuff suspended from strings. In all I included 1,234 S’s for you to see."
I decided to start the puzzle now, piece by piece. I wonder how long it will take.