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Miniature Ceramic Christmas Band. Six Members, gold Instruments. Japan. 1930s. For Sale


Miniature Ceramic Christmas Band. Six Members, gold Instruments. Japan. 1930s.
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Miniature Ceramic Christmas Band. Six Members, gold Instruments. Japan. 1930s. :
$13.00

Miniature Bisque Glazed SixChristmas CarolertsBand, all playing Instruments.

Made in Japan, in the early 1930s. Snow Baby type.


Six musicians and carolers all lined up in a row.

First a woman playing a horn, and a man playing drums.

Then two carolers in the middle sharing a song book.

Then a man playing a flute, and another man with drums.

Amazing detail, and characterization.

Shiny glazed finish, which really makes them come to life.

Some bleeding of paint as you can see, as it was not as exactly finished as were their German counterparts.

But still expertly molded, and for such a miniature, not bad at all (in my opinion, that is).

MarkedMADE IN JAPAN on bottom

Tiny paint wear on the black base, butcarolers are in outstanding condition.

5.75\" in length, 1.75\" in height, and in very good condition as you can see.

A Snow Baby (or Snowbaby) is a small figurine, usually of a child, that depicts some aspect of the Christmas holidays or of winter sports. The traditional snow baby is made of unglazed porcelain (bisque) and shows a child dressed in a snowsuit; the suit itself is covered in small pieces of crushed bisque, giving the appearance of fallen snowflakes. Figurines of other characters were also made, including Santa Claus, elves and animals such as penguins and polar bears.

The oldest Snow Babies were manufactured in Germany in the 1890s, and were typically either all white with a painted face, or painted in pastel colors. With the onset of World War I, production stopped;andresumed after the war ended. Even more figures were added, including Santa in action, posing with children, and the list goes on and on. In the 1920s, Japanese manufacturers began to produce Snow Baby replicas, though they were generally considered of a lesser quality than those made in Germany. That can be seen in some slight bleeding of paint, but really quite expertly detailed and painted.

Their origin coincided with the birth of Admiral Robert Peary\'s daughter in Greenland while he was on an expedition to the North Pole in 1893. She was the first non-indigenous baby to be born that far north (13 degrees south of the pole), earning her the nickname \"snow baby\" from the Inuit. The public\'s fascination with Marie and the discovery of the North Pole in 1909 helped popularize the figurines.


There is nothing wrong withtheseChristmasJapan createdsnow baby related figures.All of thesebisque figuresare old. They are not reproductions. I guarantee that.These items being listed today arein very good shape.They are what I describe them as. I guarantee that. I start all my sales at .99 cents as it is an sale and I just never cared when I went to live sale and thesaleeer started very high, and then spent time backing down to get a offer.

I am more than happy to combine postage to save money.

Just let me know you are multiple offerdingand I will invoice you when you are finished offerding and wish for me to send the items. Then, I will combine postage and send to you, and send final invoice. If any questions about this, please email me. If I do accidentally send an invoice and you are multiple offerding, ignore invoice until you are finished offerding, and than ask for FINAL INVOICE with combine shipping. THANKS SO class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 117pt 0pt 0in; tab-stops: 27.0pt;\">




































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