ANTIQUE SNOWBABY: CAROLERS BY THE LAMPPOST a Japanese 1930s or 1940s Variation for Sale

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ANTIQUE SNOWBABY: CAROLERS BY THE LAMPPOST a Japanese 1930s or 1940s Variation For Sale

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ANTIQUE SNOWBABY: CAROLERS BY THE LAMPPOST a Japanese 1930s or 1940s Variation:
$25.97

An antique \"Snowbaby\" is auniquecreationwith its two hundred year history influenced by botha search to find the North Poleand enterprising marketing.

In the early 19th century in Germany, \"zuckerpuppen\" or little sugar dolls were candy toys madefor scenes under the Christmas tree.Marzipan makers later began making tiny figures of white fondant rolled in sugar to look like snowand this eventuallylead to the use of molds to produce \'snowbaby\' figures in bisque. The earliest all came from Germany (the HertwigCo.) as the figures grew in popularity in the later 1800\'s. The spark that boomed snowbabyinterest was Admiral Perry\'s exploration to find the North Pole whichcoincided with the birth ofhis first child, Marie, in 1893. As the news spread, the nickname given by the Eskimos and Greenland natives for Marie was Snowbaby.

our \'snowbaby\'exhibitsa variation in which porcelain bisquecarolersreflectthe stylingof the classic snowbaby; in this case,caroling figuresof2.25 inches tallhave the granular snow onlyon their hats and the base
the origin is Japanese and dated to the 1930s or 1940s; it differs from the German version in the clothing colors and the snowing of the hats and base in crystalline grout
very good condition;the lantern and light pole are removableand have a replacement of the originals (photos show with and without)
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multiple item combining is usually possible to save on shipping;please contactbefore purchase
skillfully packaged and shipped using clean recycled materials
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