-40%
RARE JOB LOT BEATRIX POTTER FIGURINES BP1A BP1B BP2A 1st EDITIONS ~ AS IS
$ 79.2
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Description
BP1A BP1B BP2A ALL DATE BACK AS FAR AS 1948-1952THESE ARE EXTREMELY OLD & RARE
EVEN WITH NOTED FLAW THEY ARE COVETED & HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE
THE ONLY REAL DAMAGE NOTICED ON DISPLAY IN MY OPINION IS THE RABBIT & THE MOUSE...
ALL SHOW SIGNS OF LIGHT AGE CRAZING
NO COPYRIGHT DATE SHOWN & THE WORDS BESWICK & ENGLAND IN A CIRCLE SHAPE SIGNIFIES
A BP1A BACK STAMP
IT IS CALLED A GOLD STAMP AS THE INK USED WAS OFTEN GOLD
& CAME OUT LOOKING TWO TONED
SOMETIMES BROWN OR BLACK WITH A GOLD HIGHLIGHT WHEN HELD TO LIGHT
ONLY ISSUED BETWEEN 1948 & 1952
THE WORD COPYRIGHT IN SCRIPT IN AN ARCH IS THE FIRST STAMP EVER USED SO THESE ARE FROM 1948
BOTH GREY SQUIRRELS HAVE A TINY CHIP BEHIND THEIR RIGHT EAR
BENJAMIN BUNNY HAND & EAR REPAIR & CHIP ON OTHER EAR
JEMIMA HAS A REPAIRED NECK
MRS RABBIT HAS A MISSING EAR
TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER MOUSE HAS A DAMAGED NEWSPAPER
STILL LOVELY ITEMS ON DISPLAY AND VERY VERY OLD BEING SOME OF THE FIRST BEATRIX POTTER FIGURINES EVER MADE !!!
BESWICK ENGLAND
F. WARNE & CO. LTD.