Page 29 - BBR July 5 2020 Auction

117. DOUBLE DIAMOND BACK BAR FIGURE. 11.4ins tall. An amusing rubberoid multi-coloured figure of a dapperly dressed DD drinker, set upon a wooden plinth - the wording telling us it “... works wonders.’ Some paint wear/ loss
- see extra images. Quite a rare period piece, difficult to acquire. (9/10) NR £60-80+
118. CHURTONS SCOTCH WHISKY ADVERTISING FIGURE. 10.25ins tall, rubberoid portly gent bottle & glass in
hand stood on oblong plinth ‘CHURTONS/ V.O.B.G./ SCOTCH WHISKY.’ A scarce whisky back bar figure. Some crazing to his head & shoulder area, but overall sound. Very rare. (8.8/10) NR £120-150+
119. 157. LONG JOHN BACK BAR ADVERTISING FIGURE. 10.5ins tall. Well modelled multi- coloured rubberoid figure of a
peg legged pirate - obligatory parrot on shoulder. LONG JOHN/ SCOTCH/ WHISKY in raised letters to pedestal & barrel. CURZON ENTERPRISES LTD/ LONDON/ ENGLAND to rear. Rare. (9/10) NR £60-80+.
120. TEACHER’S SCOTCH WHISKY BACK BAR FIGURE. XXins tall. An early rubberoid figure - bit of a tilt - he’s been
on the whisky. Cap & gown wearing teacher naturalistically coloured. Rare. (8.5/10) NR £60- 80+
A trio of wonderful sample pot lids - illustrated here to scale
121. DR ZEIMER’S ALEXANDRA TOOTH PASTE SAMPLE SIZE POT LID & BASE. 1.45ins diam. An absolutely delightful mini lid depicting Princess Alexandra dressed in a high neck dress looking to her right. Raised outer edge. A very rare miniature offering indeed - exactly as dug with grime & some rusting etc. In manufacture flaws to top - zoom in close on easyliveauction.com extra images. (8.5+/10) NR £500-600+
122. CALVERT’S CARBOLIC TOOTH PASTE SAMPLE SIZE POT LID
& BASE. 1.25ins diam. Featuring Calvert’s four outward pointing arrows t.m. Base has some ingrained dirt in the crazing - easy to clean. Lid has no damages, as good as they get. (9.5/10
123. C L METCALFE HULL CHERRY TOOTH PASTE SAMPLE POT LID & BASE. 1.2ins diam. A fairly complex/ busy design featuring shield and foliage surrounded by lettering/ instructions/ address etc. Raised outer edge. An exceptionally rare offering - possibly one of only three examples recorded. In manufacture flaw below edge @ 10-o-clock. Again as dug - needs a clean! (9/10) NR £200-300+
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