Archive for the ‘Animals’ Category
Royal Doulton Flambe Fox
I bought this little sitting fox about ten years ago. It is by Royal Doulton and was made in England. The red and black color is what Royal Doulton calls “FLAMBE.” Over the years they have produced many figures is this style. A lot of collectors specialize in these types of figures, some are worth quite […]
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Tags: Flambe, fox, red and black, retired, Royal Doulton, sitting fox
Elephant- A.Santini (Italy)
This is a nice statue of a big-eared african elephant. I bought this at a close-out store back in the early eighties. There was a rack with about 50 or 60 of these statues on it and they were going for about ten dollars each. There is nothing great about this other than I think […]
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Tags: a.santini, animal, elephant, figure, italy, statue
Bronze Horse Figure
This is a very interesting little horse. I purchased it at an out of the way flea market that I recently discovered. I paid eight dollars for it. I don’t know what kind of metal it is made from, but it is very heavy. It looks like bronze but it just as easily could be spelter. […]
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Tags: Animals, bronze, figurine, horse, spelter
Brass Reclining Camel
Take a look at this brass camel. Some of the detail work on this is very fine. Could it be a recent import from India? I don’t know. I do know it is cast from brass, it is very heavy for its size. It is only 6.5″ long x 3.5″ high, yet it weighs just […]
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Tags: brass, brass camel, camel, flea market
Tin Crocodile Toy “Nodder”
Remember these? This is a tin penny toy. Specifically, I think it’s a Crocodile (Alligator) litho tin nodder. But I don’t know for sure. When I was a kid these were cheap tin toys. I have also seen seen turtles made like this. This reptile’s head and tail are fastened by small wires and they […]
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Tags: aligator nodder, crododile nodder, elvin product, litho nodder, litho tin toy, Pat.p.Japan, penny toy
Painted Pidgeon
A pretty rare bird indeed. It seems to be made of cast iron. Someone has painted it brown. The shape of the bird is very realistic. The feathers have a realistic texture as do the feet. The pose is very animated and birdlike, I fully expect this pidgeon to fly away at any moment. I […]
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Tags: bird figure, cast iron, pidgeon
Rare Flea Market Finds 