Franklin Porcelain H.M.S. Pinafore Centennial Music Box
Lot 366 in KW Consignment shop. Sold by KW Consignment Inc. in Waterloo, ON.
- Price
- $65.00
- Condition
- Condition unknown
- Delivery
- Pickup only for this lot
- Pickup
- Waterloo, ON
- Filed under
- Toys & Games > Toys
- Finds
- Die-cast, toys and collectibles
- Retail
- $65.00
Description
A collectible Franklin Porcelain H.M.S. Pinafore Centennial Music Box, created in 1978 to commemorate the centennial of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore. The round powder-blue box is decorated with raised white relief scenes of elegantly dressed figures in period costume, with a coordinating figural scene on the lid.
Inside is a traditional mechanical music-box movement marked Reuge, Sainte-Croix, Made in Switzerland. The underside is marked “D’Oyly Carte Opera Company – The H.M.S. Pinafore Centennial Music Box – Created by Franklin Porcelain – © FP 1978,” making this an identifiable late-1970s collectible.
Details
- Maker: Franklin Porcelain
- Collection: H.M.S. Pinafore Centennial Music Box
- Date: 1978
- Material: Porcelain/composite body with metal mechanical movement
- Color: Powder blue with white raised relief decoration
- Features: Removable lid, raised figural scenes, three decorative feet, mechanical music-box movement
- Movement: Reuge, Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
- Dimensions: Approx. 3" H × 4¾" diameter
- Weight: Approx. 1.48 lbs
- Condition: Good vintage condition with visible surface wear, discoloration, spotting, and age-related marks throughout. Relief decoration shows some soiling and minor wear. Interior mechanism is present. Untested.
HS Code: 9208.10.0000
Country of Origin: Unknown
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