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Thursday, December 27, 2012

1938 Snow White Bisque Figurines from Japan

Bisque porcelain is unglazed white ceramic ware. A popular use for bisque was the manufacture of dolls and figurines. This Snow White set was imported from Japan by the George Borgfeldt Corporation, NYC, circa 1938. Hand-painted.

A couple different sizes were produced. In the smaller set, the dwarf figures measure approximately 2.5" tall and Snow White 3.5".







Dan Alexander of the Dizmentia site has provided us with some close-up shots of the Dopey figure. The piece came from his grandmother's collection which she'd acquired during the movie's initial release in the late 1930s.




Here's a nice shot of the entire set from Major Pepperidge of Gorillas Don't Blog.



And another look from Heritage Auctions.



The dimensions of the smaller box are 5" x 9" x 1.5".




The larger set has a box size of 9.5'' x 17'' x 2.5''. The dwarfs stand approximately 4.875" tall, Snow is 6".

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7 comments:

  1. Major PepperidgeDecember 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    Old bisque figurines were some of the first Disney items I collected... mostly Mickey and Minnie, but others as well. I had various sizes of Snow White and the Dwarfs, ranging from about 2.5 inches tall to almost 5 inches tall. But I never had the boxes, as much as I wanted at least ONE. I still remember a very rare set in the box in which the Dwarfs are playing instruments, that one was expensive!

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    1. Snow White ArchiveDecember 29, 2012 at 12:09 AM

      Major, do you still have any of the Snow White figures? Pics?

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  2. Major PepperidgeJanuary 1, 2013 at 1:47 AM

    I still have some, but they are pretty common... all except for one rare Snow White bisque with moveable arms. It's at my parent's house, but I'll try to take a photo of it the next time I'm there (should be soon).

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  3. scottSeptember 10, 2014 at 4:18 PM

    Hi, i have an old Snow white chalkware set.. i wonder if i can upload pictures somwhere to see if anybody has seen them before ?

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    1. Snow White ArchiveSeptember 10, 2014 at 5:32 PM

      Hi Scott, You can upload them to the Snow White Archive facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SnowWhiteArchive

      Filmic Light readers often view and make comments on other people's upload pics there.

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  4. Snow White ArchiveSeptember 10, 2014 at 5:35 PM

    Also, Scott, feel free to email us the pics too if you want. The larger the better. If it's something we haven't posted before, we'll be happy to do one on your figs (with credit going to you, of course). You can email us at the address found on this page: https://www.blogger.com/profile/04715594290214114608

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