Absolutely pristine set of 12 hand made and hand painted composition Easter Rabbit Figures complete in original box with original wood shaving packaging. Box and figures are unmarked, but definitely were produced in Germany. The manufacturer is unknown.

Bunnies are clothed and posed in human form. The women wear long dresses with scarf and apron. The men wear a buttoned two or three pieces formal jacket, trousers, and vest. Painted in repetitive shade of orange, green, white, yellow, and red. Nose, eyes, and mouth were delicately painted on each one.

All 12 are positioned on a brown base. They're solid throughout; no hollow cavities in bases or figures. Each is a single piece of pressed composition material that were subsequently hand-painted. They were probably originally made for Easter basket decoration and were never used.

The box was made from brown, thin wall, German cardboard. Right angle staples were used to hold the corners together. The set includes its original wood shaving packaging material. The box has all of its original bottom section and most of the original top.

Size: Figures  3". Box  11" x 3¼" x 1¼". 

Condition:

Figures are very close to being mint in box. Nine of them are. The remaining three have a small corner rub at their base. None of them have any cracks, chips, scratches, or scuffs which is pretty amazing considering that they're made out of compacted wood dust and glue. The box is good+, maybe a little higher. The bottom section does have some warping due to age, but it is complete and without any tears. The top is nearly complete with approximately 10% of the short side aprons on either end missing. One adjacent corner is also worn. It does have some warping from age and of course browning, but no tears or crease.

A remarkable set!

Coming To Auction April, 2020: Milestone Auction

Price: $375

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