A mid-20th-century glazed ceramic toothbrush holder produced under official Walt Disney licence. The piece is modelled as Fifer Pig from the 1933 animated short Three Little Pigs. The character is depicted in a seated position playing a flute, wearing a white sailor hat with a black band, a black jacket, a yellow bow tie, and white gloves. The figurine features hand-painted details including pink-blushed cheeks and black eyelashes. The reverse is flat with a hollowed-out interior designed to function as a holder. The base is stamped in reddish-brown ink with the mark Genuine Walt Disney Copyright Reg. No. 801494 Foreign. The registration number dates the design to approximately 1935.
Length: 10 cm.
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