#178

American Wooden Sea Lion Balancing Champagne Bottle by Schoenhut
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$1,600
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8" (20 cm.) The wooden sea lion has jointed neck, painted facial features, open mouth, painted teeth, with jointed tail and front legs, leather flippers and is balancing upon his head a wooden "Humpty Dumpty Extra Dry" champagne bottle. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1910. Value Points: delightful performance of the sea lion with fine original finish, rare champagne bottle by Schoenhut.