Disney MICKEY MOUSE 70th Birthday STEAMBOAT WILLIE Artoria Limoges RARE LE #139

Description: THIS LIMITED EDITION MICKEY MOUSE LIMOGES BOX IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER DISNEY-THEMED BOXES OUT THERE. DON'T LET THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THIS RARE BOX TO YOUR COLLECTION TODAY! Celebrate Mickey Mouse's 70th birthday with this exclusive figurine from Artoria Limoges. This highly collectible piece features Mickey as his iconic Steamboat Willie character and is perfect for any Disney enthusiast. The handcrafted design and limited edition number (#139) make this figurine a rare find.This Mickey Mouse figurine is a must-have for any collector of Disneyana. The detailed craftsmanship and attention to detail make it a true work of art. Add this piece to your collection today and enjoy the timeless charm of Mickey Mouse for years to come. THIS BOX IS VERY RARE, SOLD OUT RIGHT AWAY WHEN INITIALLY PRODUCED, AND NOW IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND. This colorful Mickey Mouse porcelain box is approximately 4 inches tall, and comes with an Artoria Limoges storage box. It was created to celebrate the 70th birthday of Mickey Mouse and was an exclusive edition of only 1928. This box looks like it's number 139. Hand-painted with a moveable wheel, this box features a steering wheel as a clasp and some special commemorative copy inside the box. The box has a beautiful shine to it. Inside is a musical note, and the bottom of the box is hand-numbered with the description "Artoria Point Main (Hand painted) Limoges France." Inside the box is some copy that reads: Mickey Mouse 70th Birthday 1928 --1998 Limited Edition N 139/1928. The box was displayed in a glass curio cabinet before putting back in the box I received it in. This was given to me as a gift in the 1990s with the white box, but no COA. The box it comes in has a little wear to it, but is in good condition. Here is a little about Limoges boxes and the process it takes to make them (from Wikipedia): The Limoges Box is type of small hinged porcelain trinket box produced by Limoges porcelain factories near the city of Limoges, France. They are made of hard-paste porcelain and collected worldwide. Limoges porcelain boxes were first created in the mid-18th century after Jacques Turgot, Finance Minister of King Louis XVI, gave a Royal edict to the city of Limoges, France the exclusive right to produce Royal Limoges porcelain for the Kingdom of France. The first Limoges trinket boxes were long narrow containers that were created for expensive needles. From here, other shapes of limoges porcelain boxes evolved. The earliest were those that held thimbles and embroidery scissors and then round flat Limoges boxes were formed and used as powder boxes, and/or snuff boxes. Under Louis XIV these small boxes were used to hold a lock of lady's hair or small poem. The creation of the Limoges Porcelain box is an arduous and time intensive process of creating a master mold, detail painting by hand of color and design, performing multiple firings and glazing upon the porcelain mold, and a final touch of a metal hinge for opening and closing. The painting of the Limoges porcelain in the Limoges box industry are accomplished by small handed French artisans, as experts at the fine brush strokes required for such detailed work. After painting, there are multiple firings. The final firing at a temperature of 1400C is unique to Limoges, giving them a very fine pure and strong white finish. The final touch to a Limoges box is the metal hinged mountings that are meticulously fitted to the finished box. The entire work process is made by hand, so small variations are the norm, thus making each piece really unique. Each model is often made in very limited numbers, & signed by the artists or the atelier. Here's a little about Mickey Mouse I found on Wikipedia: Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. Inspired by such silent film personalities as Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, Mickey is traditionally characterized as a sympathetic underdog who gets by on pluck and ingenuity in the face of challenges bigger than himself.[2] The character's depiction as a small mouse is personified through his diminutive stature and falsetto voice, the latter of which was originally provided by Disney. Mickey is one of the world's most recognizable and universally acclaimed fictional characters.

Price: 850 USD

Location: Plainfield, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-02-07T16:36:35.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15 USD