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LOT 1551
30th May 2024
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LOT 1551
A Carlton Ware Guinness Toucan advertising lampbase, modelled with a toucan standing beside a pint of Guinness on an inscribed oval green base, with original shade, black printed factory marks to base, height of toucan 23cm (repaired through feet of bird). Provenance: from the estate of the Late Raymond Briggs, the world renowned author and illustrator of The Snowman, Father Christmas and Fungus The Bogeyman. Note: Brigg's refers to this lamp in his poem 'Waiting'.
Hammer price: £140
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