April 23, 2024
Two miniature bisque White Polar Bears. Snow baby like Figures. Japan. 1920s
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Two Miniature Bisque White Polar Bears. Walking along in the Winter.Made in Japan, in the 1920s.Two tiny, and I mean, tiny white polar bears.Snowed so they appear as if they are walking in the winter snow.Fabulous, intricate detail.These were photographed for a book on snow babies.Thus the owner marked them on bottom (in red) so they could be identified and returned to him safely.1.50" in length, .50" in height, and both in very good condition as you can see.A Snow Baby (or Snowbaby ) is a small figurine, usually of a child, that depicts some aspect of the Christmas holidays or of winter sports. The traditional snow baby is made of unglazed porcelain (bisque) and shows a child dressed in a snowsuit; the suit itself is covered in small pieces of crushed bisque, giving the appearance of fallen snowflakes. Figurines of other characters were also made, including Santa Claus, elves and animals such as penguins and polar bears.The oldest Snow Babies were manufactured in Germany in the 1890s, and were typically either all white with a painted face, or painted in pastel colors. With the onset of World War I, production stopped; and resumed after the war ended. Even more figures were added, including Santa in action, posing with children, and the list goes on and on. In the 1920s, Japanese manufacturers began to produce Snow Baby replicas,
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