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Mysterious Vaseline Figurine
Glen:
So, we were taking digitals, and the chat about vaseline items made us decide to photograph this mystery item.
She appears to be Britannia maybe, or Victoria. She's pressed glass and measures 7" long and stands 7" high. She glows like crazy under UV light. There is no marking on the figure, nothing to indicate maker. Does anyone know the maker or any more detail?
Glen
Mod: New pics kindly given 17.1.09
Anonymous:
Next to useless help here... but ..isnt there a painting or bronze or something of Queen Victoria in exactly the same position in situ.??
Gareth
Glen:
Ooooh, that sounds worth a google. Thanks, Gareth.
Glen
Leni:
The hair doesn't look like Queen Victoria's, but the pose is reminiscent of the Britannia figure on the back of old UK coins, just without the shield & spear / trident :shock:
Leni
Glen:
Perhaps she's Britoria :shock:
She is a little like that Leni. The figure reminds me of both Victoria and Britannia. It's odd that there are blank circles on the side of the plinth - as if something was supposed to be in them. The piece has been a puzzle to us for some time. It's similar in many ways to the Derbyshire Lions and others. We have a vaseline lion (unmarked) that has a Union flag at the very front of the item. The Britoria figure is very much like that.
(And by a strange coincidence, Gareth, we bought this item off Phyllis some years ago - isn't that odd that she should crop up in this way twice today?)
Glen
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