[Mod: The item discussed in this thread was, a little later, placed on eBay, with a notification in the Market Place forum. Further discussion in that forum took place regarding a "Boffo" attribution, with various comments and opinions, including references to other "Boffo" animals.
After the sale, much of the discussion in the Market Place forum was merged with this thread to retain pertinent details and opinions on attribution. During the merging, some posts were edited to improve spacing of text. Other posts were edited to remove comments relating to people as opposed to the item. Also some posts were removed entirely, especially where comments were related to other earlier comments that had been removed or edited.]
Any opinions on this Whale looks very much Mdina like characteristics maybe MDG