An Amusing Large Vintage Fairground Sea Lion Ride sub-Antiques Queen Victoria bestowed upon Doulton

Queen Victoria bestowed upon Doulton the right to embellish each of its units with the Royal crest of arms

and coral adornments

In 1939 Van Meegeren returned to the Netherlands and in 1943 one of his forgeries was sold to Hitler’s right hand man Hermann Goering

Each with a delightfully hammered ground

The term 'Ziegler' refers to the Anglo-Swiss company Ziegler & Co

An Amusing Large Vintage Fairground Sea Lion Ride sub-Antiques Queen Victoria bestowed upon DoultonOrigin: English Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1950 60 Length: 44 inches Height: 41 inches (with ball) Width: 26 inches (with feet) Characterized by external ear flaps, long fore flippers, the ability to walk on all fours, and short thick hair, this sea lion is quite different from most mainly in that hes been hand painted, doesnt mind you sitting on him, and has lived for at least half a century already. This archetypal