Description: Here we have a very, very rare vintage (circa 1970s-80s) 6" Koestel wax figurine ornament from their Folkloric line, a big-eyed (for Koestel wax figurines, anyway) child (could be girl or boy) clown. They are dressed in a gold brocade tunic over light green velvet pants and a clown hat with a green ball at the end. They hold several stems of gold flowers, and have green wax feet -- quite unusual to have wax parts in any color other than creamy white. We were only able to find one other ornament like this one that has ever sold on eBay: it was sold in 2012 as an "Irish boy" figurine. Please see our store for more Koestel and other antique and vintage Christmas collectibles -- we run a year-round holiday store to which we add new inventory daily, and we're always happy to combine shipping at actual cost. If the eBay checkout fails to properly combine your orders, we will issue a refund for the difference between what you paid to ship items separately and the actual cost of the combined shipping, on the day that we ship your package. (We don't find out the actual cost of combined shipping until we purchase the shipping label.) Approximate measurements: please see photos with rulers Condition: Our photographs reveal the condition best -- please enlarge and zoom in on them, and examine them carefully. Minty -- very clean and very fresh with no signs of use. Hard to believe for an unboxed 40-50 year-old item, but true. No soiling or aging of any of the materials. Beautiful, quality piece for your collection.We consider funky odors (cigarette smoke, mildew, etc) to be an important part of a condition report. Corndogcache is a 100% non-smoking environment, and we'll let you know if any of our vintage items smell like it (or anything else) from activities they may have been involved in before they came to us.The Fine Print:We expect payment within 1 day of purchase. If you're waiting for other auctions to end so that you can combine shipping, shoot us a message to let us know.If you're unable to pay within terms, please reach out with your Plan B. Things happen. Especially these days. So just shoot us a message.We don't accept buyer-remorse returns but we will grant you the use of our description and photos so that you can re-ebay the item yourself.Although we don't accept buyer-remorse returns, reach out if you're unhappy with your purchase! If we messed up -- everybody does -- give us a chance to fix it. We promise it was unintentional, and we'll do what we can to make it right.
Price: 74.96 USD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
End Time: 2025-01-18T03:23:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Return policy details:
Antique: No
Pattern: Brocade
Shape: Clown
Character: Princess, Clown
Occasion: Christmas
Size: Medium
Color: Gold, Green
Material: Cotton, Damask, Fabric, Flower Petal, Metallic, Mixed Materials, Nylon Fabric, Velvet, Wax
Set Includes: Figurine
Subject: Clowns
Vintage: Yes
Brand: Koestel
Type: Ornament
Department: Adult
Collection: Folklore Figurines
Theme: Folklore
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Features: Artist Designed, Attached Items, Decorative, Embellished, Handmade, Hand Painted, Hanging, Limited Edition, Vintage
Time Period Manufactured: 1980-1989
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Number of Items: 1
Handmade: Yes
Product Line: Folkloric Figurines