Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties

This bronze belle covered in a cloak is another mechanical bronze work by Carl Kauba .  Of golden bronze, this lovely lady holds out her clo...

The fashionable crinoline or hoop skirts of the mid-1850s to the late 1860s, as appeared earlier on this blog, were a target of sometimes t...

 Some fresh felines join my maneki neko page.

You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah Dancing Queen , 1976, ABBA...

 The Hertwig catalog page has been updated and expanded!

A bisque bathing belle in her own  wicker beach chair would have been a most appealing seaside souvenir. And none could have been more all...

 Yet more pages posted from the original Hertwig and Company catalog.

 Additional pages from the Hertwig catalog  have been posted.

This youthful bathing belle is all ready to enjoy a day of sun and sand while lounging in her beach chair. In her right hand she holds a mol...

   Another kitty joins my Maneki Neko  cat clowder.

This little pooch may be begging for forgiveness, as he is a naughty novelty I call a "squirter." He is hollow and the opening on ...

 More pages added to the Hertwig and Company catalog .

This bashful bronze bathing belle peeks through the drapery of her hooded wicker beach chair. Such chairs were often rented to beach goers b...

I have added more pictures of pages and text from the original Hertwig and Company catalog , including the first appearance of badedame (bat...

I recently acquired an original Hertwig and Company catalog from the 1920s to 30s.  I plan to post the entire catalog on this blog , but at ...

Another member of the  toothsome   toothpick   tootsies   topknot   troupe , this black-stockinged belle perches by a bisque basket that onc...

This 1951 Christmas card opens to reveal not your typical holiday theme of snowmen and decorated evergreens. . .  . . . but a scene of a bea...

Any collector would be a winner with this shell-decorated box topped by two nubile bisque nudes. Although it has become common to refer to a...

A new post on my maneki-neko page  features this rare nodding banko ware cat and discusses why this cute kitty may represent a malevolent su...

 I had put off posting because I was traveling with a friend to the United Federation of Doll Club's (UFDC) annual convention in Baltimo...