Art Deco Japanese Comic Pipe Boy Figurine – 1930s Hand Painted Ceramic Export Figure 8 1/4" Dunhill cashmere coat but attributed to Val Saint

but attributed to Val Saint Lambert

This vintage 1960s acrylic turtleneck is in very clean condition

The coat has a pocket at either front side and is fully lined

Such tufts are understood to have served symbolic

Art Deco Japanese Comic Pipe Boy Figurine – 1930s Hand Painted Ceramic Export Figure 8 1/4" Dunhill cashmere coat but attributed to Val SaintThis vintage Art Deco ceramic figurine of a comic pipe smoking boy was likely produced in Japan for export during the 1930s. The figure is hand painted in bright enamel colours and represents a humorous character often described by collectors as a pipe boy novelty figurine, a type popular in decorative ceramics of the Art Deco era. The boy is depicted holding a pipe to his mouth while gesturing outward with his free hand. One foot is raised and rests