Lot 545: A Trio of Ceramic Items Including Two Goebel Hummel Figurines and a Mustard Shop Norwich Bull Bank

This lot comprises three glazed ceramic items. The first is a Goebel M.I. Hummel figurine titled Happy Pastime, model number 69, depicting a young girl in traditional dress seated and knitting with a small black bird on her lap. The underside features an incised number 69 and a blue stamped mark of a V with a stylized bee above the text Western Germany. The second is a Goebel M.I. Hummel figurine titled Be Patient, model number 197 2/0, featuring a girl standing with two geese at her feet. The base is incised 197 2/0 and bears a blue stamped mark of a V with a stylized bee, followed by © by W.Goebel and W.Germany. The third item is a commemorative earthenware money box in the form of a Hereford bull with a coin slot to the back. It is finished in a brown glaze with a mottled white head and legs. The side is incised with the text BULL BANK and THE MUSTARD SHOP NORWICH.