Lot 649: A Collection of Polychrome Ceramic Figurines and a Beswick Zebra

A collection of decorative objects including several polychrome ceramic figurines of children and a zebra. The group includes a boy in a brown jacket holding a black telephone receiver, a young boy in a black chimney sweep uniform carrying a ladder, a girl in a red headscarf carrying two baskets, a girl in a yellow dress with a blue watering can, a girl with braided hair and a blue apron holding a flower, and a girl in a red headscarf holding a broom. The underside of one figurine base features a blue printed mark consisting of a large V over a smaller v and the text W. Germany. A ceramic zebra figure is decorated with black horizontal stripes against a cream ground; the underside is marked with a circular black stamp reading BESWICK ENGLAND. The lot also includes a circular bauble ornament with a fabric insert depicting a child under an umbrella, finished with a gold-tone braided border and a metal cap, shown suspended on a clear plastic stand.