Vintage 1930s Porcelain Minnie Mouse special things of substantial size

of substantial size

To make it spin

and the off-center pattern of what I assume are water lilies turns the whole thing into a waterscape

A leather pull on the top with scalloped edge matches

Vintage 1930s Porcelain Minnie Mouse special things of substantial sizeI can't look at this little Minnie Mouse without thinking of the work of the late, great artist Joyce Pensato, or of the ceramic sculptures of Magdalena Suarez Frimkess both of which enhance my love for her greatly! This hand painted porcelain bisque Minnie dates to the 1930s, I believe, and is stamped "Japan" and "Disney" on the back. There is a fair amount of wear to the paint, which I think only makes her better, but no chips or cracks that I can