Cbg Mignot (2 results)

souple. Condition: Bon. 1 vol. in-4 br., ill. noir et blanc, CBG Mignot, s.d. (circa 1990), 104 pp. Etat très satisfaisant (annot. ms. en première et dernière page, très bon état par ailleurs). CBG Mignot, fondé en 1825 à Paris, est une entreprise artisanale française réputée de fabrication de soldats de plomb. Peu courant. Langue: Français.…

Complete, with 36 lead figures, 12 stiff card icebergs and landscapes, with 3 colour lithographed background views, arranged on 3 shelves in original box, upper cover with original printed label, lid worn with small loss to one corner, box 400 x 460 x 90 mm. A previous owner has fixed some of the characters in place with cotton, some now loose, one spear detached from the character, but present. A complete lead toy diorama in original box, depicting an expedition to the Arctic, the 36 lead figures set against a dramatic icy landscape. The figures include: Canoes (2, one with single figure, one with 2 figures of which one holding harpoon and rope); "Esquimo" with spear, his igloo, dog and two poles with a line of drying fish; 5 single explorers (one with axe, 2 with guns, 2 with poles); a large whale; a pack of 3 dogs hauling a sledge; a polar bear; a French flag; seals (3, one swimming); large tent; birds (9, including 4 penguins, cormorant, and 4 seagulls), oddments (4, including luggage, fire and fauna). Several versions of this diorama were produced, often showing different national flags to celebrate various arctic expeditions. The French flag here more likely celebrates the Parisian manufacturer and the toy's appeal to French children, rather than any serious French expedition to the Pole. A later version bears an American flag, probably to celebrate Robert Peary's claim to have reached the North Pole in 1908/9.…