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Lot 016 - Vintage Mickey Mouse China Alphabet Rim Plate with Train Scene, Made in Bavaria Germany, Circa 1930s, Licensed by Walter E. Disney, 7-5/8" W
This is a vintage Mickey Mouse china plate featuring the alphabet around the rim and Mickey Mouse operating a train locomotive in the center well. The white ceramic plate shows Mickey in his classic red shorts and yellow gloves, ringing a bell while riding on a detailed train engine with smoke billowing from the stack.
The underside is marked "Germany" in script along with "Mickey Mouse China, Made in Bavaria, Exclusive Arrangements Walter E. Disney" in brown text. The plate dates to circa 1930s based on the early Disney licensing arrangement and Bavarian manufacture.
The plate shows some age-related soiling and minor discoloration consistent with its vintage.