Vintage Porcelain Figurine & Bell Lot – JASCO Merri-Bells, Sports Kids, Birthday Angels, Souvenir Ju

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Marion, Ohio, US

JASCO Merri-Bells Character Set: Four fine-quality bisque porcelain table bells manufactured by JASCO (handcrafted in Taiwan, dated 1978). Features a Christmas carol boy singer holding a songbook, a girl in a red winter bonnet, a girl in a green hooded cloak holding a white cat, and a boy in a blue cap sitting on a…

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Marion, Ohio, United States (US)

Item description:

JASCO Merri-Bells Character Set:
Four fine-quality bisque porcelain table bells manufactured by JASCO (handcrafted in Taiwan, dated 1978).
Features a Christmas carol boy singer holding a songbook, a girl in a red winter bonnet, a girl in a green hooded cloak holding a white cat, and a boy in a blue cap sitting on a fencepost.
All four pieces retain their original golden cardstock hangtags with the official “Merri-Bells” branding.
Fenton Style Custard Glass Bell:
One semi-translucent satin finish yellow-green custard glass table bell.
Decorated on the front flare with a colorful painted graphic illustrating a retro boy and girl playing next to a red fire hydrant.
Sports & Culture Miniature Figurine Groups:
Large Bisque Sports Children: Includes a tennis player in a white sun hat holding a racket, a football player in a red helmet with jersey number 3, a boy holding a volleyball/soccer ball, and a larger football player in a blue helmet with jersey number 16.
Micro Clay Figures: A group of four miniature folk-style figurines, including two tennis players holding wooden rackets, a woman carrying a basket on her head, and a Spanish flamenco dancer in a red polka-dot dress.
Monthly Birthday Angels:
Two hand-painted porcelain birthday figurines inscribed with script month labels along the lower dress folds.
Includes the “June” angel holding a basket of yellow roses and the “February” girl cradling a bouquet of blue blossoms.
Novelty Desk Accessories & Souvenirs:
One miniature decorative spinning desk globe mounted on a polished silver-tone metal axis base.
One ceramic souvenir “Little Brown Jug” fitted with a raw cork plug, stamped with black script reading “Lincoln’s Birthplace, Kentucky”.
One miniature terracotta-glazed orange pitcher vase hand-painted with yellow and pink floral patterns.
One tiny porcelain rectangular display table draped in a molded white tablecloth.
Condition Report
Porcelain Figurines & Bells: The bisque porcelain structures are clean, bright, and show excellent preservation of their pastel matte pigments. There are no notable chips, missing limbs, or repaired cracks along the sports figures or the monthly angels. Internal metal bell clappers are present where applicable.
Glassware & Accents: The custard glass bell shows smooth edges along the bottom scalloped rim and a fully intact handle stem. The Kentucky souvenir jug retains a solid cork plug. The desktop spinning globe rotates freely on its metal base mounting pin.
Historical Identification Tags: The gold paper strings on the JASCO bells are intact, and the text on the hangtags remains perfectly clear and free of significant tearing.