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20th Century Carved Mango Wood Novelty Dinner Gong

Name: 20th Century Carved Mango Wood Novelty Dinner Gong
SKU: DA3108
Price: 1895.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Height 61cm

Width 51cm

Depth 66cm

Stock Number: DA3108

£ 1,895

Shipping cost to the United States - £250

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Description

This charming novelty dinner gong, circa 1928, is carved from naturally shaped mango wood and takes the form of Marmaduke, the popular comic primate character. Retailed by Henry Howell & Co Ltd under their YZ trade mark, it would originally have held a gong in one hand and a stick in the other. The piece is in overall good condition and would make a delightful addition to a dining room.

Dealer notes

20TH CENTURY CARVED MANGO WOOD NOVELTY DINNER GONG CIRCA 1928.

HERE WE PRESENT A NOVELTY DINNER GONG MADE FROM MANGO WOOD, WHICH WAS RETAILED BY HENRY HOWELL & CO LTD. HAVING MADE WALKING STICKS SINCE THE MID 19TH CENTURY, HOWELL’S LOOKED TO REVIVE THEIR FORTUNES BY INTRODUCING THE YZ TRADE MARK, WHICH INVOLVED RETAILING NOVELTY ASH TRAYS AND PIECES LIKE THIS.

THIS PIECE IS IN THE FORM OF MARMADUKE WHO WAS A POPULAR PRIMATE COMIC CHARACTER, MADE FROM NATURALLY SHAPED MANGO WOOD. ORIGINALLY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HOLDING A GONG IN ONE HAND AND A STICK IN THE OTHER.

THIS PIECE FIRST APPEARED IN THEIR CATALOGUE IN 1928.

OVERALL GOOD CONDITION.

Dimensions & specification

Dimensions

Height: 24 inches / 61cm
Width: 20 inches / 51cm
Depth: 26 inches / 66cm

Specification

Stock number: DA3108
Material: Wood
Room: Dining Room Furniture
Century: 20th Century
Style: EDWARDIAN
Colour: Brown
Product Type: Woodenware

Delivery & collection

UK Mainland £99

Excluding Highlands & Islands of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly, Jersey & Guernsey

USA £250

Canada £300

Europe and rest UK £150

South America & Middle East £500

Australia & New Zealand £570

Rest of the world £630

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