Disney DANCING MUSHROOM from FANTASIA 60th ANNIVERSARY Artoria Limoges Box 2000

Description: THIS WHIMSICAL DANCING MUSHROOM WAS CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISNEY'S GROUND-BREAKING ANIMATED CLASSIC! This limited edition Disneyana collectible features the beloved Dancing Mushroom from the classic film Fantasia. The item was manufactured in France by Artoria Limoges and is part of the celebration of Fantasia's 60th anniversary. The collectible is a must-have for any Disney fan or collector, and is sure to bring joy and memories to all who see it. This colorful Fantasia Dancing Mushroom porcelain box is approximately 3 1/4 inches tall and 2" wide, and comes with an Artoria Limoges storage box. The Mushroom has a beautiful shine to it. Inside the box are several painted objects, though I'm not exactly sure what they are supposed to be. More droplets of water or a small batch of mushrooms? The bottom of the box is hand-numbered with the description "Artoria Point Main (Hand painted) Limoges France." The number looks like maybe 141...hard to tell. Signed by the artist, VR. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THESE ON EBAY OR THOUGH A GOOGLE SEARCH. The box was displayed in a glass curio cabinet before putting back in the box I received it in. The box it comes in has a little wear to it, but is in good condition. At one point, two of the droplets of water on the back fell off and were glued back on with super glue and that seems to have done the trick. There are little indentations on the mushroom’s back to indicate where the droplets go, so it was easy to put them back in their exact spots. (I would just be careful when handling it so you don't accidentally rub any of them off.) Here is a little about Limoges boxes and the process it takes to make them (from Wikipedia): The Limoges Box is type of small hinged porcelain trinket box produced by Limoges porcelain factories near the city of Limoges, France. They are made of hard-paste porcelain and collected worldwide. Limoges porcelain boxes were first created in the mid-18th century after Jacques Turgot, Finance Minister of King Louis XVI, gave a Royal edict to the city of Limoges, France the exclusive right to produce Royal Limoges porcelain for the Kingdom of France. The first Limoges trinket boxes were long narrow containers that were created for expensive needles. From here, other shapes of limoges porcelain boxes evolved. The earliest were those that held thimbles and embroidery scissors and then round flat Limoges boxes were formed and used as powder boxes, and/or snuff boxes. Under Louis XIV these small boxes were used to hold a lock of lady's hair or small poem. The creation of the Limoges Porcelain box is an arduous and time intensive process of creating a master mold, detail painting by hand of color and design, performing multiple firings and glazing upon the porcelain mold, and a final touch of a metal hinge for opening and closing. The painting of the Limoges porcelain in the Limoges box industry are accomplished by small handed French artisans, as experts at the fine brush strokes required for such detailed work. After painting, there are multiple firings. The final firing at a temperature of 1400C is unique to Limoges, giving them a very fine pure and strong white finish. The final touch to a Limoges box is the metal hinged mountings that are meticulously fitted to the finished box. The entire work process is made by hand, so small variations are the norm, thus making each piece really unique. Each model is often made in very limited numbers, & signed by the artists or the atelier. Here's a little about Fantasia I found on Wikipedia: Fantasia is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, with story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer and production supervision by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen. It consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, seven of which are performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Music critic and composer Deems Taylor acts as the film's Master of Ceremonies who introduces each segment in live action. Disney settled on the film's concept in 1938 as work neared completion on The Sorcerer's Apprentice, originally an elaborate Silly Symphony cartoon designed as a comeback role for Mickey Mouse, who had declined in popularity. As production costs surpassed what the short could earn, Disney decided to include it in a feature-length film of multiple segments set to classical pieces with Stokowski and Taylor as collaborators. The soundtrack was recorded using multiple audio channels and reproduced with Fantasound, a pioneering sound system developed by Disney and RCA that made Fantasia the first commercial film shown in stereo and a precursor to surround sound.

Price: 450 USD

Location: Plainfield, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-01-04T16:00:54.000Z

Shipping Cost: 12 USD