7.25 inch pottery figural container

Anybody know who this guy is and what he was used for?
Looks like he's not from my side of the pond.
Impressed 6905 to back foot and red stamped 24 to base

 

Depends on whether or not it's as tall as a quarter lying flat or the Empire State Building.....
But looks like a cookie jar to me and may be a Katzenjammer Kid.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Katzenjammer_Kids

 

Thanks! Learning all the time in the antiques trade, yesterday 17th century books, today vintage comic strips
If it is a cookie jar it's a small one, the base section is only 2.75 inches high, max 2.5 inches deep and max 3.5 inches wide. If this is a Katzenjammer would this be Fritz? Can't see any pottery figures for him but must be a possible.

 

Fritz would be my guess.
I have no idea what the container would have held at the size, but other probably will.

 

Somehow I missed the size right off the bat! ... It's early...

 

Candy maybe....

 

Not sure if he's got Fritz's quiff.

Wimpy no
Billie Bunter no
Fatty Arbuckle......?

Hope it isn't just a generic figure!

 

Humidor?

 

Could well be, might be candy but humidor feels more likely. If so it probably is a generic figure. It is glazed internally.

 

It's less likely to be damaged short like that so....

 

Me too!

 

Ceramic humidors that I have had, did not have a lid/top like that.
They had a place for a cork or sponge to keep the tobacco from drying out.

 

I concur that this is doubtful. It wouldn't really seal nor hold much however..... If cigars were sealed and offered for sale in this in a shop as novelty, because Dad smoked a cigar in the comic...I think he did anyway......

 

I thought they might have tucked the sponge up inside the head. I'm leaning towards a German origin.
Don

 

The two that I have had, had a place to actually put the sponge - not just tuck it somewhere in the top, so I don't know.
I agree with German though.

 

It wouldn't really seal though... No?

 

No - the tops didn't have anything to seal them. It just sat on the bottom part with a ridge like the one here. It wasn't wiggly or anything - just didn't seal.

 

The ceramic and pottery ones I've had never really sealed all that well. The glass ones, especially with the screw on lids, were another story. It could be that since the piece was so small the tobacco was used before it got too stale. All speculation of course.
Don

 

I'm not saying much because I'm out of my depth on this one. It would be possible to use the hollow compartment of the head to hold a sponge in place but that may be a reach too far. I've tried Tineye and google Image, no hits on tineye and no relevant hits on Google

 

Hi King - I've attached a couple of pictures below that show another figural that may better demonstrate a pottery humidor. The sponge would have fit in the hat and the ridges would have held the sponge in - but the seal would not have been very good. This one is only 5" high. Can't tell you who made it as I haven't researched it yet but most likely German or French.
Don

rhiwfield - sorry if I've hijacked your thread!