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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 9483815, member: 50"]I found a set with additional information and photos though a bit fuzzy. The seller says Occupied Japan but I think the printed mark might read Made in Japan Handpainted.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]444597[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]444598[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-art-deco-art-pottery-polar-441383334" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-art-deco-art-pottery-polar-441383334" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-art-deco-art-pottery-polar-441383334</a></p><p><br /></p><p>"These were made especially for The Broadway department store. When a department store had items commissioned for them to carry in their store they were usually done by top companies and artist. Hand painted in Occupied Japan. These Polar Bears are a light yellow in color with a green and icy color. They are standing on pieces of an iceberg. These are really a perfect example of art pottery being related to animals. These Polar Bears look so life like. They are 5 inches tall at their highest point and 3 inches wide at a measurement from the iceberg."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 9483815, member: 50"]I found a set with additional information and photos though a bit fuzzy. The seller says Occupied Japan but I think the printed mark might read Made in Japan Handpainted. [ATTACH=full]444597[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]444598[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-art-deco-art-pottery-polar-441383334[/URL] "These were made especially for The Broadway department store. When a department store had items commissioned for them to carry in their store they were usually done by top companies and artist. Hand painted in Occupied Japan. These Polar Bears are a light yellow in color with a green and icy color. They are standing on pieces of an iceberg. These are really a perfect example of art pottery being related to animals. These Polar Bears look so life like. They are 5 inches tall at their highest point and 3 inches wide at a measurement from the iceberg."[/QUOTE]
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