This is a quirky little vintage glass animal made by Pirelli Glass. It is without a doubt a British glass animal and not Italian - as I have seen adverts for Pirelli animals and these feature images of Pirelli groups including my rabbit model. He is catalogued by Pirelli as the model: Rabbit Walking and dates to about 1959.
It takes the form of a little lampwork rabbit in human form. He wears a blue suit - with a white shirt with four tiny buttons down the front. He is out walking and has a little red glass walking stick
He measures 6 3/4 inches in height. This size classifies Mr Rabbit as being "medium".
He is a nice larger size for one of these little Pirelli Glass Animals and is in perfect condition with no damages of any kind. It is remarkable that he has survived from the 1950s in this condition as these wee lampwork figurines are very delicate.
My asking price for such a vintage model - is a fair one. He is a little larger than other ones that you might usually find. He is probably a piece for the more specialist collector of Pirelli Zoo Animals etc.
HISTORY: Pirelli Glass Ltd. was located in Potters Bar, London and is best known for its imaginative and humorous glass animals. The company was formed by George Dunlop in 1945 and operated for forty years, finally going into liquidation in 1985.
From 1949 onwards George Dunlop's Pirelli Glass was an agent for Vasart glass (made by the Ysart family in Scotland) and a black and silver label was applied to some Vasart pieces, which read "Pirelli Glass Hand Made in Scotland".
Mr Rabbit will be for UK Posting Only. He will have to be very carefully packed to send to you - and I will ensure he survives his journey to you.