Discontinued and highly collectible 1979 Limited Edition NORMAN ROCKWELL porcelain china dinner bell entitled LEAPFROG - issued in limited edition of twelve bells by the Danbury Mint from The Wonderful World of Norman Rockwell well-known artwork. Made in W. Germany. Mint condition!
Tear-drop finial banded in 14K gold, 14K gold band along the bottom. The front of this collectible dinner bell is the depiction of Norman Rockwell's Leapfrog, the back of the bell is marked as follow: The Wonderful World of Norman Rockwell, 12 Limited Edition Bells, The Danbury Mint, September 1979, Made in W. Germany.
The clapper of this porcelain china dinner bell is suspended with a silver chain with a large round porcelain china bead at the end.
This painting was Rockwell's twentieth overall picture featured on the cover of The Post and the sixth Rockwell cover in 1919. The Post featured a Rockwell illustration on its cover eleven times in 1919. Norman Rockwell uses this painting to help us visualize one of the joys of childhood. That joy is being able to entertain oneself. Here we see two schoolboys playing a quick game of leapfrog. Judging by the green & yellow school hat and the stack of books, the two boys are on their way home from school. It looks as if they are playing a variation of traditional leapfrog. In the traditional game, the person offering his back as a springboard is facing the direction of the jump. In this picture, the boy is facing to one side instead. The jumping boy is followed by his dog. The dog is hot on his heels. In addition to the old clothes worn by the boys, another Rockwell trademark appears in the painting. The big toe on the jumping boy's left foot sports a bandage.
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This collectible bell measures 5.5" tall, 3.5" wide and weighs 7 ounces. It is in MINT condition and ready to be displayed with your finest porcelain china bell collection! Nice addition for Norman Rockwell collectible artwork lovers, too!
A1770 - Collectible 1979 NORMAN ROCKWELL Porcelain China Dinner Bell "The Wonderful World of Norman Rockwell" LEAPFROG - The Danbury Mint
$35.00
