Lot 266: A Collection of Guinness Advertising Objects

A collection of advertising novelties and figurines associated with the brand. The first item is a ceramic table lighter formed as a toucan standing beside a pint of stout, supporting a lamp-style shade on its head. The shade bears a cream and yellow transfer label with black lettering reading From CORK, and the yellow glazed base is inscribed with black text reading GOOD HEALTH FROM IRELAND. The top is fitted with a gold-tone metal flint lighter mechanism stamped FOREIGN, and the underside features black printed Irish characters reading AN TSEAPAIN TIR ADHEANTA. The second item is a glazed ceramic figurine depicting the smiling twins characters, each holding a brown pint of stout. The cream-coloured base is embossed with the word GUINNESS to the front, and the underside is unfinished with a circular central aperture. The third item is a ceramic novelty match holder or striker modelled as a seated bearded gnome wearing a red cap and green striped shirt, positioned next to a pint of stout. The pint is embossed with the phrases GOOD HEALTH FROM IRELAND and GUINNESS, and the underside bears two lines of black printed text reading AN TSEAPAIN TIR and A DEANTA. The final item is a composite resin toucan figurine balancing a pint of stout on its beak, perched upon a globe over a compass-style circular base. The base features the red printed slogan My Goodness My GUINNESS, and the underside bears a cream adhesive label printed with the text G0044 GUINNESS Toucan Collectable Figurine copyright Guinness UDV The GUINNESS word and the ANIMAL device are trademarks and are used under licence by Enesco, alongside a small gold oval adhesive label reading MADE IN CHINA.
Heights range from approximately 3 1/2 inches to 5 1/4 inches.