A rare Alain Saint-Ogan's 'Alfred' the penguin

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A rare Alain Saint-Ogan's 'Alfred' the penguin
of black and white velvet, large comic eyes, orange velvet webbed feet and remains of original card swing tag, circa 1925 --12½in. (32cm.) high (discoloured)

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拍品专文

Saint-Ogan was a famous French cartoonist who lived from 1895 to 1974. He created the comic sstrip 'Zig et Puce' which featured this penguin. This character became very popular and was even taken by Lindbergh when he first crossed the Atlantic Ocean as his mascot.