Whole Lotta PENGUINS (5) Wood Ceramic Porcelain H.O.L. Castagna Emperor Beauties

Description

Item: Figurine(s) - Animal
Animal: Penguin (Mostly Emperor - I Think)
5 Wonderfully detailed Penguin figurines
- One Wooden (looks like an Oaxacan Mexico, but it's not signed or marked)
- One Castagna (Alabaster) Italian Made Penguin & Chick 1991
- Two Porcelain unknown maker Penguin pair
- One small Porcelain Ceramic Penguin & Chick H.O.L. (China) 1994
Sizes:
Tallest (Wood) is 7.75"
Smallest (H.O.L.) is 2"
Condition: All Figures are in excellent shape.
No cracks or chips.
Great vintage collectibles.
Please view the pictures to grade for yourself
Harder items to find for the Collector(s).
Don't let someone else buy them and let these slip by.
These are looking for a good home to care for them.
These are the only Figurines of this kind on eBay (at time of listing)
Plenty of listings & auctions to be listed.  Proceeds will be heading to
one of our local effective charities
and help pay for my daughter's college books and other costly things....  All who bid/buy you have my deepest thanks to help further her indoctrination um errr, education 😁
Note: You are buying, bidding or making an offer on the item listed in the title of this listing and description above.  If multiple items are shown - they are in separate listings.
Emperor penguin
Adults with a chick on
Snow Hill Island
,
Antarctic Peninsula
Conservation status
Near Threatened
(
IUCN 3.1
)
[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Sphenisciformes
Family:
Spheniscidae
Genus:
Aptenodytes
Species:
A. forsteri
Binomial name
Aptenodytes forsteri
Gray
, 1844
Emperor penguin range
(breeding colonies in green)
The
emperor penguin
(
Aptenodytes forsteri
) is the tallest and heaviest of all living
penguin
species and is
endemic
to
Antarctica
. The male and female are similar in
plumage
and size, reaching 100 cm (39 in) in length and weighing from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb). Feathers of the head and back are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches.
Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine
habitat
. Its diet consists primarily of
fish
, but also includes
crustaceans
, such as
krill
, and
cephalopods
, such as
squid
. While hunting, the species can remain submerged around 20 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m (1,755 ft). It has several adaptations to facilitate this, including an unusually structured
haemoglobin
to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce
barotrauma
, and the ability to reduce its
metabolism
and shut down non-essential organ functions.
The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km (31–75 mi) over the ice to
breeding colonies
which can contain up to several thousand individuals. The female lays a single egg, which is incubated for just over two months by the male while the female returns to the sea to feed; parents subsequently take turns foraging at sea and caring for their chick in the colony. The lifespan is typically 20 years in the wild, although observations suggest that some individuals may live to 50 years of age.
Scans/Photos of the actual items are shown.  Condition should also be considered by viewing the photos
You can check the Stores, Shows and Sales.  Risk Losing a last second auction, if another one is ever available.
Or
I'll send it from my bar to yours for the price listed
Looking for something to enhance your collection? Trying to find that gift for a family member or close friend?  Check out my store, there's something for everyone inside :)
7/16/2021:  I have a huge amount of items in storage to go through and will be listing all sorts of items constantly.  I'll be listing a large number of unique hard to find items, cards, books, comics, mags, music etc... Listing will be a little less descriptive than what I usually do in order to get more listed -
Please ask if you have any questions
Reasonable offers are always considered.
These aren't cheap.
Here's a chance to pick some at a great price.
I’ve bought and sold on eBay since 1997 – collecting and selling just about everything – if you’re looking for something let me know, I’m preparing to downsize portions of my collections and a large portion of my proceeds will be going to my daughter’s (aka: Little Nubby) college expenses.
Please check out my eBay store.
Many great and interesting items will be listed…
I treat everyone fairly and my feedback shows that.
Special requests, wish lists and all inquiries will be answered to the best of my ability.
I may not an absolute expert on anything, but I’m pretty knowledgeable about a lot of things….
Shipping Notes:
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I try to get everything out the next available postal day after payment clears, but my ‘day job’ is very hectic and chaotic from time to time so there might be a couple days delay until I can get to the post office.
Further with the Federal closing of smaller post offices (mine included), it might take a couple extra days to arrive.
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If you need it quickly, just ask and I usually have no problem accommodating your wishes.
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I combine shipping.
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I sell and ship internationally.  However, once it leaves the United States, buyers assume the risk of the package getting there, if it makes it to that country intact, which is more than fair. Blame France for that one.....
Shipping rates vary due to location of where the item is being sent.  If I offer free shipping on any items it is for the United States only unless noted.
Other Legal-eze:
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I offer a money back guarantee provided I get the item back in the condition it was sent and it’s within 30 days of receipt of said item.
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Payment must be made thru Paypal (per eBay).
Unless you are local and can pick the item up.
There are other arrangements that can be made if necessary – feel free to ask.
Happy Hunting and Thank You for your time looking at my ‘trinkets’!
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