Figurine, Lefton, Designed By Marika, Mathilde, Girl in Yellow Dress with Flowers, Vintage

• Pattern:  Vintage Figurine, Lefton Lady Mathilde, Yellow Dress with Yellow Flowers
• Made in Japan
• Vintage: 1960's - 1980's
• Details: An adorable collectible and a very RARE find, this figurine was Designed By Marika for Lefton.  She is Lady Mathilde, wears a yellow dress with lots of hand applied flowers on her skirt.  There are more flowers on her collar and hair.  She is hand painted and there's lots of gold gilding on the skirt. The bottom is marked: "Mathilde, Designed by Marika, Lefton R." also a copyright symbol.  If you're a Lefton collector, we hope this piece is a great find.  If you're a figurine collector or looking for a unique decor piece for a girl's room, we think this would be adorable!
• Material:  Porcelain
• Dimensions:  6.0 inches Tall, approx. 5.0 inches Wide (at the widest point, skirt), and 3.25 inches Deep
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Excellent Condition.  There are no chips, cracks, or scratches.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections.  

Lefton (actual name, Geo. Zoltan Lefton Company) was started in Chicago in 1941 by George Lefton, an immigrant from Hungary who's hobby was collecting fine porcelain. Mr. Lefton didn't manufacture his wares, he was an importer of Japanese porcelain but had very high quality standards for his manufacturers and that's one of the reasons his items are still collected and highly regarded today.  His reputation earned him the name of The China King.  In the mid 1970's he started importing items from other countries such as China, Italy and England.  In the 1980's he was also importing from Taiwan and Malaysia.  George Lefton died in 1996 and the company was sold in 2001 but the mark "Lefton" is still being used.  Lefton marks include: stamps, labels, or numbers, unfortunately when it is a paper (foil) label, they are almost always missing by the time we find them.  Lefton was sold to OMT Enterprises of Gardena, California, in 2005 and is now a division of that company.