walt disney cheshire cat sculpture

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05/02/2013

walt disney cheshire cat sculpture

this alice in wonderland cheshire cat sculpture is from 1994 ~

from the walt disney classics collection ~

he's a walt disney collector's society membership sculpture ~

with certificate of authenticity ~

& the roy disney signature ~

made in thailand ~

the box ~

he's fairly rare now ~

titled 'twas brillig' from the opening lines of lewis carroll's poem jabberwocky ~

he's a favorite of mine..

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