SML-152 Malvolio & SML-153 Countess Olivia
SML-152 & 153 Malvolio & Countess Olivia
SML-152 Malvolio & SML-153
Countess Olivia
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| reference numbers | SML-152: Malvolio
(M) SML-152A: Malvolio - SMCS membership - 1987 (Lance 3923) SML-153: Countess Olivia (M) SML-153A: Countess Olivia - SMCS membership-1987 (Lance 4137) |
| description | pair of small figurines depicting Malvolio and Countess Olivia |
| dimensions | SML-152: height = 3 1/5 inches; SML-153: height = 3 1/4 inches (SMCS versions) |
| topics and series | Topics: Literature
in England SMCS Series: Shakespeare |
| related items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-152 &
SML-153: (1950/1975/-) SML-152A & SML-153A: (1986/1987/DF 1987) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | SML-152A &
SML-153A private issue for SMCS SML-153A 1,893 made |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-152: 50/70 SML-152A: 25/35 SML-153: 50/70 SML-153A: 25/35 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. This pair, from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1600), represent some of the finest low comedy in Shakespeare. Malvolio is Olivia's steward. He is a pompous fool who secretly aspires to her love. Annoyed by his conceit, others concoct a scheme to turn Olivia against him. A letter is forged in her handwriting, leading him to believe she returns his love. he is conned into smiling continuously, wearing cross garters and yellow, the color she abhors. When Olivia shows astonishment at his absurd behavior, he keeps quoting parts of the letter until he is shut up in a dark room as a lunatic.
From The Sebastian Miniature Collection by Dr. Glenn S. Johnson.
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