Antique Pears Soap “Bubbles” Advertising Figure — c.1900 lawn mower but equally effective as decorative

but equally effective as decorative holders

Period: Mid-century

AUD $65 – $95 for the pair

Hand blown art glass

Antique Pears Soap “Bubbles” Advertising Figure — c.1900 lawn mower but equally effective as decorativeAn exceptional antique Pears Soap advertising figure, depicting the famous Bubbles child one of the most recognisable images in Victorian commercial history. The figure is based on Sir John Everett Millais 1886 painting Bubbles, which was later acquired by Pears Soap and transformed into one of the earliest and most influential brand advertising campaigns in the world. Seated on a rustic stump, the child delicately blows soap bubbles from a bowl,