A rare "Felix Kept on Walking" advertising display,
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Felix The Cat: A rare 'Felix Kept on Walking' advertising display, circa 1923,
Sold for £750 (US$ 1,248) inc. premium
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Felix The Cat: A rare 'Felix Kept on Walking' advertising display, circa 1923, A rare "Felix Kept on Walking" advertising display,
Lot Details
Vintage Film Posters & Film Memorabilia 1920s to 1960s
Felix The Cat: A rare 'Felix Kept on Walking' advertising display,
circa 1923,
the painted composition figure of Felix on Art Deco style base, with raised lettering 'FELIX KEPT ON WALKING words by Ed E Bryant, Music by Hubert W David, The Lawrence Wright Music Co, Denmark Street, London WC', height 16 inches (41cm)

Footnotes

  • After first appearing in 'The Feline Follies' in 1919, Felix became the biggest animated star of the 1920s, and one of the first instantly recognisable animated film characters.

    By the early 1920s Felix was appearing in his own comic strip and on merchandise. 'Felix Kept on Walking' released in 1923, was hugely popular and the biggest selling record in the UK during that year.

    Provenance: Formerly from the collection of British composer Lawrence Wright (1888-1964).
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