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Dennis Garrick Collection
The commercial success of a model of a tortoise inspired the production of fourteen single models copied exactly from Japanese ivory carvings. Introduced in 1913, the models were not issued with shape numbers until three years later. A selection of models from the Barbara and Henry Sandon Collection were sold by Phillips on 8 June 1994, lots 442-457. It is extremely rare to find so many of these charming models together, and Dennis Garrick managed to assemble to only known complete set, the Cow and Snake being the rarest models of all.