Vintage Baby Owl & The Pussycat Childs Nursery Lamp by Irmi Originals

Charming vintage 50s/60s handcrafted, hand-painted wooden lamp features The Owl and the Pussycat from the nursery rhyme/ poem by Edward Lear. The blue Owl with a red hat is perched upon the "S.S. Owl" holding a guitar and the pink Pussycat is perched at the opposite end wearing a blue hat and carrying a red purse though her bow at her neck has gone missing. On the round "deck" is a blue piling (for tying up the boat) and two yellow honey bees (one has one wing), as they "took some honey" as per the nursery rhyme: The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound-note. Not sure if the shade is original, though it definitely shows wear - see pix. It's a pale ivory /white perforated shade with pink grosgrain ribbon trim, which can be easily changed out for blue, etc. The paint still looks pretty good as this lamp is about 70 years old. (see pics). The cord and plug look to be original. Bottom Reads / Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Portable lamp Issue No. 97,258 Nursery Plastics, Inc. 137 E.25th St.,N.Y.C. NOTE: Company was originally "Nursery Plastics" but later on changed its name to Nursery Originals. MEASUREMENTS: Base - Approx. 6" in diameter Height - Approx. 14" ____________________