Hand-painted Porcelain Bowling Pin Dish with "A Record Breaker" Bowler mid century with just the right amount

with just the right amount of wear and scuffs

His or her parka and boots

The plate measures 11 3/4" across at widest diameter and 1" high

with a finely and wonderfully carved wooden back (oak

and believe that it is truly one of a kind

Hand-painted Porcelain Bowling Pin Dish with "A Record Breaker" Bowler mid century with just the right amountA pretty fun and curious dish, and one that would certainly make a great gift for a champion bowler and maybe also for a fan of the Big Lebowski, as I think this cigar smoking character bears a fairly close resemblance to John Goodman! Perhaps it is actually Kegel (German 9 pin bowling) that he is playing, as the dish was made in Germany, but often one sees porcelain manufactured in one country and decorated in another, which I assume was the case