Hand-painted Porcelain Bowling Pin Dish with "A Record Breaker" Bowler mid century Box measures 7 3/4" long

Box measures 7 3/4" long x 3 5/8" wide x 1 1/8" deep

8" tall x 4 1/2" as folded

and believe that it is truly one of a kind

with a finely and wonderfully carved wooden back (oak

Hand-painted Porcelain Bowling Pin Dish with "A Record Breaker" Bowler mid century Box measures 7 3/4" longA 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