“Where did I put that powder puff?”

Another adorable bunny; a reproduction of an original work by Noel Hubert Hopking, a British artist (active 1921 – 1940) known for his beautiful illustrations of animals and birds. A book by children’s author Enid Blyton (1897 – 1968) entitled Enid Blyton’s Nature Lovers Book, contains sixteen engraved illustrations by Hopking. This book can be found for sale online, and quite a number of other Hopking illustrations can be found online or referenced at auction houses, etc.

The Medici Society was founded in 1908. The company logo shown here was their earlier logo; their website states they recently changed logos, but does not state when exactly. The date for this postcard might be from the 1940s through the 1960s. I’ve not yet seen any clarification for the date this card would have been produced, nor the date the original work was created. If found, this post will be updated then.

Divided back, artist-signed, unused postcard. Publisher:  The Medici Society, Ltd., London. Art Publishers by Appointment to the late King George V., Copyright. Engraved and printed in Great Britain. Pk. 137.  Circa possibly 1940s – 1960s.

Price:  $5.00

Sources:  http://www.medici.co.uk/index.html

http://www.artprice.com/artist/93997/noel-hubert-hopking

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton