#7058 • Gorham “Gift World” Norman Rockwell First Edition Porcelain Figurine, Summer “The Mysterious Malady” (Made in Japan), 8" H

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A polychrome porcelain figural group by Gorham, issued as a “First Edition” in The Gift World of Gorham series inspired by Norman Rockwell’s Four Seasons illustrations for 1958, titled **Summer – “The mysterious malady.”** The composition presents a barefoot boy in rolled denim overalls, check shirt, suspenders, and brimmed hat, seated on a rustic stump and carefully dosing medicine from a dark bottle into a spoon—an affectionate genre vignette of childhood “doctoring.” At his side, a small dog reclines in a makeshift crate or kennel, swaddled in a magenta cloth, with a shallow dish set on the grassy, naturalistic base. The modeling emphasizes narrative detail—textured “wood” grain, articulated folds in clothing, and finely painted facial features—finished in a glossy glaze with hand-applied color. The base bears an impressed **“Norman Rockwell”** signature and printed/gilt underside inscriptions reading “This selection inspired by Norman Rockwell’s Four Seasons Illustrations for 1958 … First Edition … From the Gift World of Gorham,” with “Made in Japan” label. Size: 8 x 5 x 8"