A friend let me take a few pictures of his porcelain cartoon figures. These used to sell at greeting card stores and gift shops of all kinds.
What better gift than a ceramic string holder?
Here's (above) a Rocky and Bullwinkle ceramic bank.
Wow! What a nice souvenir of The Stork Club!
Hmmmm....maybe this Yogi is varnished wood, I'm not sure.
This one is definitely porcelain! It's (above) Esquire magazine's Dapper Gentleman character.