Rare Find - SCHAFER store and VATER ? open mouth tiny figurine singer porcelain match holder or toothpick holder

This is so whimsical and unique. I believe it's a toothpick or matchstick holder. It is not signed but it looks to be in the style of Schafer and Vader.

Measurements as shown in the pics.

Thanks for looking!


Schafer & Vater, makers of small ceramic items, are best known for their amusing figurals. The factory was located in Volkstedt-Rudolstadt, Germany, from 1890 to 1962. Some pieces are marked with the crown and R mark, but many are unmarked. Schafer & Vater made many comic figurines and give-aways. Some were glazed with an overall blue glaze, some were multicolored. store