Porcelain Butterfly - Does Anyone Recognize the Mark?

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  1. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Hello everyone! I took a short vacation recently and hit a couple of antique malls in northern Illinois and Madison, Wisconsin. Among my new treasures is this little butterfly. It has a mark on it but I wasn't able to figure out whose mark it is. The butterfly stands about 3" high and a little over 3" across. The mark looks like maybe an E and an S. The number 7508 is impressed on the bottom. There is also a small ink mark on the bottom but I can't make it out. Any help in identifying this little guy would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
    Don

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  2. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Is it a European seven?
     
  3. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    I don't think so. I'm assuming it's European, though. I can't seem to get a clearer shot of the mark - any closer and it blurs - but I'll give it another shot.
     
  4. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    This might be a little clearer.
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  5. Messilane

    Messilane Well-Known Member

    I don't know if this helps, but . . .

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  6. Messilane

    Messilane Well-Known Member

    Well, then - never mind! :D
     
  7. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Thanks for trying, Messilane!
    Don
     
  8. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

  9. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Thank you lauragarnet! That looks like it! The only problem is now I want to start collecting Karl Ens butterflies...
     
  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    That's not called a problem.....it's more an addiction !!! :hilarious:
     
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  11. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Yes, and a really bad one! This place already looks like it's ready for an episode of "Hoarders"
     
  12. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I have a crew scheduled here for next week.(LOL)
     
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  13. janettekay

    janettekay Well-Known Member

    You beat me to it.....! (I am terrible with marks :mad:...and for once I knew one :rolleyes:--and only because I had an Karl Ens piece awhile back that someone ID'd for me..)
     
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  14. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

    I'd probably fight like a banshee if a crew came for my stuff!
     
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  15. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Beautiful -- Recently I visited Reiman Gardens at Iowa State University in Ames. They have an area full of butterflies... and you can walk through it. I took a video when I was in there, but it's too big to upload here.

    They also have a butterfly app that can be downloaded: http://www.reimangardens.com/collections/insects/
     
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