Help me with my old drunken men?!

Hello there ,

My mum has this figurine of two old drunken fellas. It was my nan's originally. She's tried to sell previously and been advised that it could be worth something, so I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about them? I don't even know what they're made of.

I've shown the signature too, it may be 'Gargiulo' but I'm not sure.

Very grateful beforehand for any help, thank you

 

Welcome!
I've seen these guys before but you'll have to wait for others to help with details.
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Please always enlarge your photos.

 

Thank you KingofThings

 

Because of the bubbles on the surface I'm thinking they're probably resin of some sort.

Do you have a photo of the bottom?

 

I see a Hot Wheels box back there at the right...

 

Well spotted! I suspect they'd throw me out of the queue at Antiques Roadshow though

 

One sec! Got to shrink the photo

 

Ha!!!

 

The bottom.

 

There are some of these on google images as F. Fragargiola, but I have no idea if that is correct, since that is the only place I found this name.

 

There are several on feebay for $15

 

Thanks guys! Looks like mum can go ahead and sell them on without the worry of missing out on a windfall .

Thank you for your help!

 

I'm late to the party, but...

This thread had the most attention-getting title in recent history!

 

Haha! I had to try and make an impact with my first post

 

Ha!
Thought so too but with so many ways to go with it.....left it alone.

 

There are currently a number of these examples on ebay selling for $15.00 each. The sellers all claim that the sculptor is " F. Fragargiola", however, no artist by that name can be found on any Italian internet site or in any art book.
Say-It-Slowly is correct in stating that she thought the piece was made of a resin. This type of resin is sometimes called cold cast porcelain. Except for some porcelain dust added to the resin material the statue is made of the same stuff as plastic model planes and cars.
So, the artist is essentially an unknown and the figurine isn't sculpted or made of porcelain but rather just liquid plastic poured into a mold. I don't believe it will ever increase in value or collectibility.
Below is a link to my article about these plastic models in today's market.

http://italianpotterymarks.freeforu...ains-a-problem-for-future-collectors-t12.html

 

Thank you very much!