Lor Elden China Figurine Help

Hello. I am trying to find any information about a company called Lor Elden China. I bought 2 pretty lace figurines and the bottom in hand writing in gold is "Lor Elden China". I looked on the internet and cannot find anything except 1 listing on ebay. I would like to know anything about the company, when or where it was located. Any information would be wonderful. The figurines are very delicate, and have some small damages to the lace areas, but I think they are pretty. Thank you!

 

As a guess, I'd say Lor Elden China is a cottage industry company that most likely produced the pieces possibly for sale at craft shows and the like.

 

Thank you for your input. I guess that would explain why I couldn't find information! Do you by chance have an idea of when they are made, based on the style? The 1 I found on ebay said it was from 1950 and was number 308. Thanks again.

 

I have not heard of Lor Elden but I agree with msgood2shoe. 1950's might be about correct but it wouldn't surprise me if they were more recent than that. If I remember there was a surge of interest in these lace figurines around that time. Many young ladies had a musical jewelry box with a little ballerina in a lace skirt dancing to a popular tune. Traditionally, the full size figurines came from Germany (Dresden) but they were reproduced by the Japanese.

These look to me like the lace was added to the figurines post-production by a crafter as msgood2shoe suspects. Note that the lady with green lace only has lace on the front. Usually the lace went all the way around the figurine. The second figurine also looks to me like the lace was added as an afterthought. I don't think I've ever seen a figurine where the lace droops under the derriere. You might still be able to find hobbyists who can add lace to figurines but they're just so delicate I'm not sure it's worth the effort. I don't think there's any way my chubby, clumsy little fingers would be up to the task. For some reason I'm thinking Lor Elden might have been a short-lived California decorating company that perhaps used Japanese blanks but that's a pure guess.
Don

 

Thanks for all of the information. It makes sense now that the lace was probably afterthought. Garage sale find for garage sale price, not too bad lol.