LAUGHING MONK? STONE STATUE

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  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Can someone tell me what I have here? It is heavy like stone, but has a company inscription on the back - kind of like the old Austin Products - that makes me think it may not be stone but something like chalkware, even though it is very heavy.
    He has holes in his hands to hold something & is sitting back on his keister like he fell over - with that & the laughing - and that face! - maybe he's a drunk monk (or friar or whichever one used to make their own wine) instead of a laughing one?!
    Can anyone make out the name on the back - that will help tell what it is for?
    I appreciate any help.
    AA EBAY NEW A ART STATUE MONK LAUGHING FRIAR 1AA.jpg AA EBAY NEW A ART STATUE MONK LAUGHING FRIAR 2AA.jpg AA EBAY NEW A ART STATUE MONK LAUGHING FRIAR 2AAA.jpg
     
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  2. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    AWWWW, he's so cute!!!!! I LOVE his Jimmy Durante nose AND grin!!!!!

    Well, you have the ©, 1880 or 1890 or 1980 or 1990, then I see "Accents", then MAYBE "tis", I haven't a clue on the next word, then I see "- In"..... however, "cute" doesn't really help you either!!!! Or could it be Gaelic????

    Edit: Date COULD even be 1999....just not sure.....
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    1999....
     
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  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Wonder if his hands could hold smallish candles!! Nothing on the bottom of his feet either???
     
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  5. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Accents Unlimited inc?
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I read Accents Unlimited Inc too.

    Hunting, your avatar picture..... Have you multiplied overnight or am I seeing double?:wacky:
     
    Any Jewelry, Jul 27, 2018
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  8. i need help

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    :hilarious: I must be Fair, someone was getting jealous.
     
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  9. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    So then I bet he's one of those 'garden swinging "guys"' as seen on ebay, although yours is not showing!!
     
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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    D6FAC665-13A5-4DE7-8D6F-2879634DE06B.jpeg
    Yes it must be!
     
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  11. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    That's what made me think OP's was!!
     
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  12. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    217ED67F-C17C-4B20-90E1-D416E2872D15.jpeg
    From frog!
     
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  13. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    My guy's nose is bigger than that whole thing! lol thanks all
     
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  14. AuDragon

    AuDragon Well-Known Member

    Hi jm. Could it be Friar Tuck, the fabled monk of Robin Hood and his Merry Men? He was very fond of ale and was celebrated in the May Games in England and Scotland. He'd sway beautifully hanging from string. :joyful:
    The_friar_took_Robin_on_his_back_by_Louis_Rhead_1912.png Figure_of_Friar_Tuck,_Scott_Monument,_Edinburgh.jpg
     
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  15. JulieP

    JulieP New Member

    I've been looking for this item online for a while. My mom had one and it broke. Is this for sale?
     
    JulieP, Dec 12, 2018
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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Welcome Julie,
    As a new member you might not know the protocol for asking about purchasing. There are Wanted and Sale categories. You should not ask in this thread. The best thing to do is Start a Conversation with the member. :) That will be private.
     
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  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Welcome @JulieP .
    I wasn't aware there was a protocol.:oops: Members sometimes ask if someone will be selling an item, and that someone will contact them in a private message.
     
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  18. JulieP

    JulieP New Member

    Thank you. I wasn't aware.
     
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