Who dunnit ceramic deer

Pretty sure it’s irrelevant as pertains to value but anyone recognize the style of decoration? No marks. They came in a collection of mostly early 19th century Staffordshire animals. I think these just looked close enough that they got stuck in the display. Just ruling out anything interesting in regards to maker. Every time I don’t it bites me in the @$$. They are nice enough and around 4”. They don’t look older than 50 years old or so to me but they could be I suppose.

 

Here's a somewhat similar one that sold for 87.99. That's kind of dear for a deer ...

 

The mold of this one is very much like yours.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144260506890

Debora

 

I don't think it looks like a lamb but if you google "Larry the Lamb" figurines, there are some that look similar.

This one is by Midwinter.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/735562539/larry-the-lamb-porceline-figurinestatue

 

This one has a faded Rio Hondo sticker. The same? https://www.ebay.com/itm/304829446471

 

That is dear! $1 for every gram of kitsch! It’s in that same vein, mine are just a bit more reserved.

 

Gotta be the same mold for sure!

 

Interesting, despite the fact it was with 15-20 sheep, rams, & lambs I went straight to deer. I guess these could be meant to be lambs!

 

Well if that ain’t it then I don’t know what is! Thanks for tracking down the Real McCoy! Seller thinks it’s a deer too. Hmmm

 

My first instinct was to call the Midwinter one Lizzy the Llama.(LOL) Or Alice the Alpaca? The OPs do look like deer.

 

You might like this animal figurines gallery: http://hrgallery.mysite.com/riohondo.html

 

Denny The Doe

 

They are something else…I kinda like the crows, skunks, and squirrels. The rest are a bit too cutesy for my taste.

 

Found them!! Pacific Pottery Standing Deer #1311 and Leaping Deer #1312. Page 162-163 CALIFORNIA POTTERY SCRAPBOOK by Jack Chipman (from Pacific's artware catalog of 1941 showing assortment of animals produced in the early 1940s.)

 

Wow--there must be some subtle difference between those and the Rio Hondo, maybe size?

 

In this case, I think the subtle differences are in the decorations: lines on ears instead of covered ear flap; painted instead of unpainted base; nostrils instead of dot nose; leaves and flowers instead of dots and lines. These aren't fakes (intent to deceive) but rather copies made by a company with "subtle differences." I don't know which came first, but if I had to guess I'd say Pacific Potteries was first of the two.

 

Interesting that the mold was shared amongst several companies. Any chance you can grab a photo of those pages? Thanks much.

 

Here are the pages:

 

Here's a bit more from Jack Chipman re: similarities in 1940s California figurines. He notes that designers/mold makers worked back and forth between these companies, that molds were sold by companies when they were through with them and that some figurines were made from "stock" molds. It appears the only way to ID some California figurines is from catalog photos, from surviving labels or from finishing techniques. Thanks to Jack Chipman we have a catalog page of these!