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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 164181, member: 90&quot;]There are currently a number of these examples on ebay selling for $15.00 each. The sellers all claim that the sculptor is &quot; F. Fragargiola&quot;, however, no artist by that name can be found on any Italian internet site or in any art book. </p><p>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. </p><p>So, the artist is essentially an unknown and the figurine isn&#039;t sculpted or made of porcelain but rather just liquid plastic poured into a mold. I don&#039;t believe it will ever increase in value or collectibility.</p><p>Below is a link to my article about these plastic models in today&#039;s market.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org/cold-cast-porcelains-a-problem-for-future-collectors-t12.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org/cold-cast-porcelains-a-problem-for-future-collectors-t12.html" rel="nofollow">http://italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org/cold-cast-porcelains-a-problem-for-future-collectors-t12.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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