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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4115776, member: 56"]I recently purchased this online:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]330640[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]330641[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]330642[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It stands about 6 1/4” tall on a base about 4 1/2” square and is unsigned.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s a look at a face:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]330644[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>How the hair is treated:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]330645[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The wings are painted on both sides:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]330646[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The yellow on the wings and the treatment of hair on the figures appears to be under glaze, as is the color under the figures, but details on the wings and faces look to be over glaze. I simply can’t tell about the color on fingers and toes, except that it’s an effect I like.</p><p><br /></p><p>The taller, standing cherub has a vent hole (in an appropriate place). I guess they thought they could get away without one on the crouching figure. They were wrong, and there is a firing crack below the head. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]330647[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of pinpoint dark spots that are tiny inclusions in the porcelain. Other inclusions in the porcelain have been over painted with tiny spots of white. There are several of these. I discovered their purpose by removing one.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]330648[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>These things don’t bother me. I think that modern processing would eliminate these issues, so I take having them as an indication of age.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is red gold gilding around the base. The gilding is mostly intact and quite shiny, but (perhaps due to the color) it looks old.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]330650[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The figurine had felt covering the bottom. This was removed by the seller and the bottom shows adhesive residue. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]330649[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve looked this thing over carefully and can find no trace of a maker’s mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thought on how old it might be, or who made it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4115776, member: 56"]I recently purchased this online: [ATTACH=full]330640[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]330641[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]330642[/ATTACH] It stands about 6 1/4” tall on a base about 4 1/2” square and is unsigned. Here’s a look at a face: [ATTACH=full]330644[/ATTACH] How the hair is treated: [ATTACH=full]330645[/ATTACH] The wings are painted on both sides: [ATTACH=full]330646[/ATTACH] The yellow on the wings and the treatment of hair on the figures appears to be under glaze, as is the color under the figures, but details on the wings and faces look to be over glaze. I simply can’t tell about the color on fingers and toes, except that it’s an effect I like. The taller, standing cherub has a vent hole (in an appropriate place). I guess they thought they could get away without one on the crouching figure. They were wrong, and there is a firing crack below the head. [ATTACH=full]330647[/ATTACH] A couple of pinpoint dark spots that are tiny inclusions in the porcelain. Other inclusions in the porcelain have been over painted with tiny spots of white. There are several of these. I discovered their purpose by removing one. [ATTACH=full]330648[/ATTACH] These things don’t bother me. I think that modern processing would eliminate these issues, so I take having them as an indication of age. There is red gold gilding around the base. The gilding is mostly intact and quite shiny, but (perhaps due to the color) it looks old. [ATTACH=full]330650[/ATTACH] The figurine had felt covering the bottom. This was removed by the seller and the bottom shows adhesive residue. [ATTACH=full]330649[/ATTACH] I’ve looked this thing over carefully and can find no trace of a maker’s mark. Any thought on how old it might be, or who made it?[/QUOTE]
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