Vintage Figurine Experts?

anyone here know about vintage art pottery? Does anyone know who I could contact besides antique road show to verify origin?

If it's a jug, don't pick it up by the ears. Or the handle.

That's all I know.

All my knowledge of art comes from, I think it was "Three Men and a Baby", or "Look Who's Talking":

If it's heavy, it's expensive.

Are there any markings you can google?

Better yet, post some pics, especially one of the bottom and anything that could be a signature / mark.

Sheldonrs;886160 wrote:

Are there any markings you can google?

This is what I did with some of my parents' stuff. It took several hours to pin down that it was made in I forget what town in Germany in the 1860s. IIRC, it sold for like $20.:right:

These are the figurines and they have no mark on the bottom which is why this is perplexing. They only have initials on the base. I cannot decide if they are Italian or French and if anyone has seen this type of collectable they are not usually so elegant and the pairs are generally hen and rooster not fighting cocks. Most fighting cocks I have seen {laff} are metal.

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The initials on the base

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This is what they looked like when I bought them. They are majolica and they were filthy. I just love their angry little faces...

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If you contact Sotheby's and let them know you are interested in selling them, they can let you know if they are valuable enough for them to have an interest in selling them for you. You'll probably get a ballpark estimate of what they would get at auction.

The worst that can happen is that they will ignore your email. The best is that they will respond, telling you that you are rich. But this is their job. They sell stuff for you, and they are constantly looking for good stuff they can sell.

Contact information for the European ceramics department:
http://www.sothebys.com/en/departments/ceramics/specialists.html

In the re line of your email, say something like "Possible selling of European ceramics"

If you want to get all official, they have a form you can fill out and send in.

I did this with a nice antique card table, and found that it was fairly worthless.

Sotheby's is very helpful, they ID'd a tea pot for me and a painting. Just shoot them an email with a jpeg.

What size are they? Just curious, can't actually add anything helpful

Thanks Glatt and F3

The tallest rooster is 8.5 inches tall. The other is just as big he is just crouching...

Anybody notice my great restraint in my commenting?

Lol

I was wondering...

:)

Sheldonrs;886219 wrote:

Anybody notice my great restraint in my commenting?

Lol

Not really. Everybody knows you're a lover not a fighter.

Sheldonrs;886219 wrote:

Anybody notice my great restraint in my commenting?

Lol

nothing from Jim either......

cocks!

sorry... i didn't expect cocks

NOBODY expects the...

everything similar on ebay UK is being sold from America and is alleged to be from Italy (but similarly unmarked). Is it possible that the initials are those of the glazer who was not in fact the manufacturer?

Are they for sale? What are you asking for them?

There is writing impressed into the bottom of the base all I can make out is No. D and 11 but there is more. The problem is the bottom is glazed and the reflection makes it almost impossible to see and also no way to pencil imprint on paper. :/

From what I have read Capodimonte is one company where the artist signs or initials on top of the base. My thinking is that these are 40's 50ish. So they could have had a foil bottom sticker. Intrada another Italian company does not have anything that looks like these. They do not resemble the "Mom and Pop" country kitchen hen and rooster sets of that era.

Big V I have not tired of looking at these, they are my x mas gift. I was just curious as to the maker. There is an antique show local in April where they have an in house free appraiser. I may have to wait for that :)

You enjoy them from there, I'll enjoy them from here. Merry Christmas. :)

Nirvana;886410 wrote:

There is writing impressed into the bottom of the base all I can make out is No. D and 11 but there is more. The problem is the bottom is glazed and the reflection makes it almost impossible to see and also no way to pencil imprint on paper. :/

You may be able to read through that glaze with a laser, like one of those cat teasing laser pointers.

Good idea to try xoxoxoBruce tried black lite, blue lite

just email the photo to sothebys and ask "Who made these, what's the story, what are they worth?"

Then wait two days.

They will help you.

OK I emailed the JR specialist we will see if they answer.

In the meantime, how about some vintage poetry?

The only word in the poem I can read is "Nantucket". :D

Well, then you can play it by ear. :D

footfootfoot;886504 wrote:

Well, then you can play it by ear. :D

Lobe to. ;-)