Porcelain figurine has been in family for a number of long years
It is is perfect condition, originally owned by my great uncle so I suspect it was not cheap originally. That's all I know.
9" x 5.5"
Inherited
Yes
Hi Daniel,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A vintage Rococo style blanc-de-chine porcelain figural group
European, possibly French, mid-late 19th Century
Depicting a man and a woman in courtly late 18th Century style clothing with painted highlights, on a naturalistically modeled oval base. Unmarked.
8-1/2 inches tall, 5 inches wide
CONDITION: This group appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: inherited
$125-175*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia
I re-measured and weighed. 8.5"x5" and 23 ounces exactly. There are some small imperfections in the mold, such as on the back of his arm. Again something that made me think it might be a nice piece--cheap stuff is usually perfect.
Thanks for your additional comments and measurements. The weight confirms this is porcelain and not alabaster, which would have been quite a bit heavier.
I've looked a thousands of these kinds of pieces in a career that is going into its third decade and I can say that comparatively speaking and with respect to any family sentiment as an inherited piece, this is a fair-to-good quality piece, but not much better than that. The market for even exceptional porcelain pieces is soft for all but the finest examples and anything below that really struggles to bring a good price at auction. I wanted to be realistic in what this is worth in today's times; it may be an instance where it's "sentimental value" outweighs its "market value."
No, there is nothing at all. There is that hole in the back of her dress that I see from a lot of these types of pieces--the more expensive ones. That is what made me curious enough to get an appraisal.