Featured bag full of miniature figurines and oddball items

hi all

bought a £2 bag full of miniature nick nack figurine types

the first pic ive found out are french feves

but unsure about the other bits and bobs

i thought maybe japanese chess pieces ?

any thoughts/help appreciated

 

sounds like my mother in law !!

 

I think in the first group is a camel and at least one wise man. Maybe some from nativity. What an odd assortment, but very nice. What does it read below the soldier?

 

hi inh

reads danemark

i think all the first lot are french

not sure about the others though

 

In the ballet of Sleeping Beauty, that is the name of the fairy who is miffed at not being invited to the christening & sets the plot in motion with her evil spell. Maybe the '3' indicates it is part of a set, possibly for SB?

 

What does it say on the figure next to Carabosse?

 

hi bronwen

i like your thinking

its says C Corday

 

There's a modern maker Cordey, but I'm also finding figurines of Charlotte Corday. She was guillotined.

 

The first lot are mostly old/antique Santons, part of a very elaborate Provençal nativity set.

 

thanks Aj, interesting

what sort of feel do you get from the asian ones ?

i dont think chess pieces makes sense actually

 

The Asian ones are probably Chinese Immortals, I recognize a few. They are for good luck.
The yellow one in the last picture is a miniature replica of a pre-Columbian stone statue, I can't remember where, but it is one of the older, lesser known cultures. I may remember it later.

 

This is how santons are in their setting, a Provençal village. The size depends on how much you want to spend and how much room you have. We had one at home, my brother and I always had great fun building the set on top of a blanket chest and getting all of the santons in.

 

wonderful info Aj, thank you so much

those pictures are delightful !!

 

does that mean along with my lucky pigs, now ill have even more luck with my chinese immortals !!

 

i found this link to some immortals quite similar, different in size

do you reckon, their from the same age period as mine ?
https://www.rubylane.com/item/760156-Por-734/Pair-Chinese-porcelain-immortal-figures-riding

 

Do yours have any marks?

 

hey Aj

the bases are the same form as the link pics,

only 1 has a hand written 981

 

https://sg.carousell.com/p/vintage-8-immortals-八仙-mini-statues-67473236/
I doubt this is helpful, but I found this old ad. They seem the same as yours, but give not info.