Black Americana Jazz Musician Figurines-Please Help Identify.

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  1. whatmamahad

    whatmamahad Well-Known Member

    Good Day, Antiquers.
    I have researched web-sites, looked through my Collectibles Books and checked eBay without success.
    Item:
    Black Americana.
    Musicians. Jazz Players. Saxophone. Cello.
    Attired in White Tuxedos. Bow Ties.
    Marks: 1014-DR (Cello.) 1014-DW (Sax.)
    8 inches-height. 4"-width. 4"-length.
    Both figurines are in excellent condition.
    Any information would be Greatly Appreciated.
    Suggestions are Welcome.
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  4. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    @sabre123

    Are they Brayton Laguna (I thought), or Ray Murray?
     
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    whatmamahad Well-Known Member

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  6. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    :) Not a cello. Bass viol. :)
     
    silverthwait, Sep 9, 2019
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  7. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    I don't really know, scouts. It was a drive-by search, copy, and paste.
     
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  8. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    The Ruby Lane listing does give a book reference for West Coast Pottery.
     
    janetpjohn, Sep 9, 2019
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  9. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    You can actually see it in the book California Pottery Scrapbook on amazon--it has the "look inside" feature.
     
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  10. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    It's just funny, bc I'm not the only one who'd ID them as Brayton Laguna - from years back. :)
     
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  11. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    I believe you, @janetpjohn

    I remember the thrift store where I first saw Brayton Laguna's "Double Shotgun Wedding", calling my friend about them, and later seeing the musicians ID'd as Laguna on the Google machine :)

    Funny what sticks in your brain!
     
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  12. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Is that a 1902-S??
     
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