This is how I learn. Buying stuff and doing research or asking here, then learning how to tell the difference.
and @say_it_slowly beat me to it. :)
I found several Otties figurines on this site. Rare Adorable Otties Baby Girl Ballerina 1998 Figurine | Figurines, Figures & Groups | Decorative...
What family fun. Welcome.
How can you tell this? What were your clues? If you don't mind explaining, I would like to see this through your eyes.
Me too. Exquisite work and then a macerated signature. I keep coming up with Cynthia Myers pieces, which are sand carved. Maybe this may be a...
Lots of expertise here (not me). What they will want is for you to present photos. Especially any marks with close up views, but also views of...
Thanks for the clarification.
Good tests. Thank you. This is what I was looking for. I’ll add it to the ideas that I already got from other members
Thanks for the information about Fenton. I stand corrected.
What mettle you have! I would have a hard time parting with one.
I don’t know about whether it is Fenton I found it out about the closure while researching a piece. Sorry.
Ah. Okay. I thought it was good catch. Seemingly not.
Sally, Such disappointments are the reality of learning this craft. I post stuff here all the time only to be crushed with the reality. Keep at...
Is this the information you are talking about? I don't know about such things, just asking. Porcelain and pottery marks (theoldstuff.com)
The Fenton factory closed in 2011. When you said repopping pieces, I'm not sure that you were aware of this. Or are you thinking fakes?
Very nice. Looks like a start of a collection. ;)
Me too. :)
I don’t know. He makes his living by selling to stores and auction houses so he must be doing something right. He spends his days going to estate...
Ah ha. It wasn’t magic then.
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