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<p>[QUOTE="Brenda Anna, post: 135331, member: 1778"]She's pretty crazed and a little grubby from sitting in a basement cabinet for heaven knows how many years. She doesn't really suit my style; but I have a feeling there's some man cave out there that is just screaming for her presence.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've never seen something like this before, so I'm just guessing it was made in the 1950s - early 1960s, and an effort to create a ceramic Marilyn Monroe. I also suspect this was meant to hang on a wall, as it's a little large and ungainly to sit in a stand, the way I photographed her. I'm hardly an expert on pin-up girls of that era, let alone ceramics, so I'd love to learn what you know or think about this piece, whom it may have been intended to portray, how to clean her up without damaging the finish, and whether or not you think I'm crazy to try to sell her.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your thoughts!</p><p><br /></p><p>[GALLERY=media, 677]Ceramic Pin-Up 1 by Brenda Anna posted Apr 13, 2016 at 1:27 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 680]Ceramic Pin-Up 2 by Brenda Anna posted Apr 13, 2016 at 1:27 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 678]Ceramic Pin-Up 3 by Brenda Anna posted Apr 13, 2016 at 1:27 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 679]Ceramic Pin-Up 4 by Brenda Anna posted Apr 13, 2016 at 1:27 AM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brenda Anna, post: 135331, member: 1778"]She's pretty crazed and a little grubby from sitting in a basement cabinet for heaven knows how many years. She doesn't really suit my style; but I have a feeling there's some man cave out there that is just screaming for her presence. I've never seen something like this before, so I'm just guessing it was made in the 1950s - early 1960s, and an effort to create a ceramic Marilyn Monroe. I also suspect this was meant to hang on a wall, as it's a little large and ungainly to sit in a stand, the way I photographed her. I'm hardly an expert on pin-up girls of that era, let alone ceramics, so I'd love to learn what you know or think about this piece, whom it may have been intended to portray, how to clean her up without damaging the finish, and whether or not you think I'm crazy to try to sell her. Thanks for your thoughts! [GALLERY=media, 677]Ceramic Pin-Up 1 by Brenda Anna posted Apr 13, 2016 at 1:27 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 680]Ceramic Pin-Up 2 by Brenda Anna posted Apr 13, 2016 at 1:27 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 678]Ceramic Pin-Up 3 by Brenda Anna posted Apr 13, 2016 at 1:27 AM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 679]Ceramic Pin-Up 4 by Brenda Anna posted Apr 13, 2016 at 1:27 AM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]
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