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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 210436, member: 55"]That would be a reasonable possibility; hard to tell in the photos. But a close examination, especially around the top of the feet (a hard-to-carve area), might reveal to KingJ whether there is evidence of manual carving, or evidence of the precision common in machine-carved items.</p><p>I'd think 80's to 90's would be a reasonable guess at the age though, and very likely sold as something that a hobbyist might paint themselves, rather than an unfinished item, or intentionally left unpainted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 210436, member: 55"]That would be a reasonable possibility; hard to tell in the photos. But a close examination, especially around the top of the feet (a hard-to-carve area), might reveal to KingJ whether there is evidence of manual carving, or evidence of the precision common in machine-carved items. I'd think 80's to 90's would be a reasonable guess at the age though, and very likely sold as something that a hobbyist might paint themselves, rather than an unfinished item, or intentionally left unpainted.[/QUOTE]
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