Is this a Piano Baby?

Brand new to this nice forum!
I was told that this is a Piano Baby. She is approx 3"x3" and has a stamped blue mark on the bottom that I can not make out.
Appreciate any help
Pattique

 

Thank you!

 

Welcome Pattique!

The form is right for a piano baby, but the 3" x 3" size, plus the fact that it's hollow, would pretty well eliminate it as a piano baby. Sorry, I can't help with the mark

 

Everything I read pretty much said the smallest starts out at 6" so thanks for that confirmation. The person I got her from told me Piano Baby (I was unfamiliar, took their word and looked it up after purchase (lesson learned!!).
Appreciate your reply

 

She is clearly inspired by the original 'piano babies', which were not only decorative, they helped weigh down a piano shawl to keep it from sliding off, so needed some size in order to have adequate weight. As far as I know, all of them were hollow.

There is quite a lot about piano babies in a thread from not too long ago:

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/how-to-clean-these-figurines.32394/

The ones most desired by collectors are German. Many later ones are from Japan; the small size & dramatic eyebrows make me think yours is one of these.

 

Can you make out any letters in the mark?

My first impression was Japanese.

 

Hi Pattique! Welcome to Antiquers!

I agree with Sandra and Cluttered.....most likely Japanese.

 

Here's one marked JAPAN that I think is similar. (I cannot comment on the seller's description or price being asked...)


https://www.etsy.com/listing/260320...uery=crying+baby+figurine&ref=sr_gallery-1-34

 

Etsy


OP


I'm going to change my opinion on the OPs.
Might be a Chinese copy.

I'm looking at the way the base is done. Blurred mark. Leg area filled in. Hands sitting up. The fact that the OP's is bisque rather than glazed.

 

Agree. More like a copy of a copy.

 

Wow! Thank you all so very much for all your efforts in trying to figure out my little figurine! I appreciate all the time you have given. I am grateful to the very nice and helpful people on this forum