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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ghopper1924, post: 9578897, member: 5170&quot;]Hey Folks:</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t find out anything about this piece!</p><p><br /></p><p>What I do know about this pair is that they are about 22&quot; U.S. tall and weigh about 10 heavy pounds, maybe more. I don&#039;t have a scale handy. It came from a retired auctioneer&#039;s collection here in the U.S. Midwest, and has been in his possession some 50 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>When purchased the surface was covered here and there with groups of tiny pits filled with dirt, like pepper. It took Ms. G about 4 hours with a dental pick and brush to clean the piece. I had hoped to show some of the remaining &quot;pepper spots&quot; in the fourth pic, but the cleaning was pretty thorough and in any case they didn&#039;t show up too well. But I included the photo anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is cool but not cold to the touch. The finish is matte and very slightly rough. There are file marks here and there on this piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is signed (second pic below) but I can&#039;t make out the name.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pits (bubble pops?) also show underneath, inside the socle (which looks to be resin). The piece is glued to the socle.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know nothing about this sculpture, so, with your vast knowledge, please help an antiquing brother out!! Read carefully:</p><p><br /></p><p>The dirty pepper spots are usually written of as indicative of bone capillaries. However, I can&#039;t imagine the size of bone needed to have produced this, so will conclude that it is resin. Very heavy! Would the file marks also be indicative of finishing a resin sculpture?</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is clearly classically inspired. Does it depict a specific pair from antiquity, or are they just a couple of kids?</p><p><br /></p><p>This came from a collection of other things from the 1870s-1910s. Most of the stuff is from the 1880s. Would this fit into that time period?</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that this is from France, because of the look, subject and probable time period. Does that seem likely?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461922[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]461923[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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