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<p>[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 880993, member: 121"]Since I do not have any provenance on this piece other than it belonged to an aunt (she of the demi-tasse cups) who traveled and collected extensively, I am soliciting opinions regarding its authenticity. I KNOW you can not say definitively without handling the piece, but some of you are SO GOOD at this that you may be able to render an opinion of some sort. My experience with Meissen is pretty much limited to dinnerware.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is 6.6”-6.75” tall and is surprisingly heavy for its size (noticeably heavier than a Dresden figurine of the same size). Even though it is damaged, I believe that it may still have some value. The detail in modeling and painting is very good. My initial search for anything with the impressed numbers on the bottom has yielded zero so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank You.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]198955[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]198956[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]198957[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]198958[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198959[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]198960[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198961[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]198962[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198963[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]198964[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 880993, member: 121"]Since I do not have any provenance on this piece other than it belonged to an aunt (she of the demi-tasse cups) who traveled and collected extensively, I am soliciting opinions regarding its authenticity. I KNOW you can not say definitively without handling the piece, but some of you are SO GOOD at this that you may be able to render an opinion of some sort. My experience with Meissen is pretty much limited to dinnerware. It is 6.6”-6.75” tall and is surprisingly heavy for its size (noticeably heavier than a Dresden figurine of the same size). Even though it is damaged, I believe that it may still have some value. The detail in modeling and painting is very good. My initial search for anything with the impressed numbers on the bottom has yielded zero so far. Thank You. [ATTACH=full]198955[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198956[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198957[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198958[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198960[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198961[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198962[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198963[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198964[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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