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What are they? Old Figurines.
These have been in my mother's family since at least the twenties. There is a picture of my grandmother from back then and they visible in the background. Some speculation is that they are German, that's about it. Trying to ID them.
   
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There should be maker’s marks on the bottom.
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They look like what my grandmother had. I'll ask my mom.
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No markings on them anywhere.
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They are kind of Hummel-like, but I'm sure if they were Hummel, they'd be marked.
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My mom said my grandmother had Armani figurines.
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As already said, if they were of any value they would have a mark on the bottom. Do you see anything inside the hole?
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They are definitely not Hummels. They appear to be bisque. There is a very similar one to your troubadour figurine (with the tambourine) for sale now on EBay for $99. Search for
bisque figurine tambourine troubadour if interested. Yours appears to be painted better...so one might be more valuable than the other.
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Yes that is very similar, thanks.
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I don't know what became of it...but my mother had a porcelain head doll that her great grandmother passed down to her. I remember seeing it in a shoebox...the body parts were basically just old cloth.
She wouldn't let us touch it...saying it was too fragile to handle.
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my grandmother painted the ones I have. Look pretty similar. She started with a white clay figure and added the color.
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I've always thought that anything collectable without a stamp or signature was pretty much worthless. (or at least for resale)
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I have a Lladro figurine from the mid-80's. My eyes were opened as to how little they are worth.
I think the hobby has gone out of fashion. It would be a good time to buy used if you love the stuff.
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