barparts
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posted on May 12, 2004 09:22:48 PM new
I picked this up at a sale for next to nothing. It is in perfect condition and had a label on the bottom I didn't recognize.
Please help
[ edited by barparts on May 12, 2004 09:24 PM ]
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Roadsmith
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posted on May 12, 2004 10:26:05 PM new
Is it lightweight or fairly heavy for its size?
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barparts
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posted on May 14, 2004 03:48:48 PM new
Hi Roadsmith,
It weighs about a pound and a half. I would say kind of average for it's size.
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Roadsmith
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posted on May 14, 2004 05:21:23 PM new
1.5 pounds is rather substantial for a little figurine like that.
I don't know! The label looks mid-century to later, but have you googled the label? What is the little darling holding in her right hand? Can you identify the flowers in her left hand? Sometimes those are good keywords to use.
If google gives you nothing, and you do want to sell it, I'd start it really low, maybe around $5.00. If it's a known and older object, start it higher. Figurines are a tough sell.
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AintRichYet
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posted on May 14, 2004 05:32:41 PM new
Roadsmith? ... I'm thinking the ink mark underneath the label looks like the top of the 'N' capodimonte mark, no? yes?
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Roadsmith
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posted on May 14, 2004 06:09:20 PM new
Aint: I can't see that ink mark well enough to tell, and I'm not familiar with the capodimonte "mark."
Barparts, it does look as though there's a mark underneath that paper label. I'd be tempted to take the label off and see, given that we're not at all sure you have something valuable here. The label can always go back on with a little glue if necessary. But heat it gently for a few seconds first, with a hair dryer, so you don't pull off part of the ink below the label.
The figurine doesn't look like capodimonte to me, but perhaps I haven't seen enough capo. to know. It would be interesting to see what's under that label, though!
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on May 14, 2004 06:14:11 PM new
The other item that she is holding looks like a gardener's shovel. The one that is hand-held and ends in a point. I don't know the exact word for it because I don't garden, but do you know what I'm talking about?
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Roadsmith
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posted on May 14, 2004 06:17:51 PM new
By golly, Bizzy, your eyes are better than mine! If we could see a closeup, we could tell for sure.
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mcjane
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posted on May 14, 2004 06:41:29 PM new
bizzy, I think it's called a trowel.
I think she's holding her cell phone. 
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on May 15, 2004 06:01:48 AM new
A trowel! That's it! DOH!!! And now back to Gardening 101 ....
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capolady
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posted on May 15, 2004 08:05:09 AM new
I thought the same thing when I saw the partial mark under the sticker - could it be Capo? I would definitely heat the sticker to see if the mark underneath is Capo. If not Capo, then maybe something else really collectible. If it is Capo then you have a really nice piece. I collect Capodimonte, hence the name, and I've never seen a piece like this one. If this turns out to be a piece of Capo you have a real treasure on your hands because I've seen thousands of pieces and have never come across a piece like it. Capo dealers would jump all over this one.
If you decide to remove the sticker, take a photo of the mark and let us see it. Then myself or someone else here can tell you what you have.
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parklane64
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posted on May 15, 2004 11:27:12 AM new
Please post advice on best removal methods. Heat it in the oven? I know that peanut butter will take adhesive residue off, is that safe here? Still learning.
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cblev65252
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posted on May 15, 2004 11:31:01 AM new
Ahhhhhhh, don't put it in the oven! A hair dryer works pretty good. Since you don't want to destroy the sticker, don't use goo or any other product that would damage the sticker.
Cheryl
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barparts
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posted on May 15, 2004 09:47:43 PM new
Ok, I was able to remove the label without too much trouble. Here is a photo of what was underneath it.
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stonecold613
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posted on May 16, 2004 05:05:14 PM new
After looking at some other Capodimonte on ebay, I think it is. Hopefully capolady can update you on this piece. Is that a transplanting shovel in her hand?
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barparts
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posted on May 17, 2004 02:01:41 PM new
Yes stone, that is a transplanting shovel. And a blue bonnet on her head.
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lowprofile
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posted on May 17, 2004 02:19:42 PM new
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Email the person at http://www.onlinecollectibles.com/faq/capodimonte.htm
They seem to know.
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neroter12
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posted on May 17, 2004 03:19:35 PM new
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[ edited by neroter12 on May 17, 2004 03:20 PM ]
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neroter12
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posted on May 17, 2004 03:22:10 PM new
Was trying post that does look like the Italian mark, but at first the figurine looked more german to me.
Hope its authentic for you!!! 
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