I have this in my home and have no clue if it's real. How much is it worth? And what is the name.
Any help?
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I would go to a dealer if I had any doubts about the authenticity of a piece. Knockoffs can look very much like the real thing.
While only a true expert can tell you 100%, from the marks and the signature, it does appear yours is real. Now if I felt it and it was light weight or felt "off" (which I can't really describe...it is just something in the feel and texture), then it may be "faux" version. There was more "faux" pieces of the tall figurines, vs. the wall hangings, but anything is possible in the world of "faux".
Are you in the US or Europe? My understanding from some previous research I did, is they released different items to different places. This is not one I am familiar with from my US sales...although they are also regional by parts of the US.
Remember when these were sold in 1992 it was pre-internet and they tried to create markets by limited distributions. Now that we have the internet you can literally get whatever you want no matter where you are, which is part of why the values of EVERYTHING collectible have dropped.
My best advice is that if you have a resale shop in your town that you trust, you could have it looked at or if cybergrannie weighs in, she has some good resources for free appraisals--I would go that route and have it verified and valued generally.
I say generally, because values are very regional. Where I am, these still have some value and could sell into the mid $20s, in other places where they are still sought after, they could fetch as much as $100. Then I know there are other places where there are many of these and they sell for next to nothing, if they even sell.
Religious iconography and mother/child tableau as this is, is also most popular around mothers day and the Christmas holidays--so those would be your target selling times-60-90 days prior.
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