social

Gulliver's World Puppy Love Figurine?

A small figurine of a girl bathing a puppy.I have what I believe is a Gulliver's World figurine. Puppy Love. But it has no markings, signature, or plaque

Advertisement

A small figurine of a girl bathing a puppy.
 
A small figurine of a girl bathing a puppy.
 
A small figurine of a girl bathing a puppy.
 

Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!

 

Gold Feedback Medal for All Time! 949 Feedbacks
April 13, 20210 found this helpful
Best Answer

I'm not sure but I believe it would have a signature/plaque if it was a true Gulliver's World by Armani .
It appears the company made these in several different material/colors but I did not see any with any colors even similar to yours.
When comparing several of the signed figurines - it looks like it was named 'Puppy Care'? - they all look much more refined than your piece.

Advertisement


www.etsy.com/.../giuseppe-armani-rare-capodimonte
www.mercari.com/.../
www.bonanza.com/.../859104008
www.etsy.com/.../giuseppe-armani-rare-capodimonte

I believe you have what is commonly called a 'knock-off' and companies made these when these figurines were selling for high money years ago - 80s-90s.
Some copies/fakes were as nice as the originals and very difficult to verify but most of those also used a fake signature.

Maybe other members will have other opinions.

 

Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 196 Feedbacks
April 15, 20210 found this helpful
Best Answer

This one is very puzzling as, cybergrannie, you are right that this one has odd coloring and is not as refined as the true pieces (the hands are really odd), but there are many levels of this brand (see link) and it is possible that it is real and just a lower level piece but it should have a mark on it somewhere: 2-clicks-collectiblefigurines.com/.../armani-figurines-collecting.html

Advertisement

Original poster--are there any marks on it anywhere--even tiny ones that could represent the artist?

If it was mine, I would be hesitant to sell it until I had it authenticated--for two reasons--1. is eBay or Etsy or Facebook can revoke your selling privilege's if you try to sell a fake (even if it is not intentional) and 2. if you did sell it and the seller had it authenticated and it was a fake, they will be unhappy and it could result in #1.

Not sure where you are located, but if have any art auction houses (real auction houses--not people who sell on eBay as a consignment business) where they have authentication services, I would have that done if you are intending to sell it. The challenge here is the cost to authenticate may be as much as people are selling it for (asking is in the low $100s and I have not seen one sell in a while).

Advertisement

It is kind of a catch 22 situation here.

If it is a fake, they will destroy it, rightly so.

I feel bad that you are in this situation. If you had the box or any other paperwork that would help with the process, that would be a different story. When I sold these pieces when I worked at Hallmark we always told buyers to save the boxes. Now, all these years later, I am sad so many people did not, as it makes it so much easier to validate what is what. Sellers who have all of the original paperwork, box etc. do realize more than people who don't also.

Post back what you learn! Thanks for sharing your mystery piece with us!

 

Silver Answer Medal for All Time! 440 Answers
April 14, 20211 found this helpful
Best Answer

Giuseppe Armani figurines have Giuseppe Armani's signature, a blue Neapolitan "N" with crown mark (the mark of Capodimonte), a metal tag with the word Florence imbedded on it or a metal plate with name Giuseppe Armani, original box, Certificate of Authenticity (available for limited edition pieces). The "N" with crown mark can change because there is no trade mark restriction for this, the plate/box/certificate can be absent, the Giuseppe Armanis signature can be different - from simple initials to the full name, but the signature cannot disappear, since it is engraved in porcelain.

Advertisement

If there is no confirmation that it was made by Giuseppe Armani, then you cannot consider this figurine made by this Italian sculptor and artist. You have a "like" Armani figurine. Your figurine looks like Gulliver's World series (1980s), but it seems to me that the proportions have been changed (see attached screenshot) www.ebay.com/.../133454383327

 
 
April 13, 20210 found this helpful

It looks very similar to this one on ebay:
www.ebay.com/.../133454383327

I believe you are correct about Gullivers.

 

Bronze Tip Medal for All Time! 59 Tips
April 13, 20210 found this helpful

This one looks similar...but is signed on the base:
www.etsy.com/.../giuseppe-armani-terracotta-gullivers...

 

Gold Post Medal for All Time! 677 Posts
April 13, 20210 found this helpful

If it is not marked then it is probably a knockoff and not worth as much as the original.

 

Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!

 
In This Page
Categories
Consumer Advice Collectibles FigurinesApril 13, 2021
Pages
More
👒
Mother's Day Ideas!
🌻
Gardening
👔
Father's Day Ideas!
Facebook
Pinterest
YouTube
Instagram
Categories
Better LivingBudget & FinanceBusiness and LegalComputersConsumer AdviceCoronavirusCraftsEducationEntertainmentFood and RecipesHealth & BeautyHolidays and PartiesHome and GardenMake Your OwnOrganizingParentingPetsPhotosTravel and RecreationWeddings
Published by ThriftyFun.
Desktop Page | View Mobile
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
Generated 2024-04-28 11:15:51 in 10 secs. ⛅️️
© 1997-2024 by Cumuli, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Gullivers-World-Puppy-Love-Figurine.html