I would like to get some advice, please. Recently, I purchased this statue at our local auction. It has a name of G. Armani together with year 1982 and the city, Florence.
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I have seen several versions of her, one is colorful like yours, and one is all white. I don't know that she has an official name. I have seen her advertised as G. Armani 1982 Florence Figurine Woman holding vase on wooden base or "lady with vase"
I have not sold her or seen her sell. I see someone is asking $900 for her on eBay. If she sells, that will be today's market value.
If you are not an experienced seller, I would not recommend you selling her on eBay. If you are experience, then go for it. Not experienced--something this expensive and a new seller is rife for fraud and issues.
Also, selling something this fragile requires extensive experience packing it for shipment.
I suggest finding a local auction house (real auction) or a local vintage resale shop and have them sell it for you. You will fetch less but will be safer and have less risk.
Post back how your sale goes.
G. Armani figurines are listed all over the Internet and most of the online have a wide variety of similar 'models' and the prices go from $40 - several thousand. If you do enough research You can usually find the same figurine on sale for a low price and a high price and not very many being sold at either price.
There are currently approximately 2,000 Armani Figurines listed for sale on eBay alone and several hundred more on other sites so it really is a buyers market no matter the figurine or the price.
You can take a look at eBay's sold listings to see what people are buying and what they are paying. Some sold in the high value category but most were in the lower value field. If you believe that your figurine should be in the higher value then that is how you should list it. Start your price high with best offer and see how it goes. If no offers after several weeks/months then you can lower the price and wait again.
eBay is not a good site for inexperienced sellers but you could try Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, LetGo, etc.
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This piece (small difference in color to yours) sold in 2019 for $160 and since this is the only sold model that I could find, I would consider this to be 'current value'.
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This model has been sitting on eBay for almost 2 years with an asking price of $900. Perhaps it will sell one day - or - maybe not?
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It is difficult to provide advice on an item like this because sales are just too unpredictable and I believe you should be able to read all of the answers and decide for yourself what you believe is the best value for your piece.
Similar figurines are asking $650 Australian dollars at this website www.cherishedtreasures.shop/
Thank you Judy ! I will check the website.
This piece can be valued in the $100's but has to be verified through a specialist , They can be certain with the origin and value for resale or insurance on the piece. -www.marks4antiques.com/
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