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They have many on this website $500 and up. I would take to a dealer. www.porcelaincollectiblesforsale.../
So Giuseppe Armani Capodimonte was very popular in the 1980 and 1990s. They had many figures like this couple (they were loosely referred to as courting couples.)
I used to have a really good article on Capodimonte and I can't find it at the moment. This article is not as good, but it gives you a general idea of what it is:
www.thesprucecrafts.com/
What is confusing to people is that a true, original "Capodimonte" is in museums now and I can't imaging any being found in the wild. There are many, many, many Capodimonte modern pieces--and some have value, some do not. The Giuseppe Armani Capodimonte name is frequently associated ceramic roses and figures like the one you have here.
The particular style of hat you have--when I worked in retail and sold them--were not as popular as some of the other pieces. With these, they were sold mostly in January after couples got engaged (engagement gifts) and in June as wedding gifts. They were slow movers then and quite frankly, are still slow movers today in the resale market.
Resale values are all over the place. I have seen some (not this exact piece--but like ones) sold (SOLD prices are the only true value) for 50 or 60 dollars (this is where I am, you may be in a city where people are willing to pay more for it).
What is interesting is online, I have seen people on line asking in the 200-400 range for similar figures (again NOT this exact one). These are ASKING prices, and I can see that they sit UNSOLD on eBay at these prices for months and even years.
I suggest since the asking values are different in different places is my suggestion is to find a reputable vintage dealer in your town how much you could reasonable expect to get for it (talk about insurance value if you don't want them to sell it for you).
Insurance value is always higher than retail, but it will give you a good starting idea. You can then decide if you want a store to sell it for you (probably the best idea) of if they go for a lot in your town if you want to get it in a high end (REAL--not eBay) art auction.
Personally, no matter what the value, I would NOT try to sell it on eBay or any way that it has to be shipped anywhere. These things were so delicate, I swear, you would sneeze and a piece would break off. I can't image it getting into a box and going across the country in the USPS or any postal system and arriving unscathed, no matter how carefully it was packaged.
Please post back what you learn from a local expert (and let me now where you are). I like to keep track of values in places other than were I am in Pgh.
Many thanks for sharing this nifty piece!
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