The listing, Chinese Mudmen, Antique- RARE!!2 Women!!! has ended.
This is for four Chinese Mudmen , small highly collectible ceramic figures. These were made , mostly from the late 1800's up through 1950's. You can see from the wide open base these are old. Newer ones have only a vent hole of small drilled hole, these you can see clearly are handmade inside. Te on is missing the top of an ear , two have a small section of one hand each , missing(the other hands are fine. And for display the damage isn't so noticeable and if you are good with sculpey clay these are easily repaired. Most all mudmen you see have damage or repairs of some type so this is normal for their age, some bring(even damaged)hundreds of dollars at auctions. But I thought my friends hereon Listia might just like these! (going though the Auction process can be lengthy and I've got a houseful of stuff I want to get rid of as I am "clearing the decks" as they say My health hasn't been so great lately , so I am cleaning out, now while I am more or less "up to the job" .I would say these are about 3 to 4" tall (if you need exact sizes just ask) No refunds no returns , I am not a store. (Sorry) They are sold "As is" so please look carefully at the pics. They will be shipped Priority USPS with tracking and $50 insurance, via Paypal (to be paid at the sale end) UPDATE:I have found information that states the impressed "CHINA" on these dates them between 1890-1919. It states the orignal molds , were destroyed for all mudmen during the war, most likely used to make arms..Also please note I think the one is a woman, which is incredibly rare to find in the older Mudmen and considered to be "The Holy Grail" of mud figures (There are many you can find of modern versions, but remember these are open bottom so not modern! )TY UPDATE!! I actually took a better look - I think I have TWO mudwomen!!! Lol!! (I think I priced these too low!!)