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The listing, **BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES** has ended.

These 2 gorgeous creatures were found in the attic of a man in my town who lived with 12 cats, never saw him much unless he was walking to the store to buy cat food, he didn't drive a car, who never really cracked a smile and lived in a 9 bedroom immaculately kept home who had recently passed, had no family and was very strange...Turned out his "strangeness" was far from it, he was a very rich eccentric man who didn't work because he was born into money,,, we found out his story to be long, interesting, sad, and wonderful all in one. What a unique man with fantastic taste! So I'm thinking whenever I am selling something I bought at his Estate sale this past weekend, I'll say it belonged to "Phil".... we can just leave it at that. So if my fans are paying attention, they will know, the rest will think I'm the crazy one!!!!

The Large Butterfly is 6 1/2 inches long and 6 inches across.The smaller one is also 6 1/2 inches across but 4 inches...those measurements are from wing to wing...

I have no clue as to what they are made of but on the backs are Copyright MCMLXXI T7040 AND MCMLXXI T7401

They are very lightweight, detailed and feel fragile ... I just found them and they aren't worth a fortune, but are gorgeous. On the other hand I looked up another article I bought, worth 3 grand! YIKES! I've got a lot of looking up to to do now!

Questions & Comments

I can't remember for certain, but those are Roman numerals. I think it is 1971. M is 1,000, then CM is 900 L is 50 XX is 20, (each X is 10), added to the 50 which makes it 70 and I is 1. So you have the year 1971. That is if I remember 5 years of Latin. Very different and. the T401 is a catalog number probably.

Mar 24th, 2014 at 4:24:17 PM PDT by

I don't know if that helped or confused everyone. Probably Italian made. Just a guess. Now, you have a starting point for research.

Mar 24th, 2014 at 4:28:07 PM PDT by

So they are Homco Home interior figurines meant to be hung on a wall?

Mar 25th, 2014 at 12:11:18 PM PDT by

Thinking back, they used roman numerals for the dates on some of the older movies too.

Mar 25th, 2014 at 4:05:27 PM PDT by

Fanned and watching. Do you get both butterflies? Bidding for sure. Do you fan back? Thank you.

Mar 27th, 2014 at 11:22:48 AM PDT by

You get both, and anyone who even comments on my auctions, good or bad, I fanback... and thank you so much!!!

Mar 29th, 2014 at 4:35:55 AM PDT by

:~)

Mar 21st, 2014 at 4:27:37 PM PDT by

Cool huh??? I can't believe the stuff in this home!!!! We always grew up saying he was a crazy old man and when he died we all even now say he haunts it!!!! LOL! The Estate sale is STILL going!

Mar 22nd, 2014 at 5:25:55 PM PDT by

It state Made in the USA on the back. These were made by Homco and sold in sets of 2 or 4. I have seen them in Gold also. They are plastic. Very nice pieces!

Mar 25th, 2014 at 5:10:02 AM PDT by

They feel like a plastic, but some different kind of plastic, like a ceramic type plastic....does that make sense?? Their really delicate, and I'd love to see them in gold!!!!!!! I'll bet those are pretty, too but I like the soft detail of these.

Mar 25th, 2014 at 12:08:50 PM PDT by

Wonder why use Roman numerals for the date?

Mar 25th, 2014 at 11:59:47 AM PDT by

I wondered that too!

Mar 25th, 2014 at 12:06:50 PM PDT by

One more day!!!!

Mar 27th, 2014 at 10:24:38 AM PDT by

Thanks for checking out my auction, I love butterflies and these would look awesome in my up and coming butterfly garden, watching and hopefully bidding :)

Mar 28th, 2014 at 4:40:44 AM PDT by

Awe, thanks, they are pretty !

Mar 29th, 2014 at 4:22:54 AM PDT by

Interesting story, yet memorizing! Had to finish reading once I started! Fanned!

Mar 29th, 2014 at 9:16:27 AM PDT by

Mesmerizing I mean!!

Mar 29th, 2014 at 9:17:59 AM PDT by

F&W!

Mar 29th, 2014 at 11:34:53 AM PDT by

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