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Josef Originals Figurines

  Lot # 128
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Vety Good & Good
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5 1/2"; 4"; 4"
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Lot # 128
System ID # 2957024
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This Lot consists of a 2 Original Josef Original Figurines and One that appears to be a fake most likely made in Japan. The two original figurines are marked. The fake one is missing the jewels and there is significant crazing as can be seen in photographs.

 

Josef Originals was founded in 1945 by Muriel Joseph in Arcadia, California. When her fiancee Tom George returned from WWII he couldn’t find employment; therefore he put his focus on Muriel’s business and with his help the figurine line was born in 1946. The most collectible pieces are those that were made during the ownership of Muriel and most are signed, have a high gloss finish, and black eyes (brown eyes from 1982 to 1985). The earliest pieces bear the name "M.J. George” on the base and the earlier works were usually marked on the bottom with an incising of "Josef Originals" or a black pallet type stamp; some also had a "C" in a circle on under-glazed bottoms.