These bisque figurines were made in Germany between 1890 and 1895. This chafing-dish burner is made of nickel plate or silver plate over a base metal, such as brass.

1. Precious Moments “Precious Moments created its first gift set of hand-painted porcelain bisque figurines from the artwork of founding artist Samuel J. Butcher,” explains Furnari.

The company was founded in Thuringia, Germany in the 1840s. They are especially known for dolls and piano babies, figurines that recline on the top of the piano. You are correct about the bisque ...

There were hundreds of potters making similar molded bisque figurines in Germany. The pair is worth about $100. These figurines are still being produced and reproduced in China.

They are bound by teardrops-not teardrops in their eyes, but the teardrop eyes of the porcelain bisque figurines that each of the 30 members collects. All belong to the Friends to the Very End ...

But some collectors are more interested in “naughties,” a group of 3- to 6-inch-long bisque figurines made from about 1910 to 1940. The women were posed as if lounging on a beach.

Appraiser Speciality Collectibles Material Pottery & Porcelain, Bisque, Porcelain Form Toys, Comic figure Update: December 23, 2013 ...

According to Today, the Precious Moments figurines from the "Original 21" collection that was released in 1979 are considered vintage collectibles and could be worth up to $750.

Roadshow dips into a discussion of the bisque figurines known as bathing beauties. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Andy Ourant dip into a discussion of the market for swimsuit ...