Help with ID of antique figurines

[ragtop69gs]

I have a few items from my fathers estate that I'm having trouble identifying. None of these items have any type of identifying markings on them. I remember seeing these in my grandmothers home when I was a young child.

 

The 2 smaller figurines appear to be some type of resin cast. The double headed one is hand carved wood with a lever that raises and turns the heads as if they are kissing. I would classify it as Black folk art or Black Slavery Americana.

 

Any help with info or points of reference would be great.

[etcswjoe]

They look like some items my father in law has done, I will ask him if he knows.

[Freebird]

The mechanical one looks like some done by Anri. Do a Google search for Anri mechanical figurines and you'll find a lot of examples. It looks like most were bottle corks and that one may have once been.

 

Here's some examples on Ebay. Scroll through the list and you will see several of the "kissing" ones.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Anri+Mechanical&_sacat=0&_odkw=Anri&_osacat=0&_from=R40

[Grump]

i have carved that format in in the past.it nas beem dun in europe and french canada.could be made to day or a hundred years a go. i like the stuff so i tryed them .

[Grump]

ill be i thought i had judst posted one . ok this typ of carving has gon one for a houndred years or more in europe french canada . by me and meany meany others.i have two books befor me on the subject one is in the ozark style. and the other covers folk characters they are a lot of fun more so if you can do them up to look like ones frends. which is good if they don,t take ofence to them.

[bongobobny]

Next time "Antiques Roadshow" is in town take them in...

[kantornado]

Send the pictures to Antiques Roadshow and they will help you out......Ron

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/contactus.html

[ragtop69gs]

The mechanical one looks like some done by Anri. Do a Google search for Anri mechanical figurines and you'll find a lot of examples. It looks like most were bottle corks and that one may have once been.

 

Here's some examples on Ebay. Scroll through the list and you will see several of the "kissing" ones.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Anri+Mechanical&_sacat=0&_odkw=Anri&_osacat=0&_from=R40

 

You are correct about the kissing couple Looking at the ebay postings, this matches both in style and mechanics.

 

A closer look at it reveals that it was glued to the base it now sits on.

 

Thanks Don

[KIC]

They are cool though..

[ragtop69gs]

They are cool though..

 

Yes they are. I have a few more bottle corks in my collection and never knew they were "Anri". SEE an old dog can learn something new

 

Still trying to figure out what the 2 small ones are.

[Freebird]

They may not be. From what Grump has posted, a lot of folks have made these. I guess Anri is just one of them.

[ragtop69gs]

Now that you mention that and I think about it, the carving style of the other corks looks more like the royal doulton beer stines I have.