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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Chinese Lucky Children?

« on: February 21, 2014, 03:06:11 pm »

Thank you, icedgold10
That's very interesting. Can you give a hint on where I can read more about them, as yet again google was not that generous.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Chinese Lucky Children?

« on: February 21, 2014, 09:24:12 am »

I guess my mother in law did, as the fact that those carvings are wooden is the only thing about them she is absolutely certain of.

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Antique Questions Forum / Chinese Lucky Children?

« on: February 21, 2014, 06:26:03 am »

Hello, everyone!

My mother in law recently bought these carved figures but non of us have any idea what they might be.
After googling for quite a while I could only find this post http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/68676057/Chinese_Good_luck_children_sleeping_on_watermelons_a_very_endearing_pair_Vintage_wood_carvings.html , where the figures quite similar to the ones we have were sold on an auction, however the seller did not provide any description of the origins of the figures. (apart from them being Chinese)

They have no marks on them, nothing. Looks like a solid piece of wood, they are quite heavy for the size (around 10 cm long and about 5 cm tall)
So would be really happy if anyone could give a hint about what those are and the approximate value.