packer
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posted on June 10, 2001 11:59:28 AM new
She is about 7" tall, has a hole in the torch she is holding and a hole in the bottom. I am assuming that some sort of electrical light may go through there. However I,m not sure I've ever seen one that small.
She has a small oval blue sticker in the back that says "MADE IN JAPAN".
Any ideas as to what she is and what to call her?
Thanks,
packer
[ edited by packer on Jun 10, 2001 12:00 PM ]
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tiggressoflove
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posted on June 10, 2001 12:04:18 PM new
It's very beautiful. I'd say it'll bring in at least $100-200. Probably more so long ebay doesn't bomb.
Wouldn't know what to call her though  sorry
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AntiqueParrot
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posted on June 10, 2001 12:08:03 PM new
Could it be a christmas light cover?
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kittykittykitty
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posted on June 10, 2001 12:08:35 PM new
night light?
kittyx3
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noteye
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posted on June 10, 2001 12:12:28 PM new
I think it was used to tend or mind plants while you are gone.
You would place her securely into the potted plant and then pour water into the open flower (looks like a tulip) and then when you are away the water will slowly drain, watering your plant while you are away.
That's what I think.
noteye
My thoughts on this issue have gone 'Un-Surveyed' and may not be of importance to the P.T.B.
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packer
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posted on June 10, 2001 12:15:04 PM new
noteye,
That may be so, but why is the bottom covered with a felt paper?
I don't think I would want to get it wet.
packer
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packer
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posted on June 10, 2001 12:17:40 PM new
Another thing, there is no way you could stand her up if a cord were coming thru there.
I want to list it but need some idea on what to call her.
packer
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packer
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posted on June 10, 2001 06:20:06 PM new
How can anyone help me if its off the page?
Anybody? I need to call it something but I'm totally miffed.
Hubby thought it looked like a bud vase. If that were the case would'nt the bottom be something besides paper?
packer
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sadie999
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posted on June 10, 2001 06:23:24 PM new
What about "MIJ Figurine or Light or Vase??"
You may not feel good about letting bidders you don't know what you have, but you have a lot of search words in there. 
Good luck,
Sadie
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tiggressoflove
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posted on June 10, 2001 06:23:57 PM new
Call it lady with torch rare (it has to be rare) see pics
paper bottom??
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RainyBear
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posted on June 10, 2001 06:27:37 PM new
Could she be an unusual salt shaker, missing the plug that goes in the bottom? I can't tell from the picture whether the bottom is solid or not, aside from the hole.
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packer
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posted on June 10, 2001 06:35:45 PM new
RainyBear,
Its solid except for the hole which is about 3/4" diameter.
Its to small for an older xmas bulb to go through. But it would work for the newer bulbs. However I wouldn't want to put it in a tree as it does have some weight to it.
packer
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kiasi
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posted on June 10, 2001 07:17:53 PM new
The felt on the bottom troughs me off a little.Otherwise,when i grew up in Germany,i saw those a lot.We used to put little cone shaped incest burner thingys inside ,and the smoke came out of the flower or torch or whatever the figurine was. sorry about the bad english.
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Malady
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posted on June 10, 2001 07:25:14 PM new
I was thinking along the same lines as kiasi.
Perhaps the felt was added later? From the last pic it looks as if the whole bottom is open and the hole was 'cut' in the felt.
My second thought was it could hold those tiny, brightly dyed, dry flowers that were popular during the 70's.
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packer
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posted on June 10, 2001 07:33:59 PM new
You guys are coming up with some great ideas.
The felt like paper looks to be original as around the rim it looks like they glazed right over the edge bonding the paper to the statue. Maybe that hole is not suppose to be there at all, and someone accidently poked their finger through it. Most of the pieces that covered the hole are bent inward.
packer
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packer
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posted on June 10, 2001 07:48:49 PM new
Here is some more pics of the bottom.
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jwoodcrafts
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posted on June 10, 2001 08:08:56 PM new
I don't know what it is, but I think you are right about the hole. It looks to me like it was covered when it was made, and someone just put their finger through it. I know I have seen that happen before.
http://www.geocities.com/sandcastless/crafts.html
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toybuyer
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posted on June 10, 2001 08:32:54 PM new
Your 2nd set of pictures which has a foil label that says Made in Japan, looks like stickers I see on quite a few Japanese imports of figures and dishes imported during the late 50's and 60's. Alot of pottery companies (Napco, Inarco, etc)imported from Japan and some figures did have green felt or green heavy papern placed on the bottom so you could set it down without damage to your furniture. (example: Authentic Hummel copycats made by the Herbert Dubler company during WWII because of the embargo on German made items were distributed with green felt on the bottom of their plaster of paris figures and then their foil sticker place on top of that). The suggestion that the hole was not originally there is my best guess also.
(not toybuyer on ebay)
[ edited by toybuyer on Jun 10, 2001 08:43 PM ]
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bhearsch
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posted on June 10, 2001 08:45:25 PM new
Hi packer. Could she be a posy holder or a candleholder for the slim candles? Also, she could be a scent holder. These usually were used with a small piece of cotton that had a few drops of perfume placed on it and then it was inserted into the holder. The electrical ones are called perfume lamps but I know they also made them without electrical components.
Your best choice, however, is probably a candleholder. I have quite a few silver candleholders from the 60's and 70's period that use the real thin taper candles.
Blanche
[ edited by bhearsch on Jun 10, 2001 08:49 PM ]
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packer
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posted on June 10, 2001 09:11:27 PM new
Hi Blanche,
Yes, it would indeed take a tiny candle. You'd have to wedge the candle in as there is no lip or bottom for it to rest in. The hole in the torch/tulip goes clear to the bottom.
I really liked the idea of it being a perfume lamp or scenter.
I did a quick search of perfume lamps and all seem to be electric.
packer
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kittykittykitty
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posted on June 11, 2001 12:44:02 AM new
packer
after further consideration, the fact that she has a flower on her head and is holding a flower, makes me think blanche is probably right about it being a thingy you put drops of scent on a piece of cotton and put inside. can you smell any stale perfume or scent on her? of course she may not have been used for that. could be the person who got her was just as baffled as we've been.
it also just occurred to me that what blanche described could have been used as an early room freshener, and maybe that's what she is?
kittyx3
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bogalucy
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posted on June 11, 2001 05:16:26 AM new
Perfume lamps were popular in the 60's and 70's and she looks like she might be from that era. If she has no room or fixture for an interior lamp (about night-light size) then she is probably an incense burner or is used as kitty suggested.
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