
Eclectic Collection of Miniature Curios and Toys
This diverse assembly of miniatures reflects a collection of mid-to-late 20th-century decorative curios and toy elements. The centerpiece is a porcelain bisque figurine of a woman in a yellow dress with a green shawl, standing approximately 4-5 inches tall with hand-painted facial features. Beside her is a smaller polyresin figurine of a girl in a nurse-like cap holding a heart. The arrangement includes dollhouse-scale furniture: a Rococo-style settee with pink velvet upholstery and a gilded resin frame, accompanied by a fringed pedestal table topped with miniature ceramics. A small-scale abacus crafted from wood and wire with colored beads shows fine artisanal work. Notable toys include a brightly painted wooden spinning top with pastel stripes and a small orange wooden pull-toy duck with pink wheels. Further background items include a miniature terrestrial globe on a metal stand, a cobalt blue glass bottle, and a miniature vintage-style cooking stove. Condition across the items is generally good, showing moderate surface dust and minor paint wear consistent with display. Materials range from bisque porcelain and resin to wood, glass, and metal, indicating a 'found object' collection of disparate manufacturing origins, many likely being souvenir or hobbyist miniatures from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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Estimated Value
$125.00 - $185.00
Basic Information
Category
Collectibles / Decorative Miniatures
Appraised On
April 28, 2026
Estimated Value
$125.00 - $185.00
Item Description
This diverse assembly of miniatures reflects a collection of mid-to-late 20th-century decorative curios and toy elements. The centerpiece is a porcelain bisque figurine of a woman in a yellow dress with a green shawl, standing approximately 4-5 inches tall with hand-painted facial features. Beside her is a smaller polyresin figurine of a girl in a nurse-like cap holding a heart. The arrangement includes dollhouse-scale furniture: a Rococo-style settee with pink velvet upholstery and a gilded resin frame, accompanied by a fringed pedestal table topped with miniature ceramics. A small-scale abacus crafted from wood and wire with colored beads shows fine artisanal work. Notable toys include a brightly painted wooden spinning top with pastel stripes and a small orange wooden pull-toy duck with pink wheels. Further background items include a miniature terrestrial globe on a metal stand, a cobalt blue glass bottle, and a miniature vintage-style cooking stove. Condition across the items is generally good, showing moderate surface dust and minor paint wear consistent with display. Materials range from bisque porcelain and resin to wood, glass, and metal, indicating a 'found object' collection of disparate manufacturing origins, many likely being souvenir or hobbyist miniatures from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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