Porcelain Genies

[babsrocker]

I found this pair of genies at a yard sale, but nobody knew anything about them. They appear to be porcelain, and stand about 8" tall. The large gold bowls are open into the figure. There are no markings exept for the letter "G" carved into one foot. Any info on what they are and their use would be helpful.

 

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[jeremiah212]

look like incense burners for cone type, or powdered incense...

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[fort boy]

make a wish and see what happens

 

[dg39]

Probably made in a art class or chinese import.

 

[Michelle]

I think they are gypsies!

 

[bluehunter1973]

Was your dad ever in india? and could some of the stuff you have come from there.

 

[Red-Coat]

Just tidying up some blasts from the past (including some very ancient ones), largely for the benefit of anyone searching the site for information.

They’re called ‘blackamoor’ figurines and generally frowned upon as racist these days, since they’re stereotypical representations of Moorish servants. These were widely produced in Germany by companies such as Rosenthal in the 1940s, but also heavily imported from Japan. Those look like imports to me. If the serving bowls have a hole that goes through into the body of the figurine, I would think they were made as bud vases.