These are Italian, primarily Nativity scene figures. Do you have any?
2007-07-28 04:16:41 · 4 answers · asked by ~ Floridian`` 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I didn't know anything about these figures. My mother collects nativity scenes; so your question piqued my interest. A search on eBay revealed 3 and they're a little pricey (in addition to running the risk that they may be fakes).
If you are near the Chicago area, St. John Cantius Parish has a permanent display in the church's museum room (see bottom of page at this link):
http://www.cantius.org/Sacred-Art.htm
And I was pleasantly surprised to find that there is an organization dedicated to "furthering the tradition of the creche." At their website an "Ask the Experts" question asked where to shop for reasonably priced Neopolitan figurines--of course, these are new productions and not the older collectibles. The answer is here:
http://friendsofthecreche.org/AskExperts/2006/06/q.html
In the answer is a link to I Figurari, one of the better artisan companies. I can't read Italian, but the pictures are breathtaking--their photogallery:
http://www.ifigurari.com/foto.htm#
What wonderful treasures. Thank you for the opportunity to discover these beautiful works of art.
2007-07-29 12:13:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have not heard of them
2007-07-30 16:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by Robin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iam not sure try ioffer
2007-07-28 16:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by dvcgurl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have never heard of those before....so no i dont have any..sorry
2007-07-28 11:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by ajhkgfhjdfgksj 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋