Venus de Milo

The Venus de Milo is basically a cliche, it is has evolved from classical to kitsch, emblematic to taste or indicative to a lack of taste.  There are so many molds of it that, in the absence of a mark or label, good luck working out who made the one you happen to have,

The most obvious variations are in the base in terms of shape and whether the corner is shown broken off as in the original.

After that the best way to start breaking it down is probably height.  Marwal made a 20" version, Burwood a 12 inch version, Alexander Backer makes both 19 and 10 inches.

This one is 15 inches (38cm) high and your guess is as good as mine.

Value: $20 with a good tail wind.

Examples

• Venus De Milo Goddess Aphrodite Statue ITALY Chalkware? Composite 15” -- listed at $41
• Vintage 1960's Atlantic Mold Venus de Milo Ivory Ceramic Figurine Statue -- lasted at $55