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: : Greetings, Nancy~

: : From your description (i.e., the girl's hair being black, the finish being 
: : matte, and the height of about two feet), I take it your item is made in 
: : the Gres porcelain formula. However, none of the models of girls 
: : holding doves that I've found in searching the catalogs approach that 
: : size, so I'm afraid we're going to need some more specific info in 
: order 
: : to help you with an identity. First, we need an exact height, as I 
: suspect 
: : you may be off by some inches given the approximation you gave. 
: : Second, it would help to know some additional details of dress (semi-
: : nude means she would be wearing something), posture, and hairstyle 
: : (e.g. with or without garland or other headgear). Finally, it would be 
: : helpful to know how the item is marked on the base.

: : As far as the restoration is concerned, and assuming this actually is a 
: : Lladró, much in the feasibility and expense of replacement would 
: : depend upon whether the dove was a large and integral element in 
: the 
: : sculpture (in which case it would need to be entirely reconstructed by 
: a 
: : non-Lladró restorationist, an undertaking that would be very 
: : expensive) or whether the element was a small, decorative add-on, in 
: : which case Lladró could probably provide a replacement part through 
: a 
: : restoration artist qualified to work on Lladró. (The company will not 
: : supply replacement elements directly to the public - at least that was 
: : their policy last I knew.)

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: Hi there Peggy, do you think Nancy is referring to the current issue 
: gres figure
: 01013559 
: PEACE OFFERING
: Issue Year: 1985 
: Sculptor: Salvador Debón
: Size: 22x10¾ " 
: Retail price $1,300

: As that one is currently in production she should be able to get a 
: replacement dove from the manufactory by going through an 
: authorized dealer.  Hope that is the one, if it were a retired piece she'd 
: be hard pressed to have anything like a dove recreated by a 
: restorationist.

: Cheers,
: Jorge



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