1979 Metallic Creations Signature Miniatures

[Dennis K]

Does anyone know something about this Rose statue?? I purchased this statue in the early 80's at a show in Philadelphia. The base is stamped Gartlan Assoc. I do not think it is part of the Signature Miniature statue group, but it is of Pete Rose statue, it's pewter, and came out at the time of the other statues. thanks for any info.

[sschauer]

The Rose figure is from Gartlan they gave this figurine free to customers who ordered $75 or more worth of product. 1000 issued not signed or numbered. They are rarely seen think the size only about 1" and fact hard to tell who it is many were lost/destroyed/discarded.

[mrmopar]

Anyone familiar with this series seen any drawings or prints before? I am curious to know if this is original art or some sort of print. It is listed as being much larger than the cards themselves. The seller makes it sound like art, but I see people selling facsimile baseballs all the time as real due to ignorance.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170798051034...#ht_500wt_1315

[FireGardy]

Did you win it? A Carew and Rose are pictured in the first three pages of this thread. I have also seen a Ryan and Mays on ebay a few years ago. I'm not sure anyone really know for certain what they are. Considering the popularity of these (or lack thereof), I would think original would be the likely answer. The mark on the back would probably be helpful as I would guess the artist would use the same board consistently. Unfortunately other than Garvey, they have all been framed so their backs remain a mystery. The size is in the ballpark of the others.

[mrmopar]

Yes, I won it. I was hoping for a bargain, but another bidder tried to win it as well.

I'll share more once it arrives, if there is anything to tell. Looks like a typical art board backing from the ebay scan.

Originally Posted by FireGardy

Did you win it? A Carew and Rose are pictured in the first three pages of this thread. I have also seen a Ryan and Mays on ebay a few years ago. I'm not sure anyone really know for certain what they are. Considering the popularity of these (or lack thereof), I would think original would be the likely answer. The mark on the back would probably be helpful as I would guess the artist would use the same board consistently. Unfortunately other than Garvey, they have all been framed so their backs remain a mystery. The size is in the ballpark of the others.

[mrmopar]

It arrived today and is definitely original art! Nice piece too. I'll try to see if I can get some decent photos of it.

[gashouse34]

Hello and sorry to revive an old thread....I found this today for a few bucks and as a cardinals collector I like anything related to Hornsby. Curious what year it might be from and does it have much value? Not looking to sell but just don't know much about these and it's tough finding any info. Thanks!

[mrmopar]

Never did photograph it and was doing some organizing today so here it is finally. It's about 16x24 in size

Originally Posted by mrmopar

It arrived today and is definitely original art! Nice piece too. I'll try to see if I can get some decent photos of it.