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FROM UNCLE VINNY was my mother’s creation. Since I was a child, she would give extra presents to family on holidays, things that she found at thrift stores and garage sales. These gifts were handpicked for the recipient, and we always enjoyed opening them. She would sign the tag from “Uncle Vinny”, after St. Vincent de Paul’s endearing nickname, St. Vinny’s. Uncle Vinny performed his gift-giving duties under my mother’s tutelage for 50 years. Some relatives have known his presence all their lives: one cousin grew up without ever learning the truth behind our second Santa Claus, and she reached adulthood believing that we had some strange, distant uncle who sent us used presents! Today, my family still occasionally takes up Uncle Vinny’s mantle, bestowing thrifted gifts to each other in his name. I carry on the tradition in my own way, reselling vintage treasures I find at the same places mom and I used to shop together. Uncle Vinny lives on. I hope Uncle Vinny has the perfect gift here for you!
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Josef Originals "Cleo" Girl in Dress Figurine, Hand-Painted Porcelain, Garden Party Series, Vintage Made in California
• Josef Originals "Cleo" Garden Party Series figurine #241 • Hand-painted porcelain w/ rhinestones • Yellow, peach, orange, pink, red, blue, brown, gold, black & white • Vintage c.1953 • Wear to gold on ribbon, 2 tiny touched-up chips (on bottom flower & hat flower) & crazing - see last photo • 4" dia. x 5" H • Marking incised on bottom w/ original label • Made in California, USA Josef Originals "Cleo" hand-painted porcelain figurine #241 from the Garden Party Series! This beautiful lady has glossy black eyes, a pink dress with blue highlights and gold detailing, delicate applied flowers, and rhinestone accents. She is an early piece from the highly coveted "California Era", made c.1953 before production moved to Japan in 1960. She retains the original foil sticker and has the Josef Originals mark incised on the bottom. Josef Originals was founded in 1945 by artist Muriel Joseph George and her husband, Tom George, in Arcadia, California. Originally making lucite jewelry, the company shifted to ceramic porcelain figurines due to wartime material shortages. The distinct "Josef" spelling (instead of Joseph) was the result of a printing mistake on their very first labels.
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- Listed Jun 19, 2026
