Help with Beswick Hare Real or Repro ????

[mags_finds]

I ran into a Beswick Hare that I was going to buy to flip on eBay, But I remembered an article I read about Beswick having some of its items copied.  The hare I was going to buy didnt' seem like the right color and the makers marks look wrong, the original was raised letters I think ....

Hence......( great word hence ) I thought I would ask the many experts on eBay about this piece

Thanks Everyone !!

[cumos55]

Just did a quick search on Google images

and found lots of information in relation to Beswick markings

[cumos55]

There is a lot of information on the internet..... Just keep digging.

The markings look right......   but do lots more research.

[cumos55]

Search Beswick hare on eBay.ca... and you will find the very same markings...like I did....

title of the listing

Rare Beswick 1025 Hare Rabbit Figurine... and what a price!!!

Sometimes one just has to keep digging  to find confirmation... 

[pjcdn2005 · Accepted solution]

I would ask about it on the Pottery, Glass & Porcelain Board on .com. They might be able to give you more info.

http://community.ebay.com/t5/Pottery-Glass-Porcelain/bd-p/275

[mr.elmwood]

I like looking. Holy Hare Batman!!!! Here is one that looks like yours:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-SUPERB-BESWICK-HARE-SEATED-MODEL-No-1025-/121376133341?pt=UK_PotteryP...

[cumos55]

on eBay.com

The very same Beswick hare

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Beswick-1025-Hare-Rabbit-Figurine-/380940157574?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&h...

[cumos55]

There are many listed on eBay at this time... Same design... same markings....

[mags_finds]

Yes, thank you everyone, I did do some reasearch and found the ones that you guys mention, but I want to be sure. The research I did on markings were all about markings in circles etc. Nothing about this....It seems real .....But I am still leary....will keep searching.....thanks again Everyone..:D ..will take the advice

[femmefan1946]

If the letters were raised--- wouldn't the ornament tip over?

[cumos55]

Markings are usual part of the mold. in the making of a figure such as this Beswick hare....

In order to make a fake... a Beswick hare would be used to make a mold... which then would be used to make fakes.....  and the clarity of the item made from this mold would be in question.....

The markings on OP's hare  are the same as those on the hare's for sale on eBay...

Op's item  should have its feet cleaned.... and then shown in the listing...

Let the potential buyers make the decision if it is "real"

[pjcdn2005]

Let the potential buyers make the decision if it is "real"

A seller has to know if something is real before they sell it. If it isn't real, it would be illegal to sell since it does have the Beswick markings on it. If it just looked like a Beswick without any sort of identifying marks, it could be sold but the name brand could not be mentioned in the listing or title.

[cumos55]

OP's hare is marked exactly the same as those on eBay already.

Same size... most likely... same coloring... most likely.

and exactly the same marking.

Conclusion... Seller makes a choice and potential buyers make a decision...

[cumos55]

Google Beswick hare 1025

Lots more information.....

[cumos55]

then Google images....

[cumos55]

After having seen several Beswick hares n the internet....

The following appear to be factors to examine carefully.

(1) The dark "black" on the ends, or lower extremities of the feet, both front and back

(2) The intensity of hair color  on the hare.....This could be due to how a photograph was taken.....  Some hares have a quite dark, and intense color on the hair coat.

(3) Some of the hares  appear to be very "glossy... especially those with that dark colored hair...  again lighting in relation to the photograph may be a factor here.

 Did Beswick figure have a relatively Matte finish...  and not too glossy and with lots of "shine"  and reflection?

My understanding of Beswick is that they were never... "Too glossy"

I see them quite often at auction sales...

[mr.elmwood]

I want our OP to have, sorry about this, a rare hare.