1950s Vintage Lafayette Rutgers Chalkware Baseball Figures

These are vintage chalkware baseball figurines produced by Lafayette Rittgers between 1939 and 1956. 

* Sculptor: Lafayette L. Rittgers, based in Chicago, IL.

* Material: Chalkware, a fragile material similar to plaster.

* Features: Known for humorous poses and hand-painted details.

* Common Marks: Often signed and copyrighted on the shoes of the figurines.

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No reserve price

Reasonable offers welcomed

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While some individual similar figures have been valued around \$30-\$35 apiece, marketplace sales data for similar paper mache baseball items show a wide range, with some selling for under \$10 and others fetching hundreds of dollars, potentially over \$400 for certain sets or rare pieces