The research tells me they are real, i have done all the test recommended, they come with real teak base stands. the figures have tress carved with sheep andShepard's's and tons of other little details that are incredible to look at and marvel to think someones hand produced this work. if i had to guess each one would take at least 4-6 months to produce. my family has four of them and have owned them some 60-70 years according to my grandmother. They are about 11" tall and weigh about 2- 2.5 lbs. help if anyone has an idea of an approx value at auction. I cant seem to find the value on the net. Everything else i wanted to know about them is available but not this most important thing. any help would be greatly appreciatediated. Thanks DsH