The only usefull information I’ve found on Marwal Inc:
“Marwal Industries Inc. created plaster figures and busts in Miami from around the 1940s to the 1960s. They are collectibles and each can be seen selling on the Internet anywhere from $50 to $150.”
” Marwal Industries was a commercial producer of classic reproductions.”
I got my first one when I was doing one of my raids in my grandmothers attic where I found the hawaiian one and even though she is in really, really bad shape she is still my favourite one since I was told my grandfather brought it back home with him from a work trip to the states. 
These two my mom got me at ebay and picked them up during a trip to the states. 
I also had this one, but she broke on the way home from the states. And with that my heart also broke a little. I am currently working on getting my hands on another one. She is by far the most beautiful one. 
This here is another one I’ve only seen once, the other ones I’ve seen a few times here and there. 
Vintage smiles. 
In the 60’s I worked freelance for Marwal & sculpted the figures you have. If you want to talk to me via e-mail I’d be happy to tell you more & if I can find it I probably have a catalog someplace around aswell as some of the other pieces I did. Blossom
Hi Blossom,
I was doing research on a Marwal piece that I have and found your comment in my search. I hope that you don’t mind me writing to you. I’m trying to obtain information about a Marwal plaster sculpture of probably a Roman goddess lying on a lounge. Above the Marwal inscription, it reads ‘M. Lucchesi 1968’. It’s a large heavy piece, and really quite lovely. I have two emails: marc.invergo@uky.edu and invergo@roadrunner.com. It would be great if you could write to both. Thanks, Marc
Blossom,
I’d love to hear more about when and where you did work for Marwal. I have the bust you created of the Geisha Girl with the fan. Were they mass produced and were they sold through retail channels? I’n not sure how my grandmom aquired this piece. Thanks for any info that you can give me on this item. Todd King
Hi i have African warrior sitting on lion head with shield and sward pointed to head of lion about 16″ tall red and black color, can you tell me when it was made by Marwal
Hi I have just found a beautiful marwall statue I would love to learn more about her. may I send you a photo
Hi Blossom~
I am looking for information on a Marwal Tiger Statue that was given to me as a child by my Aunt. It was a family treasure, my siblings and I fought over who the tiger belonged to and if you weren’t watching they would swipe it from your house. Unfortunately a friend on mine decided to play along with the game, and while in her possession the tiger was broken, and discarded. It has left a huge empty space in our lives without “Sam”. We grew up in the city and were not allowed to have pets…Sam the tiger was the closest thing we had.
Do you know where I could get another? An auction site? An antique store?
Thanks
Stephanie
I just purchased a large elephant for a friend of mine would like to learn more about it. has blanket and head dress on it. is about 2 1/2′ long and 20″ tall. Any information will be greatly appreciated
If you still see this, can you add one more to the pile? I also collect them, have about a dozen and I’m down to the tough finds now. I’ve tried in vain to find any info about Marwal or any kind of master catalog, I’d really love to pick your brain too if you have the time. Thanks!
Chris (crossfire13 at yahoo dot com)
I just purchased two busts. (Boy and girl) All it says on them is “Marwal”, nothing else. Everything I see online has a stamp from marwal industries. Can you help me? I can send photos. Bill
Hi Blossom,
I know this blog post is from 2009 but I hope that I can still reach you and learn more about you, your work and some history about your sculptures and working for Marwal. Please reach out at the email address below if you get this. Thank you, Myra
Hi I have several larger pieces stamped with Marwal, I can’t seem to find any other pieces like them and no other information about them. The largest being a woman pouring water on a pedestal all together about 4 and a half feet tall… would you be able to help me? thanks for any help.
Just got a head with your name on it too….have a few with your name on them 65 and 66,,,,
Sorry to bother you. You are probabaly getting all kind of question about
Marwal pieces. I purchased an unsigned but marked piece called ‘The Embrace’ and can’t find any info. How would I find out the worth, as I want to donate it to a silent auction & am supposed to quote the worth of it. Also,
it would be nice to find out the sculptor. Similar pieces are more rough. This is smooth, mostly goldtone, with a little green & some dust. Any info would be appreciated. It a coule kissing with a stump us the left leg of the
man about to his knee. It is beautiful. Thank you for any help. Loretta H
Hi – this is an old post but have an old Marwal pedestal. Found a signature on top that looks lie it says ‘Heet’ make any sense to you? Thanks much.
Gosh, I would love to see the catalog! I have about 15 different Marwal heads.
I want the Pieta. The one I’m lookin for is roughly 15 inches tall.
Hi Blossom,
I have a mother child statue (very simply shaped, not detailed) that says “by Grower (or Brower) 1965 Marwal Ind Inc on the bottom and the statue looks like wood but is pottery and is 20-24” tall. Would like any more info on it. Thank you.
Hi Blossom, I am trying to locate such a catalog from Marwal. My cousin who is the daughter of Matteo Luccesi is looking for pieces of work he did. He passed away earlier this year after suffering for many years. Any information or leads would be appreciated. Zee
Hi,
I have a Marwal bust of an Asian girl by Brower similar to, but not exactly like, the second one on this page.
I am trying to learn more about it, so please contact me.
Thanks!
Hi
I have just started collecting marwel chalk busts ,would love any imformation ,or anything you can tell me the making of them I love the eyes so life like. I have about twenty now, am wondering how many different kinds of chalk busts were made in the sixties the one that got me started was the matador that I brought in a antique store in great condition how many latin busts were made ?Would love to here from you if you have time.
Thank-you
Linzey
Hi
I just started collecting marwal busts,I have about twenty now, My first was the matador which is really amazing with fantastic detail ,do you now how many of the busts were made in the sixties ? .
The eyes are really life like. Any information you can send would if you have time, also what did you as far as making the busts ?
Thanks for your time
linzey
I have a bust of Ponce de Leon. Dark color and about 12″ tall with the
MARWAL, IND INC oval and a circle with a C in the center. It is in good shape. Can you give me any information on it?
Thank you,
Dennis
Dear Blossom
I have recently aquired a bust of a madador from 1966 and would like to find out more about it. I would appreciate any information you have on it. I have seen lots of them over the years and just loved them but this is the first i have collected so now i am on a quest to find more of them.
Thank You.
Hi. I’m in Toronto, also a rabid Marwal-ophile. We have 8 of them and looking for more, mainly the bullfighter. Sorry to add to the pile but I’d also really love any info on the company and if someone could steer me towards any kind of catalogue that might be online. Thanks, and good work!
I just picked up the “most beautiful of all” with the scarf wrap at a thrift store today for 5.99. An amazing piece I must say, my artistic eye told me she didn’t belong there.
I have the Marwal bust of the Woman with a cream colored scarf along with the Hawaiian boy and girl. The three pieces were purchased together by my mother, but I’m not sure where or when she purchased them, but I know they have been in the family for many years. (She is deceased so I can’t ask her). They are in mint condition and have been pampered for all these years, usually cased in a hutch or on top of one and rarely handled. Do you know approximately what they are worth??
Hollow,
I have a statue of a man and woman holding a child it’s approx 20 inches high and brown with the inscription marwal lnd inc by brower 65. Any info you can give me would greatly appreciated.
Thank you Scott G.
I have a bull fighter bust,do you know anything about it ,it from 1966
Hey there, Blossom, I have the pair of busts of what I think looks like Polynesian nationality. What is the correct name of these busts? I looked on Ebay and there are different opinions of what the name of the set is. I would like to hear from an expert. Thanks!
Hello, I just purchased a Hawaiian woman, and a little asian/hawaiian boy from a flea market. They have a few little chips here and there, but they are in really good shape. Does anyone suggest that I touch up the chips that they do have? Or is it best to leave them a lone?
Thank you!!
My mom was iven a pair from the 1966 is a spanish lady and a guy looks like a torero. they ar ereally pretty and in splendid shape.
I have a large heavy all black bust of Nefertiti that is marked Marwa ind inc and I would like to know about it. Would this be worth any money? Thank you my email is ndamico47@aol.com, Nicole
I also have the asian woman holding a fan, complete with gorgeous hair and flower piece. To accompany her, I have another asian girl similar to the one pictured second here, but prettier. She’s my favorite. My mother had the middle eastern woman with shroud wrapped around the head, pictured fifth, as well as the woman pictured third. I phoned her tonight to see if she still had them somewhere. She said she thought she remembered selling them at a garage sale. So sad. I’m old enough now at 28 to appreciate these beauties. I simply love mine. I begged my grandmother for them years ago and she gave them to me as a gift. They sit on my counter and couldn’t look more beautiful. I’m very protective of them, and clean them properly and regularly. I’d love to start collecting these. Thank you Blossom for your amazing creations. They’re more than works of art. To me, they’re simply priceless.
hello, today visit my daughter your side and your marwal bust with the red dress. my daughter she love the bust so much because she look a little bit like her mum. i want ask you, do you sell the bust ?
wish you a nice evening
andy
I have a MARWAL giraffe that is very big. About 2 1/2 feet tall. It only says marwal (c) Ind Inc with no artist name or anything. Im curious to learn more about this piece.
sourpatchkid2532@gmail.com
I have a 1966 but of a beautiful Spanish Lolita. Dark hair, dark eyes, lips a beautiful shade of orange that matches the flower in her hair. I knew when i saw her that I had to have her. The ruffles of her shoulder drop dress round out the bottom. By Brower….Shes gorgeous
hello. i dont know if you found the Marwal head bust that you have been looking for. But i have an authentic one that looks exactly like the picture, ours is in perfect condition. if you are interested in owning it, please contact me.
Thank You.
hrmaso@hotmail.com
I have a Marwal Ind. Inc full lady that looks to be maybe India. I, too, would love to know more about it. I bought it originally in 1967 at a W. T. Grant store in downtown Houston TX. Yes, I am older and now some of my things have become collectible. I have pictures I can provide.
I have a very tall figure of quanyin made by marwal ind inc… any info? bugc12@yahoo.com
I have a Marwal bust of a clown by Palana (?) as best as i can make out. Looking for more info and value, if any.
I have two marwal pieces that I bought recently. One is a man and woman embrace together nude, and the other is of a hand holding a nude couple and they both have marwal engraved on them. I just wanted to know if anyone has any info on ethier of these pieces it would be appreciated. I can be reached at mistygandee@ rocketmail.com thank you.
My Dad used to manage the factory in Brooklyn where the busts and reproductions of other sculptures were produced. I had no idea they were collector’s items, my home in Brooklyn was filled with them. But in the 70’s my Dad moved to Miami where the business relocated. Soon after moving my Dad left Marwal and became a mail carrier. Unfortunately, my Dad passed away on May 5, 2012, and one of the last things he said to me was connected to Marcel Walder, the owner of Marwal. Any additional info about Marwal would be appreciated.
I, too would love to know more about marwal! Especially how many different ethnicities were created. I also have the last one in your photo collection, but her scarf is blue.
If anyone can e-mail me information about a Marwal figurine that’s in the form of a large black panther, please let me know. I can’t find anything on the internet about it and would appreciate any information. My adress is: tmactoledo@sbcglobal.net. Thanks.
I have a beautiful “Nymph With D ove” by marwal need info
my reproduction is a white chalkware statue of “Nhmph with dove” by Hip Moreau. She is approx 23 incheas tall , she is standing holding a dove in her arms she has a clinging full length gown. The base is marwal ind inc The detail is beautiful
Hi. I know these comments are a few years old, I think I tried before too, but does anyone here have a contact for Blossom (the email mentioned), or Blossom yourself, if you see this could you get in touch? I really really just want to see whatever form of master catalogue or even list of busts Marwal made. I’m in Toronto ON and I have 14 of them but I’m down to the real toughies (the African, Dutch, Flamenco and Geisha busts). Or are there even MORE?! Thanks a lot. What an enduring body of work!
I am hoping to find the Michael Angelo Pieta that stands roughly 15 inches tall
I have extensive collection of marwal heads….probally 50 or so…Would love to have a vintage catalog to see which ones Im missing
I have two busts of girls with Marwal Ind Inc on the base of the figures. One of the girls has an oval seal, while the other does not. The one with no oval seal just has MARWAL IND INC written on it. Does this mean anything? One more collectible than the other?
I have not heard from anyone since I replied to this inquiry. If you contact me at flowerb@optimum.net I will answer you and send you pics of some original pieces in my possession. I am the Brower who worked for Esco, ARK and Marwal in the 60’s anwould like to sell some of my pieces. Blossom M Brower
Hi. 3 years later and I STILL can’t find any more info on Marwal as a company or catalogue, though I’m still collecting (just scored the beige Senorita with the veil for a steal). The Dutch girl and Geisha are about the only crucial ones still on my hit list, but if anyone sees this, let me/us know if you know anywhere static to find more info out. Blossom, are you still out there?
Ok, my annual hunt for more Marwal info goes on. I check back here once in a while but it doesn’t look like anyone had success following up with Blossom, did they? I’m down to only a few I don’t have, and I’d love as I’m sure a bunch of us would, to know more about Blossom or the overall company, or if there was ever any catalogue. Thanks! I can share pics of my collection if anyone wants.
Chris (Toronto)
I have marwal pieta. How do you clean it? With what products?
I have 3 of them. The one in the middle of the 3rd picture and the one in the 5th picture. I also have one that looks like a young boy. I would like to know where I can sell them. Does anyone have any ideas?
GM Blossom
I have several items by Marwell I recieved from my aunt and would like to know the history. IT is pieta and quite a piece of work.