See this thread at Benno's; Kekso posted a link to a video and article about Domenico Greco who was a sculptor for Atlantic and some other manufacturers. Scroll down and Mr. Andrea has provided a good translation for the article. Very interesting:

http://bennosfiguresforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22450

Thank you two. I really need to get registrated for bennos...