With of course, unparalleled individual service to your order! Off season is the time to snap this up! Don’t miss out on a GREAT Set at a REDUCED PRICE! 17 Beautiful pieces to the Avon Nativity Fine Collection of White Porcelain Bisque Designed by the famous Sculpture Artist Michael Whitaker Arike. All the pieces to erect the stable/manger/creche centerpiece, in box. [nearly-] complete 1980′s/1990′s Avon Porcelain Nativity Set in Boxes; these pieces may have been used, but evidence NO abuse! Each is dated on the base, the years range from 1981 through 1992; therefore they range in age from 23 to 35 years, and have a beautiful porcelain patina, not shiny, more like powdery, retaining a slightly off-white shade. The protective boxes and their Styrofoam inserts show a bit of wear, as these have done their job admirably in protecting their delicate contents when moved and stored between display periods. A rare and remarkable and desirable and TIMELY beautiful Christmas gift for you or your loved ones! The prized piece is the “flying” or “hanging” angel, which, though smaller than the standing angel, has a small wire loop imbedded in the back between its wings, and is designed to allow use as a hanging ornament, to be hung from the stable rafters so as to be hovering above the scene, or on the tree! NOW IN BOX: the Standing Angel 1987. [unboxed]- the Angel Gabriel [standing male figure w/wings and blowing a long horn] 1992. NB all the following pieces are IN BOX! 3 pieces: the Holy Family- Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus (in one box) 1981. Three Wise Men (each in its own box). Cherub 1989 Cow 1987. Woman with water jar (jug) 1991. Stable (made of wood) 1988. Includes: 3x wooden “rafter/roof/canopy” supports. And a cap to tie them together. AND a silver star-like decoration atop all! From the research that I’ve done thus far, the only pieces presumed missing from the complete set are. Shepherd Boy w/lamb 1993. All these pieces have been found to be in LIKE NEW/MINT condition with NO: chips, cracks, smudges, writing, marks or marker marks, stains or repairs. [from an enclosure that serendipitously fell from one of the boxes when I was examining the condition]. Avon Nativity Collectibles commemorates its 10th anniversary with the introduction of the sixteenth piece in a series of white porcelain bisque figurines by artist Michael Whitaker Arike. Celebrating ten years of artistic quality with this enduring Christmas collection, Michael is responsible for sculpting these beautiful figurines which bear her initials. Working from her home in Mt. Vernon, New York, she is an established artist in painting and printmaking whose creations have appeared in galleries through- out her home state and New Jersey. [overleaf] Michael’s educational background consists of a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma State and supplemental academic work at the Art Institute of Chicago in fine arts and painting. She has also studied with Bruno Lucchesi, the last of the Renaissance sculptors, recognized for his fluency with the human figure. Her exceptional talent brings definitive beauty to the Avon Nativity Collectibles series. The sculpted pieces exhibit an exquisite simplicity in design and distinctive spiritual perspective and fully represents the artistic quality and high standards of Avon fine collectibles. The item “Avon Nativity Collectibles porcelain figure set 21pc wFlying Angel reduced” is in sale since Monday, December 31, 2012. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Sculptures & Figurines”. The seller is “alexshalom2″ and is located in Fresno, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Featured Refinements: Avon Nativity
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- Country/Region of Manufacture: Taiwan
- Brand: Avon