The following Lot has been donated by
Colour Box Miniatures
and will be sold to raise funds for
King George's Fund For Sailors
King George's Fund for Sailors (KGFS) was founded by King George V in 1917. It is the only central Fund making grants to nautical charities which look after the welfare needs of seafarers and their dependants in the Royal Navy, The Merchant Navy and the Fishing Fleets. Help ranges from care for the elderly seafarers to financial help for those still serving who enconter problems through ill-health, homelessness, joblessness, bereavement etc.
1997 has been chosen by KGFS as The Year of the Seafarer to mark it's 80th Anniversary.
Colour Box Miniatures
Peter Fagan trained at Colchester College of Art and taught for a while before taking a job as an assistant in an art studio. It was not long before he decided to branch out on his own.
In 1973 Peter Fagan established a company called Bronze Age Ltd from his home in Lauder. He made miniature cold cast bronze figurines and sold them locally.
The business progressed rapidly and Peter began to employ local people in the production process. By 1975 he employed 10 people in a local factory in Lauder and had a network of hand-painters who worked from home. In 1983 he changed the medium of his sculptures to ceramic resin and hand painted them. The new collection was then named Colour Box. The first collection was based upon the antics of his own pet cats in nostalgic and domestic settings. Humour plays an essential part in all Peter's sculptures.
Approximately 80,000 Colour Box figurines are marketed weekly from the Lauder factory and are sold through some 3000 UK retailers as well as 25 countries world wide.
The Colour Box Collectors Club has been in existence since the mid 1980s. It began as many 'tiny acorns' with modest aspirations but soon developed into a thriving self-sustained organisation.
Any unique or Limited Edition Peter Fagan pieces are now greatly sought after by collectors who acknowledge the value of such items in their own collection. The record for a single Peter Fagan Bear and original plush is (2185, achieved at Christie's Teddy Bear sale, December 1996.
'Reflections of Alice'
Details
'Reflections of Alice'
a miniature Beth's Bear Alice, a miniature Colour Box Alice, ceramic stool with miniature glass bottle and key, a miniature cake, a tiny white rabbit, and mirror, presented on an antique collar box
Limited Edition 1 of 1 made especially for this sale
See Illustration
a miniature Beth's Bear Alice, a miniature Colour Box Alice, ceramic stool with miniature glass bottle and key, a miniature cake, a tiny white rabbit, and mirror, presented on an antique collar box
Limited Edition 1 of 1 made especially for this sale
See Illustration
Further details
BETH'S BEARS
Elizabeth Leggat created her first miniature tedyd bear in July 1995, inspired by a tiny Schuco bear she found in the street as a child.
As she has a fondness for old bears she strives to re-create this look in her own miniatures, paying particular attention to characteristics and using high quality mohair which is hand-dyed and specially treated to give that 'well-loved' appearance. As a relatively new artist she has quickly gained a reputation for high quality workmanship.
Elizabeth Leggat created her first miniature tedyd bear in July 1995, inspired by a tiny Schuco bear she found in the street as a child.
As she has a fondness for old bears she strives to re-create this look in her own miniatures, paying particular attention to characteristics and using high quality mohair which is hand-dyed and specially treated to give that 'well-loved' appearance. As a relatively new artist she has quickly gained a reputation for high quality workmanship.