Vintage 1984 Byers Choice Carolers Drummer Boy Young Man with Drum 10 inch Tall

Description: Vintage 1984 Byers Choice Carolers Drummer Boy Young Man with Drum 10 inch Tall This is a very well maintained vintage Byers Caroler from 1984 featuring the highly sought after authentic "Bumpy Base". This Caroler is a 10 inch tall sandy brown haired young man playing a drum and dusted with snowflakes. He is a traditional male caroler and is dressed in a long red coat with navy blue scarf and short "knickers" style beige tweed trousers. These older pieces rarely appear for sale, since their original owners cherish them. These older pieces are known for their rough bases and wider than normal nostrils. No two Carolers are ever the same. The artisans create a unique character and personality in each figure by using a variety of techniques and materials. Each crafter leaves a little bit of their self in every figure they touch. As many as ten people, will work on a single Caroler. It is almost impossible to find two Carolers that are exactly alike. This Caroler will make a wonderful gift, especially for the Byers' Choice collector in your family who is looking for some of the older, unusual and more difficult to find retired pieces. These pieces are the rarest to find & most valuable to collect! Many have an emotional attachment to the line, and find that when they take their Carolers out during the holidays, it's like having an old friend come to visit. The Byers’ Choice Caroler figurines are widely collected throughout the United States and beyond. They are treasured not only as collectibles but for the way they represent a simpler time and way of life. Since the early 1980's, Byers' Choice Caroler Figurines have had a green felt ring and dated gold seal on the bottom of each base. Each figurine is also signed by a Byers' Choice artisan. Joyce Byers from the late 70's thru approximately 1982-83 hand formed the plaster of Paris compound used to form the base of the Carolers. These pieces are the rarest to find and most valuable to collect! From approximately 1982-83 thru the late '80's and even a few in the early '90's bases became "semi-bumpy" as she refined the process of making the bases, the mixture was still hand mixed and thus potentially still had a "bumpy finish". Since the early 1990's, the process has become more standardized as the base ingredients are more precise and a table with round molds are used.

Price: 129.99 USD

Location: Pleasanton, California

End Time: 2024-11-05T01:04:56.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD