A collection of miniature cottages and buildings designed by David Winter and produced by John Hine Studios in Great Britain. The items are constructed from hand-cast plaster and are hand-painted in various naturalistic colours. The collection includes pieces from standard ranges and specialised series, notably the A Christmas Carol series. Featured models include Scrooges School, a multi-gabled Tudor-style building with a bell tower and snow-dusted roofs, and Old Joes Beetling Shop, a tall, snow-covered building with a prominent brick chimney. Both of these models are accompanied by their original pictorial boxes. Other identified pieces include Yeomans Farm House and The Village Shop, as indicated by labels on yellow David Winter boxes. The collection further contains various thatched-roof cottages and ivy-clad Tudor dwellings. Visible markings and labels include the red and blue David Winter Cottages logo, John Hine Studios branding, and Union Jack labels stating the pieces were hand-made and hand-painted in Great Britain. A Certificate of Authenticity is present for the Scrooges School model. A handwritten price tag reading MS 22.00 is present on one box.
Condition report:
The collection is in generally good condition, showing minor flea bites and small chips to the delicate edges and roof corners, which is characteristic of the plaster material. One cottage exhibits a small chip or paint loss on the edge of its brown tiled roof. The original cardboard packaging shows varying storage wear, including scuffing, creasing, corner bumping, and surface tearing to the labels.
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