Bidspirit auction | A Group of Four Contemporary

A Group of Four Contemporary Folk Art Holiday Figurines Including Krisnick - A group of four hand-painted holiday figurines executed in a rustic, contemporary folk art style. The collection comprises three representations of Santa Claus and one snowman, each constructed from a textured composition material such as chalkware or resin designed to emulate antique papier-mache. The collection includes a figurine designed by artist J. Kim Panter for Krisnick, depicting Santa in a red suit with a woolly beard, holding a frosted evergreen tree, a miniature chimney sweep doll, and metal bells. This piece is marked on the base with a copyright symbol, Krisnick, the signature J. Kim Panter, and USA. Also included is a tall Santa in a tan robe decorated with holly leaves, wearing a fur-trimmed hat topped with a bird's nest containing a pinecone. The base is felted and marked 1/20, CW, and 2004 in silver ink. A third Santa is a slender figure in a long red robe with white trim and a tall drooping hat with a bell, marked 67 on the base. The final piece is a snowman with a crackle finish, wearing a brown top hat and green scarf while holding a broom and pine sprig, marked MB 2007 on the base. Snowman height: 4.75 inches Tall brown Santa height: 11.25 inches Tall slender red Santa height: 11.25 inches Santa with tree height: 8.75 inches.