Authentic Zuni Fetishes and Carvings

More about the Items and David Winter

Each cottage was hand made and hand painted in England. They were carefully hand painted by individuals who were a part of David Winter's workshops and studios. This is why each cottage is painted a bit differently, and why some are painted quite differently. Some painters simply took more liberty in diverting from designated colors. It was a true "cottage industry". |

The dates above each cottage, plate, or ornament set, indicate the issue date or production date and the retirement date (the date the cottage was taken out of production). If there is only one date, that means it was the only year or the only month or months the item was in production.

Cottages were distributed by John Hine Studios Ltd. until 1996. John Hine was a friend of David Winter and took on the job of promoting and distributing David Winter's creations up until 1996. During 1996 to 1997, John Hine Studios Ltd. assigned distribution of David Winter cottages to Enesco, but all David Winter items were still made in England and designed by David Winter. Cottages distributed by Enesco during 1996 and 1997 have this information indicated above each cottage.

Each "Country Cottage" magazine was published in England. They are being sold in sets of 4 that represent quarterly issues for 1991 and through 1995. There is only one set per year available. Magazines were originally issued to Guild members only. Even though we have just one example of a magazine shown on the web site, each magazine has a different front cover and different contents. They are fascinating reading and include information about David Winter himself, his sculptures and their production, stories behind the subjects he chose to sculpt, and occasional folklore of the British region, etc. Each set of magazines has been carefully stored and all magazines are in excellent condition.

Sets of ornaments and porcelain plates were designed by David Winter, but commissioned in other countries depending on what company was selected for production by John Hine and David Winter. This information is indicated above each item or set.

All of the David Winter cottages, ornaments, magazines, and plates were stored in their boxes in a humidity free and smoke free environment, and were only removed from their boxes for meticulous inspection and photography.

Only 3 cottages were purchased via the secondary market and include House on Top, House of Master Mason, and Robin Hood's Hideaway. Since these 3 cottages may have been displayed by their previous owner at some point in time, we can not say that they are in "pristine" condition, but we can say that they are in excellent condition and have been painstakingly inspected. All other cottages, ornaments, and plates were never on display and are in "original and pristine" condition.

None of the cottages, plates, or ornaments have chips, cracks, repairs, mold or damage due to humidity or water exposure, or fading due to light exposure.

All items are clean and will come to you in their original box with original certificates of authenticity and original labels intact.

Cottages that indicate a signature by the artist were personally hand signed by David Winter on the felt bottom of the cottage.

Most of the cottages will come in their original packing, but in some cases the bubble wrap was simply old and replaced with new bubble wrap for shipping purposes. Boxes are in good to excellent condition, mostly excellent. If you want to know the exact condition of a box that is associated with a particular cottage, just email or call the toll-free phone and I will give you an exact description.

Shipping and Term of Sale

Since we know all cottages are in excellent to pristine condition, All Sales Are Final.

All shipments will be fully insured with signature required upon receipt. If, by rare chance, damages occur during shipment, you should take all packaging, shipping boxes, and merchandise to your local post office and file a damage report. If you do not file a damage report with the post office, we can not reimburse you (the buyer) for the purchase price and shipping cost. The post office will return the item to us (the seller) and we will reimburse you (the buyer) for the cost of the item and the original shipping cost as soon as the post office notifies us of valid damage to the item. Allow up to two weeks for the post office to notify us and for us to reimburse you.