WDCC PECOS BILL & WIDOWMAKER 1994 American Folk Heroes from MELODY TIME 1948 For Sale

WDCC DISNEY CLASSICS COLLECTION "Pecos Bill and Widowmaker" -From the 1948 Disney classic cartoon "Melody Time". This porcelainfigurine captures the moment Pecos Bill lays eyes on Slue Foot Sue, and Widowmaker realizes that he will have to share Bill with a girl. FeaturePlussing like "Reins made of suede";Platinum Accents on the studs on Bill's chaps, Widowmaker's bridle and stirrups.Complexity and detail as more than 40 separate segments make up each sculpture.Backstamp incorporates the Society logo and "American Folk Heroes" designation.This is distinguished as the FIRST in the 1994 "American Folk Heroes" series. Released07/04/94 and Retired 08/31/94. Made available ONLY BY COMMISSION to existing Society members.Announced Limited Edition universe of 10,462 total pieces.LIKE NEW Condition. Part of private collection. Comes shipped in original factory box.
WALT DISNEY CLASSICS COLLECTION (WDCC)- The Classics Collection started in 1992 with three scenes, Bambi, Cinderella, and Fantasia's Sorcerer Apprentice. Many other series have since been introduced. Some figurines are limited, and some have been retired. Some of these figurines have risen high on the secondary market. The figurines are made of porcelain, and the process is similar to that use to make Hummel figurines. Individual pieces are molded, put together, and fired in an oven. Then they are painted and fired again. Each figurine is marked on the bottom, signifying the year it was produced. The marks represent significant milestones in Disney history. The figurines with the first year mark are usually the most desirable.
Part of a gallery of more than 30,000 original rare items being offered for the first time to the community. Please, ask questions before purchase, we will do our best to oblige you.
1948. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Produced by WALT DISNEY. - The life of the legendary Texas cowboy with his horse, Widowmaker, and how his romance with Slue Foot Sue disrupted it. Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers tell the story of Pecos Bill, an infant who fell out of a covered wagon and was discovered and raised by a family of coyotes. His relationship with the coyotes teaches him survival and, as a result, grows up to become a he-man of the American Desert earning the friendship of a horse named Widowmaker after rescuing him from a flock of buzzards. However, the relationship between man and horse is threatened when Pecos falls in love with a dame named Slue Foot Sue. They plan to wed but the marriage is threatened when Pecos offers Sue a ride on Widowmaker. Originally released as a segment in the anthology feature film MELODY TIME (1948). VOICE CAST includes Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, Sons of the Pioneers, Trigger.