trail of painted ponies SPIRITS OF THE NORTHWEST... RETIRED  1ST Edition # 12234

Description

SPIRITS OF THE NORTHWEST
... RETIRED 1ST Edition  1E/2711
LOW NUMBER
RARE
Artist: Laurie Holman
Item 12234  2006  Retired 01/2010
Last pony when retired:  3E/4523
Resin    7 inches tall
My ponies have been displayed for my pleasure in a glass curio cabinet.
Animals are important to the Northwest Native cultures. Using bold colors and designs based on the Haida and Tlingit styles of art, Laurie Holman, who lives and teaches art in Alaska, presents us with various animal totems featured in traditional Alaska stories: the Raven, Grizzly Bear, Salmon, Eagle and Whale." I wanted them to cover the entire Pony, like a puzzle, with all the pieces telling the great story of life, death and rebirth."
The Trail of Painted Ponies announced that Westland Giftware is no longer be reproducing Painted Ponies. Beginning in January 2010, Enesco became the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of The Trail of Painted Ponies figurines and other merchandise. The Westland molds were broken and all of these original Westland Ponies should become even more highly sought after, rare, and valuable.
My photos are of the actual pony in this listing! Please consider these images as part of the description.
I have looked this pony over carefully and can detect no obvious cracks or chips in it prior to shipping.  Please note that some ponies (particular older ones)may have minor imperfections or show signs of touch-up, such as under-paints or overpaints (as most ceramic and some resin pieces do) that occurred during manufacturing, as each one is hand painted. Most painted pony boxes have shelf wear or the tag may be creased or slightly bent; this does not affect the pony in any way.
Payments must be made within 48 hours after offer. If you cannot finish checking out within the timeframe and want me to work something out, feel free to contact me through eBay message. All non-payments will be reported to eBay so that I can get refunded my selling fees. I also relist that item right after I reported non-payment.
I ship Monday – Friday with USPS.
NO RETURNS (sorry)