"Ding Ding" is one of four ornaments that was sold ONLY in the USA,
individually boxed. It was first offered for the 2002 Christmas season!
There is an eye hook inserted behind the halo with a gold cord for hanging.
This is a precious little 'Angel' pocket dragon, wearing a pearlized bluish, white robe, detailed with a red and gold 'rope' belt positioned right below the waist line.
Other gold touches include the halo; and a musical instrument "triangle".
It is held in the left hand with the clapper for ringing in the right hand.
Both the halo and triangle, with the clapper are metal.
"Ding" measures 2 5/8" tall, by 1 5/8" wide (at the widest point).
The pieces we have are copy and trademarked with the dating of 2001.
Of course the beautiful "matte finish" on the painting is the classic technique for pocket dragons.
A soft blending of colors and shading makes them most endearing little critters!
REMEMBER, ALL POCKET DRAGONS ARE RETIRED!!!! and very limited....!Stamped Trademark on this piece is 2000!
HURRY COLLECTORS...we have only a
very limited number of this precious ornament left!
Pictured IS one of the
actual pieces you will receive...
ALL are in
MINT CONDITION and comes carefully packed in the original box!
The Whimsical World of
Pocket Dragons
Pocket Dragons are collectible depiction's of friendly
dragons in
various situations. They were produced primarily in figurine form, but
also were released as ornaments, in flat artwork and various other
forms. They were created and designed by Real Musgrave and were
manufactured by Collectible World Studios. Unlike many artists behind
collectible lines, Real not only created the flat artwork for them, but
also sculpted them. Both Real and his wife, Muff, enjoyed nearly
complete creative control over the line.
History:
The story of the Pocket Dragon goes back to a limited set of black and
white drawings done by Real Musgrave in the mid-1970s, depicting a
small dragon in the pocket of a tweed sport jacket. The first set of
Pocket Dragon figurines went on sale in June 1989 and included
twenty-seven of the figures. They were produced in Stoke-on-Trent,
England.
In the fall of 2005, Real & Muff Musgrave announced that they would
retire, along with the Entire Pocket Dragon Collection, on December 31,
2006. On November 12, 2006, the last ever Pocket Dragons event was held
at Collectibles (Fine Glass and China) LTD, Stockton-on-Tees. Real and
Muff Musgrave have now retired and Pocket Dragons are no longer being
made. By the time they were retired, over 400 different Pocket Dragon
characters had been produced.
