Bossons - Miniature figurine - Character Wall Masks (6) - Plaster
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Six Bossons gypsum Character Wall Masks, multicoloured, from the United Kingdom, dating from 1960–1996, each roughly 15 cm high, 13 cm wide and 7 cm deep, about 350 g, in good used condition with small signs of aging and spots.
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Six beautiful plaster busts from the Bossons company.
Below are the collection details, which are also visible in the photos:
Name: Himalayan
Designer: Fred Wright
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1967 – 1988
Name: Norman Rockwell
Designer: Fred Wright
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1972 – 1996
Name: Perzisch
Designer: Fred Wright
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1962 – 1988
Name: Oud zout
Designer: ?
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1969 – 1996
Name: Syrisch
Designer: ?
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1960 – 1996
Name: Boxerhond (Serie 3)
Designer: ?
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1969 – 1996
-Honden van Uitzonderlijke Verdienste
The Bossons company is indeed the best-known producer of this kind of highly realistically painted plaster busts.
The W.H. Bossons Company from Congleton produced an extraordinary collection of characterful wall masks, figurines, shelf ornaments, animal studies, wall plaques, lamp bases, bookends, wall clocks, thermometers, barometers, earthenware figures and mirrors. The company existed from 1948 to 1996.
Both W. H Bossons and his son W. Ray Bossons studied pottery in Stoke-on-Trent. When his poor health forced Bossons Sr. to withdraw to Congleton in 1944, he began as a hobby making lead soldiers and Christmas figures from metal and plaster. His son, W. Ray Bossons, was a talented artist and the two founded a company in 1946 at Brook Mills in Congleton. They trained about six young ladies as painters and young men as designers and soon produced a series of high-relief wall plaques ("Beautiful Britain Series"). The first plaque made by Bossons was titled "Village Scene", followed by "Little Moreton Hall", "Shakespeare's Birthplace" and "Ann Hathaway's Cottage". When WH Bossons Sr. died in 1951, Ray Bossons took over the company and in 1958 he designed the first of the internationally recognized "Character Wall Masks". The first character was a 10" "Snake Charmer", followed by the "Mandoline Player", "Drummer", "Caspian Man" and "Caspian Woman".
A well-known designer for the company was Fred Wright, who later also designed for Legend Chalkware Products.
These six figurines still look good, but all have spots where the paint has chipped away and where the underlying plaster is visible. With this type of figurines of this age, that is very common, because the painted plaster is very fragile. The photos show exactly what each figurine looks like.
Bossons products are becoming increasingly sought-after because they have not been made since 1996. On a wall or in a display cabinet they are very attractive items, not only because they are small and handy, but especially because they are so beautifully and realistically painted!
The items are carefully packed and insured for shipping.
Seller's Story
I sell antique and vintage products. The items I sell are very diverse in nature; from lamps to side tables, from phones to wooden sculptures, from vintage kitchen equipment to Art Deco and Art Nouveau coat racks, and everything in between. The things I buy are usually objects that I personally like and that are of high quality. It sometimes takes effort to part with them!
My expertise lies primarily in products from the 20th century.
I ship in used boxes combined with paper filler material. The boxes are sturdy. Usually made of double-wall cardboard. I ship, unless otherwise agreed, always within two days of purchase. I attach great importance to friendly, decent and reliable contact with my buyers.
Translated by Google TranslateSix beautiful plaster busts from the Bossons company.
Below are the collection details, which are also visible in the photos:
Name: Himalayan
Designer: Fred Wright
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1967 – 1988
Name: Norman Rockwell
Designer: Fred Wright
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1972 – 1996
Name: Perzisch
Designer: Fred Wright
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1962 – 1988
Name: Oud zout
Designer: ?
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1969 – 1996
Name: Syrisch
Designer: ?
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1960 – 1996
Name: Boxerhond (Serie 3)
Designer: ?
Manufacturer: Bossons
Production years: 1969 – 1996
-Honden van Uitzonderlijke Verdienste
The Bossons company is indeed the best-known producer of this kind of highly realistically painted plaster busts.
The W.H. Bossons Company from Congleton produced an extraordinary collection of characterful wall masks, figurines, shelf ornaments, animal studies, wall plaques, lamp bases, bookends, wall clocks, thermometers, barometers, earthenware figures and mirrors. The company existed from 1948 to 1996.
Both W. H Bossons and his son W. Ray Bossons studied pottery in Stoke-on-Trent. When his poor health forced Bossons Sr. to withdraw to Congleton in 1944, he began as a hobby making lead soldiers and Christmas figures from metal and plaster. His son, W. Ray Bossons, was a talented artist and the two founded a company in 1946 at Brook Mills in Congleton. They trained about six young ladies as painters and young men as designers and soon produced a series of high-relief wall plaques ("Beautiful Britain Series"). The first plaque made by Bossons was titled "Village Scene", followed by "Little Moreton Hall", "Shakespeare's Birthplace" and "Ann Hathaway's Cottage". When WH Bossons Sr. died in 1951, Ray Bossons took over the company and in 1958 he designed the first of the internationally recognized "Character Wall Masks". The first character was a 10" "Snake Charmer", followed by the "Mandoline Player", "Drummer", "Caspian Man" and "Caspian Woman".
A well-known designer for the company was Fred Wright, who later also designed for Legend Chalkware Products.
These six figurines still look good, but all have spots where the paint has chipped away and where the underlying plaster is visible. With this type of figurines of this age, that is very common, because the painted plaster is very fragile. The photos show exactly what each figurine looks like.
Bossons products are becoming increasingly sought-after because they have not been made since 1996. On a wall or in a display cabinet they are very attractive items, not only because they are small and handy, but especially because they are so beautifully and realistically painted!
The items are carefully packed and insured for shipping.
Seller's Story
I sell antique and vintage products. The items I sell are very diverse in nature; from lamps to side tables, from phones to wooden sculptures, from vintage kitchen equipment to Art Deco and Art Nouveau coat racks, and everything in between. The things I buy are usually objects that I personally like and that are of high quality. It sometimes takes effort to part with them!
My expertise lies primarily in products from the 20th century.
I ship in used boxes combined with paper filler material. The boxes are sturdy. Usually made of double-wall cardboard. I ship, unless otherwise agreed, always within two days of purchase. I attach great importance to friendly, decent and reliable contact with my buyers.
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Era
1900-2000
Manufacturer/brand
Bossons
Weight
350 g
Number of objects
6
Style
Folk Art
Title
Character Wall Masks
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Material
Plaster
Colour
Multicolour
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
15 cm
Width
13 cm
Depth
7 cm
Estimated period
1960 - 1996
