Kreiss & Co Psycho Ceramics Elegant Heirs On Vacation Jailbird 6.5"-Pre Owned
$52.47 $74.96
SKU: 173 Kreiss
Kreiss & Co Psycho Ceramics Elegant Heirs "On Vacation" Jailbird 6.5"-Pre Owned
- Includes Original Ball & Chain!
- Figurine is about 6.5 inches tall
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All rhinestones intact
- Very good condition
- A couple of very small areas of paint loss on edge of hat (see photos for condition detail. Review photos carefully, some of the paint loss areas look like highlights from lighting)
- Hallmark: Has Kreiss & Company stamp on bottom
- Imported from Japan
Hallmark: Has Kreiss & Company stamp on bottom
Information found about this item online:
Kreiss & Company was
started in 1946 by Murray Kreiss who began importing ceramics from Japan
.
He imported a large variety of novelty ceramics including salt and
pepper shakers.
In 1958, the first Psycho Ceramics found their way into stores.
Unlike
earlier Kreiss imports, the Psycho line paid close attention to quality
and detail. Here, garish colors were a plus, and exaggerated, zany
features (bulging eyes, toothy smiles), were right at home. Many of the
figures, averaging 5 inches high, were hand-embellished with rhinestones
and cold-painted accents. Sometimes adding to the goofy aspect: stringy
plastic or rabbit fur hair. Even when cast from the same mold, no two
Psychos were exactly the same, since the artists doing the by-hand
applications after glazing were given significant leeway.
The company quit dealing in ceramics in the late
60s/early 70s