Kent Melton sculpting maquette for Tangled.
When it comes to pairing Snow White and Prince sculpts together, Kent has been the go-to guy. The first was A Kiss Brings Love Anew, a numbered limited edition of 1650. It was released at the 1998 Disneyana Convention held September 7th-11th at WDW's Contemporary Resort.
The piece measures 11" x 10" and is 9 1/4" tall. The flowers at the base of the bier and around the pillow are handmade. The backstamp had a special 1998 Disneyana logo with an image of Walt Disney. A Certificate of Authenticity came in the box as well as a Disneyana Convention Certificate of Verification. Retail price was $750 (USD).
Item Number: 11K-41307-0 (Old)/1028765 (Current)
Stock Images copyright Disney
Stock Images copyright Disney
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Introduced in March 1999, I'm Wishing for the One I Love featured the scene where the Prince and Snow White meet. This was the first time two WDCC characters had been sculpted separately but sold together as a set.
Snow is 8 1/2" tall, the Prince 9 1/4". She's wearing her rag dress. His dagger is fashioned from pewter. First year bottom-stamp was the sorcerer's hat. This open edition set was retired March 2000. Retailed for $295 (USD).
Item Number: 11K-41412-0 (Old)/1028797 (Current)
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This set featured the two figurines of Snow White on horseback, And Away To His Castle We'll Go, and the Prince standing by her side, To Be Happy Forever, I Know. Again bundled and sold together, the open edition pair was released in July 2003.
Snow White with horse is 9 1/2" high, Prince 8 3/4". Knife and horse are stirrups made of pewter. The first year production mark was the harp (from 1947's Mickey and the Beanstalk). Retired October 2007. Set retailed for $450 (USD).
Item Number: 1228042
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Released March 2006, A Dance Among the Stars featured Snow White and the Prince from the dream wedding sequence that never made it into the film. Measures 8 5/8" tall. This open edition was retired December 2009. Retail price $295 (USD).
Item Number: 4004515
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The Snow White and Prince Sculpture Base was also introduced in March 2006. The open edition porcelain platform retailed for $50 (USD). Still available. (Wedding couple was sold separately.)
Info/stock images courtesy of Duckman's WDCC Inside Report.
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Kent's numerous other Snow White WDCC figurines include:
Interesting! Did the wedding sequence make it to the pencil sketch stage? I'm familiar with the "soup" scene and the "bed making" scene, but didn't know about the wedding!
ReplyDeleteTokyo-- Tomorrow I'm posting a 2006 article from Sketches Magazine. In it is shown some of the story drawings from this sequence. Also mentioned was a pencil test that was first shown publicly in 1987. Coming up in a future post, I'll be doing a more in depth look at this abandoned sequence.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Eager to see all this ! :D
ReplyDeleteMe too!
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