Disney’s Hagen-Renaker Designers Workshop Figaro Bank-Sold At Disneyland 1956-61

Description

Disney’s Hagen-Renaker Designers Workshop Figaro Bank-Sold At Disneyland 1956-61
For That Special Disney Hagen-Renaker Pottery Collector
You Are bidding On A Cute Little Black and White Hagen-Renaker Designers Workshop Walt Disney’s Figaro Bank With Full Hagen-Renaker Designers Workshop Label
This Rare Disney Hagen-Renaker Designers Workshop Bank WAS SOLD AT DISNEYLAND ONLY FROM 1956 to 1961! It Is In VERY GOOD CONDITION With No Chips, Cracks or Breaks!
Hagen-Renaker produced delightful miniature ceramics under a one year exclusive license with Walt Disney Productions that was signed on July 25, 1955, just 8 days after Disneyland opened its front gates. Hagen-Renaker continued to renew their contract on a yearly basis only until 1961. Walt Disney himself personally labeled the Hagen-Renaker ceramic representations of his animated characters as “the finest three dimensional re-productions of Disney character drawings that he ever saw."
The first Hagen-Renaker Disney miniature set ever sold at Disneyland was created to promote the 1955 CinemaScope Walt Disney Film "Lady and the Tramp”. These first canine figures featured most of the cast including Lady, Tramp, Jock, Trusty, Dachsie, Pedro, the Siamese Cats, Si & Am and the Pups. These petite, intricate and delicate creations could be found on Disneyland’s Main Street in the large turn-of-the-century Emporium Store, along with the China Store on Main Street, and at the Art Corner in Tomorrowland.
In 1956 a separate division devoted to larger ceramics was created entitled Designers Workshop. The department created larger figures, cookie jars and banks generally six inches or larger. Figures included Bambi, Jimmy Cricket, Figaro, Dumbo, and Snow White. Cookie jars included Dumbo, Figaro Thumper and Practical Pig. Banks were representations of Thumper, Dumbo, Figaro, and Lady.
Also in 1956, additional miniature characters from Alice in Wonderland, Bambi, Cinderella, Dumbo, Bandleader Mickey, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, Scrooge, Chip & Dale and Donald’s Nephews were introduced. In 1957, Peter Pan and Fantasia miniature figures were added. 1958 saw Snow White and her Seven Dwarfs arrive and in 1959 the beautiful Sleeping Beauty set completed the ceramic line.
This Smiling Designers Workshop Hagen-Renaker Figaro Bank Is Now Close To 65 YEARS OLD!
Disney Hagen-Renaker ceramics were produced with the best possible materials and quality control was evident. The detail and expressions of each character is precise. Their delicate nature contributed heavily to their breakage once these delightful Hagen-Renaker characters were taken home from Disneyland. This Disneyland Hagen-Renaker Designer Workshop Figaro Bank is definitely one considered to be quite rare.
Figaro, in his sitting position, measures 5 1/2” tall. Needless to say, this cute Disney Character is delicate! There are no chips, cracks or breaks on this piece. There is some visible crazing & no loss of paint. Covering the opening on the bottom of this bank is the original Gold Foil Designers Workshop Label that shows some wear, but does not appear to have ever been broken. In our years of collecting Hagen-Renaker Disney Ceramics, this Figaro Designers Workshop Bank is a wonderful example of their detailed workmanship.
We are willing to work on the price for this item, therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item. You also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER! If you collect DISNEYANA, or if you love EARLY DISNEY CERAMICS, then this Rare 1956 Disneyland Hagen-Renaker Designers Workshop Figaro Bank should be high on your list.
We found this beautiful Hagen-Renaker Designers Workshop Figaro Bank in a garage storage container as we were going through the items that we have collected over the past 45 years! Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites. We will continue to add more Disney Memorabilia Items often!
DESCRIPTION
For That
Special
D
isney
H
agen
-R
enaker
Pottery
Collector
You Are bidding On A
Cute Little Black and White
Hagen-Renaker
D
esigners
W
orkshop
W
alt
D
isney
’
s
F
igaro
B
ank
With Full
Hagen-Renaker
Designers Workshop
Label
This Rare
Disney
Hagen-Renaker
Designers Workshop Bank
WAS SOLD AT
DISNEYLAND
ONLY FROM
1956 to 1961!
It Is In
VERY GOOD
CONDITION
With No
Chips, Cracks or Breaks!
Hagen-Renaker
produced
delightful miniature ceramics
under a one year exclusive license
with Walt Disney Productions that
was
signed
on July 25, 1955,
just
8 days after Disneyland
opened its front gates.
Hagen-Renaker continued to
renew
their contract on a
yearly
basis
only until 1961.
Walt Disney himself
personally
labeled the Hagen-Renaker
ceramic representations of his
animated characters as
“
the finest three dimensional
re-productions
of Disney
character drawings
that he ever saw."
The first Hagen-Renaker Disney
miniature set ever sold at Disneyland
was created to promote the 1955 CinemaScope
Walt Disney
Film "Lady and the Tramp”.
These first canine
figures featured most of the cast
including Lady, Tramp,
Jock, Trusty, Dachsie,
Pedro, the Siamese Cats,
Si & Am
and the Pups.
These petite, intricate and delicate creations
could be found on Disneyland’s Main Street
in the large
turn-of-the-century Emporium Store,
along with
the China Store on Main Street,
and at the
Art Corner in Tomorrowland.
In 1956 a separate division devoted to larger
ceramics was created entitled Designers Workshop.
The department created larger figures, cookie jars
and banks generally six inches or larger.
Figures included Bambi,
Jimmy Cricket, Figaro, Dumbo,
and Snow White.  Cookie jars included Dumbo, Figaro
Thumper and Practical Pig.  Banks were representations
of Thumper, Dumbo, Figaro, and Lady.
Also in 1956, additional miniature characters from
Alice in Wonderland, Bambi,
Cinderella, Dumbo, Bandleader Mickey, Goofy,
Pluto, Donald,
Scrooge, Chip & Dale
and Donald’s Nephews were introduced.
In 1957, Peter Pan and Fantasia miniature figures
were added.
1958 saw Snow White and her Seven Dwarfs
arrive
and in 1959 the beautiful Sleeping Beauty
set
completed the ceramic line.
This Smiling
Designers Workshop
Hagen-Renaker
Figaro Bank
Is Now Close To
65 YEARS OLD!
Disney Hagen-Renaker ceramics were produced with
the best possible materials and quality control was evident.
The detail and expressions of each character is precise.
Their delicate nature contributed heavily
to their breakage once these delightful Hagen-Renaker
characters were taken home from Disneyland.
This Disneyland Hagen-Renaker
Designer Workshop Figaro Bank
is
definitely one considered to be quite rare.
Figaro, in his sitting position, measures 5 1/2” tall.
Needless to say, this cute Disney Character is delicate!
There are no chips, cracks or breaks on this piece.
There is some visible crazing & no loss of paint.
Covering the opening on the bottom of this bank is the
original Gold Foil Designers Workshop Label that shows
some wear, but does not appear to have ever been broken.
In our years of collecting Hagen-Renaker
Disney Ceramics, this Figaro Designers Workshop Bank
is a wonderful example of their detailed workmanship.
We found this beautiful Hagen-Renaker
Designers Workshop Figaro Bank in a garage
storage container as we were going through
the items that we have collected over the past 45 years!
Take a look at our
“OTHER ITEMS” and then
mark our
“Ebay Store”
as one of your favorites.
We will continue
to add more Disney
Memorabilia Items often!
We are willing to work on the price for this item,
therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item.
You also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER!
If you collect DISNEYANA,
or if you love EARLY DISNEY CERAMICS, then this
Rare 1956 Disneyland Hagen-Renaker
Designers Workshop Figaro Bank
should be high on your list.
Please see our other listings for more
Disney Memorabilia and other interesting items.
We have been collecting Disney Memorabilia for 45 years.
We will be happy to offer a shipping and handling discount on items
that can be safely packaged together.
Email with any questions.
CONDITION
Sold "As-Is".
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DIS HR 052025.04
_gsrx_vers_856 (GS 7.0.20 (856))