A New Capodimonte Figurine
The centuries-old tradition of casting “pure” Italian Capodimonte porcelain was referred to in ancient times as “white gold,” an apt reference to Enzo Arzenton’s new recreation of Carl Barks’ This Dollar Saved My Life at Whitehorse in which Uncle Scrooge McDuck sits on a mound of gold in his vast money bin as he spins tales of his youth to a rapt audience: Donald Duck and nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie.Fifteen pieces were produced for an exclusive Another Rainbow Edition! This Dollar is the Barks image most closely associated with Another Rainbow over the past eighteen years. The oil first appeared on the cover of The Fine Art of Walt Disney’s Donald Duck by Carl Barks, the $200 award-winning and unprecedented coffee table hardcover book that set many Disney standards. Most recently, the new prestige format of the Uncle Scrooge comic book debuted with This Dollar gracing its cover.
Forest Lamps and Gifts of New York has released This Dollar Saved My Life at Whitehorse in two editions totalling 250 copies: fifteen (15) in a unique Another Rainbow Edition (with the blessings of Carl Barks) and 235 in their regular edition.
In the 1960s Arzenton opened his factory, the House of Laurenz, and began the prestigious line of sculptural scenes known as the Laurenz Classic Collection. The Disney Characters line was launched in 1983 with Having Dinner With Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recently retired at 1,000 pieces. Due to response from collectors, edition sizes are now sometimes drastically reduced.
Please note the following:
- The Another Rainbow Edition of 15 is strictly limited, but may be reserved with a 10% nonrefundable deposit, terms to be arranged. Retail price is $6,995 if available.
- The sooner your order is placed and paid for the sooner it will be shipped. You will be notified of the approximate delivery date.
- The reproduction in this catalog was taken from an early prototype photograph. The finished piece is even lovelier, with additional refinements, including the colors (and particularly, the gold!).
- A special bonus for the Another Rainbow Edition only: an original encapsulated signature of Carl Barks will be attached to your Certificate of Authenticity. Barks’ simulated signature appears on all figurines in both editions.
