Cottage Country

30 Issues

David Winter Cottages Collectors Guild

The Studios & Workshops of John Hine, Ltd
John Hine, 1988 to 1995

Offered for sale are thirty (30) issues of Cottage Country, a quarterly publication of the David Winter Cottages Collectors Guild.

The magazine features the art and history of the English cottages created by the artist, David Winter.

Condition is very good to excellent, as shown in photos.

The issues begin with Issue 5, Spring 1988. The last issue is Issue 34, Summer of 1995. There are 30 consecutive issues. The box weighs 18 pounds.

 

From Wikipedia:

David Winter (born 1958 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England) is an English sculptor known for collectible miniature buildings.

 

Winter made his first cottage in 1979 with John Hine, and soon expanded. David Winter Cottages, which became popular for its small, collectible detailed cottages, some of which were rare. Originally sold for around £10, many became much more valuable as their popularity grew. They were popular in the late 1980s and in 1991, one was sold for $42,000 and a collection of 146 was sold for $200,000. The cottages were popular in the United States, where a David Winter Cottages Collectors Guild had 200,000 members in the early 1990s.

 

Production ceased in 2002 or 2003.