FOR SALE: A Vintage 2004 New, Complete in Box "THUNDERBIRD SUITE" 3E 1874 by Westland who Originally Manufactured Trail of Painted Ponies thru about the 14th Herd. From the Original 4th Herd, This 6.5" tall Resin Pony is beautiful & He comes to you Brand New in the Box, encased safely in Styrofoam and with his own introduction story hang tag. Stored, He has not been out of the box except to check his edition number & photograph him. Please note: All ponies are in mint condition unless otherwise stated. Some pony's may have minor imperfection's that occurred during manufacturing. These are not considered to be damaged as this is the way they were received from TOPP. Occasionally a tag or box (shelf wear & aging) might have a slight creases, dents, wrinkles, scratches or discoloration to it. Please view all photos so that you know exactly what you are buying! Please READ all information... THIS IS NOT A TOY!



NOTE NOTE: The last photo show damage to the 20 year old box: wrinkles/Creasing. The pony is fine but when the pony was out for inspection, the empty box was crushed.



FYI:

Pony Individual Number: Third Edition 1874 (3E 1,874)

Westland Production Year 2004

TOPP Herd for TBird : 4th Herd (now in 60th herd)

TOPP Artist: Joel Nakamura

Other TOPP ponies by Joel: Kokopelli (5th Herd)

Pony Retirement Number: 3E 5642

Pony Retirement Date: July 2006

Pony Material: Resin

TOPP Pony ID: 1582



Artist Joel Nakamura Details: Award-winning artist Joel Nakamura is known for his unique style – a blend of folk art and sophisticated iconography – and for his ability to convey stories in and intricate and engaging manner. Joel chose the Thunderbird myth for his Pony because “It was said that a young warrior who was both brave and fast enough to ride his horse under the Thunderbird’s great shadow would gain sacred spiritual powers.” Joel’s paintings have illustrated articles in publications as divers as Time and Playboy, and his illustrations were featured in the opening and closing programs of the 2002 Winter Olympics.



TOPP more info: Each edition is 10,000 ponies. (1E, 2E, etc) Thunderbird had only 35,642 total ponies minted...for the whole world, making him rare. They produce editions or partial editions as long as they sell. Some ponies have 1 edition, some have as many as 15. Make sure to keep all the materials for Thunderbird: His box, styrofoam, story tags.. because they are valuable.



Be encouraged to Ask ANY questions pertaining to my items, before you press the checkout button. I do not accept returns because I sell some donated items for horse/dog/wild animal rescue and donate a share of my sales as well..