Artesania Rinconada - The First One Hundred
We finally discovered the origin of my little zebra. It came from
Artisania Rinconada in Uruguay. I could only remember that it came
from somewhere in South America. Annie spotted another from the group
near the bottom of a glass door cabinet in a dark junk shop. Good
spotting.
I then started looking for some sort of organized catalog that would
tell me a little about the work and which ones to look for. There was
not much success at that. I wanted something to show me a sequence of
pictures in numerical order that gave extra information such as origin
and retirement dates, edition quantities, relative rarity and values.
I didn't find anything.
#048 Female Zebra
Above picture shows the figurine about twice actual size. All of the figurines are three to four inches in height or width. The giraffe is the largest at about six inches.
So I decided to assemble my own.
Following is my catalog, assembled from pictures and data mostly off
the net in auctions and informational articles. If there is any
objection to the use of any of these photographs or collected data,
just let me know and the item will be deleted and other sources will
be found to illustrate this personal catalog.
Dates and prices shown here are from the latest entry I have seen in
various sources, mostly drawn from the auctions and collections on
line.
Remember, this is information gleaned from various sites on the net.
You know how accurate THAT is...
Note that the numbering is as close to the ORIGINAL numbering
as I can guess. Some current lists substitute new subjects for retired
figures so the lists do not always agree. In some cases, while some
figures retired, the number did not; in other cases, both number and
figure retired.
Here is a catalog of the first one hundred items as per the original
numbering. This is an ongoing project so more information will be added
when it is found. There will be corrections also.
For a closer look, just click on the picture.
#001 Ostrich
1972 - 1984
20130625
$30
#002 Musk Ox with Flower
1970 - 1990
Seven known variations.
20130625
$20.00 - $60.00
#003 Horse
1973 - 2004
20130625
$7.00 - $15.00
#004 Kangaroo w Joey
1970 - 1980
20130626
22.50 - 30.00
#005 Big Horn Ram
1971 - 2000
20130625
$29.00
It is a pretty safe bet that the following two examples are NOT from
Artisania Rinconada.
Remember, before they are fired, each soft clay figurine receives hand carved details and glazing. There are no two exactly alike.
#006 Pig
1970 - ?
At least 7 variations
#007 Duck
1979 - 2000
(color varies)
#008 Elephant
(Version 1)
(Version 2)
1970 - retired
20130730
$7.50 - $25.00
#009 Cat
Unconfirmed
#010 Rooster
1970 - ?
At least 3 versions
all hard to find
#011 Hen
1970 - Unofficially retired
20130701
$13.00
#012 Cat
1977 - ?
(unconfirmed date)
Colors vary from dk gray to white
#013 Gorilla
1971 - 1984
Note that proportion is mainly disregarded. The Parrot is as large as
the Zebra. Nearly all fall within the 3" to 4" size, width or
height.
However, the "Baby" versions are always a bit smaller than the "Adult"
version of the same animal.
#014 Baby Gorilla
1971 - 1984
#015 Hippo
1971 -
Colors Vary
#016 Owl
1984 - ?
#017 Lion
1972 - 2000
#018 Parrot
1971 - 1987
(many color variations)
20130701
$15.00 - $20.00
#019 Llama
1987 - Unofficially retired
2013073
$25.00
#020 Baboon
#021 Walrus
Version 01
1972 -
Unofficially Retired
20130625
$15.00 - $40.00
#022 Calf
1971 - 1984
20130625
$8.00
#023 Sheep
1972 - 1999
20130625
$30.00
#024 Toucan
1972 -
Unofficially Retired
20130625
$7.00 - $30.00
#025 Turkey
1972 - 1980
20130627-
20160515
$179.50 - 499.00
#025 Brown Seal
Version 02
#026 Baby Seal
1979 on
(Takes place of #26 Dog)
$10.00
#025 Brown Seal
Version 01
1979 - 1999
20130627
$15.00 - $25.00
#027 Fish
1972 - 1968
20130627
$23.00 - $30.00
#028 Whale
1979 -
20130627
$8.00 - $12.00
#029 Rhino
With Bird
Apparently very rare
#030 Baby Rhino
- 2000
Apparently very rare
#031 Armadillo
1971 - 1980
20130627
$20.00
1982 - 1998
20130627
$15.00
#032 Tiger
version 01
1971 - 1998
20130627
$12.00 - $50.00
#033 Old Bull/Yak
1973 - 1984
20130627
$15.00 - $20.00
#034 Turtle
1972 -
Unofficially Retired
20130627
$40.00 - $96.00
#035 Cow
1972 - 1984
20130627
$15.00 - $25.00
#036 Donkey
1982 - 1990
20130627
$8.00 - $25.00
#037 Goat
Earlier version
Later
No other information on this one. Appears to be quite rare.
#038 Rabbit
Version one
1973 - Unofficially retired
3 versions, changing mostly the ears.
#039 Vicuna
1972 - ?
Unofficially Retired
2 versions
#1(above)is darker, taller
20130628
$30.00
#040 Eagle
1970's
Many versions
20130628
$6.00 - $299.00
#041 Carpincho
1973 - 1980
considered rare
20130628
$99.00
#042 Wild Boar
Version 1
Version 2
1974 - 1984
20130628
$20.00
#043 Frog
1971 -
unofficially retired
20130628
$8.00 - $15.00
#044 Giraffe
Early 1970's
colors vary widely
20130628
$20.00 - $300.00
#045 Monkey with Flowers
1973 - 1999?
20130628
$15.00
#046 Monkey with Bottle
1972 - 2000
20130628
$15.00
#047 Monkey Thinking
1982 - 1990
20130628
$15.00
#048 Zebra
1972 - retired
20130628
$4.00 - $17.50
#049 Crocodile
1972 - 1987
colors vary
20130628
$15.00
#050 Old Dog
1974 - 1984
20130628
$25.00 - $40.00
#051 Moose
1976 -
Early ones are rough and smaller
20130628
$21.00 - $60.00
#052 Coyote
Version 02
Version 01
1979 - 1998
20130628
$20.00
#053 Pheasant
1976 - 1999
20130628
$17.50 - $22.50
There is some evidence that #52 was originally a bat. There is a bat as #84 but I think it came along later. More later.
#054 Panda w Bamboo
1976 - 1980
20130628
$15.00 - $20.00
#055 Brown Bear w Cub
???? - ????
20130628
$12.00 - $15.00
#056 Dolphin
1976 - 1980's
20130628
$.99 - $13.50
#057 Gray Squirrel
1976 - 1987
20130628
$20.00 - $22.99
#058 Owl
???? - ????
#059 Penguin
1976 - 1984
20130628
$12.00 - $14.95
#060 Raccoon
1976 - 2000
20130628
$10.00 - $12.00
#061 Regal Lion
1972 - 2001
20130629
$16.99 - $22.50
#062 Shark
#063 Papagayo
1976 -Unofficially Retired
20130628
$18.00 - $34.90
#064 Camel
1994 -
(probably a replacement)
20130628
$9.00 - $26.00
#065 Okapi
1977 - 1981
$25.00 - $35.00
#066 Pelican
1977 -
20130628
$10.00 - $69.00
067 Sea Otter
1977 - 1999
20130628
$4.00 - $22.00
(note: only one source confirming
a and b)
067b Sea Otter
1977 - 1999
20201125
$4.00 - $22.00
067a Sea Otter
1977 - 1999
20201125
$4.00 - $22.00
#068 Baby Vicuna
1977 - Unofficially Retired
20130628
$12.00 - $29.00
#069 Baby Turtle
???? - ????
20130628
$69.00
#070 Anteater
1977 - 1980
20130628
$16.00 - $20.00
#071 Beaver
1977 - 1998
20130628
$16.00 - $20.00
#072 Condor
1977 - 1984
20130628
$29.00
#073 Mouse on Cheese
#073a Mouse on Book
#073b Mouse with Photo
#073d Mouse in Pumpkin
1978 - 1999
20130628
$4.00 - $11.00
#074 Antelope
1978 - 1999
20130628
????
#075 Orangutan
1978 - 1999
$4.00 - $35.00
#076 Grey Fox
1978 - 1987
colors vary
20130628
$30.00
#077 Linx
1978 - 1984
20130628
$28.00
#078 Koala w Baby
1978 - 2004
$9.00 - $27.00
#079 Polar Bear
1979 - Unofficially Retired
20130628
$8.00 - $20.00
#080 Mountain Lion
1979 - 1987
20130628
$26.00 - $60.00
#081 Dove
1980 - 1987
20130628
$15.00 - $19.00
#082 Skunk
1967 - ????
Originally #002
20130628
$100.00
1980 - 1987
$20.00 - $38.00
#083 Persian Cat
1980 - 1998
20130628
$8.00 - $26.00
#084 Vampire Bat
Currently no information
#085 Cheeta
1981 - 1998
20130628
$19.00 - $30.00
FINALLY! A page featuring the second 100,
Numbers 101 through 200!
#086 Wolf
No Information
#087 Green Frog
1987 -
20130628
$12.00
#088 American Bison
1981 - 1998
At least 3 different version
#089 Water Buffalo
1981 - 1985
#090 Siamese Cat
20130628
$12.00 - $25.00
#091 Baby Camel
1981 - 1984
20130628
$12.00 - $23.00
#092 Whale
1982 - 2000
201300628
$6.00
#093 Quail
1982 - 2000
$17.00
#094 Goose
1982 - 1999
Two babies 94a and 94b
20130628
$20.00
#095 Owl
1982 - 2000
20130628
$15.00
#096 Baby Ostrich
1981 - Unofficially Retired
20130628
$15.00
#097 Baby Orca
1982 - 2000
20130628
$13.00
#098 Baby Fox
198? - ????
20130628
$10.00
#099 Baby Giraffe
1982 - ????
20130628
$15.00
#100 Wild Rabbit
1982 - 1995
20130628
$20.00
Labels: 001-100, Artesania Rinconada, RInconada
posted by anyjazz @ 12:30 AM
14 Comments:
At Friday, October 25, 2013 7:44:00 PM,
Deb J said…
Awesome effort, really enjoyed looking through your catalog.
At Saturday, October 26, 2013 8:34:00 AM,
anyjazz said…
Thanks very much. It really was quite a task. It already needs an update.
At Sunday, May 18, 2014 7:03:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hello Anyjazz, I love your catalog I have searched and searched for more info on the Artesania Rinconada. I have a lot of animals not shown in your Catalog are you still working on it?
Would you like photos of the ones I have that are not in your list? Or have you decided it's too much work?
Pat M
At Monday, May 19, 2014 6:49:00 AM,
anyjazz said…
Thanks very much for your note. You are the first person I have encountered that actually knows what they are and believe me; I have talked to many antique and figurine collectors and dealers about them in recent years.
My first encounter with the little figurines was back in the 1980’s when they were first being produced. I purchased many of them to award as prizes to my employees for excellence in performance. At the time of course, I didn’t realize how collectible they were.
Decades later my little zebra was all I had to recall the occasion. The little gift shop where I purchased them only kept about a dozen of the original designs in stock at any time. I could remember some of the others that I had purchased and that was all I had to go on when I began my original quest for a catalog.
My little catalog covers only the first 100 of the designs. Basically that was all I was interested in at the time. Since then I have expanded my interest in the little sculptures but I am not sure I am going to expand the catalog.
I found the numbering system to be very convoluted and irregular. They sometimes discontinued a model and gave the number to another design. For instance, there are at least 6 distinct versions of the adult fox #76 plus many color variations. (I have collected 126 different photographs of the first “100” designs.) There is also so little information (as you have found) on production dates and quantities. This sort of information is essential in determining possible values and scarcity.
So no, I don’t have plans at the moment to expand the catalog. Possibly I could do some of the special groups like “Professional Cats” later on.
I would however love to see your collection but I don’t know how you could go about it. Perhaps you could set up an album on Flickr, as I did, to keep them sorted out for the catalog. Flickr stores the photographs seen on this page. Click on any picture and you will be taken to the album.
In my research, I found these pages very useful.
http://thecornercollection.com/aRTESANIA_RINCONADA.php
http://www.collectibleworld.net/index.html
http://arinconada.com/variations/index.htm
Let me know what you can work out. Email me at phase65 at Yahoo.com.
Fred
At Thursday, February 04, 2016 5:39:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
I also collect the vintage Artesania Rinconada. There are some catalogues available but they are quite dated. I recently purchased 'the Rinconada Collector's Handbook & Secondary Market Guide" 2nd edition. There is also a website that discusses some of the variations in colour, etc. If you are interested I could scan the covers of the catalogues and provide the website info I have? Happy collecting! Louise (NZ)
At Thursday, February 04, 2016 6:10:00 PM,
anyjazz said…
Thanks for your note! Any information you can add will be helpful. Email is phase65 at Yahoo dot com. I'll add your information to the lead at the top of this page.
I've been a fan for a long time. I bought my first one, the zebra, new in a gift shop back in the early '70's.
Annie and I thought about shopping for more of them on line but we decided it would be more fun to "discover" them ourselves in the dark little junk shops and "antique" malls. We found #89 the water buffalo, this week for only 5 dollars. Our little collection is growing very slowly but it is such fun when we find one tucked in with the ceramic salt and pepper shakers and the Hummels
At Saturday, May 14, 2016 11:31:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
love this list. just found a duck, not listed.
At Saturday, May 14, 2016 11:48:00 PM,
anyjazz said…
This is just the first of the original 100. There were many following these.
At Friday, February 01, 2019 11:27:00 AM,
Unknown said…
Hi my mother has collected over 200 of the early ones. She is sick and I am trying to sell the whole collection at once to help her with the bills. Your information is very helpful,I think we have all your listings. Can you recommend any collectors that would like to by all 225 pieces? Best regards Chuck Johnson
At Sunday, March 03, 2019 9:59:00 PM,
Unknown said…
Hello, I hope after all this time that you have discovered that Echo Hanebrink of Echo's Critters online produced a catalog ages ago. She may still have copies. Best wishes.
At Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:52:00 PM,
Bjjpedro said…
Hello everyone , I started really like but I have around 400 of these ...I don’t know if you are all caught up but if you need pictures I’d love to contribute ...there are also a few I’m missing , so I’d be interested in buying them too . Please contact me at (787) 221-4422 or at pedroguillotypr@gmail.com . I have lots of information on these if you’d like also! Thanks so much!
At Sunday, October 23, 2022 12:13:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
I emailed you
At Friday, September 22, 2023 6:23:00 AM,
Regina Gatlin said…
Hello I have a DeRosa Emerald Wildlife collection hand painted and sculpted by the two twin brother I believe they live in Uruguay they trimmed with 18 karat gold and some jewels I have the paperwork for them as well as their boxes also they are number pieces and no two are the same they may look like it but they are. It the are very gorgeous pieces and I looking for a serious buyer so I don’t have to place them in storage I’m moving soon but don’t know yet where but I don’t want them in storage out here in Arizona I have had nothing but horrible luck with storage units here and list everything more than one due to negligence on the storage facility here roof rats ect…..my phone number is 480-737-0000 that is my cell for serious buyers please
At Friday, September 22, 2023 7:46:00 AM,
anyjazz said…
Your collection sounds great! Good luck finding a home for them. That series is really amazing.
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