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COLLECTION: WINTER SILHOUETTE

ITEM ID NUMBER: 78589

RELEASE YEAR: 1996

STATUS: RETIRED 2000

ORIGINAL BOX: YES

ITEM CONDITION: MINT

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL DEPARTMENT 56 ITEM. IT IS A ONE OWNER PIECE COMING FROM A SMOKE FREE HOME. DUE TO ITS AGE THIS IS A “HARD TO FIND” ITEM AND TRULY A WONDERFUL COLLECTOR’S TREASURE. IN ADDITION TO THE BEAUTY OF THIS PIECE, IT IS ALSO A GREAT INVESTMENT, “DEPT 56” ITEMS HAVE STEADLY INCREASED IN VALUE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR OF FINE ITEMS THIS IS A MUST FOR YOUR COLLECTION.

DEPT. 56

Department 56 began at Bachman's, a premiere retail florist in Minneapolis. Now headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Department 56 has become a leader in the giftware, collectibles and holiday decorating industry and is best known for hand-crafted lighted villages, Snowbabies™ figurines, and an extensive line of holiday and home decorative products offering over 3,000 current items.