Department 56 Dicken's Village Series-
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Victorian England at the time of Charles Dickens was a center or culture for the world, where many traditions we celebrate today took shape.
Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” was one of the single greatest influences in rejuvenating the old Christmas traditions of England. Honor Christmas in your heart and home with this classic collection.
 
The Partridge and Pear
Item Sku: 4025253

The Partridge and Pear

Coordinates with item #4025261 “A Night on London Town” Uses replacement bulb #99244. Introduced 2012.
6.5 x 5.75 x 7.75”
Expected Ship Date MAY 2012
What is Pre-order? 		Chiswick Brewery
Item Sku: 4025254

Chiswick Brewery

Coordinates with item #4025262 “Chiswick Brewboy” Uses replacement bulb #99244. Gaslight Pubs series. Introduced 2012.
5.75 x 4.75 x 7.25"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order?
$95.00  
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$95.00  
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Brandon Mill
Item Sku: 4025255

Brandon Mill

Animated water wheel. Adapter included. Coordinates with item #4025263 “Champion Herding Dog” Uses replacement bulb #53161. Introduced 2012
6.75 x 4.25 x 6"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order? 		Evan Hoyt Sponge Dealer
Item Sku: 4025256

Evan Hoyt Sponge Dealer

Coordinates with item #4025264 “The Sponge Seller” Uses replacement bulb #99244. Introduced 2012.
5.5 x 4 x 7"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order?
$90.00  
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$85.00  
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Devon Brook Span Cottage
Item Sku: 4025257

Devon Brook Span Cottage

Coordinates with item #4025265 “Just in Time for Lunch” Uses replacement bulb #99244. Devon County series. Introduced 2012.
6 x 4.5 x 5.5"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order? 		Royal Mail, Devon
Item Sku: 4025258

Royal Mail, Devon

Coordinates with item #4025266 “Devon Postmaster” Uses replacement bulb #99244. Devon County series. Introduced 2012.
5.25 x 4 x 6.25"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order?
$75.00  
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$60.00  
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Devonshire Creamery
Item Sku: 4025259

Devonshire Creamery

Coordinates with item #4025267 “Churning Temptation” Uses replacement bulb #99244. Devon County series. Introduced 2012.
6.25 x 5.5 x 5.5"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order? 		A Night on London Town
Item Sku: 4025261

A Night on London Town

Coordinates with item #4025253 “The Partridge and Pear” Introduced 2012.
2 x 1.5 x 2.75"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order?
$75.00  
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$20.00  
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Chiswick Brewboy
Item Sku: 4025262

Chiswick Brewboy

Coordinates with item #4025254 “Chiswick Brewery” Introduced 2012.
1.5 x 1.75 x 2.75"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order? 		Champion Herding Dog
Item Sku: 4025263

Champion Herding Dog

Coordinates with item #4025255 “Brandon Mill” Introduced 2012.
4.25 x 2.5 x 1.75"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order?
$15.00  
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$25.00  
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The Sponge Seller
Item Sku: 4025264

The Sponge Seller

Coordinates with item #4025256 “Evan Hoyt Sponge Dealer” Introduced 2012.
1.75 x 2.25 x 2"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order? 		Just in Time for Lunch
Item Sku: 4025265

Just in Time for Lunch

Coordinates with item #4025257 “Devon Brook Span Cottage” Introduced 2012.
2 x 1.5 x 3.5"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order?
$15.00  
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$22.50  
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Devon Postmaster
Item Sku: 4025266

Devon Postmaster

Coordinates with item #4025258 “Royal Mail, Devon” Introduced 2012.
2.25 x 1.25 x 2.5"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order? 		Churning Temptation
Item Sku: 4025267

Churning Temptation

Coordinates with item #4025267 “Devonshire Creamery” Introduced 2012.
1.75 x 2 x 2.5"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order?
$16.50  
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$15.00  
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Buying One for Posterity
Item Sku: 4025268

Buying One for Posterity

Introduced 2012.
3.5 x 1.75 x 2.75"
Expected Ship Date JUNE 2012
What is Pre-order?
$25.00  
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In 2009, Department 56 celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Dickens' Village, a Village which began in 1984 as a series of drawings presented to Department 56 by artist Neilan Lund, an established graphic artist from Minnesota. His idea was to publish note cards and paper products with images inspired by the words of Charles Dickens from his immortal classic, "A Christmas Carol." With the growing success of the ceramic Original Snow Village Series of lighted houses and accessories, these drawings inspired another style of lit Village made of porcelain.

This was the birth of the "Shops of Dickens' Village" which later became the Dickens' Village Series, seven small and simple designs representing the core elements of an English town in the 19th Century - the butcher, the baker, the candle shop, blacksmith, inn, green grocer, and the brush and basket shop. In 2010, the final two pieces have been remade as special 25th Anniversary pieces: the Candle Shop and the Green Grocer join Bean and Son Smithy, the Brush and Basket Shop, the Crowntree Inn, the Golden Swan Baker, and the Abel Beesley Butcher, completing the 25th Anniversary remakes of the original Dickens' Village pieces. The Neilan Lund Gallery 25th Anniversary piece pays tribute to Neilan Lund, the original artist whose drawings inspired the Dickens' Village. Other Dickens' novels inspired churches, pubs, and businesses which grew Dickens' Village into one of the most popular and best loved collectible series we know.

We are often drawn to objects reminiscent of a bygone era. During Dickens' lifetime, England was a cultural center for the world, and a place where many of our current holiday traditions were formed. Let the finely-detailed, hand-painted porcelain lighted buildings and accessories of this series inspire your feelings of Christmases past and Christmases yet to come.