"Avon Calling"
Victorian Half-Scale Yellow Cottage
The Backstory:
Persis Foster Eames (P.F.E.) Albee (born in 1836)
became the first sales rep for the California Perfume Co.
(later becoming Avon).
Successful Avon representatives earn Albee memorabilia
including porcelain figurines (1987- 2019).
My mom, daughter, and myself have collections
of these full-scale exquisitely made porcelain figurines
dressed in Edwardian-style attire, and accessorized with
hats, sales cases, parasols, flowers, and even a puppy or two, etc.
They range between 9 1/2 and 12 inches in height.
I've also started a collection of the equivalent
mini-figurines, marketed within individual glass domes.
These are 3 inches in height (consistent with 1/2 scale dolls).
I recently acquired this 1/2 scale yellow cottage
from the estate of the late Joan DeRose of Greensburg, PA.
It's mounted upon a hidden spinner
and uniquely surrounds a pair of drawers;
allowing for both display and storage.
The finishes both inside and out are in perfect condition.
The paper appears to be a vintage Holly Hobby print.
I'm excited to light the front display and
expand my mini-Albee figurine collection to be housed within.
I have 15 so far!
