SKU: p0855

A Country Wonderland Collection, -Sunrise Sernade- by Wilhelm J. Goebel. Third issue in this series. Bradford Exchange, 1996. Plate size approx 8.5 by 6.0 inches. Suggested Retail $50.00.

With a rich what-cheer, cheer. cheer; purty-purty-purty-purty, sweet-sweet-sweet-sweet, the melodious song of the scarlet Northern Cardinal greets the first shy, pale rays of the winter sun. It is a glorious morning, with the sunlight sparkling on the new-fallen snow like glittering chips of mica scattered over white velvet. The jaunty crimson plumage of the male cardinal makes a bright holiday ornament as he perches on a snow-decked holly bush. The holly berries lend a clashing accent to his boldly red feathers.

An accomplished songster, the cardinal stretches his wings to expand his delicate ribcage for another breath, another joyous melody. A picturesque covered bridge, ornamented with silvery icicles and lovely in its own rustic, country way, offers a snug winter's haven in its rafters to cardinals braving the winter's cold.

Wilhelm Goebel brings you a holiday gift of a cardinal's song to brighten a winter's day. The sparkle of sunlit ice and snow, the startling brilliance of holly berries and curving pinions... all masterfully depicted with the detail and expression of this renowned artist.

The creation of the fine collector's plate you have just acquired and whose authenticity is certified by this document is the result of work by an international cadre of skilled artisans. After the plate art was created in the United States, a fine ceramic transfer, incorporating pigments carefully chosen to faithfully re-create the vibrant beauty of the artist's original, was created in France and Germany and permanently tired into the fine Japanese porcelain plate body at more than 1,460° Fahrenheit by talented craftsmen and craftswomen in the United States.