Cybis ‘Technical Achievements’ Information Sheets

Cybis ‘Technical Achievements’ Information Sheets

As part of their efforts to educate their retailers about the process of producing Cybis porcelains, the studio decided to supply information about certain pieces they introduced during the mid-1980s. These info-sheets, titled Technical Achievements, were included with the various new-introduction brochures, price lists, and catalogs that were sent to retail stores. Although I have [...]

Cybis Doll Designs for the Hamilton Collection

Cybis Doll Designs for the Hamilton Collection

There are only two known instances when the Cybis studio ever licensed any of their designs to another manufacturer. Both of them were dolls produced by The Hamilton Collection during the early 1990s. This doesn’t come as a huge surprise because Cybis’ biggest rival, the Boehm studio, had been working with the Hamilton Collection ever [...]

Cybis Greeting Cards

Cybis Greeting Cards

In addition to the various catalogs, brochures, and price lists that made up the bulk of the Cybis studio’s advertising materials, there were also promotional items that weren’t readily available to the general public. One example is the Cybis-logo pin/pendant made by Terryberry and shown in the Cybis Jewelry post. Such items were created for [...]

Unique and Unusual Cordey Porcelain, Part 3

Unique and Unusual Cordey Porcelain, Part 3

This latest group of unusual Cordey pieces also includes the four known styles of ‘couples’ (two figures on a single base), and a very unusual large trinket box. Décor Items Although this small (6.5” high) vase is often found in color, it was fairly rare for Cordey to produce anything in plain, undecorated white. This [...]

The Cybis Pegasus Colt ‘Free Spirit’ (and Why There are Two Versions)

The Cybis Pegasus Colt ‘Free Spirit’ (and Why There are Two Versions)

The Cybis porcelain studio produced three different representations of the iconic mythical flying horse. The Pegasus Colt ‘Free Spirit’, designed by Susan Eaton, is 9" tall and appeared in 1980 as a limited edition of 1000 for $675.   Within that declared edition there are 52 that have a slight difference in their decoration, which [...]

A Look Inside the Cybis Studio

A Look Inside the Cybis Studio

This 200th post in the Cybis Archive is something different from the usual sculpture information. It is a glimpse into ‘life at the Cybis Studio' via photos and contemporary  accounts through the decades. The very first Cybis studio was located in the Steinway Mansion in Astoria, NY; nobody who was there is alive today. It’s [...]

The Evolution of a Cybis Porcelain Turtle

The Evolution of a Cybis Porcelain Turtle

If Charles Darwin had regarded the Galapagos tortoises from a commercial, rather than environmental, evolutionary standpoint, one wonders whether his theories would have ended up reaching quite the same conclusions as they did! All kidding aside, I recently discovered a fascinating ‘evolution’ of a turtle mold within the confines of the Cybis studio. This particular [...]