Tag: Cybis princess

Special Themes/Genres, The Studio and Its History

Cybis ‘Crowning Glories’

by The Cybis Archive
Cybis ‘Crowning Glories’

Now that we’ve finished butterfly-catching, why not do some ‘crown-collecting’? Cybis used a crown in 41 different sculptures, plus one honorable-mention piece – but, somewhat surprisingly, only 16 of those items were depictions of royal persons. We can divide the crowned Cybis sculptures into five general categories: male royalty, female royalty (more or less), ballet [...]

People, The Studio and Its History

The Cybis Collectors Society, Discovered

by The Cybis Archive
The Cybis Collectors Society, Discovered

When the Cybis porcelain studio decided to begin selling sculptures directly to the public in the 1990s, they decided to also follow the 'collectors club' trend as well. In October 1994, the studio sent this mailing to collectors on their contact lists: The annual fee would be $55, unless the person decided to pre-order the [...]