Country Artists Mice

Wildlife of the World (including Sherratt & Simpson) | Stratford Collection
Mice Encounters

Country Artists in England has been producing animal figures, including mice, for a number of years.Visit the Country Artists USA website at http://www.countryartists.com to learn more the company, see the current line, and find US sellers.
In the early 1980's, Richard Cooper & Co. produced some of the mice. At right is one of those figurines, plus the original bottom label. Richard Cooper & Co. became Country Artists officially in 1987.
	These mice below and to the left are by Richard Cooper & Co. for Country Artists. One collector has wondered if these are very early Party Mice.
An Ohio collector sent me photos of the white Richard Cooper mice. I found the brown mouse with white tummy on ebay.
Country Artists produces several lines that often include mice. The premier line is their regular Country Artists line. All these pieces are made in England and are hard to find in the US. The Stratford Collection may include mice, and all are made in China. A small gold sticker plus the Stratford Collection tag can be found on the bottom of each of those pieces. A local dealer told me that there are the larger Stratford pieces and then a smaller, almost miniature line.
The figurines pictured immediately below are all from the regular Country Artists line and were made in England.
Mouse and Apple CA14 3.25"	Mouse and Apple-Scratching CA15 5"	Mouse in Apple - Inside CA16 3.5"
The three pieces above were designed by Victor Hayton and made in conjunction with Munro as part of their After the Party mice line. When Munro and Richard Cooper & Co. parted ways in 1983, Cooper kept the molds and continued to sell them under the Country Artists label. Some of the pieces have appeared with a Heron label; I've been told Heron was a department store that often sold name-brand items under its own label. Country Artists pieces have been available with or without the plinth (wood base).
Mouse and Apple CA14R 3.25"	Mouse and Apple-Scratching CA15R 5"	Mouse in Apple # CA16R 3.5"
Dormouse and Berries CA544 4" 1991	Woodmouse and Acorns #CA543 4"	Mouse and Acorn #CA784 3"
Mouse Pair with Corncob # CA1187 5.5" Our Environment Today series by Stephen Langford	Mouse with Hibiscus # CA1185 2.75" Our Environment Today series by Stephen Langford	Mouse with Fly Agaric # CA1186 3.25" Our Environment Today series by Stephen Langford
Mouse with Horse Chestnut # CA785 4"	Mouse in Tobacco Tin # CA1060 2.5"	Mouse in Games Box # CA1061 3.5"
Woodmouse Pair  # CA541 4.25"	Woodmice in Leaves #CA75 4"	Mouse Drinking # CA1062 3.25"
Mouse & Toadstool # CA786 2.75"	Mouse Eating Nut	Mouse and Raspberries # CA470 2.75"
Woodmouse with Horse Chestnut #CA399 4"		Mouse Asleep with Strawberries CA469
Mouse and Mushrooms	Wood Mice Pair #CA17 4.5"	Wood Mouse & Toadstool #CA71 4.5" K. Sherwin 1986
Harvestmouse with Blackberries # CA334 5"		Mice with Nest # CA179
Harvest Mouse Pair #CA542	Harvest Mouse and Corn #CA545

Wildlife of the World series
In 2001, Country Artists began a new line, designed by the Country Artists sculptors, but manufactured in China. The initial grouping featured English wildlife, but was later expanded to include animals not native to the British Isles. To see additional pieces designed by Mick Simpson of Sherratt & Simpson fame, click here.
	2001 mice pieces
Wood Mouse with Dandelion CA #01756 -2001		Harvest Mouse with Corn Cockle CA #01735 -2001
	2003 mice pieces
Wood Mouse with Orange Peel Fungus CA#02525		Wood Mouse with Berries CA#02622
Mouse on Apple CA3164 2004	Mouse Eating Berries CA3165 - 2004	Mouse Collecting Acorns CA 3167 2004

The Natural World series
Gerbil - 2005 03517	Harvest Mouse - Nimble - 2005 04148
Harvest Mouse - Restful -f 2005 04149

Stratford Collection
The Stratford Collection pieces are quite small and were also manufactured in China.
Mouse under Leaf #CA468 1"	Mouse and Leaves CA462 1990	Mouse and Apple #CA481
Mouse in Cup #CA1117 1.5"		Mouse & Acorn # CA1168 1"
Pair of Mice on Iron #CA1302 3"		Pair of Mice on Old Bike Seat #-CA1301 3"

This is "Mouse," one of the Thimbles series. The other five thimbles feature different animals. The thimbles, made of porcelain, are about 2" tall and feature quite detailed work.

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