The Ballerina, The Fairy Tale Tin Soldier 1838 by Hans Christian Andersen--single dancing figure
$35.00
Item Number: TRAD525
The Ballerina, The Fairy Tale Tin Soldier 1838 by Hans Christian Andersen
The Steadfast Tin Soldier, (in Danish, Den standhaftige tinsoldat) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. After several adventures, the tin soldier perishes in a fire with the ballerina.
The tale was first published in Copenhagen by C.A. Reitzel on 2 October 1838 in the first booklet of Fairy Tales Told for Children, New Collection. The booklet consists of Andersen's ”The Daisy” and ”The Wild Swans”.
The tale was Andersen’s first not based upon a folk tale or a literary model. ”The Steadfast Tin Soldier” has been adapted to various media including ballet and animated film.
All hand painted Toy Soldier sets packed in Red Boxes. Cast in quality white metal, hand painted gloss enamels.
In 1980 the toy soldier range painted in gloss was introduced, sculpted by David Scheinmann, and today by Andrew Stadden and Art IG which from modest beginnings has expanded to a very extensive range covering many popular subjects and periods of military history.
