David Winter (sculptor)

David Winter (born 1958 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England[1]) is an English sculptor known for collectible miniature buildings.[2]

Winter made his first cottage in 1979 with John Hine, and soon expanded.[3] David Winter Cottages, which became popular for its small, collectible detailed cottages, some of which were rare. Originally sold for around £10, many became much more valuable as their popularity grew. They were popular in the late 1980s[4] and in 1991, one was sold for $42,000 and a collection of 146 was sold for $200,000.[2] The cottages were popular in the United States, where a David Winter Cottages Collectors Guild had 200,000 members in the early 1990s.[2]

Production ceased in 2002 or 2003.[3]

In 2007, one newspaper reported that while collectibles were not as valuable as in the past, David Winter Cottages were still valuable.[5]