Dressed Turkey Auction Set – Dickens Village by Department 56

Create a lively vignette in your miniature Dickens village by grabbing the Dressed Turkey Auction figurine set by Department 56. Made from porcelain, this set includes two figurines. One is a building figurine while the other has two people standing in a patch of snow.

Turkey Stall

To begin with, the building is a wooden market stall. The little stall has a pair of signs indicating that there are fresh Christmas turkeys ready for auction. Even further, there are three strung up turkeys ready to be sold or auctioned.

Past the turkeys is a roll of twine on the countertop with a roll of butchers paper on the wall in the back. A scale hangs down from the ceiling, ready to weigh a bird. LED lights illuminate the inside of the stall, powered by a USB adapter.

Resting in the snow in front of the stall are boxes of cranberries, waiting to be made into sauce. Adding to the holiday atmosphere are the Christmas decorations on the walls and the snow patches on the green roof matching the snow at the stall’s base.

Flying Fowl Figurine

Next, the accompanying figurine depicts the stall’s proprietor tossing a turkey to the winner of an auction in the manner of a old auction tradition. It goes back hundreds of years, particularly at the Smithfield Market in London. Winners would get tossed their meat winnings, including turkeys.

This proprietor wears a green shirt, grey pants, and a white apron. Meanwhile, the lucky winner wears a long brown coat with blue pants and a black top hat. Both have their hands out, one having finished his throw while the other gets ready to catch it. A uncooked turkey hovers in the air between them.

You can easily combine this with a variety of other Dickens buildings to create a Christmas market or another immersive scene. It makes a charming addition to any miniature Christmas village.

• Introduction Date: October 2024
• Collection: Dickens Village

Key Features:

• Comes as a set of 2 figurines
• Depicts a longstanding Christmas market tradition
• Richly colored and hand-painted detailing
• Lights up with LED lights
• Ideal for a variety of Christmas village scenes

Materials:

• Made from porcelain

Measurements:

• Market Stall: Height – 5 Inches, Width – 3.25 Inches, Length – 3.75 Inches
• People Figurine: Height – 3 Inches, Width – 2 Inches, Length – 4.25 Inches

Measurements are approximate.