Description

Kringle Bells Ornament by P. Buckley Moss

Introduction

Kringle Bells Ornament by P. Buckley Moss is a limited, numbered porcelain ornament that gives Santa Claus center stage in a bright, celebratory Christmas design. Santa raises a golden bell overhead, dressed in his familiar red suit and surrounded by a richly patterned circular border of greenery, berries, stars, and gold accents.

Canada Goose Gallery’s approved inventory identifies the ornament as Product ID 21457, currently listed at $30, and classifies it as Ornament, Porcelain, Limited, Numbered Edition in the Christmas category.

Story Behind the Artwork

The composition centers on one simple action: Santa ringing a bell. Rather than building an elaborate North Pole setting around him, Moss leaves the central field largely white, allowing Santa’s gesture and the decorative border to carry the Christmas story.

That simplicity gives the ornament an almost emblematic quality. Santa, the raised bell, holiday greenery, berries, and touches of gold gather familiar seasonal imagery into a small format designed for an annual Christmas display.

The title Kringle Bells adds a playful verbal connection between Kris Kringle and the familiar sound of holiday bells.

Symbols & Meaning

Bells have long served practical roles as signals—calling communities together, marking time, announcing worship, and recognizing important occasions. In a Christmas setting, their sound has also become closely associated with celebration and seasonal music.

Santa’s raised bell can therefore be read as an image of announcement, celebration, and Christmas arrival. The surrounding greenery and red berries reinforce the holiday character, while the circular border gives the design a wreath-like appearance.

These meanings are cultural and editorial interpretations; no documented artist statement has been supplied establishing Moss’s intended symbolism for this ornament.

Artistic Details

The strongest visual feature is the contrast between the open white center and densely decorated perimeter. Santa’s red clothing immediately attracts the eye, while his raised arm and bell introduce upward movement into an otherwise compact circular composition.

Instead of surrounding Santa with a detailed landscape, Moss uses the border almost as a frame within the ornament. Muted greens, gray-blues, red berries, stars, and gold-toned details create a textured holiday ring around the simpler figure.

Santa himself is rendered with economical shapes and a cheerful expression. Black mittens and boots punctuate the red and white costume, while the golden bell becomes a small but important focal point above his head.

The result is visually festive without becoming crowded.

Featured Master Collections

Primary Master Collection: Christmas Traditions

This is the strongest current CGG Master Collection assignment. The approved Christmas Traditions framework specifically encompasses Santa, holiday rituals, seasonal decorating, family memories, and Christmas imagery.

Kringle Bells Ornament also has unusually strong potential within this Collection because it brings together several recognizable Christmas motifs—Santa, bells, holiday greenery, and an ornament intended to return to the tree each year.

This is an editorial Master Collection assignment, not a claim that Kringle Bells Ornament currently appears on the curator-selected representative-work list.

Decorating Ideas

Hang Kringle Bells Ornament from its supplied gold cord among traditional red, green, and gold Christmas decorations. Its circular border also makes it especially attractive on a tree featuring wreaths, Santas, bells, or vintage-inspired ornaments.

For collectors who prefer to see more of their ornaments throughout the season, it can also be displayed on a small ornament easel on a mantel, bookshelf, entry table, desk, or Christmas vignette.

Gift Ideas

Kringle Bells Ornament makes an appealing Christmas gift for a Santa collector, P. Buckley Moss ornament collector, Christmas Tradition Collector, grandparent, host or hostess, or family member building an annual ornament collection.

Because the subject is unmistakably Christmas without being tied to a particular location, occupation, or family configuration, it also works well when the recipient loves traditional holiday imagery but you do not need a highly personalized subject.

About the Edition

Artist: P. Buckley Moss
Medium: Porcelain ornament
Edition: Limited, Numbered Edition
Product ID: 21457
Current CGG Price: $30
Condition: New / Mint
Presentation: Boxed with gold hanging cord
Certificate: Artist Certificate of Authenticity included
Year: 2001  Edition quantity: 5000

The current inventory record verifies the porcelain, ornament, limited-edition, numbered-edition, Christmas, and $30 product information.

🎨 Fun Fact:

Christmas bells have a deeper history than their familiar role in modern holiday songs. Bells traditionally served as a community communication system, summoning people to worship and announcing important events. One surviving example in the Smithsonian was cast by Paul Revere in 1802 for a Congregational meetinghouse in Maine; over its long life, that bell was used not only for worship but later as a town clock and to regulate workers’ schedules. Bells therefore carried meanings of gathering and announcement long before their sound became so closely woven into popular Christmas imagery.

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🖼️ Collector’s Insight:

What distinguishes Kringle Bells Ornament is the way Moss makes the ornament itself part of the Christmas imagery. Santa occupies a bright open center while the richly patterned outer ring functions almost like a miniature holiday wreath, giving the piece considerably more decorative detail than a simple figure-on-porcelain design. The raised bell supplies movement and a visual cue to the title, while Santa’s red suit creates a strong focal point against the white ground. For collectors building a Moss Christmas ornament display, it offers a particularly concentrated combination of Santa, holiday decoration, and seasonal celebration.

Why Buy from Canada Goose Gallery

Canada Goose Gallery currently records Kringle Bells Ornament in its approved inventory as a limited, numbered porcelain ornament. The supplied gallery information states that this example is new and mint, boxed, supplied with a gold cord, and accompanied by the artist’s certificate.

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Suggested Categories & Subjects:

• Christmas
• Kris Kringle

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 “Ring in the joy of Christmas.”