Enesco, a leading gifts and collectibles producer, defaulted on a loan in the process of reaching an agreement to shed its Precious Moments Collection. The default was predominantly because of ...

Precious Moments is a collection of teardrop-eyed figurines launched in 1978 to convey biblical messages and remains popular today. They have new arrivals launching frequently, with the latest ...

Sam Butcher, the soft-spoken artist whose doe-eyed, pastel-hued porcelain Precious Moments figurines ignited a global collecting frenzy and made him a wealthy man, and whose Christian faith spurred ...

Enesco Group Inc. is exiting the Precious Moments figurines business to reduce its reliance on the ailing collectibles market. Enesco Group Inc. is exiting the Precious Moments figurines business to ...

MILWAUKEE—Eugene Freedman, the creator of Precious Moments figurines, has died. He was 82. Freedman, a longtime Milwaukee resident, was the founding chairman and former president and chief executive ...

Sam Butcher sometimes struggled to explain why Precious Moments figurines, his signature artistic creation, became such a cultural phenomenon. Half a million people joined special collectors’ clubs to ...

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that the Precious Moments family announces the passing of its beloved founder, Sam Butcher, who was called home to God in the morning of May 20, surrounded by ...

Sam Butcher, the soft-spoken artist whose doe-eyed, pastel-hued porcelain Precious Moments figurines ignited a global collecting frenzy and made him a wealthy man, and whose Christian faith spurred ...

His childlike porcelain characters thrilled and inspired generations of collectors. They also made him a millionaire. By Penelope Green Sam Butcher, the soft-spoken artist whose doe-eyed, pastel-hued ...