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Touch of Class

   

The Touch of Class mold was introduced in 1986 and is a portrait model of Olympic gold medal winning Thoroughbred mare Touch of Class (1973-2001).  The mold has "� 1985" engraved inside the near gaskin. All Touch of Class models made since then have this date, regardless of when they were actually released. Touch of Class was sculpted by Chris Hess and is Breyer mold #420.

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Photo Photo Photo Model Number Name Color Release Dates Released Through/Notes
420 Touch of Class medium/light bay, blaze, some with dorsal stripe, black points 1986-1988 Artist Series

With small "Artist Series" brochure.

  813 Thoroughbred Mare black, blaze, black mane/tail, four stockings 1989-1990 .
(c) BreyerCollectables.com     843 Selle Francais slightly semigloss shaded liver chestnut, blaze, four stockings 1991-1992

  877 Guinevere - English Hack slightly semigloss red bay, star, black points 1993-1994
  952 Rox Dene, Show Hunter pale shaded dapple grey, grey muzzle, knees and hocks, black or  bi-color eyes, white mane/tail, four stockings 1996-1998 Models produced in the first three months of 1997 have  bi-colored eyes.

(c) Jamie Dulin

    1126 Miss Resistance Free semigloss black, white lips, black mane/tail, four stockings 2000-2002

(c) Jamie Dulin

1240 So�ador
With winners' circle yellow flower blanket
chestnut, darker lower face, mane/tail same shade as body 2005-2007  
(c) Reeves International, Inc.   1727 Let's Go Racing
With racing tack, doll
light chestnut, snip, flaxen mane/tail, two fore socks 2015-2017 Let's Go Riding series

  700599 Century Finale chestnut tobiano, blaze, white muzzle, bay and white mane, bay tail, "SLT" brand painted on near hip 1999 State Line Tack
711197 Three Piece Horse Set
With Secretariat, Sham
shaded white grey, grey shaded muzzle with pink snip, pink inner ears, black points 1997

JCPenney Holiday Catalog
(~3,000-6,000 made)

With Certificate of Authenticity

        Chestnut Touch of Class   1990 BreyerFest Live Auction
(1 made)
        Chestnut Touch of Class   1990 BreyerFest Live Auction
(1 made)
        Discontinued Touch of Class (boxed)   1993 BreyerFest Live Auction
(1 made)
        Test Color Light Dappled Grey Touch of Class light dapple grey 1993 BreyerFest Live Auction
(1 made)
        Rabicano Roan Touch of Class rabicano roan 1995 BreyerFest Live Auction
(1 made)
        Chestnut "Eros" Prototype chestnut 1999 BreyerFest Live Auction
(1 made)

Mold Introduction

Artist Series Brochure