The Precious Gift 'Mini Willi' Nativity by Williraye was sold
as a complete set. Pieces were never sold individually.
Williraye Studio was a collaboration between Bobbe
Punzel-Schuknecht and her husband Jeff Schuknecht.
Bobbe gathered inspiration from farm life to create her drawings,
Jeff turned those drawings into wood carvings,
and Bobbe then hand painted the figurines. In the mid-1990s they
were discovered by Coyne's & Company who offered
them a chance to reproduce their original figurines. Coyne's
produced resin copies of original Williraye carvings even after
Bobbe passed away in 2013. Jeff said that he intended to
keep working with Coyne's, but I have found no references
to him past that date. In late 2015, Coyne's was acquired by Forside,
LLC. In December of 2016 the Coyne's brand name was discontinued
and Williray was transitioned to the Forside brand. In September of
2018, Forside announced that it would no longer be producing Williraye.