£49.95
(£42.51 ex VAT)
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Carved by Peter Calvesbert
Series - Cat Box Figurine - Small Treasure Jest
Release Date - February 2008
Availablity - Available
Edition Size - Open
Dimensions - 3 x 3 x 3.25 inches
Reference - TJCA22
Manufactured in the UK by Harmony Kingdom
'Tabby Tenement' is third in a series of intricate animal pile box figurines created by Master Carver Peter Calvesbert ('Weight of the World' and 'Atlas Shrugged' being the other two). The bottom cat has spotted a mouse and is trying to hold all the other cats at bay. Peter's pet cat, Lucy, is a great hunter and is trying her hardest to empty the garden of all birds and rodents. The interior of 'Tabby Tenement' shows the three birds that Peter has rescued from her jaws (so far). Peter tried and failed to find an estimate of how many cats there are in the world. He did discover that America is the country with the most cats at 76,430,000 and the United Kingdom was seventh with 7,700,000 (his reference did not cite who counted them)! The lid bears the name of the cartoon character Sylvester J. Pussycat, who was named after the Latin name for the cat - Felis Sylvestris Catus.
Although Harmony Kingdom is still manufactured at Wimberley Mills near Stroud in Gloucestershire, since Martin Perry, the founder retired in August 2005, marketing and shipping of the pieces is done from the USA office at Harmony Ball Company in Ohio. This means that we have to consolidate our orders before having them shipped to us. We are currently taking deliveries about every 3 weeks and so there may be a delay with your order if the piece is not already in stock. We will advise by email. Hope this doesn't cause a problem.
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