Name:
Brean Sands
Artist: Peter Calvesbert
Item No: TJCB2
Made In: England
Status: Open
Carving Date: 1996
Release Date: 6/1/1996
Edition Size: NA
US Issue Price in USD: $45
Dimensions (Inches): 2.6 x 1.97 x 1.89
Secrets
& Variations:
This is the third crab box figurine which features a
clever crustacean coaxing a timid minnow from its coral
reef hideaway. The crab almost has his prey, using a
slice of bread as bait. On this same baited claw our
crustacean friend sports a wristwatch. The mouse hides
amid the coral on the back of the piece, near a minnow.
The words “Brean Sands” are inscribed on
the back of the crab’s shell, referring to the
name of a beach in England where Peter and his family
vacationed over twenty years ago. Initially, “Brean
Sands” was designed to have an empty interior,
though few were actually produced this way. One hundred
pieces depict a hand inside, and the
remaining pieces have a treasure chest
within. In September 1996 a few hundred pieces were
produced in white, some of which went to the U.S. but
were mostly sold in the U.K. Hallmarks include diamond,
clock face with month 2, HBC logo, and Pc.