Name:
Mrs. Barton's Davenport
Artist: David Lawrence
Item No: TJDLLECA4
Made In: England
Status: Limited
Release Date: 1/14/2005
In Store Date: 5/5/2005
Edition Size: 1000
US Issue Price in USD: $250
Dimensions (Inches): 7.75 x 4.32 x 4.48
Secrets:
We
last met Mrs. Bloomsbury Barton when a number of cats
had taken up residence in her bureau. After an elegant
soiree at Lady Pilington’s in Belgravia, Mrs.
B-B believed that new furnishings were in order for
her own Barton’s End. In due course, a large van
pulled up to her provincial home and dropped off a davenport,
which was soon taken over by Rex, Rover of the Sea and
immediate monarch of the sofa. Rex made frequent excursions
to the briny sea, and returned from one such escapade
with supplies for his clan in the form of a sack of
freshly caught fish. Hiding booty in the sofa cemented
his status as hero, and soon he felt confident enough
to invite his numerous nieces and nephews to leave their
humble sailboat home to join him in the new palatial
surroundings.
Mold Variation:
"Mrs. Barton’s beautiful davenport is
one complex piece! When David brought the sculpture
to Wimberley Mills last year, Martin had to study it
for quite some time to make sure he could successfully
cast it. After David made some modifications, including
adding a sock to the top left kitty to re-inforce this
“pointy bit”, production commenced. This
1000 piece edition was released in January 2005 and
began to ship late April. We’ve just learned that
approximately 5% of the edition, or nearly 50 pieces,
were produced, in error, from the original master."
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From harmonykingdom.com
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