Name: Pink Paradise
Artist: Peter Calvesbert
Item No: TJFL
Made In: England
Status: Retired
Carving Date: 1996
Release Date: 6/1/1996
Retirement Date: 10/1/2000
Edition Size: 19394
US Issue Price in USD: $45
Dimensions (Inches): 2.36 x 2.32 x 2.91

Secrets & Variations:
This box figurine is from Peter ’s golf-crazed days. Even the necks of the flamingos are reminiscent of golf clubs. Inside is the bent golf putter of Greg Norman (Australian professional golfer) who had just been defeated by Nick Faldo (British) in the US Open. Look for the anagram on the rim of the base referring to the German outsider that Peter hoped would win, Alexander Cejka. The mouse is hiding behind a flamingo neck. The first two thousand flamingos had black beaks, but due to the number of black smudges that were occurring, the painting specification was changed in September 1996 to untinted beaks. Hallmarks include diamond, clock face with month 4, HBC logo, and Pc.

Painted
Beaks

Unpainted
Beaks
Photo courtesy
of Dan Kritzer.