The HK House of Peers and Harmony Kingdom offered you the opportunity to win this prototype of Great Expectations (COLZ), one of the Covets series of box figurines. At the same time you would be assisting NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), a grass roots organization dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life for all whose lives are affected by these diseases.
 

Great Expectations Prototype
 

Great Expectations was carved by Master Carver Monique Baldwin in 2003, and released in 2004, as part of the Covets series. The piece was produced in England at Martin Perry Studios at Wimberley Mills in an edition size of 2,500.
 

Great Expectations HK Secrets: Covets are whimsical yet functional boxes, combining three dimensional carving and detailed etching. The exterior of "Great Expectations" features a lizard approaching an egg. The interior portrays a lizard on a rock, partially etched and partially sculpted, with room enough to store special treasures.   Great Expectations Production Covets

 
The exterior of Great Expectations features a lizard approaching an egg.
 

Great Expectations Prototype
Great Expectations Prototype

The interior of Great Expectations has a lizard on a rock, partly sculpted and partly etched.
 

Great Expectations Prototype Interior

The prototype has the usual hallmarks: Treble Clef (HBC Logo); © (copyright); Yin & Yang (year of creations – 2003); and an eye (Artist – Monique Baldwin).

Great Expectations Prototype Lid
 

This piece has two significant differences from the piece that was issued:

• The prototype is slightly smaller than the final version. The dimensions are 3.75" x 3.25" x 3.25" high; the final version is 4" x 3.25" x 3.25".
• The base of the prototype has the handwritten notation: LIZARD COVET #001.

Great Expectations Prototype Base
 

This auction was held on

and ended August 24, 2008
raising $410.00 for NAMI
 

Harmony Kingdom Great Expectations Prototype

This eBay Auction was a charity auction sponsored by the HK House of Peers to benefit NAMI. 

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness (major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders) and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation's voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1,100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education.
 

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