The HK House of Peers and Harmony Kingdom offer you the opportunity to own this
solid prototype of Nose Bleed, the third in the popular Black
Box series. Master Carver Peter Calvesbert created this
fantasy of two rhinoceros' revenge on humans who hunt them for
their horns, which are believed to have medicinal properties.
The rhinos take their revenge by harvesting human noses. It
looks like they found a prime "speciman" in
Peter!
Nose
Bleed Solid-Body
Prototype
This auction
will start October 15th on
and
end October 22nd.
Harmony
Kingdom Nose Bleed Prototype Auction
Nose
Bleed Solid-Body
Prototype
This is a
completely solid prototype, made during an early stage of the
design and production process. There are minor mold
differences from the version that was released:
The base is
larger, painted dark gray, and does not include the names of
the remaining rhino species.
The clock
face that appears near the vulture's head on the final
version is missing on this prototype.
There are no
hallmarks.
Martin Perry, artistic director and co-founder of Harmony
Kingdom, personally painted this piece. As a result, there are
a number of paint variations. Note the copious amount of blood
near Peter's head (below top) and the extra detail on the
vulture's head (below middle). The piece is signed and dated
by Martin Perry (below bottom).
The
HK House of Peers will use the funds raised in this auction to
assist the independent HK collector clubs and to support
national collector events.
Auction Details:
There is no reserve on this auction.
The winning bidder must
send a money order or bank draft (in U.S. dollars) payable to
HK House of Peers, for the amount of the winning bid, plus shipping
and insurance. The cost of shipping and insurance will be based on the location
of the winning bidder. Personal checks cannot be accepted.
The
item will be shipped to the winning bidder within two-three business days of
receipt of payment.
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