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Tamira's Treasure
Prototype
The HK House of Peers and Harmony Kingdom offered you the opportunity to own
this prototype of the Limited Edition
Tamira's Treasure, carved by Harmony Kingdom Master Carver Peter Calvesbert and
produced at England's Wimberley Mills.
Tamira's
Treasure, the first in a series of mythological
creatures from Harmony Kingdom, has a connection to the year 2002
Royal Watch Collector's Club theme of "Rule Britannia." Saint George
is the patron saint of England, and the story everyone knows about
Saint George is that he slew a fearsome dragon. Dragons mean many
different things to different cultures, but in the West dragons
traditionally get bad press. When Master Carver Peter Calvesbert
imagined his dragon, this friendly face came to mind. Although
benevolent, the mythological beast still wields great power, as
evidenced by the prototype with the self-portrait of Peter firmly
clamped between wing and tail. The production version is pictured on
the right. The inspiration for the baby dragon came from Peter's first
child, Samuel Frederick. This proud parent is a solid bodied figurine,
and not a box.
Tamira's Treasure Prototype
(close-up of Peter clutched in tail)
The prototype drawing
was held on Sunday during the International Gift & Collectible
Exposition in Rosemont, Illinois. The lucky winner,
LaVerne Thompson,
is shown here with Peter Calvesbert and the
Tamira's Treasure prototype.
LaVerne Thompson with Peter
Calvesbert
and the Tamira's Treasure
Prototype
The raffle generated
$1,540. 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
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